New Member Introductions » new from Utah

owner of a 2015 in blue.

mods are
1) Xhead protection (machineart moto)
2) a few windshields (PB summer, aeroflow for winter, MRA Xscreen for touring)
3) Mudsling
4) Clearwater lights
5) Brake light modifier
6) bar risers (MV for touring and everyday and Wunder when I feel like just carving - easy swap)

had some handguards, but tossed em (just too fricking ugly and annoying) and an airhawk I never use

very much on the fence buying SC project (love it an another bike of mine, but fear it may be too noisy) and getting rid of pannier support bars in favor of a different system.

Loving the swiss army knife of bikes ... Its my go to for anything outside the city, about 18k mi in 3 years compared to 6 on other bikes!

only complaints: Not sporty enough off the line (duh ... boxer) and engine heat off the right ... and the fact that Ive had to go through too many shield to get the turbulence right!

but nice bike and unless the 2019 1290 Superduke GT surprises me, I cant fathom trading this out anytime soon.

Welcome!

I like the pannier support brackets. I have the BMW panniers, but they are only used infrequently. The great thing about the BMW system is the brackets are unobtrusive in riding the bike. My R1100S had the large black pannier rails (as well as the stub support from the pillion footpeg mounts). Those rails would catch my knee from time to time. They hurt...
The silver knob and the frame have given me no issues at all and I like the fact that they do not connect to the muffler mount or footpegs.
The frames also provide a useful mounting point for Andy Strapz version of the bungee cord. This is very useful in carrying home a 12 bottle case of wine on the pillion seat as the BMW topbox is too small.