Best Motorcycle Accessories - Lone Rider Headlight Guard Installation
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- čas přidán 5. 08. 2024
- Continuing the best motorcycle accessories series with the awesome Lone Rider Headlight Guard installation video. If you crack the headlight of your GS then you're looking at a hefty £1,000 repair bill, so why not invest in the Lone Rider Headlight Guard for peace of mind (and wallet!).
The Lone Rider headlight guard is easy to install, comes with both grill and clear protector lenses (which can be utilised in a 3-in-1 solution if desired), and it looks awesome!
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Fitted one to my new GSA, great bit of kit 👍 Having the Perspex behind the grille is handy for keeping the headlight lens clean. I have both fitted.
Thanks for the tips, it will certainly help when I install mine (with perspex) a little later this week.
Well worth it. Had one fitted to my new GSA. Looks great.
Your tutorial was awesome, clarified some assumed things in the "de"structions. Thanks~
Thank you, the bit of tape hack reduced the swearing by half at least
Nice bike and easy addition. I'm loving the van in the background...niiiice!
nothing better Bruce than putting new goodies on your new bike 😁👍
Decent bit of kit, looks well manufactured and like that it is modular. A fair saving on a new light if an unsuspecting sparrow decides to mate with your headlight.
Finally, a vid that shows the hex bolt behind the plastic. I'll tackle this job first thing Saturday. Thanks and great job 👍
It’s tricky to get the hex bolt seated, but take your time and try to keep your patience 😉😂👍
Cheers teapotone great review, this has persuaded me to buy one for my new GSA 🏍 💨 look forward to the next GS accessory review. 👍🏻😊
That guard looks great, and so easy to fit
Digging the new bike Bruce, thats one big smile, wouldnt mind one of those for my 850gs, looks good.
Great video , thanks for sharing it...best regards from Texas !!
Thanks, you really helped me with this vid
Looks great even better with lights on
Love the look you get with the amber element on the guard! And love your videos and the accessory segments.. planing to buy a gs soon... 🙌🏻
Thanks bud 👍
Great work
Men's toys, great fun :) Btw, I didn't know you had that old VW Fu**truck in your garage, grats ! I love that one !
Thank’s mate , cheers 🍻!
Good video. Bit expensive but looks good quality. May have to invest though now I know how much a new headlight is!!
I came across your channel recently but enjoying your videos 👍. I just got an R1250GS for myself and my dog, but went for the Exclusive colours. I also got this headlight grill too as one of my first accessories and have to say its a quality item and looks the business 😎. Keep up the good work Bruce and loved your RTW vids 👍
Thanks bud, welcome to the channel 👍
£1000!!! Whaaa?!
Thanks Bruce - VERY ILLUMINATING - as ever!
🤦♂️😂👍
Good choice TP1 I’ve just fitted one to my own 1250. Just a minor point IMHO (and you may not agree) but LR provided a couple of black screws for the upper part of the bracket which I think look a little better aesthetically wise.
It love to see more of there kit, maybe see if you could get their tent and Panniers to review 👍🏻
Funny you should say that... they should be arriving in the next week or so
Mate, you should do a vid on that vw bus! What a cool ride
Nice 1 Bruce
Looking good
Looks good 👍
Cheers Garth 👍
Looking sharp 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Cheers bud 👍
OK, so far you've cost me a BMW r1250 GS Rallye AND Machine art Moto mudslings ! Keep up the good work and I'll be skint by December !
Ha Ha, welcome to my world! 💸💸💸
Nice bike - nice headlight guard and a nice bike on the packaging too ;-)
Ha Ha, good work 👏👍
That looks Mean AF, great upgrade!
Cheers min 😉👍
Just seen your video thanks and also like the content of your others for r1200gs and r1250gs. Are there any legal issues with showing an orange light at the front. I have tried to check MOT guidance but it refers to either white or yellow lighting being acceptable? Think the unit looks great and interested in getting for my R1250gs HP
Does look very good indeed!
Yeah I’m happy with the look of it, love the amber insert 👍
@@teapotone I do too. Have have the Go Gravel protector that has 2 separate plexiglass elements where the smaller side has the amber option too, but it will colour not just the running LED, but the beam too. I didn't want this, so just stuck with clear. Downside though is it is not clip-on clip-off, so a bit of a pain to clean the actual headlight lens. I am happy tho that it gives the protection wanted.
I think any bike that is used off road alot would benefit from one of these.
That rules the GS out then!😁😁
It rules mine out for sure 🤢😂
Hello Bruce if you us the clear cover in additional to the one you have fitted which looks great by the way would this make it easy to keep the head light clean or is it one or the other ?
Looks a good product but I do like seeing glimpses of the beast in the background 😁👍
Aye it’s strangely reassuring to see her sat there quietly watching isn’t it 😉👍
teapotone I like to think just waiting for her time to breath again 👍
Looks like a good bit of kit.
