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k1200RS Handlebars V R1100S
Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:44 am
by snavetrauts
Can anyone tell me why K1200RS bars wold be shorter than the 1100s bars. They both use exactly the same switch gear.. Can it be Heated v Non heated grips... Does this make a difference to the length
Stuart
Re: k1200RS Handlebars V R1100S
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:50 am
by throttlemeister
snavetrauts wrote:Can anyone tell me why K1200RS bars wold be shorter than the 1100s bars. They both use exactly the same switch gear.. Can it be Heated v Non heated grips... Does this make a difference to the length
Stuart
The K doesn't have bar end weights, so that would make em about half an inch shorter.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:54 am
by snavetrauts
Cheers Throtlemeister... that would explain that then.... Some one has done this mod though and the pictures show end weights
Thanks anyway
Stuart
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 9:46 am
by SteveH
The bar-end weights on my (standard as far as I know ) S are 50mm long. It does make the bar look unusually compared to other bikes, now you mention it.
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:54 pm
by snavetrauts
This is what I am trying to do.... K1200rs (comfort) bars on the S... note the bar end weights
I have the std bar fittings but the h/bars are an inch too small to take the S controls.... so what bars is thisd chap using? Throttlemeister explained why the bars are shorter.. so what are these bars.
http://www.gadgetguy.net/PhotoGallery/B ... SP2610.htm
stuart
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:10 pm
by Rapid Dog
"Those bars are from a BMW K1200-RS"...
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 8:50 pm
by throttlemeister
They show throttlemeister cruisecontrol bar ends (no relation to my nick
) They can be mounted on any bike and come with appropiate mounting hardware. Very nice stuff, had them on my previous 2 bikes, but expensive. Worth it imo, but still expensive.
Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2007 9:44 pm
by snavetrauts
Rapid... I bought the K1200RS clipons and bars and the bars seemed too short... hence this thread. I now understand that the bars must have an attachment on them to accept Throttlemeister bar ends.
Rapid from another thread.... you offered your bar backs and they are truly lovely... very professionally made and the quality looks exceptional... but I was trying to keep costs down. As per another thread, I noticed that the cost of your barbacks are 227$ on your site and £275 on the english imorters.... Thats a hell of a uplift.
In the end by the time I have spent for all the bits and pieces .. I might as well have got your b/b's in the first place.. oh well
Thanks for all your help and suggestions
Stuart
Posted: Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:38 pm
by er 11 100 es
The bars are very similar of the one from the K1200RS
but they are from MV (Verholen) but not more available i think
can't find them on their site
I'm interested too, because missed a set on Ebay.
http://www.mv-motorrad.de/lshop,showrub ... 01,,,,.htm