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I contacted the folks at Ilmberger and they said they would put me in touch with the folks at Sierrabmw.com concerning a hugger for my R1200R.

I'll let you know how that proceeds.

Mark

I ordered my Ilmberger hugger from Sierra BMW last night. It is the same as on the "S".
Mark

Nice hugger! Handy to know that the ones for the S fit. As always pics of the hugger on your bike are always welcome. I'm going to testdrive my dealers R1200R with BOS Carbon Fiber endcan this friday without the db killer to listen how it sounds on the bike and if it changes the characteristics in any way. I already know it looks nice though, mutch smaller then the original and cf goes nice with my black bike(also easy to clean) and its about half the weight of the oem end can.Also the angle is steeper witch looks a lot nicer to me and the bags will still fit.

My son has CF cans on his SV650 and they are the cat's meow. Nice and cool to the touch even after a long ride.

Mark

Took the testdrive today with the BOS endcan without the db killer and it sounded great, not to loud just a nice very dark exhaust note with a nice burble and occasional pop on deceleration. It wasn't cool to the touch though but this is probably because the cf layer is over an alu one(most endcans like this nowadays to prevent coloration and to increase strenght). I ordered one and as the demo bike had mutch better damping characteristics on the front shock(something I was slightly dissapointent about since I had the bike) I mentioned this and my dealer decided that he would order a new front shock right away and have it replaced under warranty(he didn't even try hisself ).So I'm very happy and can't wait till they perform the mods.

PhilSB wrote:I have just fitted the Nippy Normans hugger and it is catching the shocker plastic cover. It gives quite a squeak when I go over a bump in the road.

I had a "knock! knock!" speed related noise one evening. I stopped but couldn't see anything and eventually returned home thinking it was the bevel drive or something. As I came to my street the noise stopped I think it must have been a stone caught in the brake calliper. What a relief!

Phil

Phil , Do you have any pictures of your bike with the hugger on? I got mine today but it will be this weekend before I can put it on. Any sage advice? Mine is made by Ilmberger's and I bought it through Sierra BMW.

Mark

Regarding the rear hugger for the R1200R offered by Nippy Normans, I live in California, and was able to order and receive one. No problems. Delivery was less than 10 days from the UK.

Installation was not perfect. The instruction called for removing the brake line cover, and replacing it with a zip-tie. Not so pretty.

The instructions were straightforward, but I had to remove the rear wheel to access one of the screws to install the hugger.

Also, the holes drilled into the hugger did not exactly match the bracket, and I had to enlarge one hole on the hugeer, from 5/16" to 3/8". Not a big deal.

Overall, the hugger looks great, and I'll post a pic this weekend. The zip-tie still bugs me, though.

I just got done installing my hugger from Ilmberger and it is a perfect fit. Like the jack ass I am I managed to scrape my wheel when I took it off and I see clearly now how I could have avoided the scrape but .....live and learn. The hugger seems to fit very well. I got it through Sierra BMW. I'll post pics also this weekend.
Also I got some old OSI panners at a flea market last weekend for $10 and am going to use them tomorrow as I head into North Carolina to pick up some very nice micro brewery beer that the heathens over there have.
The paniers very very little compared to the BMW hard cases. Pick them both up sometime.

Mark

Looking forward to the pics Mark. Shame you scratched your wheel. Still waiting on my new exhaust and front shock I hope the dealer will have time next week.

I see now that some of what I wrote last night makes no sense at all. What I meant was that the OSI panniers weigh very little compared to the BMW hard cases. You should pick up both of the hard cases at the same time to realize just how heavy they are.
The weather was obliging today and rained on me as I rode. While it seemed like a pain in the neck while I rode , I realized later that it gave me the chance to compare rooster tail marks on the back of my bike before and after the hugger. There was NO mud and gunk slung on my rear shock or seat under neath or rear seat top for that matter. The hugger made no mysterious noises or anything of that sort either. I forgot it was there. It was costly but I have no regrets.
Here are some pictures of it.


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That's looking very very good. The Ilmberger stuff is realy beautifully made and I like the lines of there hugger the best from the ones I've seen.
As for luggage, personally I'm going to use a tailbag for now and see how this works out, I can get a pair of shoes in there and 2 sets of close so that should be enough for a weekend away. I like the ease of use of the BMW hardbags but they make the bike very wide witch isn't always convenient on our crowded highways. Tailbag is also mutch lighter just a bit scared that it might scuff some plasic parts or the seat but I guess it will be fine and the bike isn't going to be looking as new forever.

I suppose that it is a matter of taste but I have always prefered side cases to top cases. I don't know if I could defend my choice with lojic but I don't need to anyway.
Send us some pics of the top case set up.


Mark

Don't like topcases myself either but the tailbag comes on the place of the passenger(so no good riding two up, but I rarely do). Will take a picture tommorow when the bag is on there and post it as soon as I can.

Mark, the hugger looks great. I think after a taller shield that'll be next on the list.

Hi celticus!

That looks just great. I will order one too, but I would like to se how it is mounted to the bike. Is it possible for you to take some fotos of that?

It would be difficult to show in a picture where the mounting screws are. The instructions say to mount the hugger to the Kardan casing. I should have taken photos during the installation because now to see the Kardan screws you have to look through the rear wheel and the disk.
With the wheel off I had to rotate the disk several times to get to the screws. These are 6 or 8 screws in a circle around the drive unit between the telelever arm ( or is it paralever ?) and the brake disk. Oddly my Craftsman torx socket T40 would not turn the screw ( kept slipping out ) so I used the one in the motorcycle's tool bag. The screws where you mount the hugger are the one from 8 to 11.
I'll take a look later and see a clear picture can be made.
Mark

Here's some pics of my bike with the tailbag Mark. I find the tailbag very handy and can't believe it holds a pair of sneakers(size 11) 2 pair of pants, shirts, underwear and socks and even have room left for a toothbrush. On the go the bag held up nicely and is mutch nicer for moving thrue crowded traffic then the sidecases. After 350km nothing seemed scuffed so the tailbag is going to see a lot of use this summer. Thanks to the bagmounts the straps are hardly touching anything and to protect the silver colored tail light cover I used a foam pad.