Ventura rack for 12S

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Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Humbug » Tue Jan 17, 2017 9:15 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R1200s-Ve ... SwUKxYe~AG

Handy for anyone looking for cheap touring kit for the 12S, paid a fortune for the factory panniers and mountings
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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Herb » Mon Jan 23, 2017 5:07 pm

Thanks for the spot Humbug. I bought this. £65 posted seems reasonable.

I will see how easy it is to attach and use it only for my annual trip, as its pretty ugly. Rather not leave it on all the time.
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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Humbug » Mon Jan 23, 2017 6:47 pm

Well purchased, hope it does what you need it to, you could, also re sell once you have used it if its not what you need.
I was looking for one before buying the full BMW pannier system as they don't turn up often
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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby f90x » Tue Jan 24, 2017 5:41 pm

Herb wrote:Thanks for the spot Humbug. I bought this. £65 posted seems reasonable.

I will see how easy it is to attach and use it only for my annual trip, as its pretty ugly. Rather not leave it on all the time.



It has the separate small grab rail like mine. I usually leave it on all the time and just put the rack on when I need it.
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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Herb » Tue Jan 24, 2017 6:28 pm

f90x wrote:
Herb wrote:Thanks for the spot Humbug. I bought this. £65 posted seems reasonable.

I will see how easy it is to attach and use it only for my annual trip, as its pretty ugly. Rather not leave it on all the time.



It has the separate small grab rail like mine. I usually leave it on all the time and just put the rack on when I need it.


Do you have a pic?
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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby f90x » Wed Jan 25, 2017 12:16 am

It's not that big of a deal to remove it but given my home/garage circumstance I'd just lose the screws or something so I leave it on.

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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Herb » Wed Jan 25, 2017 7:26 am

Thanks for that. It doesn't look too bad, but I think it helps your bike is black. It blends in a bit. I'll see how it looks.
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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Herb » Sun Feb 05, 2017 8:24 am

I've fitted the rack. Not quite as discreet on my silver tail. I'll leave it for now, no doubting the practicality but it is ugly. At least you don't have to drill holes in the bodywork. It only takes 20 minutes to remove or fit so I may resort to fitting specifically for my occasional tours.
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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Herb » Wed Mar 08, 2017 6:50 pm

I didn't think my bike was ugly enough, so I fitted a top box to the Ventura rack. I almost bought the BMW luggage that came up recently but to be honest, I only need sonewehere to stow my gear when I park up. This will suffice and is quickly removable.

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Re: Ventura rack for 12S

Postby Boxermed69 » Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:38 pm

Herb wrote:I didn't think my bike was ugly enough...


Yup, that ought to do it :wink:

Actually, to be fair, the metalwork looks ok. Quite well executed.

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