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Wethead GS Farkles - Post them here!
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In addition to switching to HID headlights, I also added a few other lights up front on my '14 GSLC. I use the 30W LEDs from ADVmonster for my running lights, mounted above a pair of Hella Fog lamps (from one of my older bikes) on an SW Motech light bar. These are wired to my high beams and go to full power when high beam switch is engaged. The variable switch (also from ADVmonster) came with plug connectors for the lights and was a snap to install. The five-light LED bar mounted above the front fender is my nighttime deer fighter and puts out serious light. It's mounted off the fender with struts I had fabricated.
The light bar and the fog lights are switched with toggles. Finding a place to mount auxiliary switches on the GS was a challenge, so I made my own mounting bracket and secured it through the holes that normally are used for the GPS mounting bracket (on the left side of the windshield). The dimmer switch for the 30W LEDs is mounted with velcro just above the toggles.
The light bar and the fog lights are switched with toggles. Finding a place to mount auxiliary switches on the GS was a challenge, so I made my own mounting bracket and secured it through the holes that normally are used for the GPS mounting bracket (on the left side of the windshield). The dimmer switch for the 30W LEDs is mounted with velcro just above the toggles.
tepeterson7848
Member
2022 R 1250 RS mods
Hi folks - My wife can't understand how I could spend $20K for a state-of-the-art BMW and then spend the next two months working on it. Actually, I don't quite understand it, either... Thanks to all of you who posted ideas and recommendations - some of which I followed!
I really don't like the new look in bike rear ends - the kind with just a seat and taillight. I don't get it. So I added a fender - much better. IMHO The fender looks simple (my goal) but it was the hardest part to do. I had to saw it in half lengthwise and widen it by 1.5 inches. When a friend asked if it was a BMW part I was so happy!
https://www.monsterscooterparts.com...r-for-the-baja-doodle-bug-db30-mini-bike.html
I had a bit too much reach to the bars so I added these risers.
https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/wunderlich-handlebar-risers.html
Kickstand plate seemed small so I got this one and painted it black
https://www.bobsbmw.com/store/produ...00r-15-19-r1200rs-15-19-r1250r-19--r1250rs-19
Many of you recommended bar end weights so
http://www.hvmp.com/BMW-s/5.htm
I wanted more light in the back and this one is great - it's not lit in the photo but it's a taillight/brake light/turn signal/slow-down/combo. Excellent product.
https://admorelighting.com/product/admore-light-bar-pro/
I had Clearwater lights on a previous motorcycle and loved how they integrate with Hi/LOW beam headlights (and the horn). The Clearwater folks recommended mounting to the lower fork shields but I disagreed and mounted them where the winglets used to be...
https://www.clearwaterlights.com/products/darla-r1200rs
I have a couple seat/tail bags that I used. The larger one is good for an extended trip so no need for saddle bags. I can unhook the bag and be in the hotel while my pals are digging into their bags...
https://saddlemen.com/motorcycle-rider-bags-luggage/seat-tail-tunnel-mounted-bags?limit=60
I use RainZip on the windshield
http://www.nationalcycle.com/n1410-01.html
That's it for now - thanks to all for your posts, guidance and help!
Hi folks - My wife can't understand how I could spend $20K for a state-of-the-art BMW and then spend the next two months working on it. Actually, I don't quite understand it, either... Thanks to all of you who posted ideas and recommendations - some of which I followed!
I really don't like the new look in bike rear ends - the kind with just a seat and taillight. I don't get it. So I added a fender - much better. IMHO The fender looks simple (my goal) but it was the hardest part to do. I had to saw it in half lengthwise and widen it by 1.5 inches. When a friend asked if it was a BMW part I was so happy!
https://www.monsterscooterparts.com...r-for-the-baja-doodle-bug-db30-mini-bike.html
I had a bit too much reach to the bars so I added these risers.
https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/wunderlich-handlebar-risers.html
Kickstand plate seemed small so I got this one and painted it black
https://www.bobsbmw.com/store/produ...00r-15-19-r1200rs-15-19-r1250r-19--r1250rs-19
Many of you recommended bar end weights so
http://www.hvmp.com/BMW-s/5.htm
I wanted more light in the back and this one is great - it's not lit in the photo but it's a taillight/brake light/turn signal/slow-down/combo. Excellent product.
