Tipped over.

[Sooty09]

I suppose it had to happen eventually given the amount of time I spend riding and the rough nature of my road choice, last weekend I dropped my bike while stationary on a tight up hill bend.
It happens and on my last few bikes caused quite a lot of damage.
Dropping the GS800 took out a tank panel, badge, two indicators, mirror, broke the radiator mounting lugs and damaged a steering stop on the frame.
My 2012 GS1200 was nudged over in a car park and rolled over damaging the cylinder guard, rocker box, tank panel and badge, top box, screen, mirror, hand guard and pillion foot peg.
All these were while almost stationary. Not all scrapped but showed signs of damage.

My LC has BMW engine guards and the only damage is a scratch on the crash bar and a couple of scratches on the mirror and top box. I'm quite impressed at the crash design of this bike. The crash bars are flexible, the rubber bungs pressed into the rocker cover and left a mark (rubbed off) but sprang back into shape. Less impressive is a small bit of plastic on the Bevel box has been damaged, not enough to cause a problem but shows just how close it was and could be very serious in other circumstances.

So this drop has cost nothing to fix, but to be sure for the future I'm fitting a bevel box pivot point crash bung.

 

[redout]

Considering the cost of these bikes - crash bars are a no brainer in my opinion.

Add a Wunderlich lever guard also and you will potentially save yourself a small fortune if it ever tips over, have a slide etc.

 

[GrinningGSer]

tank panel and badge, top box, screen, mirror, hand guard and pillion foot peg.
All these were while almost stationary. Not all scrapped but showed signs of damage.

How ? GS's hardly touch the ground:

I've dropped all my GS variants many times with virtually no damage

 

[Sooty09]

GrinningGSer, my old GS was fitted with the plastic head guards, not crash bars. It was nudged over on a slight down hill decline while parked, It was in gear but I must admit the ESA was set to two + luggage so it cants over more on the side stand. When the head hit the ground the momentum rolled the bike onto the plug cap and kept going until the side of the tank badge was on the floor. When I tried to get second hand panels I was told they were very rare as the bike usually rolls onto them in a mild tumble. Looking at your picture I can see you have lowered it into place, I can assure you with momentum it will roll over, even the LC with better protection managed to touch down the tip of the mirror.

 

[Nutty]

Considering the cost of these bikes - crash bars are a no brainer in my opinion.

Add a Wunderlich lever guard also and you will potentially save yourself a small fortune if it ever tips over, have a slide etc.

Evotech do a cardan protector for a quarter of the price of the lever guard. Small price to pay for peace of mind.

 

[snaponphil]

Evotech do a cardan protector for a quarter of the price of the lever guard. Small price to pay for peace of mind.

Link please

 

[Nutty]

Link please

http://www.evotech-performance.com/bmw-r-1200-gs-2013-onwards-swingarm-protection

A mate had the Touratech version, and had a big crash after he hit some oil at 50mph in Europe, on a trip. He said if it wasn't for that small protector, the shaft would have been knackered, and he'd have come home in a recovery truck. Instead, he was able to carry on with his holiday.

 

[snaponphil]

http://www.evotech-performance.com/bmw-r-1200-gs-2013-onwards-swingarm-protection

A mate had the Touratech version, and had a big crash after he hit some oil at 50mph in Europe, on a trip. He said if it wasn't for that small protector, the shaft would have been knackered, and he'd have come home in a recovery truck. Instead, he was able to carry on with his holiday.

Ahh, I already have that identical item fitted, (didn't know what it was called) had an off a few weeks ago & the big rear seal was lost, possibly the little protector saved the more expensive parts.. I had the large seal replaced & alls good.. Only a few scuffs on my Evotech engine bars & rear top box side corner, can't tell you all what touched as was laid in middle of dual carriageway & hastily picked bike up.. Only superficial damage to engine bars, evotech inform me the engine bar skid plate is available separately & reasonably priced.

 

[Tomcat]

Stone made a hole in the cyl head cover

I had a minor fall in a car park last week. The bike being parked next to mine toppled over and pushed mine over. The car park surface was small stones, not rounded pebbles, and the stones not only made multiple scratches on the cylinder head cover but one of them also punctured it, making a small hole out of which oil started dripping . I was surprised at how easily the cover was punctured - not cracked, just pushed in, with a hole at the bottom of the dent. It wasn't a disaster as I fixed the hole with some gaffer tape and that worked fine at stopping any more oil loss over the next 80 miles of riding.

