[Alfodr]

So I believe that I’ve completed all the substantive elements of my R Nine T classic build over the last 12 months of ownership. To old and new members alike, I cannot overstate how invaluable this forum has been towards helping inform a number of these modifications. Thank you to all the members who have shared their experience of these (and other) products with this community. And of course to our tireless moderators for grouping, pruning and sorting posts together into useful threads to make finding information much easier, in particular to @BaldyDave who has helped me more times than I can remember.

The full list of modifications is as follows:-
[-] Akrapovic Low Level Exhaust
[-] BMW Aluminium Intake Covers
[-] BMW Cylinder Head Guards
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Levers
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Pillion Pegs
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Rearsets
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Filler Cap
[-] BMW Option 719 Tubeless Spoked Wheels
[-] BMW Saddle Bags Left and Right
[-] BMW Scrambler High Seat
[-] Evotech Radiator Guard
[-] Evotech Tail Tidy (modified)
[-] Evotech Engine Guard
[-] Evotech Swingarm Protector
[-] Illmberger Carbon Fibre Injector Cover
[-] Ilmberger Carbon Fibre Front Mudguard
[-] Motodemic LED Adaptive Headlight
[-] Roland Sands Machined Belt Cover
[-] Roland Sands Machined Pivot Covers
[-] Touratech Stage 4 Rear Shock
[-] Touratech Steering Damper
[-] Unit Garage Pillion Frame Pillion Handle
[-] Wunderlich Swingarm License Plate Mount

Every time I throw a leg over, I am pleasantly reminded just how versatile and authentic the R NineT is. Whether touring, scratching and/or tootling around, it makes motorcycling easy and enjoyable whatever the circumstances. What an amazing machine which has united us all together on this forum from all over the world.

Ride safe everyone.

 

[BaldyDave]

Lovely bike, very tastefully modded.

 

[Error Flynn]

Beautiful beautiful bike !

Whats your solution for having light on your license plate ?

 

[Alfodr]

Beautiful beautiful bike !

Whats your solution for having light on your license plate ?

Thanking you @Error Flynn 🙏 Long story short, I have retained the original BMW rear light which has a licence plate illumination light directly under the brake light. It just so happens that the license plate light shines down at an angle, and just about catches the license plate when mounted on the Wunderlich swingarm bracket in its highest position. It is not perfect and, in truth, I have not had the bike tested against the UK government standard (the MOT) yet. I am hopeful it will pass…

 

[TimC]

Every time I throw a leg over, I am pleasantly reminded just how versatile and authentic the R NineT is. Whether touring, scratching and/or tootling around, it makes motorcycling easy and enjoyable whatever the circumstances. What an amazing machine which has united us all together on this forum from all over the world.

Looks terrific!!

I completely agree with your sentiments above. This motorcycle is a blast to ride, fast or slow, short trips or long days, and it's more versatile than most people think. And this forum is indeed a great place!

 

[CafeR9T]

Beautiful build!
Do you notice a difference with the steering dampener?

 

[Alfodr]

Beautiful build!
Do you notice a difference with the steering dampener?

Hi there @CafeR9T ; thank you and in short, yes, a significant difference in terms of lightness of steering, especially at lower speeds and manoeuvring the bike around.

Link to thread below goes into more detail on my review of the Touratech steering damper:-
Touratech Suspension

Link to wider thread on steering dampers across the forum (e.g. Ohlins, Hyperpro, etc) if you'd like to do a bit more research
Steering damper.

Hope this helps; happy riding.

 

[CafeR9T]

Hi there @CafeR9T ; thank you and in short, yes, a significant difference in terms of lightness of steering, especially at lower speeds and manoeuvring the bike around.

Link to thread below goes into more detail on my review of the Touratech steering damper:-
Touratech Suspension

Link to wider thread on steering dampers across the forum (e.g. Ohlins, Hyperpro, etc) if you'd like to do a bit more research
Steering damper.

Hope this helps; happy riding.

Thank you and appreciate the detailed response!
I will definitely look into ordering one now ☺

 

[DesertRoads]

My recently acquired 2015 came with a steering damper and the bike handles more precisely. I love it!

