Howling Mad's R1200GS Mods

[Howling Mad wrote:] After lurking around R1200GS.info and ADVRider for quite a while, I finally have decided to give something back. I've been inspired by some of the things I've seen here and have been stupid enough to try some of my own. So, thanks to everyone who has taken the time to help the rest of us.

Light Guard Grille

Here's the grille guard. I made this from 1/4 and 1/8 bar. I made a template out of cardboard, then made another template out of wood. I then drilled holes around the perimeter and formed the larger bar around the wood wiring it to the frame as I go. Got that? I'll take pictures of the form if you're interested. More pictures below.

Garmin 276C Mount

Next is a familiar sight; a 276C mounted to the handlebars. I robbed the idea from several of you.

The pipe is about 3/8" inside diameter with metric hex bolts, all found at good ol' Home Repo. I simply welded 1" flat stock to the assembly. I like simple. It vibrates more than I would like, so I think I found a winter project. I'm open to ideas to reduce this if you have them. I also would like it to be above the instrument guage so that I don't have to look down so much. It's not bad the way it is, but could be better.

Widder Heated Vest Controller Mount

I think the next few will illustrate just how tapped the author is. I needed a place to put the controller for my Widder vest, but I have two issues; I have a hard time drilling holes in something I don't own and I can't stand things attached to a vehicle that doesn't look like it was born there. Yeah, I know, but my doctor says I'm doing much better :)

Everything tucks nicely behind the black cover. The plug end velcros to the tank when not conected to the coiled cord. [Coiled or straight power and accessory cords are available from AeroStitch]

The placement is comfortable for those not going through menopause.

Under-the-Tail Bag

I admit it, I sew. You should too, if you did, you could make something like this to store all the crap that doesn't need to be in a bag. Quiche is overrated, but sewing is engineering with a needle. By he way, this is an old laptop bag I persuaded to be a toolbag. I can take a few more pictures if you're interested.

That's enough for one night. Hope you get something out of this, I know I got a lot out of ADVRider. Thanks again.