Touratech crash bars on R1300GS

[collingsbob]

I am in the middle of doing an oil change on my 1300..I discovered that the lower left mounting point of the right hand crash bar blocks access to the one of the oil filter housing bolts - necessitating removal of the crash bars just to change the oil filter..
#NotImpressedWithTouratech.

 

[omega man]

I usually find any added protective equipment on the bike results in something needing to be removed for service. On the F-800GS, its the skid plate that needs to be removed for an oil and filter change.

Would you like this moved up to Wetheads?

OM

 

[CaptCF]

I am in the middle of doing an oil change on my 1300..I discovered that the lower left mounting point of the right hand crash bar blocks access to the one of the oil filter housing bolts - necessitating removal of the crash bars just to change the oil filter..
#NotImpressedWithTouratech.

D'oh.. knew I'd have to pull 'em for the valves, but was hoping not to have to for simple oil changes.

 

[lee]

I usually find any added protective equipment on the bike results in something needing to be removed for service. On the F-800GS, its the skid plate that needs to be removed for an oil and filter change.

I try to find protective equipment that does not add time to maintenance or adds very little time.
A skid plate falls into very little time added.
Head covers also falls into very little time added.
On the R1250 there are some crash bars that don't add time to maintenance. I don't know if that's true for the R1300GS.

 

[CaptCF]

I try to find protective equipment that does not add time to maintenance or adds very little time.
A skid plate falls into very little time added.
Head covers also falls into very little time added.
On the R1250 there are some crash bars that don't add time to maintenance. I don't know if that's true for the R1300GS.

One saving grace is that the TT bars on the R1300GS mount to the stock mounting points and don't replace an engine mount bolt so removal/reinstall on one side is pretty easy. 3 bolts.

 

[collingsbob]

I usually find any added protective equipment on the bike results in something needing to be removed for service. On the F-800GS, its the skid plate that needs to be removed for an oil and filter change.

Would you like this moved up to Wetheads?

OM

I would like a heading “1300’s”…So I don’t have to struggle to find the right place to post..

 

[lee]

I would like a heading “1300’s”…So I don’t have to struggle to find the right place to post..

Wethead is the nickname for the liquid cooled boxers. This includes the 1200, 1250 and 1300 liquid cooled boxers.

 

[CaptCF]

Sorry @collingsbob..I tried to make turtlehead happen, but nobody was going for it.