2009 RT Cylinder Guards

[Guest Kakugo]

I have a Touratech engine bar installed. Very sturdy, very well made, feel very safe with it... however as the good season has started I am finding myself more and more often running out of ground clearance despite using RT-P footpeg feelers.

So for the good season I am thinking about removing the bar (to be reinstalled during Fall season, no pun intended) and fitting some simple cylinder guards. The OE BMW ones already cost me a packet by not doing their job so I am looking for aftermarket alternatives which would be:

 

Touratech "Sport" model (now on sale! )

 

 

Touratech "Aluminum" model

 

 

Machineart "ABS" model

 

 

Wunderlich "Aluminum" model (which looks the same as Touratech but is 25% more expensive)

 

 

As usual opinions/comments are greatly appreciated as long as they aren't "don't lean that much, you ****".

[Kritou]

What are RT-P footpeg feelers?

[Guest Kakugo]

What are RT-P footpeg feelers?

 

Also called "hero blobs" by UK magazine Performance Bikes, they are those things under the footpegs that warn you are running out of ground clearance. The RT-P (police model) are about 1,5cm longer than those fit to civilian RT to account for reduced ground clearance due to crash bars fitted.

 

Oh, and at the moment I am leaning towards the Machineart guards... Don't know why but they look like "the real deal"...

[RTJohn]

Check out Z-Technik. They make a pretty good one. I have it on my 2010 RT.

[Guest Kakugo]

Check out Z-Technik. They make a pretty good one. I have it on my 2010 RT.

 

Can you share a picture? Thanks!

[moshe_levy]

Here they are on my 2009:

 

 

My article from MCN July 2010

 

http://www.mklsportster.com/Articles/mcn-ztech.pdf

 

-MKL

[Guest Kakugo]

Thanks a lot Moshe.

Sadly the old Ztechnik (and SW Motech) importer has gone belly up and the new one doesn't import this engine bar.

Buying straight from the US is a very remote possibility because shipping charges and custom duties would make it almost twice as expensive as the Touratech bar I have currently fitted.

Nippy Normans sell the Machineart X-heads at 142€ plus shipping... not a bad deal me thinks.

[moshe_levy]

No, not bad. I just was at Machineart yesterday in fact, trying some prototype stuff which I will be reporting about for MCN. They make good products, as does Touratech. Can't go wrong either way.

 

-MKL