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[Eddieruss]

Hello, I am writing my first post after registering today. I've just bought a 2022 R1250RT Racing Blue Metallic together with the top case. At the moment I'm busy buying and fitting the myriad of accessories one can choose when buying a BMW motorcycle. Within those that I have now fitted are the Wunderlich engine protector heads as well as their front engine protector bars. I'm also deliberating buying the Wunderlich rear pannier protection bars but there is opinion stated on a UK supplier that they may affect the pillion passengers comfort presumably with the top bar being too high!? Although, coincidence has it, I've just logged on to their website this evening and this note in the specifications has now been removed! I had previously contacted Wunderlich support and they totally deny any pillion passengers comfort being affected. I've yet to hear back from this UK supplier when I emailed them about this difference of opinion, though the now absent note surely speaks for itself! Anyway, it would be good to hear from any R1250RT owners that have bought and fitted these bars and have ridden with a pillion passenger.. ? Have their upper legs contacted the bars? and has their foot peg positions also been affected? I've also bought but not yet fitted the Wunderlich Dirt Trap Splash Cover and note that if one wants to fit these rear protector bars and the splash covers one will need to 'cut-out' a section of the splash covers to enable the upper protection bars to go through this cut-out piece and be safely bolted. Wunderlich support have advised casually that I could just "use a normal Dremel". Umm.. easy for them to say, they haven't paid nearly £80 for these covers! Still, if I don't do it and then do not fit any rear pannier protection, any drop or spill on to the panniers will be probably a lot more £ damage than cutting out a splash cover hole will be to enable pannier protection bars to be fitted! Talking of these, am I wrong in saying that there seems to be just a two-horse race/choice of either the Wunderlich or the Ilium bars from the USA? These Ilium bars do not go as high as the Wunderlich ones and also the cost is @ 40+ % more expensive. I also can't find an Ilium UK supplier either. Ha anyone fitted these and not the Wunderlich ones!? Well, there's a hefty opening 'first post' that I hadn't planned on doing! Looking forward to anyone who cares to post back.

[Stu]

Hi and welcome to the forum

I can't help with the comfort of the bars but here is the UK supplier you require https://www.sportouring.co.uk/product-c ... rotection/

[Eddieruss]

Hi, thanks Sakm for the Ilium bars UK supplier link

[Steve398]

Heed also do rear bars but I’ve no experience of them.

https://heedshop.eu/en_US/p/Rear-crash- ... silver/474

[Eddieruss]

Hi Steve398 for the info. & link. I'd never heard of this Polish company Heed. It would be interesting if anyone on the forum has any feedback and opinion about their pannier bars for a 1200 or 1250..

[Steve398]

Their engine crash bars have a good reputation as far as I’ve heard.

[Doctor T]

Welcome to the forum