Hello! Just bought a 2006 GS1200 with expandable luggage which is otherwise in standard form. Are the winglets a good idea and if so what else would be deemed a must have? Thanks very much.
Stebel Nautilis horn; money well spent!
Stebel Nautilis horn; money well spent!
Mr K
Registered user
I would be interested to know if the head protectors did as good a job as engine bars may do. What type of impact did your head (the bike's) receive?
I managed to pre-empt the situation enough to get enough of a handful of front brake before it went really nasty. More of a minor slide after a drop really.
I will try and get some photos taken and post them up on here. The cylinder head protector got a couple of deep goudges in it and the rest was a bit of gravel rash on the surface. The crash bar (upper left) got a bit of gravel rash, but only very minor. You'd have to look hard to spot it on the upper crash bar to be honest.
the boxers
Registered user
Equal first mod
Engine bars and/or HID's
Mine were H&B's and eventually Les' 35 watters.
Oh and petrol lots of it.
Engine bars and/or HID's
Mine were H&B's and eventually Les' 35 watters.
Oh and petrol lots of it.
Total waste of money: Only thing that sounds the horn on my bike is the tank bag on full lock....
Maybe the low population and traffic density way up in Northumberland makes a horn superfluous, but in most of the rest of the northern hemisphere they're considered pretty useful. A really loud one like the nautilus is more effective than the weedy moped sound of the original, hence money well spent.
wickerman1536
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Ha! That was great, didn't know what to expect from first contact, going back to Europe next year, continuing battle field tours, two up. Never had a BMW before but caved in after trying my mate BOXER CUP. If you can't beat them join them! I asked the qeustion because there seems so much stuff and figured out crashbars, soptlights, radguard. Already got Acroprovic of however the feck you spell it, plus expanding luggage.
Ha! That was great, didn't know what to expect from first contact, going back to Europe next year, continuing battle field tours, two up. Never had a BMW before but caved in after trying my mate BOXER CUP. If you can't beat them join them! I asked the qeustion because there seems so much stuff and figured out crashbars, soptlights, radguard. Already got Acroprovic of however the feck you spell it, plus expanding luggage.
Battlefield tours + 1! The only problem is, like any motorcycle touring,they're more than a bit addictive.
