K1200GT/K1200S in the future

[FSTOUR]

I have sold the ST1330ABS, I may need elbow surgey and if I kept the bike I would ride it.
So come fall I will be in the market for a new rbike. The K/GT is nice because of the cruise. But the K1200S is more my style. I put 45,000 miles on the Hayabusa in 2-1/2 years.

My question is does anyone make a exhaust lowering kit for the K/Gt to allow for the larger saddle bag? I was very happy with the ST's saddle bags size. I hate to have to compromise on the left side bag.

does anyone know of wiring options for the K1200S. The CAN network is used in Freightliner trucks, whicj I work on.
You cannot splice into a CAN network.
On the Freightliners there is a customer access port to allow for add ons.
Any sucj item on the K1200?
My local deaker is really no help on this issue.
Thank you for the help and information.
I look foward to riding come next spring.

[GeoffMiller]

The problem with lowering the exhaust on the K1200RS/GT is that there is no full size bag for the left side available. The only left side bag has the cutouts. As far as the debate between the K12S and the RS/GT goes, my final decision was for the RS this spring. A couple of things swayed my decision. First and foremost were the teething problems with the K12S. It was pointed out to me that the brick engine had been around for something like 22 years. My feeling was that the bugs were probably pretty much worked out of it. The new engine kind of scared me. Historically, BMW's have had teething problems the first couple of years of production. Secondly, I have a 27 inch inseam and the RS allows me to sit almost flat footed. The K12S sits several inches higher, perhaps not an issue to you. I also didn't like the bags for the 12S at all. To me BMW took something that should be pretty simple and make it ugly and hard to use. I like the looks of the RS/GT line better. I also like the 12S looks, just not as well. I think that the bare bike version is uglier than sin. The designer obviously watches too much star trek and went for the Borg look. I just turned my first thousand today and I like my new bike better every time I get on it. My belief is that BMW should have kept both lines going instead of killing the bricks.

[knary]

does anyone know of wiring options for the K1200S. The CAN network is used in Freightliner trucks, whicj I work on.
You cannot splice into a CAN network.
On the Freightliners there is a customer access port to allow for add ons.
Any sucj item on the K1200?
My local deaker is really no help on this issue.
Thank you for the help and information.
I look foward to riding come next spring.

The wiring question should apply to all the new 1200 bikes, both K and R. You should easily be able to add any additional circuits right off the battery without any problems. You could also tap into the accessory outlet circuit.

Or maybe you can't. :D
Why wouldn't you be able to? Considering how easy it is to access the battery on a bike, it always seems easier to just grab your juice right there. :dunno

[FSTOUR]

Tapping into a CAN network is a no no.
the signals that travel on a CAN network are all resistance valvues. even the smallest varience can cause all sorts of problems.
yes tapping into a battery is easy, i am talking about the signal wire to the relay.

[knary]

Tapping into a CAN network is a no no.
the signals that travel on a CAN network are all resistance valvues. even the smallest varience can cause all sorts of problems.
yes tapping into a battery is easy, i am talking about the signal wire to the relay.

Ah, so you're asking if you can tap into the signal wire so that you can hook up, for example, some driving lights that switch on with the high beam. Yes?