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Puig infi ll panels for R 1200 GSA By John Wetli #195304
I LOVE MY 2015 R 1200 GS ADVEN- ture, I really do. For me and the type of riding I do (long-distance touring), the bike provides the ultimate all-day ride. Yet like most other BMW riders, I’ve found it necessary to make the bike even better by adding a few things that BMW Motorrad didn’t. Seats and windshields always top
my farkle list and are changed out as soon as possible. Once those things are done, the fine tuning begins with foot peg upgrades, bar risers and aux- iliary lighting. I had been a long-time RS rider but
bought my first GS in 2008 and immediately found back and wrist relief with the upright seating posi- tion. The only thing I didn’t care for were the open areas under the seat which exposed both me and my wife to road dirt and debris. I could live with it, but it bothered Linda. On top of that, I always thought that the bike would simply look better with the gaps in the frame filled. Something needed to be done. Over the past couple of years, I had
seen frame infill panels but never found anything I liked. The ones I saw were unattractive and were fastened to the bike with ugly cable ties. Prob- ably effective, but I wanted something worthy of the bike they would be mounted to. In the meantime, Linda and I put up with road spray and dirt. A seemingly trivial problem in the grand scheme of things sure, but still it was something I needed to address. I was mindlessly surfing the web
when I found Hornig’s website. Based in Germany, Hornig has been supply- ing parts and accessories for BMW motorcycles since 2001. The company ships worldwide and had the set of infill panels for my GSA that I had
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long searched for. To mount the panels to the bike, I simply
needed to loosen the two bolts that attach the passenger peg mounts to the frame about a quarter inch and then slip a mount- ing bracket on both sides. Once attached, two tabs on the infill panels were posi- tioned behind the upper frame members, and the panels pivoted onto the mounting
brackets, secured with durable rubber disks. The black plastic panels match the satin-smooth finish and color of my bike perfectly and look like OEM parts. I couldn’t be happier and I know Linda will be happy as well. I bought my Puig Infill panels at Hornig
from their website at
mhornig.com. Cost was $156 plus shipping.
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