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#1 | Another Aussie owner datum

Thu Jun 28, 2018 1:16 pm (Last edited: Thu Jun 28, 2018 1:17 pm)

Hi all,

Finally bought a RS after a couple of years deliberation. Scored a 2018 Frozen Bronze Exclusive, fully loaded with the GPS for a great price and sprung for the full luggage set. Managed around 500km over the long June weekend. Such an easy beast to ride.

Next purchase will be some auxilliary lighting and I'm leaning towards the Clearwater Darlas with CanOpener 3. MoMa or BMW brackets?

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#2 | RE: Another Aussie owner datum

Thu Jun 28, 2018 2:06 pm

Well done, lovely bike. If you fit a crudcatcher (many of us have) to keep the engine casing clean then I believe you will need the MoMa brackets to avoid interference. I haven't fitted aux lights (yet) but that is what I recall from the general advice on this and the previous forum.

Hope you will also fit a mudsling to protect the rear shock - well worth it!

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#3 | RE: Another Aussie owner datum

Thu Jan 31, 2019 10:17 am

Hi (Boxertrix?) Nigel,

Sorry about the extreme tardiness in replying. Thank you for your compliment.
The supplied mounts for the Darlas are indeed MoMa. The Darlas work well and I have them set up using their CanOpener3 - 30% @DRL, 20% @low beam, 100% @high beam, 100% strobe @horn and 3% @indicator. They are certainly noticeable!

I did a trip up the mid North Coast and took in a trip up the (in)famous Oxley Highway and back.One the way back there was a short section of roadworks where they had just passed over the water cart leaving a light grey road base slurry which showed where muck and crud would gather very clearly.
Haven't looked into the mudsling for the rear shock. I was considering one of those shocjk socks that R&G, and the like, produce. But, I think in the above case a rear hugger may be better suited. I have this on my R1200S and had it on both the old R1100S's. Of course, it will be an Ilmberger CF jobbie.

2018 R1200RS Frozen Bronze Exclusive
2006 R1200S Silver

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#4 | RE: Another Aussie owner datum

Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:28 pm (Last edited: Thu Jan 31, 2019 8:28 pm)

I�m not convinced that CF looks good on the RS, there are plenty of matt black parts and for that reason I think a matt black hugger such as the Puig item are a better match - buteach to their own ....

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#5 | RE: Another Aussie owner datum

Thu Jan 31, 2019 11:52 pm

Zitat von Boxerboy im Beitrag #4
I�m not convinced that CF looks good on the RS, there are plenty of matt black parts and for that reason I think a matt black hugger such as the Puig item are a better match - buteach to their own ....

Boxerboy, is this the part you are referring to?
https://puigusa.com/en/tuning-motos/mudg...ders?bike=20914

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#6 | RE: Another Aussie owner datum

Fri Feb 01, 2019 8:37 am

Hi, yes that�s the one. Looks like an OEM piece on the bike.

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