What modifications have you done?

To my '03 GS Adventure:

Panniers - Jesse
Lid racks - Jesse
Tankbag - Wolfman Explorer
Tankbag raincover - Wolfman
Luggage rack - Bestrest
520 Driving lights - Piaa
Light mount - Terranova
Autoswitch - Piaa
510 Driving lights - Piaa
LED lighting - 3-way Hyper-lites
Steering stop - Touratech
Exhaust shield - CBT imports
Fat foot - Bob's BMW
Oil filler plug - Bob's BMW
Front fender extender - Wunderlich
Seat Jacks - Cycle Gadgets
Rear Fender Extender - Wunderlich
Tankbag light - Littlelite
Oil Cooler Protector - Touratech
Sheepskin seat cover - Aerostich
Tankbag Cabling, sockets and plugs - Powerlet
Fuel Cell - Summit
GPS Mount - Touratech
Radar Detector - V1
276C GPS - Garmin
Mix-it Multiplexer - Aerostich
Digital 5-function volt meter - Aerostich
Headlight guards - Cee Bailey's
XM SKIFi - Delphi
RAM Delphi radio holder - RAM
XM rain case - Two Wheel radio
Helmet speakers - Edsets Sonic N-Vader
V1 rain box - Hoon Hardware
Whole bunch of RAM mounts
Tobinators - stopthebuffeting.com
Throttle lock - adventurersworkshop.com
Windscreen - Cee Bailey's
Saddle - Bill Mayer

GSAnderson said:

To my '03 GS Adventure:

Panniers - Jesse
Lid racks - Jesse
Tankbag - Wolfman Explorer
Tankbag raincover - Wolfman
Luggage rack - Bestrest
520 Driving lights - Piaa
Light mount - Terranova
Autoswitch - Piaa
510 Driving lights - Piaa
LED lighting - 3-way Hyper-lites
Steering stop - Touratech
Exhaust shield - CBT imports
Fat foot - Bob's BMW
Oil filler plug - Bob's BMW
Front fender extender - Wunderlich
Seat Jacks - Cycle Gadgets
Rear Fender Extender - Wunderlich
Tankbag light - Littlelite
Oil Cooler Protector - Touratech
Sheepskin seat cover - Aerostich
Tankbag Cabling, sockets and plugs - Powerlet
Fuel Cell - Summit
GPS Mount - Touratech
Radar Detector - V1
276C GPS - Garmin
Mix-it Multiplexer - Aerostich
Digital 5-function volt meter - Aerostich
Headlight guards - Cee Bailey's
XM SKIFi - Delphi
RAM Delphi radio holder - RAM
XM rain case - Two Wheel radio
Helmet speakers - Edsets Sonic N-Vader
V1 rain box - Hoon Hardware
Whole bunch of RAM mounts
Tobinators - stopthebuffeting.com
Throttle lock - adventurersworkshop.com
Windscreen - Cee Bailey's
Saddle - Bill Mayer

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Wow, is that 900 lbs. of pure poetic riding bliss or what?
Do you ever go home?
Bluwing

Rob Nye said:

Actually these needs are also met but not with the equipment you suggest.

-RPB

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Yea, it Depends on what he is wearing....

Rob Nye said:

Remember that we are talking setting up for the Iron Butt Rally which is a timed event.

Here are my reasons for two GPS units.

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i was thinking, "the V doesnt hold much" (i have a III, and it doesnt hold $(%*) and the 2610 hold everything, so using the V as a fancy chronometer/calculator makes perfect sense to me.

thanks rob. good luck in the rally.

Does a "Handy Lift" count as gear? If so, mine arrived yesterday.

I can't put it on my GS but, I sure can put my GS on it!

username said:

i was thinking, "the V doesnt hold much" (i have a III, and it doesnt hold $(%*) and the 2610 hold everything, so using the V as a fancy chronometer/calculator makes perfect sense to me.

thanks rob. good luck in the rally.

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Thanks very much.

Today I went up to New Hampshire to check in on the modifications to the bike. I wrote this up in a short post on the YB Board.

To say I am getting excited would be an understatement.

If there is interest I will keep folks posted on the progress.

Best,

Rob Nye

Rob Nye said:

To say I am getting excited would be an understatement.

If there is interest I will keep folks posted on the progress.

Best,

Rob Nye

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I can't imagine you ever being excited...

I think that the modifications could be worthy of its own thread in the Gear Forum, perhaps "How ROb Nye turned a GS into a Long Distance Machine" or "Turning a GS into an Iron Butt entrant" or "Rob destroys a perfectly good GS."

BradfordBenn said:

I can't imagine you ever being excited...

I think that the modifications could be worthy of its own thread in the Gear Forum, perhaps "How ROb Nye turned a GS into a Long Distance Machine" or "Turning a GS into an Iron Butt entrant" or "Rob destroys a perfectly good GS."

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Sounds like a chapter book.

Chapter one: Before

Chapter two: During

Chapter three: After

Rob Nye said:

Sounds like a chapter book.

Chapter one: Before

Chapter two: During

Chapter three: After

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Now would the time frame be before/during/after the modifications or the Rally?

Rob Nye said:

What a cool thread.

My 04 GS Adventure is currently being prep'ed for the 05 Iron Butt Rally.

Here is a list of stuff. Some I already have and the rest is in progress.

