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Hydration System

AKsuited

AKsuited

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I received a hydration system today for my 2015 R1200GS.

It was fabricated by:


Garauld Techworks LLC
61 John Smith Road
Binghamton, NY 13901

(607) 648-3978

Photo's courtesy of Gary Crowley, Proprietor:

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This shows the system in place.

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The OEM footpeg is easily removed by pulling out a circlip at the bottom of the pin that the footpeg rotates on, then replacing it with the nicely machined part provided. The actual mount bolts to that part, and includes a clamp to hold the Coleman half gallon cooler, also provided.

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The system comes with these supplied parts.

I ordered mine in flat black, to match the blacked out parts of my R1200GS, which matches the photographs.

I learned about these hydration systems by following the reporting of the last Iron Butt Rally, which showed many riders with some kind of hydration system.

Harry
 
Remove circlip for right side passenger footpeg and remove footpeg:

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Then replace footpeg with the machined part, which is the main part of the mounting system:

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Harry
 
Hey these photos look familiar! I just reached out to Gary myself after picking up my 1st BMW, a 1200GSA last week. I asked if he'd make me a system like he built for my FJR. He sent me these photos and said he just built one for a friend of his! I've got one in the works!

Gary is well known on the fjrforum and I've got a few things he's made on my FJR. They are all quality pieces. Good chance that if you saw something like this in the IBR reports on an FJR it was made by gary... mine was one of them. I know Josh Mountains were also.

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dajuice said:
Hey these photos look familiar! I just reached out to Gary myself after picking up my 1st BMW, a 1200GSA last week. I asked if he'd make me a system like he built for my FJR. He sent me these photos and said he just built one for a friend of his! I've got one in the works!

Gary is well known on the fjrforum and I've got a few things he's made on my FJR. They are all quality pieces. Good chance that if you saw something like this in the IBR reports on an FJR it was made by gary... mine was one of them. I know Josh Mountains were also.

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And this is exactly why the forums are a huge benifit and resource for being an MOA member. Welcome to the club da juice.
 
Hydration system

Hello,
Seems like you are taking a lot of effort and money to solve a problem that has been solved many years ago. That is to buy a camelback which you can purchase for less than $100.00. I like this solution as I can use the camelback on other rides.

Just my $.02
 
racerjack said:
Hello,
Seems like you are taking a lot of effort and money to solve a problem that has been solved many years ago. That is to buy a camelback which you can purchase for less than $100.00. I like this solution as I can use the camelback on other rides.

Just my $.02
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I have a Camelbak and switched to this system because it's a better system.

Harry
 
racerjack said:
Hello,
Seems like you are taking a lot of effort and money to solve a problem that has been solved many years ago. That is to buy a camelback which you can purchase for less than $100.00. I like this solution as I can use the camelback on other rides.

Just my $.02
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I used the built in hydro pack in my badlands jacket to keep my back cool. The motojug stayed colder longer.
 
+1 I ordered the MotoJug. The order area and price is well hidden as explained.

I got a 20% off offer as a member of the ADVrider forum. Perhaps he offers a similar discount for the BMWMOA. In any event my Motojug was shipped one day after ordering through PayPal. It should get here this Saturday.

Excellent service and the owner returns e-mail inquiries very quickly in my experience.
 
gr8ridn2 said:
+1 I ordered the MotoJug. The order area and price is well hidden as explained.

I got a 20% off offer as a member of the ADVrider forum. Perhaps he offers a similar discount for the BMWMOA. In any event my Motojug was shipped one day after ordering through PayPal. It should get here this Saturday.

Excellent service and the owner returns e-mail inquiries very quickly in my experience.
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+1 on the customer service. The retraction device broke and he sent me a few for spares.
 
racerjack said:
Hello,
Seems like you are taking a lot of effort and money to solve a problem that has been solved many years ago. That is to buy a camelback which you can purchase for less than $100.00. I like this solution as I can use the camelback on other rides.

Just my $.02
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Pitched my Camelback a few years ago. There are much better solutions.
 
I have a Garauld Hydration system (made by Gary Crowley). Very high quality manufacturing. Garauld makes several items in addition to the hydration system and is well known and respected in the FJR community. I have a couple of his products on my FJR and they are all first rate.
 
You need a container. You need a place to mount it. You either suck or pump.

It isn't rocket science,

I have built 4 systems with windshield washer pumps. But sucking works too

Just hydrate!
 
brisco said:
Pitched my Camelback a few years ago. There are much better solutions.
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I've ridden with the Camelback and, aside from it being hot on my back, my shoulders became very fatigued. For my next trip I'm going to try putting the Camelback bladder in a tank bag. I may also try putting the bladder in its bag, then strapping it on top of the other stuff on the pillion.
 
Glad those of you that have tried the MotoJug system are happy with it. I need to do some work on the website as I've had quite a few customers mention it's not very obvious how to order. I'll work on it and see what I can do. In the meantime here are a few pics of the system on different bikes.

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How to use a hydration system tube/mouthpiece will full-face helmet?

My Schuberth C4 helmet doesn't leave enough room for the tube/mouthpiece to be in there comfortably. What am I getting wrong?
 
jek_ict said:
I've ridden with the Camelback and, aside from it being hot on my back, my shoulders became very fatigued. For my next trip I'm going to try putting the Camelback bladder in a tank bag. I may also try putting the bladder in its bag, then strapping it on top of the other stuff on the pillion.
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Hot on your back? Wadda putting in in it, coffee? I run a Camelback and I don't like it because I fill it with ice, then top it off with water and the middle of my back gets too cold. I I suppose I could try less ice. I didn't care for the straps on my shoulders over a long day either.

These guys spending $75-$100 for a bracket to mount a cooler and a bit of hardware, why not build your own and just strap on the cooler somewhere. It doesn't seem like a big deal to me to whip up something.
 
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