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Is there an optional front mudguard which uses the standard brackets available for the R1150R other than the ugly BMW standard front "Darth Vadar" original?

gunga din wrote:Is there an optional front mudguard which uses the standard brackets available for the R1150R other than the ugly BMW standard front "Darth Vadar" original?

I'm not an expert, but I remember seeing the R1150RT mudguard installed on the RR, so it is possible. I doubt any modification would be necessary. I'm sure others will chime in with verification.

Thanks for the suggestion; looks slightly better than the original.

gunga din wrote: other than the ugly BMW standard front "Darth Vadar" original?

You, gunga din sir, have insulted me, my bike and my honour (SLAP. SLAP). I challenge you to a duel!

The front mudguard from a BMW K1 might fit.. ..and you think ours is ugly..

How long have you had the bike?..If not long you should wait a while because the beak will grow on you...I hated it at first and quite like it now.

DJ

Long live the beak!

I put my friends front mud guard of his Ducati on my bike once...it looked real stupid...Because our headlight is mounted high so it will not hit the beak when the forks are compressed...so..when you put a normal guard on it looks like the forks are way too long.

The only way you could make a normal front guard look good would be to somehow lower the headlight a few inches..and that's big job.

The new R1200R has our forks so their guard should also fit..but with the standard headlight it will look wrong..IMO.

DJ

Hey,
Superman has a big Red S on his chest. It looks dumb.
But without it he would just be a Big buff guy in tights, boots and a cape.

Don't dis the man....don't dis the beak.

I have an extra Fireblade fender, having put a carbon fibre jobie on it. So I tried the stock Fireblade one on the R...and it looked like poo. DJ is right about the long fork length vs. the headlight...works only if you like the chopper look, which is so in!

If this is important to you, get the rockster headlight, but then there goes that classic big headlight that makes the R so appealing. Really, it's the beaks styling relative to the bikes shape that makes it positively beautiful at 80% of angles, and admittedly awkward at 20%, but 100% distinctive. Thats better than modern BMW designs that are 20% beautiful and 80% awkward, IMHO.

Beak good No beak bad

Newbie here. I'll try not post stupid things. I think the Rockster front fender might fit, if that is not offensive.

Just-Beeming wrote:Hey,
Superman has a big Red S on his chest. It looks dumb.
But without it he would just be a Big buff guy in tights, boots and a cape.

.........with his underpants on the outside..............

Croc

Newbie here. I'll try not post stupid things. I think the Rockster front fender might fit, if that is not offensive.

Hey stevedore...that's stupid thing #1... ...The Rockster has a different fork and different mounts...a lot of people have thought the same thing (including me) but no one has been able to fit a Rockster guard on a Roadster...yet........just kidding about the stupid bit..

Actually I know of one who has been able to put a Roadster beak on a Rockster (because he likes it and didn't want to miss out on the whole beak thing)

I agree with 1150929...from 80% views the beak looks great..the other 20% it looks dumb..IMO...thats why I'm very carfull when taking pics..

DJ

Sorry for the stupid first post. Geez. How about an RT mud guard?

Yes RT and RS guards fit (same fork)...

But because both those bikes have full fairings they look good in combination with their fairing..But on our naked bike they look a bit odd..IMO.

Our beak blends in with our oil coolers on the tank...and the dip on top blends with the headlight shape.

DJ

Rivi had a RS mud guard on his R. There are also some who have fitted the rear section from a K1200LT to keep some of the mud off of the engine.

I believe that the Rockster front end is from the R1100S; it uses the same mudguard. The 1100S and 1150R have differenct guard mounts, which is why a rockster front guard won't fit an 1150R.