R80G/S protection...

phil_h · Apr 1, 2021

So I've gone and bought a lovely super-clean machine and I now need to know the best things to protect it with when I go and get it dirty.
I'm talking crash bars and bash plates of course, not what type of wax polish.
I wont be getting it upside down like my 1250, but it will get taken along quite a few local green roads, eg west from claerwen, wbin, the begwns and other safe roads like that.
Please point me at the right crash bars and bash plate to fit, and advise anything else that I might be able to do to prevent stupid breakages. (I will be fitting cheap chinese swivel mirrors for example)

tuftywhite · Apr 1, 2021

I'd see if you can get some engine crash bars from someone on here or try motorworks.

Also, I've got Barkbusters hand guards on mine as the originals are pretty useless if you drop the bike.

Tbolt · Apr 1, 2021

Nice bike

Some crash bars in the for sale section: https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/554560-R80G-S-Engine-Bars

phil_h · Apr 1, 2021

Tbolt said:
Nice bike

Some crash bars in the for sale section: https://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php/554560-R80G-S-Engine-Bars

Thanks, missed those.

phil_h · Apr 1, 2021

tuftywhite said:
I'd see if you can get some engine crash bars from someone on here or try motorworks.

Also, I've got Barkbusters hand guards on mine as the originals are pretty useless if you drop the bike.

Yep, Barkbusters are on the way - got the same white ones on my other bikes. Found that the std guards on a 1250 do _not_ protect the levers

Kenny · Apr 1, 2021

That bike will wup a 1250 offroad....enjoy :beerjug:

ChasF · Apr 2, 2021

Barkbusters are a good idea but the heads take the brunt of most offs - I’ve never broken a lever or scratched a barkbuster in 30 years of trying!

I think Mikeyboy does a heavy duty bashplate and there are other options although most are engine, rather than frame, mounted

F8GS · Apr 2, 2021

Phil

Just messaged you regarding the engine bars.

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tuftywhite · Apr 2, 2021

ChasF said:
Barkbusters are a good idea but the heads take the brunt of most offs - I’ve never broken a lever or scratched a barkbuster in 30 years of trying!

I think Mikeyboy does a heavy duty bashplate and there are other options although most are engine, rather than frame, mounted

You're right about the heads Barkbusters scratched too.

No engine guards on this bike because I'm hard core!!

(or stupid)

ChasF · Apr 2, 2021

That one looks more robust (thicker) than the standard peanut rocker cover. I’ve always preferred the later stronger ones.

mikeyboy · Apr 2, 2021

You have a migsel stand,
So no need for standard engine bars,
You also have the later more crash resistant valve covers.
You admit to not going hard on the bike off road,I wouldn’t bother with engine bars,they just make it wider and more likely to clip a stump/rock or dig in.
In any case the standard bars will just bend anyway,
till they hit the valve cover in the event of a big hit.
If you’re that concerned carry some epoxy metal or a spare valve cover.(guarantee never needed if you carry it long enough)

Edit,as said above,
Some decent brush guards or bark busters,
A very light drop can spoil the day if you break a lever.
Consider some spare ones in the tool kit as well.

Double edit.
Cable ties and gaffa tape.
That sums up fixing an airhead

ChasF · Apr 2, 2021

mikeyboy said:
You have a migsel stand,
So no need for standard engine bars,
You also have the later more crash resistant valve covers.
You admit to not going hard on the bike off road,I wouldn’t bother with engine bars,they just make it wider and more likely to clip a stump/rock or dig in.
In any case the standard bars will just bend anyway,
till they hit the valve cover in the event of a big hit.
If you’re that concerned carry some epoxy metal or a spare valve cover.(guarantee never needed if you carry it long enough)

Edit,as said above,
Some decent brush guards or bark busters,
A very light drop can spoil the day if you break a lever.
Consider some spare ones in the tool kit as well.

Double edit.
Cable ties and gaffa tape.
That sums up fixing an airhead

I don’t have engine bars or a centrestand, mostly to save weight. I carry wire grill and epoxy to repair the rocker covers but as yet not used. In my experience you need to try quite hard to break a lever but we carried spares all the way to Cape Town and still have them now.

**We kept the engine bars for our African travels as they were quite useful for mounting water tanks.

phil_h · Apr 2, 2021

The old and the new, with scars

phil_h · Apr 2, 2021

Which sump guard ?

Tbolt · Apr 2, 2021

phil_h said:
Which sump guard ?

I have the bottom guard on my G/S

phil_h · Apr 2, 2021

Tbolt said:
I have the bottom guard on my G/S

Aha! Thanks for that pic, the narrow one doesnt do much does it !
I think I'll be contacting motorworks asap.

PW Cymru · Apr 3, 2021

Please don’t get it dirty &#55357;&#56878;

oldnfat · Apr 3, 2021

I don’t think motoworks do the large sump guard anymore but BMW Bayer does under the GS rather than g/s section.

GSSTEVE · Apr 4, 2021

Gary at BAMW in Derby does a nice sump guard, reasonably priced too.,

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oldnfat · Apr 5, 2021

GSSTEVE said:
Gary at BAMW in Derby does a nice sump guard, reasonably priced too.,

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Sadly not any more, I tried the other day and he has severely limited his parts section to focus on restorations only.

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