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Touratech 01-040-0274-0 handlebar risers for the BMW R1200GS

I bought these little suckers just before my ride to the Phillip Island Grand Prix. I had always felt a bit stretched to the bars. I am 179 cms and also use the Airhawk Seat Cushion which sits me up another cm or so.

The seat adjustment I use is high on the front and low on the rear and this seems to keep the seat nice and level without wanting to crush your nuts on the tank by sliding you forward as the other settings are want to do.

The risers make it way easier to manage the bike standing up and is much more comfortable when riding that way. Also my arms are much more relaxed and found the bike was easier to ride smoother and quicker.

I explain all in the podcast. Have a listen and leave a comment by hitting the comment link below.

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All About Touratech Australia, An Interview With Tony Kirby.

Wanted to know the most popular Touratech Product? Andy grills Tony Kirby from Touratech Australia to get the lowdown on what’s happening locally with Touratech.

Touratech is a German company who make over 3,000 product lines and generally their stuff is spot on A grade. Obviously an Australian distributor can’t have everything on the shelf but you’ll find out how much they do keep here. And these days it’s only about a three week wait to get stuff out of Germany if required.

Gotta tell you I’m a bit of a regular Touratech customer with recent purchases waiting to be fitted and reviewed. New stuff includes 35mm handlebar risers, and two GPS mounts. These will be given a workout on the upcoming Grand Prix trip next week.

Now, you should know something, I pay for all this stuff so there’s no sweetheart reviews from me. If it’s good I’ll tell you and if it’s not you’ll know too.

You’ll hear what bikes they mainly cater for, how to get a catalogue sent to your door and how long things take to ship. If your wondering what their most popular items are? You’ll find out in this podcast.

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phone call (unless you live close by, then I’ll visit). Then publish it on this site.
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Simple Yet Super Useful Accessory For Your Motorcycle.

Have you ever come back from a trip away with the mates and as your parking the bike and reliving all the fun bits you realize you either didn’t take a photo or should have taken more?

I have and have tried several solutions. The pockets on my motorcycle jacket are already full of earplugs, wallet, hanky, keys, cable ties and all manner of other stuff accumulated over time. So I didn’t really need to try and jam a camera in there.

I’ve carried my SLR Pentax in the topbox, which takes up a crapload of room, and anyway I found it was just too much drama to get it out and use it, when I simply wanted a quick memory shot. So, I had this idea! What if I bought a small digital camera and kept it somewhere really convenient and easy to get to, like right in front of me every time I pull up.

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I searched for a solution and the touratech handlebar bag came up. It works fantastic and I keep the camera, small tripod, earlugs, rag, cable ties, and other stuff from time to time. It works, I get the camera out more often and take a ton more shots of the ride now. Same fun but more memories, and EVERYONE wants a copy of the photos.

Even though this particular podcast is about the handlebar bag for the BMW R1200Gs, the concept is universal. If you can find a bag to fit on the bars of your bike I thoroughly recommend it as a place to keep all manner of goodies handy, even something to snack on.

In this podcast Andy talks about how it fits, some short comings in the Touratech version and how to make it work better.

Photos Of Touratech Handlebar Bag 055-1228 On Bike If you have a Touratech catalogue the bag is on page 285. Their price is AUD $42.44 from my pricelist.

Also here are links to a Wunderlich Catalogue their bag is on page 45, Andy talks about this bag too in the podcast. I don’t know the Aussie price of this unit. Can anyone help?

C’mon! why not review your Motorcycle, Motorbike accessory, your favourite ride or one recently ridden? Simply
send an email to andy@motorcyclemania.com.au with your best contact phone number and a brief outline of the review you’d like to do and I’ll phone you. We’ll set up a time to talk, I’ll interview you and record the phone call (unless you live close by, then I’ll visit). Then publish it on this site.
EASY, and you’ll be famous!

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