Is there anything that prevents road spray at rear tyre, my back is covered in mud after a wet ride.
R1250R mud sling
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Apparently the wider mudguard helps. It’s a genuine bmw part, designed by the Aussies and available over here. I think there was a thread on here.
I keep thinking I should buy a GS shovel thing that attaches to the final drive to see if it helps but haven’t actually done anything about it yet. I thought it might kill the spray at source before it gets up and into the backdraft behind the rider. The FD has the holes already fitted.
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BMW Motorrad Rear Mudguard Extension
BMW Motorrad Rear Mudguard Extension BMW Motorrad rear mudguard extension for the R1200R R1200RS R1250R and R1250RS Add extra protection to reduce spray and dirt getting up around the tail unit and topcase. Originally designed for the Australia and New Zealand market. Easy to fit with no cutting...
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Brilliant, thanks.
i have noticed there will be a problem with this on my 2023 1250 rs , problem will be solved with a puig mudgard / hugger they should be back in stock later this week
I have all 3 devices. Same say that the mud guard -guard from the GS helps. I doubt it. I have a small top box which takes the brunt. I noticed on the RT, they have a small lip just under the number plate. I was told is there to stop the top box been covered in filth. Maybe works on the RS?
I fitted a GS rear mudguard to my RS recently. It looks okay but is slightly offset to the left which apparently is due to the tyre width being different on the RS.
It seems to make a difference to the amount of muck thrown all over the top half of the bike (the main problem in my opinion) although the swingarm still gets lathered although the bike had panniers fitted which might have caught some of it.
It seems to make a difference to the amount of muck thrown all over the top half of the bike (the main problem in my opinion) although the swingarm still gets lathered although the bike had panniers fitted which might have caught some of it.
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I’ve got a Aussie mudguard in my garage for sale, pm me with an offer if you want it
what is the aussie mudguard ?was going to get the piug but i have read now that there maybe a problem with them snapping? can you send me a pic and a price as long as it protects the shock and it fits easy maybe interested thanks for your reply
I can’t message you as you are not a subscriber! It’s worth being a member, I’m after £30 posted
see the link in the post above referencing me re. the Aussie mudguard
you also mention the Puig Hugger - don't, I had one, they break on the vertical strut.
Wunderlich same the same thing, just rebadged.
Use the Mudsling or Aussie thing
thanks for your reply and pic i have researched the puig hugger and found quite a few that have snapped and apparently bmw are saying take them off so i wont be bothering with one , nearly bought one this morning till i found out about the problem with them. i am only after something to protect the rear shock and keeping the back of the bike clean so think i am going to need a mudslinger, they look ok apart from having to use cable ties for the side, i wonder if it maybe ok to just drill another hole in the mudslinger and fit it with two nuts rather than just the one thanks again for your reply
Aussie in place.
Not sure how you would fit a second nut as you attach a threaded spacer to a stud on the bike and bolt the mudsling to that. I just used blue locktite, a nylock nut and washer, but can't remember if that was standard? though I've done less than 2k so far. As far as the cable ties are concerned they are more than up to the job, having fitted a mudsling to 3 GS' and my RS without any problems. If you thread the cable ties correctly you can position the cable tie head so it's out of the way if the aesthetics are important to you. I had the Puig hugger on my GS, it didn't fail maybe because I'm not a high mileage rider but it did start making some strange banging noisrs so I took it off. I didn't fit one on my RS because of this and the experience others have had as TBH it didn't make a huge difference in my experience on my GS, yes it helped but it didn't solve the problem. I've since found the perfect solution.....don't ride in the rain/on wet roads
BTW the Motorrad colours are the bestist. You might find the OE screen is shoite. I put the Puig touring plus smoked screen on mine which is a big improvement, others fit the MRA Vario one.
same colours as mine , must agree i have lifted the screen on the adjuster holes to max and on high or low setting the screen only makes wind noise ,a bit annoying as it does spoil the ride. would like a change of screen but would want black and when up not to be looking through the screen just over it , what bag do you have on the tail and how is attached thanks
It's this one. It's held in place by straps that go under the rack
I bought my screen from sportsbikeshop. At the time I ordered both the smoked and black, tried them both up against the bike without actually fitting them, chose the smoked one and sent the black one back as they do free returns
I bought my screen from sportsbikeshop. At the time I ordered both the smoked and black, tried them both up against the bike without actually fitting them, chose the smoked one and sent the black one back as they do free returns
just been trying to load up some photos how do you load up pictures from your photo library using a url ?? can find a url for any of my photos in my library thanks just need to know were to find it !!
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