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R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:45 pm
by builtforcomfort
Cal. Scientific has a picture of a gray/silver R1200 with handguards on their website that appear to mount to the clutch/brake masters and not the handlebars. The folks at Cal. Sci. thought it belonged to Don Eilenberger. Don assures me it's not his. Does anyone know about the handguards on this bike?

Thanks, Mark " 08 black/wht stripes

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:49 pm
by mogu83
Those are the stock 2007 GS hand guards that you can't get any more. Their the ones that most of us have.
http://www.calsci.com/motorcycleinfo/R1200Rprod.html

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:13 pm
by builtforcomfort
Thanks Harry. I have the '08 and later type but they don't mount as well as I would like. Is there any word that BMW might bring the earlier ones back?

Re: R1200R hand guards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:08 pm
by mogu83
Search this list. Somewhere on here their is information about mounting the new guards. Something about using the right handlebar mount on the left side and visa versa.

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:35 pm
by builtforcomfort
Thanks Harry. I think I did it that way but I'll recheck it.

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Tue Nov 10, 2009 10:15 pm
by ka5ysy
Here is my "How To" for mounting the new GS handguards on the RR:

http://www.dualsportridersoflouisiana.c ... stcount=88


They work great !

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 8:07 am
by builtforcomfort
Thanks for the help

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:47 pm
by ka5ysy
builtforcomfort wrote:Thanks for the help

Isn't this a GREAT site =D>

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:34 pm
by xprof
Gotta point out that, living in sunny southern California, I have found that ACERBIS Uniko handguards, at $38.95 (http://www.motorhelmets.com/.../bodypar ... -table.htm) work just fine, and are easy to mount if you just grind the clamps down a bit. Saves lots of money, keeps the hands a bit warmer, and yesterday saved me from a whipping by some chaparral I inadvertently leaned into on a tight left-hander. Also must point out that JC Whitney makes a decent topcase for less than $70 bucks, which has served me quite well at considerable savings over the overpriced OEM topcase...

Re: R1200R handguards on Cal. Sci. site

Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:27 am
by Kieran R1200R
Sometimes we need to look outside the square.
Buying BMW hardware we pay a lot.
I just googled hand gaurds and this site came up.
Well worth a look.
http://www.barkbusters.net/