Gear, Accessories, Add-Ons and Gadgets (old)

 

Gear, Accessories,
Add-ons and Gadgets

 

What have I added to my 1997 BMW R1100RT?

The cockpit (above)

• • Left to right
    • Garmin
      GPS
      III+ GPS Receiver on R-A-M
      mounting bracket
    • On RCU
      Parcel Shelf
      • Garmin
        Street Pilot 2610 GPS Receiver on R-A-M plus homemade
        mounting bracket
        • More details on the 2610 mount
      • Touratech
        GPS Sunshade
      • Remote
        Audio Adapter and Direct-Wire Power Adapter for Valentine1
      • Valentine
        1 Radar Detector in Hoon
        Hardware Radar Box
      • Gilsson
        Amplified GPS Antenna
      • XR9
        Micro XM Antenna
      • The Turtle
  • In Big
    Mak SC airBAG tank bag with Space Case
    • Delphi Roady 2 XM Radio with hardwired power adapter
    • Mix-It Audio Mixer with PC-GPS adapter lead for 2610
    • Rio Volt
      CD/MP3 player
    • Audio feeds into Bob Weis custom earmold speakers
    • EZ-Pass from Maryland (long story)
  • Permanent wiring for electronics
    • Radar detector and GPSes are wired with power on when ignition
      switch is ON or OFF, power off whe ignition switch in LOCK position
    • Tank bag electronics are powered via a relay connected to the
      headlight circuit, so they are powered off when the bike is shut off or
      when the headlights are turned off
    • Tank bag wiring is connectorized so the bag can be (relatively) easily unplugged and removed as a unit
  • Fiber-optic LED lighting for dashboard switches

 

The rest of the bike:

• • Lights
    • Hella
      FF200 Driving Lights (from Automotive Accessories
      Connection)
      • mounted on EMP
        Designs light mounting brackets (above mirrors)
    • Hella
      Optilux 1500 driving pattern lights ( from classicgarage.com)
      • mounted on Cycle
        Specialties light mounting brackets
    • BMW Euroswitch, modified to control auxiliary lights
      (BMW # 61 31 2 306 178)
    • Cee
      Bailey’s Windshield (#1 model 2″ wider 2″ taller than stock)
    • Aeroflow
      headlight cover (right now it’s off)
    • Griot’s
      Garage Headlight
      Shield protection film on driving lights
    • Philips
      Vision Plus headlight bulb from powerbulbs.com
      (UK)
    • 100 watt H3 xenon bulbs in FF200 driving lights
    • Philips
      AllWeather H3 yellow bulbs (powerbulbs.com)
      in Optilux lights
  • Rick Mayer custom seat
    
  • BeadRider beaded seat cover for hot weather
  • EZ Touring bike cover (on right side of fuel cell)
  • BMW valve cover protection bars
  • Widder
    Electronic thermostat, mounted with 3M™
    Marine Reclosable Attachment System™ strips to left
    side panel, plugged into second power outlet
  • BMW Saddlebags
  • Givi E52 topcase with brake lights from RL Motorcycles
  • BMW Auxiliary Rear Light Set (BMW # 63 21 1 468 253) with LED lights (from some truck stop)
  • For winter use: Aeroflow
    large windshield
  • For city use: BMW
    City cases (BMW # 46 54 2 317 241 (left) & 46 54 2
    316 906 (right))
  • BMW
    System case Extra-Large bag lids (BMW # 71 60 7 652 735
    (left) and 71 60 7 652 736 (right))
  • R1100GS mirrors
  • BMW
    wiring harness that allows running the bike with the sidestand down

• • • Fuel Cell – See the Fuel Cell page

And of course, the ultimate accessory – stickers

The old gear page

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