Aye cheers Brian, expensive investment but cheap in comparison to a smashed headlight 🤷♂️👍
Mrs tea pot can we have a vid on the mighty combie please
Thank you for posting. A couple of "things". I am interested in your opinion of having the metal protector in front of your headlight. I shied away from it, thinking it would cast shadows on the road at night. I have the clear carbonate protector from a different brand. Also, although you are a motorcycle channel, I would not mind a quick tour (hint, hint) of your VW Van which keeps showing up in the background of your videos. :)
The amber lens actually comes off looking yellow. I like that! Is that indeed the case? Just curious. Nice video! Thank you.
Headlight guard is a good idea but it was the cheaper Wunderlich guard for me, the loan rider can be easily nicked and yellow/orange light went out with the 70's!!
Looks good matey. And I know it may save you £1k on a new headlight but would probably look for a cheaper option. My tiger already had one fitted when I got the bike 🤣
yea yea new GS bla bla...al great...but obstructing the view of the blue beauty 🤨 at least someone in the family has good taste 🤐🤪
nice vid, production level rising with every new one 👍
a grand for a headlight is mental though
Bruce with spanners 🔧 in the garage 👍
Love the vw hiding behind there
Thanks bud, that’s the wife’s baby 👍
Love the vw combie van do a vid on that
Ha Ha EVERYONE is saying that!
It’s the wife’s so you’ll need to ask her 😬😂👍
Very nice video, very helpful. How did you get the hex bolts tightened without removing bodywork? Looks like a tight space, not room for tools to tighten bolt?
A lot of patience and use of tape, as I say in the vid.
Very tricky but can be done 👍
Liking the orange colour to the DLR. When are you gonna give us a vid aboard the new machine!?
Will be a few weeks as I’ve got other stuff I’m editing at the moment and then I’m away at the end of the week for a trip.
I’m heading to the Pyrenees in August though so you’ll see plenty of Heidi from then on
Would this kit cause you to lose little of the light shine on the road ?
My bank account is very grateful for eBay.
£13 for my headlight cover.
I'll grant you, it doesn't look half as good as yours but it'll save the light unit.
I'm staggered at the cost of some of these accessories.
I just got a 2023 triple black 1250 gs ? Will it fit ? I was gonna buy one but it said 2013 to 2020
Lovely piece of kit !......but sadly way out of my pensioner pocket.
Bought a second hand Touratech headlight guard on ...bay for 30 quid ! 👍
Good work, that’s a third of the usual price 👏👍
I see the GSXR has the cargo net fitted, ready for another world tour.
Ha Ha if only! No the cargo net is what is holding the back of the bike together - been like that since about Japan I think 😂👍
Been looking at cheap versions on ebay, just watched your video to see how they are fitted and have just been onto lone rider and ordered the headlight kit from them. Like you say almost £1000 for a new headlight from BMW I dont want to trust cheap Chinese copies.
Good man Phil, aye it’s not worth the risk is it 👍
New bike does look the dogs Bruce, think im going to have to scratch the GS itch at some point.
Did you use Loctite just on the bolts fitted from underneath into the lower brackets?
Yes I think I did from memory
Looks good, don’t forget to keep all bits for a couple of years lol 😂
Ha Ha yeah I’ve stashed them away.... already forgotten where though 🤦♂️😂
teapotone inform Mrs Teapot when you put them away, ladies always remember, especially when it come to bike parts and the cost 😬. I hope you guys all got out of Toro before the new restrictions 🤞
Ha Ha, you’re not wrong there!
I haven’t been down to Toro since Feb bud, TMF was due there again from tomorrow but has cancelled it I think as he can’t afford to be in quarantine when he gets back.
Ridiculous situation, why can’t they just test people on arrival back at the UK ports? They taking your temp as soon as you arrive in Spain and there’s no issue?
Stinks of politics to me this and not hard logical thinking 🤷♂️🤦♂️
teapotone oh, sorry I thought you were all going over to Toro for a bit more off road 😂.
Yes Heather and I have just come back from a week in France with the Motorhome, they have no issues with anyone wearing masks, they keep their distance when you are out.
The P&O ferry was a different matter in the way over, they have been emailed with our concerns.
Take care and fingers crossed all settles down. 👍🏻
Must get one myself. Blanking out the reg on your T2 doesnt always work 🤣
Aye I know - HOW did I miss that?! 🤦♂️🤷♂️😂
That's one expensive headlight, so well worth protecting! I think most LED headlights, irrespective of car or bike are in this ball park, cost wise. If the front face is plastic, it'll probably survive a hit. Glass...not so much.
Aye my first Gs took a stone straight to the front on a track day once - thankfully my wee GoPro Session was mounted directly in its path! It smashed the Session to bits but was cheaper than replacing the headlight - I bought a grill protector after that 😬
Make sure you keep the original bolts safe. Remember helga's last video 🤣
In UK are you allowed amber light to the front ? Looks nice though.
During daylight yes, nighttime officially no - but I don’t think anyone really cares tbh 🤷♂️
@@teapotone Agree with that
Quick question Bruce - will that pass MOT? My BMW garage advised against a grill because it create a matrix light and there’s a slim chance something will get through. They also said it was 50/50 on MOT. Wondered what your thoughts were 👍🏻
Strictly speaking no the grill won’t, that’s why they don’t advise using it at night and the LoneRider one comes with the option to use both the clear Perspex and grill options at the same time - you just flip the grill down for night use (I only installed the grill as I’m happy tide at night with it if needed).