https://admorelighting.com/product/admore-light-bar-pro/
I had Clearwater lights on a previous motorcycle and loved how they integrate with Hi/LOW beam headlights (and the horn). The Clearwater folks recommended mounting to the lower fork shields but I disagreed and mounted them where the winglets used to be...
https://www.clearwaterlights.com/products/darla-r1200rs
I have a couple seat/tail bags that I used. The larger one is good for an extended trip so no need for saddle bags. I can unhook the bag and be in the hotel while my pals are digging into their bags...
https://saddlemen.com/motorcycle-rider-bags-luggage/seat-tail-tunnel-mounted-bags?limit=60
I use RainZip on the windshield
http://www.nationalcycle.com/n1410-01.html
That's it for now - thanks to all for your posts, guidance and help!
globalrider
Alps Adventurer
On my 2016 R1200 GSA LC...
Useful additions:
And just after I got all this installed, I am keeping the bike.
I've been around a long time and the one thing I have noticed about any activity, be it a motorcycle, a car or what have you, its not about the activity but about buying of bling and farkles. And when it is all blinged/farkled out with nothing else to buy, owners sell it and start all over again. Go figure.
Useful additions:
- Avant 12GS_LC Fender Extender - no holes to drill.
- Cox Racing Radiator Guard Set, Silver with additional fiberglass screen. No bugs in the radiator and bugs wipe right off!
GiVi SRA 5112 Rear Rack for a Givi E52 Maxia used as a top box.
- GiVi E52 Maxia - used on day rides and multi-day trips.
- BMW Aluminum Luggage Cases - used on multi-day trips.
- SW-MOTECH Daypack and EVO Tank Ring.
- BMW Navigator V.
- Wunderlich BMW Navigator V Sun Shade.
- Dynaplug Pro Tire Repair Kit.
- Crank Brothers Power Pump - 6" long and conforms to the KISS principle.
And just after I got all this installed, I am keeping the bike.
I've been around a long time and the one thing I have noticed about any activity, be it a motorcycle, a car or what have you, its not about the activity but about buying of bling and farkles. And when it is all blinged/farkled out with nothing else to buy, owners sell it and start all over again. Go figure.
Useful additions:
- Avant 12GS_LC Fender Extender - no holes to drill.
- Cox Racing Radiator Guard Set, Silver with additional fiberglass screen. No bugs in the radiator and bugs wipe right off!
GiVi SRA 5112 Rear Rack for a Givi E52 Maxia used as a top box.
- GiVi E52 Maxia - used on day rides and multi-day trips.
- BMW Aluminum Luggage Cases - used on multi-day trips.
- SW-MOTECH Daypack and EVO Tank Ring.
- BMW Navigator V.
- Wunderlich BMW Navigator V Sun Shade.
- Dynaplug Pro Tire Repair Kit.
- Crank Brothers Power Pump - 6" long and conforms to the KISS principle.
And just after I got all this installed, I am keeping the bike.
I've been around a long time and the one thing I have noticed about any activity, be it a motorcycle, a car or what have you, its not about the activity but about buying of bling and farkles. And when it is all blinged/farkled out with nothing else to buy, owners sell it and start all over again. Go figure.
We need photos, please.
E.
globalrider
Alps Adventurer
We need photos, please.
E.
I had all of them up but some photos were flipped 90 degrees on this site when they weren't on my PC or other sites, so I removed them all.
Avant 12GS_LC Fender Extender - no holes to drill.
Avant 12GS_LC Fender Extender - no holes to drill.
Cox Racing Radiator Guard Set, Silver with additional fiberglass screen. No bugs in the radiator and bugs wipe right off!
Dynaplug Pro Tire Reair Kit.
Crank Brothers Power Pump.
Well we all know what the BMW aluminum luggage, a GiVi E52 Maxia on a GiVi SRA5112 Rear Monokey Rack or a BMW Navigator V looks like on my R1200 GSA LC a few days after I got it and it is still bare...
2016 r1200 rtp
Brought home a new-to-me 2016 R1200RTP towards the end of Sept.
