New 1250 GSA

[merlot54]

Just taken delivery of a triple black 1250 GSA. Changed from 1250RT. Seat’s more comfortable and better riding position. Got the black panniers with volume extensions and top box. May have shot myself in the foot with the extensions as having difficulty getting on and off the bike with my boot catching the lids.
Rode home in the wet but surprised how clean my boots / legs were. The boxes and rear were filthy though. Anyone fitted the MachineArt fender extender and mudslinger? Are they worth the £200 +?

 

[littleade]

Enjoy your new GSA . I found the easiest way to get on my GS when I had that was with it on the sidestand use the left hand footpeg to stand on. Reference the MachineArt stuff. I bought the genuine mudsling but got the Chinese version for the front fender extender

 

[merlot54]

Thanks

 

[littleade]

Thanks

You're welcome. I bought a chinese mudsling to begin with and it didn't fit very well so ended up getting the genuine one. It protects the shock rather than the rider though. Frame infils help. The genuine front fender extender is expensive for what it is and the chinese one I bought off evilbay fitted ok.

 

[Hartley]

I agree with littleade , original mudsling as I found it was better than Chinese copy, fender extender looked identical.

 

[Hartley]

Fender extender and mudsling for sale here

https://www.ukgser.com/community/threads/revised-accessory-list-for-2021-1250gs.392225/

 

[GSMarky]

Congrat's on the new GSA - They're great bikes eh!

I've a Chinese fender extender thing and mud sling & they're both fine. Also have the smoked extenders on the handguards as I find them ace.

Enjoy the ride.

 

[littleade]

Congrat's on the new GSA - They're great bikes eh!

I've a Chinese fender extender thing and mud sling & they're both fine. Also have the smoked extenders on the handguards as I find them ace.

Enjoy the ride.

Agree with the smoked handguard extenders, they make quite a sifference in winter and yiu can get them for silly money on AliExpress

 

[siddo]

Agree with the smoked handguard extenders, they make quite a sifference in winter and yiu can get them for silly money on AliExpress

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I got those and the smoked winglets and they match the MRA screen perfect.
Good price from AliExpress.

 

[Zoton]

Congratulations on the new bike.

 

[merlot54]

Thanks everyone
I've decided to go for the Machine Art mudsling and fender extender as NN doing a combo deal at £199.

 

[Andy63]

Save yourself a shed load of money and get some ebay specials they work exactly the same.

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[GSMarky]

Save yourself a shed load of money and get some ebay specials they work exactly the same.

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These are what I have had on my last GS1250 & this new GSA - work a treat.

 

[Ash700]

There is a third ‘weather’ accessory that I recommend…

As mentioned above, I have the fender extender and a mudsling fitted to my bike. For those who’ve not yet invested, the fender extender stops the front of the engine from taking a beating from the road grime (wet and dry) that gets flung up by the front tyre, and the Mudsling stops a lot (not all) of the spray that gets thrown around at lower leg level.

I looked into this, back in 2014, when I bought my first 1200GSA (LC), because I couldn’t fathom why my lower legs (suit) were getting properly saturated. It was suggested by others, who delved far deeper into it than I did, that it’s a lot to do with the design of the bike and turbulences set up by motion at a certain speed.

To assist with the spray even further, for a brief time I fitted a Puig hugger, which pretty much stopped all of the spray around the lower leg area, but I didn’t like the circulating horror stories of the mounting bolt failures where it fits to the rear swing arm stay, so I took it off.

The accessory that I recommend, is the rear ‘crud catcher’ (a Cymarc product). It fits behind the number plate and is basically a small (width of the number plate), angled guard which prevents the rear rooster tail of spray that gets sucked forwards in the slipstream at a certain speed. Before I fitted it, even with the rear box fitted, I found the back of my jacket was getting wet. It wasn’t just rain that was wetting me, it contained grit and grime from the surface of the road.

If you look at the bike side on, you’d never imagine it would happen. Not with that rear tyre guard, the number plate projecting further back than the rear tyre, and the rear box… I suppose it’s just physics! Anyway, with the rear crud catcher thingy fitted, as simple as it is, it stops the slipstream spray ‘up your back’ from happening. Well, it does for me. So far, it’s been on all 4 of my GSA’s, along with the fender extender and mudsling.

 

[merlot54]

I had one of those on my last GSA and took it off when I px it so have refitted it to this bike. It does keep the number plate and top box relatively clean.

 

[GSian]

There is a third ‘weather’ accessory that I recommend…

As mentioned above, I have the fender extender and a mudsling fitted to my bike. For those who’ve not yet invested, the fender extender stops the front of the engine from taking a beating from the road grime (wet and dry) that gets flung up by the front tyre, and the Mudsling stops a lot (not all) of the spray that gets thrown around at lower leg level.

I looked into this, back in 2014, when I bought my first 1200GSA (LC), because I couldn’t fathom why my lower legs (suit) were getting properly saturated. It was suggested by others, who delved far deeper into it than I did, that it’s a lot to do with the design of the bike and turbulences set up by motion at a certain speed.

To assist with the spray even further, for a brief time I fitted a Puig hugger, which pretty much stopped all of the spray around the lower leg area, but I didn’t like the circulating horror stories of the mounting bolt failures where it fits to the rear swing arm stay, so I took it off.

The accessory that I recommend, is the rear ‘crud catcher’ (a Cymarc product). It fits behind the number plate and is basically a small (width of the number plate), angled guard which prevents the rear rooster tail of spray that gets sucked forwards in the slipstream at a certain speed. Before I fitted it, even with the rear box fitted, I found the back of my jacket was getting wet. It wasn’t just rain that was wetting me, it contained grit and grime from the surface of the road.

If you look at the bike side on, you’d never imagine it would happen. Not with that rear tyre guard, the number plate projecting further back than the rear tyre, and the rear box… I suppose it’s just physics! Anyway, with the rear crud catcher thingy fitted, as simple as it is, it stops the slipstream spray ‘up your back’ from happening. Well, it does for me. So far, it’s been on all 4 of my GSA’s, along with the fender extender and mudsling.

Since fitting one of the Cymark rear number plate spray guards and these infill spray guards I’ve noticed a significant difference in crud reduction up the back and around the legs area

 

[Teeshot]

I need a set of those infill guards on my GS. I’ve got most of the other bits in this thread but still my legs/boots get covered in crud. Can you tell me where you got them from please. Thanks.

 

[GSian]

I need a set of those infill guards on my GS. I’ve got most of the other bits in this thread but still my legs/boots get covered in crud. Can you tell me where you got them from please. Thanks.

Can't remember exactly where I got this from but Sycamore have a set on eBay. It's cheaper to buy the kit including rad guards than it is to buy just the infills separately.

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[Hartley]

Can't remember exactly where I got this from but Sycamore have a set on eBay. It's cheaper to buy the kit including rad guards than it is to buy just the infills separately.

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I have a set of those, bought for my GS and transferred onto my GSA. Recommended.

 

[Rusty]

Congratulations on the new bike. I have no doubt it will be fantastic and you will love it ! Fender extenders, wherever you get them from are worth it. Enjoy and keep us all posted.