RE: Baglux cover on R1100RS

["Ian Ellison" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 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.


Thanks Karl. It has a label saying "'96 R1100RS". Mine's a '95 but near
enough.

>
> 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.


That's what I did, but the extra inch or two below where your bottom edge is
means it's a marginal fit.

If you look at

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/photos/photophotos/R1100%20Cobalt%20Blue%20699%20(1
).jpg

which is basically the same as mine you'll see what I mean. It's a lot
further down.

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

See http://i24.ebayimg.com/01/i/000/a6/ce/4cc5_1.JPG for the colour. I
thought they just had bad white balance on the photo. Hell, it's close
enough. :-)

I've used the system for years on various bikes and have 3 bags, all Alphas,
but red, black, and blue. They just seem to accumulate. :-)

Cheers

Ian