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I've had a 2018 R1200RS in Frozen Bronze for a few months. I'm glad to have found a forum like this to increase my knowledge base. Not new to BMW as this is my 3rd bike. '16 GSA and '18 S1000XR both sold.

So far the only mod I have done is a phone mount that goes in place of the Garmin seen here:

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01FVF...0?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I had this mount on my GSA and I love it. Google maps for the phone is better than the Garmin in Los Angeles traffic. Plus it has USB outlets to charge the phone with a short cord. I had the Navigator VI on the GSA and I liked it, but I didn't need it. It sat on the sidelines most of the time in lieu of my phone maps.

However, I spent a bunch of money this weekend on stuff I didn't really need for the bike and I'll post some pictures and stuff when I am all done installing it. Lots of work to do!

Since I'm not going for the pannier, high windshield, clearwater lights and reflectors everywhere look, some people here won't like it when I'm done, but I will... More of a "remove all the unnecessary junk" for a minimalist style. Minimize the amount of different colors on the bike as well.

Here is what I bought and what I am looking at doing:

HP Levers
HP rearsets
Rizoma fuel tank cap Black
Akro Titanium Header and black akro slip on with a servo buddy for removing the servo motor
Puig tail tidy and cover plates for top luggage rack removal
Puig racing windscreen
Used rear sets that I can disassemble and powder coat black then install the HP parts on
A used right side passenger foot rest that I can powder coat black and cut the footrest part off and just use it as an exhaust hanger
Used OEM valve covers that i'll have powder coated black.
Used upper triple tree mount and handlebars that I'll powder coat black
Used exhaust disk to powder coat black
A black vinyl wrap on the center fuel tank plastic
Pyramid Plastics plugs
Denali flush mount micro turn signals front and rear
Kriega OS-6 small bag to strap down to the rear seat. For tire patch kit, micro compressor and a moto hansa tool roll. You never know what you'll hit here...

Oh and I got new gloves and a Bell Race Star helmet. My Klim Krios sena was too much of an adventure style helmet for this bike.

Items I'm still considering:
Corbin Smuggler (Thanks to Mark)
Replacing the bronze plastics with matte carbon parts from motocomposites
Adding the center DRL (https://www.ascycles.com/bmw/2016/R1200R...html#PartsTable)
Removing the center stand and cutting off the tabs that hold it.
Rizoma mirrors

The alternative was to get a second bike, I rode the new 1250 GS and I almost pulled the trigger. That is the downside to living within walking distance to a dealer. The upside is I can drop it off for service really easily. I'm lucky the R1250RS isn't stateside yet or I'd definitely have traded up. The new motor is pretty nice.

Congratulations on the new bike. My only suggestion is to keep as much of the Frozen Bronze as possible. It's rare.

Zitat von bill the cat im Beitrag #2

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Congratulations on the new bike. My only suggestion is to keep as much of the Frozen Bronze as possible. It's rare.

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Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #3

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Zitat von EvenSteven im Beitrag #1

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I've had a 2018 R1200RS in Frozen Bronze for a few months. I'm glad to have found a forum like this to increase my knowledge base. Not new to BMW as this is my 3rd bike. '16 GSA and '18 S1000XR both sold.

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Welcome. Why did you sell the same year S1000XR and get/keep the RS?

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Zitat von bill the cat im Beitrag #2

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Congratulations on the new bike. My only suggestion is to keep as much of the Frozen Bronze as possible. It's rare.

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Quite a list. I'll be interested to see if you decide to add the center DRL. From what I've read even if you can get all the parts the software isn't available to US dealers to make it work. Maybe there's an inventive way to wire it, either way it's a mod I'd consider if you're successful.

Be sure to post pictures.

Congrats. I can't wait to see the final product!

Zitat von Jetpilot5 im Beitrag #7

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Quite a list. I'll be interested to see if you decide to add the center DRL. From what I've read even if you can get all the parts the software isn't available to US dealers to make it work. Maybe there's an inventive way to wire it, either way it's a mod I'd consider if you're successful.

Be sure to post pictures.

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Zitat von Grumpy Goat im Beitrag #10

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Zitat von EvenSteven im Beitrag #5

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It also had a pretty good buzz on the handlebars at constant highway speeds.

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Hmmm ... I thought they cured it by 2018. That buzz is the reason I don't have an XR and instead I have an RS.

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Zitat von EvenSteven im Beitrag #9

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Zitat von Jetpilot5 im Beitrag #7

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Quite a list. I'll be interested to see if you decide to add the center DRL. From what I've read even if you can get all the parts the software isn't available to US dealers to make it work. Maybe there's an inventive way to wire it, either way it's a mod I'd consider if you're successful.

Be sure to post pictures.

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I am of the opinion that if Clearwater can make their fog lights flash when you honk your horn I can get the factory DRL to work.

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Hi! As others have said, really pleased to have found a forum. Had my R1200RS for about two and a half years now, this about the time my wife finally got on the back of my old Honda Deauville and loved it thus no arguments for a bigger better bike. Did 2k miles around France in April, highlights being Gorge du Tarn and Dordoigne valley. Note: police stopping all bikes in Gorge du Tarn checking tyres. Before that did Yorkshire dales and moor and two years ago Scotland (on the Deuville). Best? Scotland but a close thing with France this year.