First order of business was to improve the lighting situation. I got the motorcycle with all the police authority lights fully functional. These had to either be gone or converted to something more useful. I went with the Cyclops LED kit for Hi/Lo beams. That little project of replacing Halogens with LEDs led to a completely unplanned, unexpected scope creep. And I ended up with a whole long laundry list of lighting upgrades. The motorcycle went through a complete cosmetic overhaul as I had all the white parts wrapped in Pearl White Vinyl and just repainted the black parts myself. As I started to put the motorcycle together, I really did not like that rear top box without the top lights. So, I ended up converting the blue/white/red combo lights to be red/amber combos using the same brand strobes that came from the PD as well as using Denali B6 lights. T3s are on order and will augment the front & rear. I hope that others will see me now
And finally, completed the 12K service as I am creeping towards 60K miles. This should give me a good baseline for future maintenance.
I also put together a mounting setup for the iPad mini using a Waterproof (yet to be tested for its worthiness on a wet ride) case from Amazon and a Universal Quadlock adapter. I still need to play around a little with the positioning & angle. But, it is nice to be able to use the same mount point & system for the phone and iPad. Added bonus is that both use the same USB-C type charger cable. So, I can share that between both devices. In the horizontal mounting, it blocks the view of the left side speedometer dial completely. I can still see the digital speedometer fine. But the engine temp & fuel gauge being hidden is a little bit of a concern.
Comprehensive list of upgrades/farkles include
- Denali Cansmart
- Denali B6 license plate lights
- Denali B6 lights in the Code 3 light box
- Denali SoundBomb
- Denali D4 mounting brackets
- Denali D4 driving lights (still waiting for a replacement D4 that had broken connectors when I received them)
- Quad Lock harness for the phone charger
- Battery Tender pigtail for both batteries
- PDM 60 for all accessory power
- Amber covers for fog lights
- Converted wiring to control fog lights through the Cansmart
- Innovv K5 front/rear dashcam
- dual voltmeter on the fairing panel
- Extreme Tactical Dynamics Red/Amber strobes
- iPad mount using Quadlock parts
Brought home a new-to-me 2016 R1200RTP towards the end of Sept.
First order of business was to improve the lighting situation. I got the motorcycle with all the police authority lights fully functional. These had to either be gone or converted to something more useful. I went with the Cyclops LED kit for Hi/Lo beams. That little project of replacing Halogens with LEDs led to a completely unplanned, unexpected scope creep. And I ended up with a whole long laundry list of lighting upgrades. The motorcycle went through a complete cosmetic overhaul as I had all the white parts wrapped in Pearl White Vinyl and just repainted the black parts myself. As I started to put the motorcycle together, I really did not like that rear top box without the top lights. So, I ended up converting the blue/white/red combo lights to be red/amber combos using the same brand strobes that came from the PD as well as using Denali B6 lights. T3s are on order and will augment the front & rear. I hope that others will see me now
And finally, completed the 12K service as I am creeping towards 60K miles. This should give me a good baseline for future maintenance. I also put together a mounting setup for the iPad mini using a Waterproof (yet to be tested for its worthiness on a wet ride) case from Amazon and a Universal Quadlock adapter. I still need to play around a little with the positioning & angle. But, it is nice to be able to use the same mount point & system for the phone and iPad. Added bonus is that both use the same USB-C type charger cable. So, I can share that between both devices. In the horizontal mounting, it blocks the view of the left side speedometer dial completely. I can still see the digital speedometer fine. But the engine temp & fuel gauge being hidden is a little bit of a concern.
Comprehensive list of upgrades/farkles include
- Denali Cansmart
- Denali B6 license plate lights
- Denali B6 lights in the Code 3 light box
- Denali SoundBomb
- Denali D4 mounting brackets
- Denali D4 driving lights (still waiting for a replacement D4 that had broken connectors when I received them)
- Quad Lock harness for the phone charger
- Battery Tender pigtail for both batteries
- PDM 60 for all accessory power
- Amber covers for fog lights
- Converted wiring to control fog lights through the Cansmart
- Innovv K5 front/rear dashcam
- dual voltmeter on the fairing panel
- Extreme Tactical Dynamics Red/Amber strobes
- iPad mount using Quadlock parts
I LIKE those tail and brake lights!!!
Thank you [emoji106]
Way too many to list but this one is the latest and the one I really like. Now the cost has gone way up since I bought mine but it is a very slick idea and works. Less air and less noise helping to push air down and around the motor a bit more. I love mine.
https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/bmw-r1200-r1250-gs-gsa-cockpit-cover.html?mc_cid=4d520c074b
https://www.wunderlichamerica.com/bmw-r1200-r1250-gs-gsa-cockpit-cover.html?mc_cid=4d520c074b
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