Ditto all. I have direct hookups for my Zumo, phone charger and Gerbing gear. If I could figure out how to mount it, I'd instal the Centech fuse box and get rid of a bunch of wires under the seat.toronto.gal wrote:Off the top of my head I can think of:
1) windscreen
2 shields for the engine
3) an accessory plug that circumvents the CAN-bus and goes direct to the battery - so my Gerbing heated gear will work
4) tank bag
1) Zumo-I could not live without it. I am using a RAM mount that allows me to mount it on the left handlebar, just out of the way of the tank bag.toronto.gal wrote: Maybe:
1) a GPS - Zumo - not BMW
2) side bags
3) hand guards
4) extra lights
2) Bags multiply the versatility of the bike 100X. I have the BMW side bags, which are a snap to remove and remount. The downside is the cost. Somewhere recently I saw a thread that showed soft bags mounted that don't look too bad, but don't offer the security of the hard bags. I will NOT get a hard tailbag. I think they make the bike look ridiculous, and don't hold enough to be useful, anyway (flame suit on). I do have the rear rack, though.
3) With gloves and the heated grip I don't need guards, but if someone comes out with a bolt-on version (as of now you have to adapt the ones meant for the GS), I'd probably get them. I like the looks.
4) Extra lights for sure. I am still researching the best way to go. I am also wondering about a modulator for the headlight. It sure makes you noticeable--like a locomotive coming down the tracks! And LEDs for the rear. Again, I am researching.
Crash bars are classic BMW and allow a place for highway pegs. The jury is still out.toronto.gal wrote: Probably not:
1) crash rails
2) after market pipes
3) after market shocks
Ditto on no pipes. I like the stock sound just fine, and after market have little, if any, effect on performance.
Ditto on no shocks. I'll take people's word for it that they improve handling. I simply don't push my bike so hard that I'd notice.
In addition (other than what seems to come with a "standard" package--center stand, trip computer, heated grips, ABS)I will be the adjustable pegs, so my legs are a little less bent, a custom seat, rear hugger. I am of two minds about the seat. I am currently riding with an Alaskan Sheepskin over an AirHawk cushion. That's good for a couple of hundred miles. I'd like to be able to do 600 mile days, and that calls for a Russell Day Long (my preference). The downside of that is that it really messes up the look of the bike--which I REALLY like as is--so I am in the midst of a form versus function debate.
Other than that I have no interest in the little geegaws like after market caps for the brake and clutch reservoir, plug for the rear axle, etc. The R ain't a Harley and simply doesn't benefit from sparkle.
K12R mirrors (oval) - I can see what's behind me.
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