Gear, Accessories, Add-Ons and Gadgets (really old)

Gear, Accessories, Add-ons and Gadgets

What have I added to my 1997 BMW R1100RT?

The cockpit (above)

Left to right on
RCU Parcel Shelf
- Garmin GPS III+ GPS
  Receiver
- R-A-M mounting bracket
  base
- Remote Audio
  Adapter and Direct-Wire Power Adapter for Valentine1
- Valentine 1 Radar
  Detector
Cheap Auto Zone Thermometer
Remote display for
Valentine 1
BMW Multivario Tank Bag with homemade power distribution box &
map light for rallies, wiring to feed output from Valentine 1 and
Rio Volt CD/MP3
player and Cobra HH 45 hand-held
CB/weather radio into Bob Weis fitted
speaker earplugs, extra bags & watter bottle holder from
REI
Illinois Tollway I-Pass in top of tank
bag
Permanent wiring for GPS and radar detector, including RS-232
connector for transferring data from laptop to/from GPS

The rest of the bike:

Lights
- Hella
  FF200 Driving Lights (from Automotive Accessories Connection)
  - mounted on EMP
    Designs light mounting brackets (above mirrors)
- Hella
  Optilux 1500 driving pattern lights ( from
  classicgarage.com)
  - mounted on
    Cycle Specialties light
    mounting brackets
- BMW Euroswitch, modified to control auxiliary lights (BMW # 61 31
  2 306 178)
- Cee Bailey’s Windshield
  (#1 model 2″ wider 2″ taller than stock)
- Aeroflow headlight
  cover
- Griot’s Garage
  Headlight
  Shield protection film on driving lights
- Philips
  Vision Plus headlight bulb from powerbulbs.com (UK)
- PIAA
  XTRA 85=135 H3
  xenon bulbs in FF200 driving lights
- Philips
  AllWeather H3 yellow bulbs (powerbulbs.com) in Optilux lights
Corbin seat
with backrest
Cheap Auto Zone beaded seat cover (execllent for long rides)
BMW valve cover protection bars
Widder Electronic thermostat,
mounted with
3M
Marine Reclosable Attachment System strips to left side panel,
plugged into second power outlet
BMW Saddlebags
BMW Top Case (BMW #71 60 2 316 731)
BMW Auxiliary Rear Light Set (BMW # 63 21 1 468 253)
3M Scotchlite
black reflective tape (from
Gall’s)
on saddlebags
For winter use: Aeroflow
large windshield
For city use:
BMW
City cases (BMW # 46 54 2 317 241 (left) & 46 54 2 316 906
(right))
BMW
System case Extra-Large bag lids (BMW # 71 60 7 652 735 (left) and 71 60 7
652 736 (right))
BMW
wiring harness that allows running the bike with the sidestand down