Re: Baglux cover on R1100RS

[Karl Johnson <karljohnson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Ian,

I have a Bagster on my '94 R1100RS...
http://colorado-artist.com/bmw/images/bmwMtEvans.jpg

It isn't in the pic, but I use an Alpha bag with it.

The Bagster is about as old as the bike, so I'm sure there have a  
been some changes made over the years. However, mine fits quite well  
and I wouldn't believe they changed the design so the cover fits  
worse. I wonder if it's really the right one for an R1100RS. I guess  
if it's close, it must be the right one.

Where the side straps are, I believe both the long and short-skirted  
R1100RS' are the same. On my bike the side clips also attach just  
above the throttle bodies too. Try pushing the clip further under so  
it's on the fairing bottom edge, parallel to the road and see if it  
can hook onto the small lip on the backside of the fairing.

Weird color, but congrats on the new Baglux. It's been a great system  
for me and has held up well for 65K+ miles.

Karl


On Jul 26, 2007, at 8:58 AM, Ian Ellison wrote:

> I just bought a second hand but never fitted baglux cover from an ebay
> auction. Fitted it to my R1100RS SE.
>
> A couple of observations: first, given the way the tank blends into  
> the
> fairing it doesn't make for an easy fit. The cover is a little  
> puckered
> around the filler, but I'll keep slowly tightening the front straps  
> to try
> to pull it smooth. Second, it's designed for the half faired model  
> as the
> side straps only just reach the bottom of the fairing right next to  
> the TPS,
> and the clips aren't designed to fit over the thick round edge of  
> the lower
> fairing. May have to modify this for security - not sure if it'll  
> stay on
> properly as is. Anyone else come across this?
>
> Third, the colour! OK, you can get them in lots of different  
> colours, but I
> bought this one thinking it would match my blue bike - when it came  
> it's a
> really strong violet colour! Didn't look so purple on the auction  
> site. Did
> they ever produce a bright purple RS? Scary!
>
> Last, the rear clips are quite a long way down the contour of the  
> tank so we
> will have to see how the regular Alpha bag fits - I don't think I  
> have one
> of the trailie type bags but it looks as if they might fit it better.
>
> IanE