Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:36 pm
Fitting instruction for BMW Aluminium cylinder head guards for the TC model.
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Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
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Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 8:44 pm
These fitting instructions don't show the additional trim strips (2 off).
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 6:08 pm
Got a response from the Motorrad suppler, apparently they are optional and can go on the edges of the guards if you so desire. Very un-German not stating this in the fitting guide ; )
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 7:54 pm
Install photo
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:06 pm
Excellent, minus the car trim bits?UKDucatiman wrote:Install photo.
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Thu Jun 15, 2017 8:10 pm
Could never understand these. Originally just for the GSA. Made if nice soft alloy so one small tip and they are destroyed and you can't clean behind them.
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 8:19 am
David. wrote: Excellent, minus the car trim bits?
Yes, looks cleaner without them
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 8:20 am
RTman10 wrote: Could never understand these. Originally just for the GSA. Made if nice soft alloy so one small tip and they are destroyed and you can't clean behind them.
Bit like anything behind the fairing then
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Tue Jun 20, 2017 8:33 am
UKDucatiman wrote:
Bit like anything behind the fairing then
Quite, but the pots are exposed to everything and need to be kept as crap free as possible. It's a bit like that with the OEM LC ones but at least they are made of stainless steel.
Re: Cylinder head guards (77 12 8 357 955) fitting instructions
Posted: Sat Aug 05, 2017 2:10 pm
RTman10 wrote: Could never understand these. Originally just for the GSA. Made if nice soft alloy so one small tip and they are destroyed and you can't clean behind them.
Well, all so called crash bars would only protect you from very slow speed spills. Preferably 0 mph ones. Try to imagine what would happen to the frame (and with R1200RT engine is an integral part of said frame) if crash bars actually hold when crash happens at speed. Replacing head covers + guards is much cheaper then trying to fix the geometry and replace the engine. No sir, thank you.