New to me 2008 R1200RT - horn and hi-beam upgrades
Posted: Sun Oct 11, 2015 8:55 pm
Hi everyone,
I've always got a lot out of these sorts of forum so I thought I'd introduce myself and let you know about 2 mods I've already done.
I had a 2006 RT 3 years ago but I never really liked the servo brakes. I was either upset with the wooden feel or was waiting for them to break! I recently found myself an ex-police RT with the usual enormous history file and it's going great.
First thing I did was upgrade the 'peep' horn to a twin-tone set-up using horns from a BMW 5 series which come with the same connector. Being a police bike it didn't have the unattached second horn lead that the civvy bikes come with but I just spliced a spare CANBUS connector (one thing it doesn't lack is lots of spare connectors) into the horn cable. Worked a treat and no relay required.
I then swapped out the standard H7 hi-beam for a HID bulb which makes a world of difference and doesn't blind oncoming traffic as it's only on hi-beam.
The bike's fantastic - if I can work out how I'll upload some pictures.
Cheers
I've always got a lot out of these sorts of forum so I thought I'd introduce myself and let you know about 2 mods I've already done.
I had a 2006 RT 3 years ago but I never really liked the servo brakes. I was either upset with the wooden feel or was waiting for them to break! I recently found myself an ex-police RT with the usual enormous history file and it's going great.
First thing I did was upgrade the 'peep' horn to a twin-tone set-up using horns from a BMW 5 series which come with the same connector. Being a police bike it didn't have the unattached second horn lead that the civvy bikes come with but I just spliced a spare CANBUS connector (one thing it doesn't lack is lots of spare connectors) into the horn cable. Worked a treat and no relay required.
I then swapped out the standard H7 hi-beam for a HID bulb which makes a world of difference and doesn't blind oncoming traffic as it's only on hi-beam.
The bike's fantastic - if I can work out how I'll upload some pictures.
Cheers