Help please - SW-Motech Engine bars

[ShakeyGS]

Do you have these bars fitted to your 1200GS LC?

If so please can you help. Could you have a look at the relationship between your cylinder and the cage of the engine bar frame on both sides of the bike?

Does the cylinder sit centrally in the cage on both sides? Are both sides the same shape?

Mine aren't and on the Right the cylinder sits to the rear of the cage and I've suggested to Motorworks that it may be the wrong part even though it fits the mounting points.

On the left I can get a finger between the cage and the cylinder all the way round but on the right, there's about 2mm clearance at the rear (near the lower cover fixing screw) and at the front I can get my whole arm through

I'm curious to know whether this is a design anomaly or I just have the wrong part

 

[ShakeyGS]

This the right side - cant get my finger in here;

Note the large gap between the cylinder and the frame at the right edge of the photo and also how close the mounting bar is to the rear edge of the injector cover whereas the left side has at least 30 mm clearance.

On the left side, the cylinder sits nicely in the centre as you can see;

 

[matchbox]

The cylinders are displaced slightly fore and aft, also slight vertical displacement. Clearly evident if you view appropriately!

 

[vRSG60]

Have you put the spacers on correctly, the short ones aren't the same length.

 

[littleade]

Just checked mine and they are the same as yours ShakeyBMW

 

[ShakeyGS]

Have you put the spacers on correctly, the short ones aren't the same length.

I checked them with verniers during assembly

 

[ShakeyGS]

Just checked mine and they are the same as yours ShakeyBMW

Many thanks for checking

 

[littleade]

Many thanks for checking

No probs, either they're supposed to be like that or we both fitted them incorrectly I can report that the L/H side does what it's supposed to though

 

[ShakeyGS]

The cylinders are displaced slightly fore and aft, also slight vertical displacement. Clearly evident if you view appropriately!

I honestly didn't know that! Clearly I am a victim of inappropriate viewing

You'd think SW Motech would compensate for that..........

 

[ShakeyGS]

No probs, either they're supposed to be like that or we both fitted them incorrectly I can report that the L/H side does what it's supposed to though

 

[ShakeyGS]

Had a bit of a fettle.....

... And by adding a 3mm thick repair washer to each of the spacers on the right hand side I think I'll have enoughe clearance to fit the protectors too.

Belt and Braces!

 

[ChazzyB]

The cylinders are displaced slightly fore and aft, also slight vertical displacement. Clearly evident if you view appropriately!

Quantify slightly? At least the foot pegs are in the same place either side. They aren't on airheads...

 

[ShakeyGS]

No probs, either they're supposed to be like that or we both fitted them incorrectly I can report that the L/H side does what it's supposed to though

So does the right hand side