Stainless steel reinforcing strut

[capers1962]

Hi,

I have a 2016 GS LC with OEM engine bars.
I have acquired a pair of these stainless steel reinforcing struts (or 'brace' as I prefer to call them) - https://www.touratech-uk.co.uk/stai...2013-2016-r1200gs-lc-adventure-2014-2016.html

Problem is, when I offer the support strut to the engine bars, there is a rubber protector fixed to the inside of the engine bar that prevents the mounting of the brace. I think the rubber is there to help prevent the enging bar destroying the rocker cover in the event of a fall.

Any how, is it possible to fit the brace bars without removing the engine bars and drilling the rivets out of the rubber protectors??

Image attached shows what I am trying to explain - its the bit I have marked that is the issue.

TIA

 

[hawkeye]

Whilst I can't comment on your particular bars for your GS - I fitted the similar Touratech strut to the OEM bars for my 2019 R1250GS and had similar issues to what you describe. Initially I thought I might have to do similar to what you suggest, however, in the end when I fitted them the struts all together loosely on each side and "played" with the angle etc and how they bolted up when mounted, I managed to get them to fit right at the end of the rubber strip. But it was a bit of a fiddle, and whilst I'm happy with them on there now, they most certainly were not the easiest things to get to fit right at all.

 

[leadfarmer]

The bottom picture looks like 1250 bars, the 1200 bars were different, they had a shorter rubber block or no block at all on earlier ones I believe

Look at the photo on the TT page in your link

 

[capers1962]

Oh, why does life always through me these curve-balls??

Attached is am image of my bars and they were (according to the build spec) supplied when new.

I suppose I could remove them, but I kinda like them ...... dilemma!!!

 

[capers1962]

The rubber blocks I mean, not the bars ......... but you knew that, right!

 

[capers1962]

I have just had a look here - https://www.ascycles.com/bmw/2016/R...torrad/Engine protection bar2.html#PartsTable and here - https://www.ascycles.com/bmw/2016/R...otorrad/Engine protection bar.html#PartsTable

It seems (if I have read this right) both long rubber block and short rubber block, were an option on the K50.

 

[Flipfly]

Here’s mine fitted to my 1250.