R1200RS + R1250RS Forum
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Wed Jul 06, 2022 9:24 pm
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I thought I'd share the changes I've made in the interests of making my 1200 RS more comfortable and easier to ride for me. I'd studied the various posts on this very useful forum, so this might add to the collected wisdom, who knows? Jests about why didn't I buy an RT instead are perfectly understandable...I'm Mr Average in size, 1.75 metres tall (5ft 9)and 75 Kg (11stone 10) and at 66 years of age my knees, especially left, aren't quite as bendy as they once were, plus my wrists aren't too keen on carrying a lot of weight either. I got the bike second hand about a year ago and have made the changes gradually over this time. As purchased it had Helibar raisers fitted which lift the bars by 35mm and move them towards the rider by 25 mm (may have got these mixed up but you get the point). I found the rear brake pedal hard to locate and my toe tended to slip off so the first change was a Wunderlich pedal extender which fitted fine, the master cylinder actuating rod had enough adjustment to get the top of the pedal to a comfortable position. Next change was to move the sat nav with a Moto Mate kit, well covered eleswhere on here. Standard location is serious rubbish, Moto Mate is great. Next change was a higher screen, I chose an MRA item that has a little adjustable slot/ spoiler near the top. I've used MRA screens on two other bikes so this choice was based on my previous good experiences. Its much better than standard for me, including in the rain, but not entirely perfect, such is the way with these things. After a break from riding for a couple of months for reasons beyond my control I found the knee bend problems on return rather distracting. After some study of lots of options I chose some kit from SW Motech which consisted of the Ion footrest kit, a new (adjustable for reach) gearlever and a gearlever extension to make sure that my toes would fit underneath. The footrests are moved slightly out, hence the extended gearlever choice, and the pegs can be set in either the standard position or 15mm lower. The Ion footrests are quite wide, more like Adventure bike pegs, and tilt down at the nose, giving a more natural position for the foot. The rear brake master cylinder actuating rod still had enough adjustment to get the pedal to a good position relative to my foot. Anyhow, this quite minor change has relived the pressure on my knees and I don't think the cornering clearance is too reduced. One thing I've noticed is that I can press down more effectively on the pegs when I want to, because of the reduced angle at the knee and this has helped my cornering, so there we go. All the stuff I've fitted came with decent instructions and was relatively easy to fit, the only fiddly thing was pushing the footrest return springs far enough down to get the pivot pin refitted. Regards, Arfa.
Always Slightly Baffled
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