RE: New owner from West Sussex, Uk - 2

Welcome Roland

+1 on the rider comfort. Moving from a smaller GSX650F. The only complaint from my pillion was that she had too much room and was worried she'd slide around. She's got a couple of half day trips under her belt with minimal stops and no further complaints.

Roland

Welcome to the forum. I am close by in Horsham so probably will see you on the road at some point. I get to Whiteways cafe on the south downs when work and weather permits. Like you, I ride thru the winter but not after salted roads. This will be my first winter with the RS. The other posts have already identified some good additions but from others reading and my own bike you definitely need some rear shock protection and others who ride with pillions have complained about rear tyre splashing so you will need something there. My bike is a 2015 in a lovely Lupin Blue colour-the best colour as many will attest and I used Chandlers Brighton for my first service ( the bike had FSH from previous owners). Chandlers were good but expensive as you might expect. I will use an independent BMW specialist in Worthing for future services as the bike will be 6 years old on next service

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Roland

Welcome to the forum. I am close by in Horsham so probably will see you on the road at some point. I get to Whiteways cafe on the south downs when work and weather permits. Like you, I ride thru the winter but not after salted roads. This will be my first winter with the RS. The other posts have already identified some good additions but from others reading and my own bike you definitely need some rear shock protection and others who ride with pillions have complained about rear tyre splashing so you will need something there. My bike is a 2015 in a lovely Lupin Blue colour-the best colour as many will attest and I used Chandlers Brighton for my first service ( the bike had FSH from previous owners). Chandlers were good but expensive as you might expect. I will use an independent BMW specialist in Worthing for future services as the bike will be 6 years old on next service

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Roland

Welcome to the forum. I am close by in Horsham so probably will see you on the road at some point. I get to Whiteways cafe on the south downs when work and weather permits. Like you, I ride thru the winter but not after salted roads. This will be my first winter with the RS. The other posts have already identified some good additions but from others reading and my own bike you definitely need some rear shock protection and others who ride with pillions have complained about rear tyre splashing so you will need something there. My bike is a 2015 in a lovely Lupin Blue colour-the best colour as many will attest and I used Chandlers Brighton for my first service ( the bike had FSH from previous owners). Chandlers were good but expensive as you might expect. I will use an independent BMW specialist in Worthing for future services as the bike will be 6 years old on next service

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Good to hear of a few RS’s in the vicinity - I’m based just south of Guildford near Newlands Corner. Maybe see you both up there at some point.

Re. Rear tyre splash, there is an extended mudguard available - apparently created for NZ and Aus market? On ebay as item #264873555206... is £40 so much less than a hugger. I don’t own one but people have told me they are effective... BMW part 46628543348.

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My thanks to you all for the warmest welcome I've had from any forum and the hints and tips. I've spent the last few days having a good read around the forum.

I picked up the nicely valeted bike today and rode home in torrential rain. Then I washed the bike

Due to the rain I had time to get the following on:

Givi top box rack
NZ rear mudguard. I only realised at the end that I didn't need to take the whole rack out first, but it did get a good dose of ACF since I had it out.
Mudsling - I put the zip ties straight on the metal frame but feel that I should have put some tape under it
Front Mudguard extender is currently all tied up with tape to the (removed) mudguard with epoxy (hopefully) sticking them together.

Things for tomorrow:

Relocate the Navigator
Attach BMW cyclinder head guards
Set up my new trickle charger
Test the Mrs' heated vest on the power socket
More polishing

That should be it for now. I might be looking to raise the bars at some stage but first I need a longer ride.

It was getting dark in the garage - it seems that my bike already has something like the AvantGuard on it. It's a demo bike, fairly fully loaded. Could I be right?

Thanks again!

Good start, my mudsling is tied directly to the frame, no signs of wear after 41/2 Years so I wouldn’t worry about that.
It would surprise me if a dealer put anAvantguard on a demo bike , but life’s full of suprises.

Enjoy the bike, the weather forecast for the weekend is not at all promising sadly.