 

[Fujikon]

@Alfodr Looks great!

 

[BlitzSchnell]

So I believe that I’ve completed all the substantive elements of my R Nine T classic build over the last 12 months of ownership. To old and new members alike, I cannot overstate how invaluable this forum has been towards helping inform a number of these modifications. Thank you to all the members who have shared their experience of these (and other) products with this community. And of course to our tireless moderators for grouping, pruning and sorting posts together into useful threads to make finding information much easier, in particular to @BaldyDave who has helped me more times than I can remember.

The full list of modifications is as follows:-
[-] Akrapovic Low Level Exhaust
[-] BMW Aluminium Intake Covers
[-] BMW Cylinder Head Guards
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Levers
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Pillion Pegs
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Rearsets
[-] BMW Option 719 Storm Filler Cap
[-] BMW Option 719 Tubeless Spoked Wheels
[-] BMW Saddle Bags Left and Right
[-] BMW Scrambler High Seat
[-] Evotech Radiator Guard
[-] Evotech Tail Tidy (modified)
[-] Evotech Engine Guard
[-] Evotech Swingarm Protector
[-] Illmberger Carbon Fibre Injector Cover
[-] Ilmberger Carbon Fibre Front Mudguard
[-] Motodemic LED Adaptive Headlight
[-] Roland Sands Machined Belt Cover
[-] Roland Sands Machined Pivot Covers
[-] Touratech Stage 4 Rear Shock
[-] Touratech Steering Damper
[-] Unit Garage Pillion Frame Pillion Handle
[-] Wunderlich Swingarm License Plate Mount

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Every time I throw a leg over, I am pleasantly reminded just how versatile and authentic the R NineT is. Whether touring, scratching and/or tootling around, it makes motorcycling easy and enjoyable whatever the circumstances. What an amazing machine which has united us all together on this forum from all over the world.

Ride safe everyone.

Very nicely personalized bike Alfodr, she’s beautiful ..and the quality conversations and information exchanged here remind me of why I like this forum and it’s riders… Cheers one and all !
StayUpOn2 Mates ……Blitz

 

[dc85ksa]

Great Great Piece!!

 

[Alfodr]

Very nicely personalized bike Alfodr, she’s beautiful ..and the quality conversations and information exchanged here remind me of why I like this forum and it’s riders… Cheers one and all !
StayUpOn2 Mates ……Blitz

Thanks @BlitzSchnell 🙏 For me at least, this forum has become a significant element of the R Nine T ownership experience. The kindness and willingness of members much like yourself to share experience, impart wisdom and provide advice really does bring out the best in people. It is also fascinating to see all the different cultures, scenery and personalities; are all the richer for this. One day I hope I get the chance to visit your beautiful Texas.

Keep safe mate 👍

 

[Stotti]

Great job, does indeed look very inviting to throw your leg over, which is what it’s all about.

I notice though you haven’t done anything about rain/mud protection at the rear end. Any thoughts going forward?

 

[Alfodr]

Great job, does indeed look very inviting to throw your leg over, which is what it’s all about.

I notice though you haven’t done anything about rain/mud protection at the rear end. Any thoughts going forward?

Hi @Stotti , apologies for the delayed reply, been away a few days camping with family. I used to have the GS rear mudguard installed on the R Nine T which helped mitigate rear wheel spray, however decided to replace this with a swingarm mounted license plate instead. Main reason was that the tail tidy and GS mudguard used to bash into each other on big potholes, albeit the tail tidy did help improve the clearance compared to the original license plate mount. The thread linked below shows what I mean.
GS Rear Mudguard and Tail Tidy Compatibility

For now the situation is OK given that I don’t commute any more (daily commute now includes school run with three kids), however on my old R1200R I had both the GS mudguard and Wunderlich rear hugger installed and it worked a dream to minimise mud and rain. When touring I now keep a set of lightweight water proof layers and just accept that I’ll have to give the bike and luggage a good clean when I get home.

Hope this helps; all the best.

EDIT: Just remembered the following wonderful thread which covers all sorts of ideas and options to reduce rear wheel spray - very useful for riders who ride all year round
Rear wheel water spray on back during rain riding