Russell Seat
Touratech HID Highbeam
Touratech HID driving lights
Touratech clear fog lights
R1100 Authority (police) handlebar controls
Foot guards (splash protectors)
Touratech fuel tank
Touratech crash bars
Aeroflow upper and lowers
modified RCU shelf
Valentine 1
Garmin GPS V
Garmin 2610
J&M Cb and com system with Radar and cell phone interface
Cell phone with car kit
Wilburs suspension
Jessie Panniers
Reinforced rear sub-frame (welded gussets like new 1200)
electronics box in lieu of tool tray
digital volt meter with temp
100 hr count down timer (same one shown in aircraft cockpit above)
1 gal lawn mower gas tank (removable) to get up to IBR max fuel allotment.
hyper lights and led license plate frame.

What did I miss?

Best,

Rob Nye
I like bikes

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Rob,

Careful of those crash bars. They come awful close to the tank edge when the tank is full.

Sorry you couldn't make DVD!

Greg said:

Rob,

Careful of those crash bars. They come awful close to the tank edge when the tank is full.

Sorry you couldn't make DVD!

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Greg,

The Touratechs do fit with the tank correct? Is there some movement of the tank between empty and full?

The bars that came with the bike will not work with the Touratech tank plus the welds at the top aft mount were broken. Max noted that this is a known failure point with the stock adventure carshbars.

I was really looking forward to DVD, although given that I would have camped next to Kbasa (and been flooded too) and the weather wasn't good enough to have provided the necessary escape from the frozen N.E. I am happy to have saved the $$$ for another trip west. I would really like to come out for a weekend of camping or if it could work the 49'er.

- Rob

Modifications

'O2 1150 GS. My love.

Swapped stock screen for Adventure screen...
then added Tobinators. (They work)!

Since I don't ride off-road anymore, I changes to
changed to 17" rims. Better choice of tires and the
handling (already great ) is even better. It runs on Metzler Z6's.

New wheels meant matching front and a rear fender.
Took off the Mudguard.

Tried a StaIntune system. OK. Sold it and put on a Remus.
Throttle a bit more responsive even at higher speeds. Bit more
sound. Very pleasant.

Had a Bill Mayer seat made for a 4 Corner ride. Not pleased. He and I have talked and he'll do whatever he'll do. Did find a solution that seems to suit...
remound seat mounts and added a 1/2" bar/spacer that seems to raise the seat in front a bit. Now the stock seat is firm but quite comfortable.

PIAA mounted on GTM brackets. Very clean install and lots of light at night.
Also added some sort of high intensity brake light/license plate thing.

XM Radio is great. SkyFi with MixIt drive custom ear bud speakers from E.A.R. Sound is great.

Added Kissan Signal Minder. It keeps the green signal lights on full time.
Bothered me at firsty. Now it doesn't.

Stebel compact dual airhorn is really a horn+.

Use a Wunderlich expandle/removable pack in place of passenger seat.
Only use the system cases on a longer trip. Little bag on handles bars and on
back rack.

Love this motorcycle.

Modifications

Please excuse the typos in the email just posted.
Trying to do too many things at the same time.

Bump.

Great thread that needed resurrection back to page 1.

I'm fairly new to the R1200GS as its only been a month and 1,500 miles, so I'm still pondering things. No "mods" yet on my 12GS, but here are my additions:

- 12GS hard side cases
- Marsee 15 ltr teardrop tankbag
- Alaska Leather sheepskin buttpad (on order... hope it stops the one hour butt burn)

My GS?

BMW NavII
Rick Mayer Seat
RCU Light Bar with PIAA 510s
BMW crash bars
BMW bags

My '04 R1100S:
Staintune exhaust - great sound but not obnoxious;

System Cases;

Ilmberger CF rear hugger - looks great and keeps the pipes and shock relatively clean;

ZTeknik CF tank protector...

2005 R1200RT

I've added GS mirrors to the handlebars so I can see behind me.
I've added an alaskaleather.com medium cruiser buttpad so I can ride 50+ miles.
I've added a 49 liter topbox, no paint job.

Wish list:
Russell Day Long Saddle

R1200GS 05 mods

Hi I equipped my baby with the following:

Wire wheels
ABS
BMW crashbar
heated handgrips
BMW rear saadle hard case
clear signal lenses
Wunderlich seat bag & tail bag
Wunderlich break pedal enlargement plate
Wunderlich side stand pad
Wundrlich bar risers
PIAA's
replaced all stock bulbs with PIAA H7s
Ztechnik windscreen
BMW tank bag
BMW Navigator 2 plus
Throttlemeister
Throttle rocker
Mixit audio amp
Bill Meyers saddle
LED brake light
PIAA horn
Escort X50 radr detector
H2W bags



Cheers

Denis R1200GS

I've put on miles.... plus I think this is still the current list

1) GPS V
2) RCU Shelf
3) Sargent Seat
4) XM SkyFi2
5) MixIt
6) AUtoComm
7) Big Mak
8) Gerbing tie in
9) Anon book in the tail section.

Ok I will play

I have the GPS V
Autocomm
Sirius Stream Jockey
Rick Mayer seat
Motolights
Pilot driving lights
inexpensive topcase
LED Tail/Stop light addition (a bar with LED's mounted to the rear rack)
LED that flashes when brakes applied
added but removed cat eliminator and D&D exhaust can
Hookups for Gerbing and homemade heated clothing.
Oh yeah, I forgot the GS handguards.
and the Silverstar bulb for the headlight