Cylinder guards r1250gs

[MAR.600]

Hi
Looking for some info regarding cylinder guards. Enclosed pictures of the engine guards . Looks very close to the engine .
Bought the bike with the engine guards on.
If someone has engine bars and cylinder guards fitted what make were they ?
Ie don't want purchase them find out they would fit with the engine bars.
Thanks

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[Flipfly]

The machine art x heads fit nicely, but whatever you but, you’ll probably have to remove the crash bars to fit them.

 

[DS]

The bmw ones fit

And they do the job - sort of.

 

[DS]

Pic 2

Sort of because

 

[HGS]

I fitted the Machine Art covers on my 2020 1250GS, worked perfectly for a stationary drop

I don't have bars fitted but:

Nippy Norman site says:
Fits:

R1250GS 2018 on - can be fitted BMW original bars or with Wunderlich engine bars

R1250Adv 2019 on - can be fitted BMW original bars or with Wunderlich engine bars

R1250RT 2019 on - DO NOT FIT WITH WUNDERLICH ENGINE BARS

R1250RS 2019 on (fits with all Wunderlich engine bars except for the Sport ones with part numbers WUN-31740)

R1250R 2019 on (fits with all Wunderlich engine bars except for the Sport ones with part numbers WUN-31740)

Xheads are the best protection for your Shift Cam emgine !

 

[littleade]

I have the MachineArt Xheads too. One good thing about them is you can buy them individually, so if you do have a drop you can just replace the one, rather than having to buy a new pair. They also cover more of the head than the BMW ones do too.

 

[yofi]

Wunderlich's are compatible with the 1250 oem bars. Protect more of the cylinder than xheads, and look neater imo.

https://www.nippynormans.com/r1200r...tectors-for-r1250-models-see-exceptions-below

 

[HGS]

I like the Wunderlich ones as well, but preferred the one colour

This is what swung it for me

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuXQs5lRrKk

Faith in your product

and if it's sliding down the road at any speed then I would have more to worry about than the heads

 

[Fluffmeister]

What HGS said, I've had the X heads on my 1200WC then a set on the 1250 and my twin cam before that. An off in Slovenia would have been a recovery job had I not had them fitted, a low speed off in gravel I had would have punched through the gaps in the crash bar through the rocker cover. The X Heads saved a long wait and a lot of hassle

 

[yofi]

I had the xheads on my 1200, and I agree that they look like kit you can rely on. In terms of whether they do a better job than the wunderlich's, unfortunately there doesn't really seem to be any comparison tests out there.

 

[Flipfly]

I had the xheads on my 1200, and I agree that they look like kit you can rely on. In terms of whether they do a better job than the wunderlich's, unfortunately there doesn't really seem to be any comparison tests out there.

Based on that video…….machine art x heads all day long

 

[yofi]

The cylinder heads were fully protected, no? Full on crash at 50 odd mph vs oops dropping the bike on a floor. Not sure how the x-heads would have performed on the front impact. Well, I do know, as they would have been no coverage in that area. But as I say, no information really out there in the relative merits of each, other than the additional stone-chip protection from the wunders. Not looking to argue the toss, just provide the OP with the required info.

 

[batman1]

I’m clearly a belt and braces+ man. Xheads, bmw bars, latex tube off eBay

 

[MAR.600]

Thanks for all the info guys.
Great help . Anyone selling ?
Thanks
Martin

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[Flipfly]

The cylinder heads were fully protected, no? Full on crash at 50 odd mph vs oops dropping the bike on a floor. Not sure how the x-heads would have performed on the front impact. Well, I do know, as they would have been no coverage in that area. But as I say, no information really out there in the relative merits of each, other than the additional stone-chip protection from the wunders. Not looking to argue the toss, just provide the OP with the required info.

I get your point, but the evidence points to the two part x heads being better. The wunderlich one did save the head, but it was trashed after a small slide before hitting the gravel. This is a machine art one after a 52 mph slide on tarmac until a standstill, the underneath (additional shock absorber) wasn’t touched and the outer layer was still perfectly useable.

 

[knutk]

I know the Wunderlich cover from pictures only, but it will probably do it's job as well.

However, debating if one is better than the other, the major difference between them seems to be that the Wundrlich protector seems to be a one-pice unit that simply is mounted on the outside of the engine cover, and except for the rear bolt holding the head cover, every thing else is laft as is.

The Michine art protector on the other hand is a two pice unit.
You remove the OEM plastic cover that covers the cable for the sparkplug. Then the Machineart soft innercover makes a tight fit to the engine head cover, and the outer cover is a sturdy shell that will spread the load of impact to be absorbed by the entire area rather than merely allowing the force of impact to be forwarded through at the impact point.

I may feel different if I see the Wunderlich cover for real, but based on photos and video only, so far, my money would go to Machine art.

 

[Fluffmeister]

I know the Wunderlich cover from pictures only, but it will probably do it's job as well.

However, debating if one is better than the other, the major difference between them seems to be that the Wundrlich protector seems to be a one-pice unit that simply is mounted on the outside of the engine cover, and except for the rear bolt holding the head cover, every thing else is laft as is.

The Michine art protector on the other hand is a two pice unit.
You remove the OEM plastic cover that covers the cable for the sparkplug. Then the Machineart soft innercover makes a tight fit to the engine head cover, and the outer cover is a sturdy shell that will spread the load of impact to be absorbed by the entire area rather than merely allowing the force of impact to be forwarded through at the impact point.

I may feel different if I see the Wunderlich cover for real, but based on photos and video only, so far, my money would go to Machine art.

I just found this on Wunderlich America and they look like they are just a plastic shell, no shock absorbing material inner layer as the Machine Art covers have, so I'm glad I have the Machine Arts

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[yofi]

I just found this on Wunderlich America and they look like they are just a plastic shell, no shock absorbing material inner layer

Nope, they have shocking absorbing inserts.

 

[yofi]

or rather, shock absorbing inserts

 

[yofi]

I get your point, but the evidence points to the two part x heads being better. The wunderlich one did save the head, but it was trashed after a small slide before hitting the gravel. This is a machine art one after a 52 mph slide on tarmac until a standstill, the underneath (additional shock absorber) wasn’t touched and the outer layer was still perfectly useable.

So what we're saying, is both protect the sides of the cylinder, and both are effectively trashed after a slide (unless you plan on keeping the hideously disfigured covers on after a crash).

Can we just remind ourselves of the ask here, which is covers under bars. If I didn't have crash bars, I'd most certainly go for x-heads. If I had crash bars, I'll go for wunders for the additional protection. Aesthetics are an altogether other matter, but the WAMs tend to look a bit agricultural, especially after a couple of years on a bike (they fade). The wunders look smarter and will do more than xheads (by protecting the front of the cylinders) if you are running bars.