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mhitch
05-26-2008, 11:47 PM
What is the best protection out there to protect my new investment?

Rock Doctor
reimerdavid
05-27-2008, 05:38 AM
What is the best protection out there to protect my new investment?

Rock Doctor

I have a 2007 R1200RT and tried to fit Wunderlich Crash bars, they chafed the Fairing plastic so off they went. I just installed Touratect cylinder covers yesterday.
Thay are a quality item that looks good and NO Chafing problems.
reimerdavid
05-27-2008, 05:38 AM
What is the best protection out there to protect my new investment?

Rock Doctor

I have a 2007 R1200RT and tried to fit Wunderlich Crash bars, they chafed the Fairing plastic so off they went. I just installed Touratech cylinder covers yesterday.
Thay are a quality item that looks good and NO Chafing problems.
Boyscout
05-27-2008, 06:36 AM
Machine Moto are great. Easy to install. Good protection from tip overs and low speed slides. Look cool too.
empeg9000
05-27-2008, 12:16 PM
Machine Moto are great. Easy to install. Good protection from tip overs and low speed slides. Look cool too.
Do you have a link or a picture of them?
khathaway
05-27-2008, 07:58 PM
What is the best protection out there to protect my new investment?

Rock Doctor

I have the Touratech cylinder guards on my '06 RT, I think they look nicer than the BMW version and have hear that they hold up better. They worked well in my recent tip over - cylinder guard took the brunt of the fall and worked great. I have the black ones, so you can definitely see the result of the tip over, the silver ones would hide damage a lot better.
khathaway
05-27-2008, 08:02 PM
I have a 2007 R1200RT and tried to fit Wunderlich Crash bars, they chafed the Fairing plastic so off they went. I just installed Touratech cylinder covers yesterday.
Thay are a quality item that looks good and NO Chafing problems.


Do the screws that hold the Touratech guards needs to be tightened with a torque wrench, or just be hand tightened? I need to re-adjust my right guard after my tip over - guard bent in just enough (bent in about 1/32") to be compressing one of the rubber stoppers and I want to get some of that pressure off.
FredRydr
05-27-2008, 09:59 PM
On my Roadster, I have the stainless guards that fit over the lower half of the valve cover and attach using the bottom of the two valve cover bolts. They are hardly noticeable when in place, and you can even remove the spark plug covers with the guards in place.

Their effectiveness is amazing in tipovers (don't ask, but I've had a few), and because they are bare brushed stainless steel, they do not gouge. I wish they were available when I had my R1100R and R1150R.

Now, if I could just remember who makes them....

Fred

Edit: Here they are - Verholen. Ignore the yellow spark plug cover; the guard is below it. I did not apply the "R1200" logo.

http://www.ascycles.com/images/products/verholen/10159_verholen_12boxer_cylprotection.jpg
reimerdavid
06-01-2008, 07:15 AM
I have the Touratech cylinder guards on my '06 RT, I think they look nicer than the BMW version and have hear that they hold up better. They worked well in my recent tip over - cylinder guard took the brunt of the fall and worked great. I have the black ones, so you can definitely see the result of the tip over, the silver ones would hide damage a lot better.

I too installed the Black Touratect covers and for the following reason. I can always spray paint a new black coating on the covers. Mine look good and with on chaffing issues.