A new cylinder head cover is £159 (!!) so I've ordered a pair of Machine Art protectors from Nippy Normans to minimise the chance of this happening again. I might also carry a tube of quick-setting epoxy as a back up just in case the protectors don't do the job.

 

[Nutty]

I had a minor fall in a car park last week. The bike being parked next to mine toppled over and pushed mine over. The car park surface was small stones, not rounded pebbles, and the stones not only made multiple scratches on the cylinder head cover but one of them also punctured it, making a small hole out of which oil started dripping . I was surprised at how easily the cover was punctured - not cracked, just pushed in, with a hole at the bottom of the dent. It wasn't a disaster as I fixed the hole with some gaffer tape and that worked fine at stopping any more oil loss over the next 80 miles of riding.

A new cylinder head cover is £159 (!!) so I've ordered a pair of Machine Art protectors from Nippy Normans to minimise the chance of this happening again. I might also carry a tube of quick-setting epoxy as a back up just in case the protectors don't do the job.

I had the MAM protectors on my regular GS, and they were all you really need, unless you go properly off-road.

 

[Sooty09]

I now have the R&G crash bung fitted in the shaft pivot point. Its like the Evotech bung but has no taper, Fits very easily. To fit it the plastic cover is flipped off, this is a dust seal and keeps crap off the circlip etc, the R&G bung makes no attempt at being a seal, just butts up to the machined face of the swing arm. Bad idea??? only time will tell, it may save me a small fortune.

 

[Nutty]

I now have the R&G crash bung fitted in the shaft pivot point. Its like the Evotech bung but has no taper, Fits very easily. To fit it the plastic cover is flipped off, this is a dust seal and keeps crap off the circlip etc, the R&G bung makes no attempt at being a seal, just butts up to the machined face of the swing arm. Bad idea??? only time will tell, it may save me a small fortune.

Nope, it's a good bit of kit. Did you figure out how to get the plastic cap off without trashing it?

 

[Sooty09]

The plastic cap came off without damage, I worked a blunt pen knife blade under the edge and ran it round until it popped off.

 

[Nutty]

The plastic cap came off without damage, I worked a blunt pen knife blade under the edge and ran it round until it popped off.

Good tip.

I attacked my last one with a screwdriver though the middle, after getting frustrated, so ended up leaving the bung on the bike when I sold it! I'm not very handy sometimes!

 

[JimVonBaden]

I had the MAM protectors on my regular GS, and they were all you really need, unless you go properly off-road.

Agreed. They worked great on mine when some cager backed into my new bike and knocked it over hard!

Jim

 

[Nutty]

Agreed. They worked great on mine when some cager backed into my new bike and knocked it over hard!

Jim

I remember reading about that

 

[Matty589]

I just got the Wunderlich version from NN. Tapered with rubber seal for the bung and also for the internal screw thread. Cheaper than the TT version and to my eyes looks like it would fare better in an off. Not so worried about head protectors with the bars on the GSA but had the MAM on my GS. Easy to fit and all the protection you need on the road.

 

[roamer]

I now have the R&G crash bung fitted in the shaft pivot point. Its like the Evotech bung but has no taper, Fits very easily. To fit it the plastic cover is flipped off, this is a dust seal and keeps crap off the circlip etc, the R&G bung makes no attempt at being a seal, just butts up to the machined face of the swing arm. Bad idea??? only time will tell, it may save me a small fortune.

I had the r&g one and put an o ring the size of the recess in and pushed the bobin up to it,
The TT one has a loose seal and fits the same, it saved the casing of the fd and still tidy looking,
compared to the tc which needed a new fd without bobbin,
Has anyone used the plastic shield that covers the surrounding area,
Roamer

 

[GrinningGSer]

Has anyone used the plastic shield that covers the surrounding area,
Roamer

Yes: after reading this thread, I purchased the TT one and discovered that it stands proud with an intolerable, crap collecting, gap. I've removed the plastic cap and cut a 13.66mm hole in it and the TT now neatly fits neat and flush against the original cap.. I'll post pics shortly, but I want to revisit this in the next few days to find out the reason why the TT one doesn't initially fit flush, in case I've fitted it incorrectly. (I've also carelessly and easily fcked the TT hex head on tightening the M6 bolt so will correct that with a new bolt at the same time )

 

[Nutty]

The bolts that Touratech provide are made of cheese. When fitting any of their stuff, it's always worth getting some decent bolts seperatley.