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handguards
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 5:54 pm
by Fivetide
had my albino 80 rock for a month now,and i think its the real thing
we seem to understand each other,and respect each others limitations,and have the same sense of humour!A good start..riceburner,i love what you done to your rock,and was wondering where you got those funky lookin handguards?Asked my dealer if GS1200 ones would fit but he said they wouldnt.this is the first time iv ever tried to post on a site,finally dragged kickin n screamin into the 21st C
last on a bike 8 years ago,750 ducati pantah in a trials frame,and livin 5miles from the factory!now back in blighty and bitten by the bug again,at the wrong side of 45!he he id almost forgotten
Posted: Sun Aug 13, 2006 8:37 pm
by citrusbbee
The R1150GS handguards will fit. I had to shape the left one a bit with a dremel to allow room for the cables, but once that was done it just took some patience to get them bolted on properly.
I love the guards. Rode through a heavy hailstorm this summer with no pelting on my hands. They look good, too.
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 3:24 am
by riceburner
citrusbbee wrote:The R1150GS handguards will fit. I had to shape the left one a bit with a dremel to allow room for the cables, but once that was done it just took some patience to get them bolted on properly.
I love the guards. Rode through a heavy hailstorm this summer with no pelting on my hands. They look good, too.
the left one??? it's the right one that needs modding for the brake hose.
As citrusbee said: The R1150GS handguards fit (not perfectly, but they do fit), and only cost 30 quid or so.
You have to open out the hole for the cables on the right side a BIT, not much, less than a centimetre and it's very easy to do.
oh yeah - your dealer will probably say that the 1150GS handguards won't fit either - but they will.
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 9:55 am
by dragonmojo
riceburner wrote:citrusbbee wrote:The R1150GS handguards will fit. I had to shape the left one a bit with a dremel to allow room for the cables, but once that was done it just took some patience to get them bolted on properly.
I love the guards. Rode through a heavy hailstorm this summer with no pelting on my hands. They look good, too.
the left one??? it's the right one that needs modding for the brake hose.
Must have moved to Minnesota from the UK.
Posted: Mon Aug 14, 2006 10:43 pm
by citrusbbee
No, I'm not kidding- it was the left one I had to modify to allow room for the fast idle/choke cable. I had read earlier posts on this subject and was expecting the right side to be trouble. Maybe the difference is due to my having the Throttlemeister bar ends. Dunno....
Posted: Wed Aug 16, 2006 4:42 pm
by Fivetide
Thanx u guys.Im going to pester my dealer for some GS guards tomorrow!Iv already fitted a screen from a GS to keep the bugs off my Hein Gerick.seems to make fast progress much more comfortable,and, in my rose tinted rok world,looks the dogs too
Very tempted to order a Bagster Touring Comfort Seat,to del with my only real gripe so far...Baboon Arse after a hundred miles or so
Anybody have experience of these botty buffers? They do look the biz in the catalogue!loving this forum
hanguards
Posted: Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:10 am
by ronnierockster
Hi I also fitted GS handguards. Both sides need a bit of fettling to fit . Just a bit of plastic removal to make it all fit because the bars are a different shape . All will revealed when you go to fit.. Have FUN, they are like Marmite you likes em or you hates em.. I loves em.. RR
PS take care of the handelbar finnish VERY soft and scratches a lot..
Posted: Fri Aug 18, 2006 4:09 am
by riceburner
I'd recommend a Bagster tank cover tbh. It fills all the little gasp between the tank and the cooler-covers and the seat.
Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2006 3:34 pm
by Fivetide
have ordered guards and bagster tank cover,(also recommended by a collegue).good grief,im a fully fledged consumer
