Cylinder Guards BMW vs Touratech

[Johnny Dangerously]

Anyone had experience of the touratech gylinder guards for the standard 1200GS. Am contemplating buying them or the platic BMW ones. the touratech ones are £40 more, but they look a bit trick I reckon, and wonder if they might stay looking a bit better after a drop, as they are a bit more rugged. If they look pap after a drop, then not much point I guess as the plastic ones are cheaper to replace.

Any thoughts?

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

live up to your name and don't fit any

 

[Yellow Peril]

Dropped mine a couple of times on Touratech ones and as BTBR will a test to they still look pretty good.

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

live up to your name and don't fit any

Did that, dropped the bike......currently regretting it.

I must say, I do like the look of the TT ones

 

[araspitfire]

The problem is... pretty much anything you fit will cost almost as much as a valve cover.... About the only thing you really gain is the ability to drop again and again... then remove the scratched protectors for shiny covers... However... ripping the attachments off the cylinders is an issue...

Al... (I carry some metalized epoxy and aluminum tape...)

 

[Chunk]

Anyone had experience of the touratech gylinder guards for the standard 1200GS. Am contemplating buying them or the platic BMW ones. the touratech ones are £40 more, but they look a bit trick I reckon, and wonder if they might stay looking a bit better after a drop, as they are a bit more rugged. If they look pap after a drop, then not much point I guess as the plastic ones are cheaper to replace.

Any thoughts?

If you're in no huge rush there on my list of items to produce. They'll be a tad cheaper too

Chunk

 

[Wicker]

BMW plastic cylinder head guards are poor protection if the bike is doing anything more than falling over whilst stationery. I had a slow speed car park spill and the plastic sheared from the metal mounting. No damage to the bike but the protector was only fit for scrap.

Subsequently fitted the Touratech alloy protectors and they have done their job without damage to themselves or the bike.

 

[snottywife]

Chunk,
I might be interested in a pair.
let me know how you get on with the production methods
Regards

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

How long do you think roughly Chunk? I'd defo be interested looking at the quality of your other items.

 

[Thunder]

As an altrnative to the plastic guards from BMW you could of course look at the metal versions as fitted to the GSA.

More protection than the plastic guards as they use a rubber buffer between the guard and the cylider head, are stonger and cover a larger area.

No idea of the cost as I picked a set up from the For Sale and Wanted section.

 

[Chunk]

How long do you think roughly Chunk? I'd defo be interested looking at the quality of your other items.

I've started to measure up. The prototypes should be finished within 10 days with the production items about another 10 days after that.

I'll work out a price when the prototypes are finished.


Chunk

 

[Johnny Dangerously]

Coolio, 20 days is no probs. I'll wait to see what they look like!

 

[sparkplug]

Saw some pretty good looking ones at Llangollen earlier in the year which were made by The Civil One. Don't know how much he sells them for though.

 

[(RIP) petcul]

Fitted Hepco and Becker engine bars on last 1150 and current 1200. Worth every penny (I have a habit of dropping the bike at the slightest opportunity). Great bars and just repaint them ( and the pannier rails ).

 

[Uinneag]

As an altrnative to the plastic guards from BMW you could of course look at the metal versions as fitted to the GSA.

More protection than the plastic guards as they use a rubber buffer between the guard and the cylider head, are stonger and cover a larger area.

No idea of the cost as I picked a set up from the For Sale and Wanted section.

Not enough

 

[Blackal]

No idea of the cost as I picked a set up from the For Sale and Wanted section.

I bought one GSA head guard-plate from a main dealer and it cost £53.00 + VAT (already had the mounting bolts, though)

Al

 

[Steptoe]

I make these for the 1100/1150 models. And will be doing a 1200 version. But will be at least 6 weeks.

 

[finglonga]

I make these for the 1100/1150 models. And will be doing a 1200 version. But will be at least 6 weeks.

Got some Stantons a couple of years ago before the Steppers were available. Dropped the bike fully fuelled and fully loaded and no damage at all. The standard guards would have broke and I would have holed my cylinder head but the guards protected my bike. Well recommended!

 

[Kamikaze]

I make these for the 1100/1150 models. And will be doing a 1200 version. But will be at least 6 weeks.


Hi,
Are these now available for the 1200. I like the look of the ones you did for the 1100/1150. Feedback sounds good too.