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Strange how most of the mud on the front is above the mudguard blown back from the top of the tyre I wonder if touratwat have a farkle to stop it 
Some GSA mods and are they any good?
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Nah, piece o piss
Im sure there is a torque value but i never bothered, just dont overtighten.
rce
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On wife's G650GS had a lot of trouble with road grime covering back of her jacket and getting in the lock of the cubby hole behind the seat.
Got one of the rugged road number plate deflector things and it works brilliant, didn't expect it to but it does.
Got one of the rugged road number plate deflector things and it works brilliant, didn't expect it to but it does.
Farmer Palmer
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Me too........
Fitted two of the Touratech mudguard deflectors one to the GSA an t'other to the G650.....Infact i've had them on all my GS's over the years.
You could easily make one from one of the Mrs's baking trays and i'm sure she wouldn't notice one missing!
cheers everyone, for 24 quid one of them will do and then i will still get my cakes
To answer my own question after a couple of hundred miles. Crud catcher is great, does the job and looks good in black for a bit of bling. Oil cooler guard may or may not be essential but its on, looks good and will hopefully be a bonus if it stops the cooler getting damaged. Now for the rear number plate extender / splashplate from TT, waste of money as the spray off the back wheel still gets up and all over my back. Better off just keeping the topbox on 
Farmer Palmer
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To answer my own question after a couple of hundred miles. Crud catcher is great, does the job and looks good in black for a bit of bling. Oil cooler guard may or may not be essential but its on, looks good and will hopefully be a bonus if it stops the cooler getting damaged. Now for the rear number plate extender / splashplate from TT, waste of money as the spray off the back wheel still gets up and all over my back. Better off just keeping the topbox on
And there's the rub............!
The secret is keeping the topbox on
I've always had a topbox on any of my GS's over the years and they do a great job in catching the crap before it hits my back! Maybe that's why the TT numberplate guards have been working so well!
On my 1200GSA i've got a front fender extender and the large GSA sumpguard which protects the cross pipe more and a TT oilcooler guard aswell as the angular mesh removeable TT headlight grille which looks the mutts but wouldn't stop a small stone or armoured bee.
I've also got the TT mainstand plate a Maier splashguard, TT sidepanels and the TT mudguard deflector plate. The BMW rear lower guard is removed as i've got TKC80's fitted on the bike and living on a farm either road in is quite shitty at this time of year!
In conclusion though a GS looks quite good when it's all covered in crap!
Gossy
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Can you get it in Triple Black?
juddadredd
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I ride all year round in the Derbyshire peaks so it's wet and snowy with grit stones with added mud and lots and lots of COW SHITE, and both myself and my girlfriend get off the bike with almost no crap on us at all because I made the follow bits.
£4 shorty wetsuit repurposed to make my crap flap, and Bar Muffs.
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/CrapFlap.JPG
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/BarMuffs.JPG
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/BarMuffs2.JPG
Some left over 2mm Rubber to make side panels.
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/LSide.JPG
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/RSide.JPG
And a piece of Aluminium sheeting that I filed down to make a NO COST number plate extender, its got my reg on so wont post that on here.
So I saved 100's of pounds through a bit of thinking, if I can you can smples.
£4 shorty wetsuit repurposed to make my crap flap, and Bar Muffs.
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/CrapFlap.JPG
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/BarMuffs.JPG
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/BarMuffs2.JPG
Some left over 2mm Rubber to make side panels.
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/LSide.JPG
http://www.cannedzombie.com/r1200gsa/RSide.JPG
And a piece of Aluminium sheeting that I filed down to make a NO COST number plate extender, its got my reg on so wont post that on here.
So I saved 100's of pounds through a bit of thinking, if I can you can smples.
If you've followed a 1150GS in the rain, without one - you'll soon see why they work
The reason you get so dirty on 1200's & have to fit these extras, is BMW left these bits off the bike compared to the 1150's, which don't exhibit the same propensity to cover you in road grime
Which "bits" are fitted as standard to an 1150 that are not fitted to a 1200 Johnny-the paint roller tray thingy? The side panel infill bits? The mudsling?
My 1150 had none of these
I've fitted a number plate extender thingy and mudsling to my 1200, both of which I think are worthwhile and help reduce the amount of road spray and debris deposited over the rider and bike in wet weather.
Which "bits" are fitted as standard to an 1150 that are not fitted to a 1200 Johnny-the paint roller tray thingy? The side panel infill bits? The mudsling?
My 1150 had none of these
The inner black rear mudguard, which extends out to the sides, near the rear footpegs and rubber shock mudflap
Having owned both, I can safely say in stock form the 1150GS stays far cleaner in the rear subframe area, than a 1200GS - hence the creation and large sales of Mudslings
That's because it's not a mudguard
It's a piece of plastic put on purely so that German reg bikes will pass their TUV, which says something along the lines of 'Achtung, you must haff a piece of bodyverk behind ze edge of ze back wheel"
all it's good for in reality is sticking your GB sticker to.
I know this is an old thread, but could not help noticing Fanum you speak German like a native.
RobbieD
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Good to hear, will get one ordered. The rear anyone? I don't think that plastic mudguard over the back wheel does much either.
Hi all - my first post so I hope I do this right.
I had a pyramid hugger fitted that required me to lose the plastic rear guard. One dose of road mud and the back of my jacket was coated too.
I replaced the Pyramid with a NN hugger and refitted the rear guard and all is bliss. I didn't think the rear guard could do much, but if you take it off you'll see why its there in the first place. then you'll want to put it back.
Cheers
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