The bike: 2008 BMW R1200GS "The Swiss Army Knife Of Motorcycles". Weight: under 500 pounds. Horse Power: about 100hp. Performance: HANG ON TIGHT!
Bought new in Santiago, Chile February 08, and at this point I've put 4000 miles on it. Other equipment on board include a Garmin Zumo 550 GPS https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=135&pID=414 , with maps of all of South America. Mount for the GPS comes from RAM Mount http://www.ram-mount.com/ . As you can see by the picture, the bike has the BMW GS panniers already on it and spoked wheels for better off road capability. The Panniers are expandable for when you need to carry a lot of stuff. They will expand about three inches. I will also be installing a throttle lock from Kaoko . http://www.kaoko.com/cruisecontrol.html. Tank Bag and pannier liners from RKA http://www.rka-luggage.com/A02%20Tankbags/11PF4%20Build%20sheet/11PF4%20Build%20Sheet.html . Auxiliary lighting will come from a set of PIAA 1100X Platinum Super White Dichroic Driving Lights ttp://www.piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/1100x.html . Cylinder guards will be installed before the trip and they will be from Tourateck - USA http://www.touratech-usa.com/ . Light mounts for the PIAA's are from Lumalink, and are being custom made for the GS by Gordy Tool http://www.lumalink.com/ of Arkansas.
Bought new in Santiago, Chile February 08, and at this point I've put 4000 miles on it. Other equipment on board include a Garmin Zumo 550 GPS https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=135&pID=414 , with maps of all of South America. Mount for the GPS comes from RAM Mount http://www.ram-mount.com/ . As you can see by the picture, the bike has the BMW GS panniers already on it and spoked wheels for better off road capability. The Panniers are expandable for when you need to carry a lot of stuff. They will expand about three inches. I will also be installing a throttle lock from Kaoko . http://www.kaoko.com/cruisecontrol.html. Tank Bag and pannier liners from RKA http://www.rka-luggage.com/A02%20Tankbags/11PF4%20Build%20sheet/11PF4%20Build%20Sheet.html . Auxiliary lighting will come from a set of PIAA 1100X Platinum Super White Dichroic Driving Lights ttp://www.piaa.com/Lamps/Lamp-pages/1100x.html . Cylinder guards will be installed before the trip and they will be from Tourateck - USA http://www.touratech-usa.com/ . Light mounts for the PIAA's are from Lumalink, and are being custom made for the GS by Gordy Tool http://www.lumalink.com/ of Arkansas.
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