It’ll depend entirely on where you get it mot’d as to whether they just mention it or refuse to pass it with the grill in place. I’d simply pop the grill off for the mot, then pop it back on afterwards - same as many people do with aftermarket exhausts and small number plates 🤷♂️👍
teapotone good points Bruce, thanks for clarifying. It looks good! 👍🏻
Would have been nice if you had installed all the parts and showed how it flips up and down, just saying. I have the cheap ebay $20 black steel version. But do envy this original version.
Aye I’m sorry about that - I had to film this quickly the night before I was going away and only ever intended to put the grill on so had focussed on that.
Afterwards I realised I should’ve done the whole thing but it was too late by then as I had a deadline to get it done by.
I think I’ll do another quick vid showing the full setup though 👍
Spoke to my BMW mechanic the other day when getting the run in service for the GSA, and he told me it was more than a £1000. Either way it’s bloody ridiculous. Yet we both still bought one 🙄😁😉
‘It’s what it is Chris 🤷♂️
All the main manufacturers seem to have Sky-rocketed their prices these days so BmW isn’t even the worst anymore 🤷♂️
teapotone very true. I paid more for my GSA than my partner did for her car 🤦🏻♂️
😎🏍💨💨💨💨🇨🇦 slowly making it your own 👍🏻
😉👍
Bruce, I love all of your videos, comments and suggestion BUT.... I have to disagree with your comment ‘nice and easy’ in this vlog. I spent about 4 hours fitting mine and about 3 hours or more was due to the fact that the hexagon nut on the lower bracket was an ‘absolute nightmare’ to insert into the hole on the bike.
This part (and only this part) which is right at the start of the fitting of the headlight protector has an extremely bad design flaw in relation to the hexagon nut on the side bracket. Yourself in this video and Lonerider recommend using sticky tape to hold the nut in place to help when placing the bracket into the bike. I tried this and ended up using various types of sticky tape and I had about 40 attempts (at least) and it did not work for me. In the end, out of sheer frustration and desperation I finally decided to super glue the nut to the bracket and I am happy to say that it was an immediate success.
Like you say in your video the Lonerider headlight protector is overall and excellent piece of kit in regard to the aesthetics and style and also the superb quality of the materials and the finish BUT... the company desperately need to change the design of the hexagon nut and bracket section.
I am so, so sorry to have a whinge and a moan BUT.... it was after all, this video clip that convinced me to buy it and even with the struggles I experienced I have to be honest and say that I am so glad that I did.
Hello John,
I’m sorry to hear you had such a nightmare with the Hex-nut, it really wasn’t an issue for me once I used the gaffa-tape to hold it in place 🤷♂️
I’m glad you still like the product though, despite all your issues with that part of fitting.
Cheers for now,
Bruce 👍
Thanks for not taking offence with my comment it was not meant to be destructive. In fact, I laughed at how typical it was that my attempts at motorcycle DIY is never quick, straightforward or simple but.... I usually get there in the end with a few lost washers or bolts or a few left over!!
Yes, the product is exceptional and I have to say that it makes my new 1250gsa look all the more stunning.
Keep your great vlogs coming. They are always worth a watch - cheers mate!!
The cluster on a RT or K bike is a lot more. I wonder how it affects light transmission?
Do you mean the headlights are bigger ?
@@chrishart8548 You'd have to see what the headlight unit looks like, especially on the K bike. I'd bet that unit is 3-4000 American. The RT is probably at least 2000. I'll have to look it up. As far as light transmission, the protector obscures a little bit of the light.
@@nokoolaid the headlights on the RT police bikes were as good as car headlights. Which is not as often the case as many people say. Most bikes headlights are worse than 1 car headlight.
The amber insert isn’t road legal in some countries, that’s why they also give you the clear insert.
You’d need to check to see if your country is affected by this - if you’re bothered about it obviously 👍
@@chrishart8548 I have a 2009 RT. I put LED lights in.
The last thing the bug thought before smashing itself into the new grill was, 'what a nice logo, I wonder how much that cost'?
The holes on there look rather large and without the perspex behind it only take one stone to go though and cost you £1000
Nah I don’t think you need to worry about that, chances of a stone being able to get through those holes at speed is mighty thin - this is where I smash my headlight tomorrow isn’t it 🤦♂️😂👍
teapotone 😂Hopefully not! I agree I’d go with the Perspex every time, but you need to, “Live your life.” 👍
@@teapotone Stay well away from bikes that have had the rear mudguards chopped.
nice accessory, but don't you think it should go inwards with the amber glass, so that the bolts point towards the headlight, rather that outwards..
Not sure what you mean here Sergey? The bolt heads do face outwards
Is there a discount code by mentioning your channel?
No bud I’m afraid not 🤷♂️
Accessories are wallet emptiers,
Hand guard bars, evotec
Bar end weights, evotec
Rad guards, evotec
Swingarm bobbin
Headlight protector
Engine bars
Head covers
Mudsling
Fender extender
Frame bungs
Handguard extenders
Sat nav
Vairio t box and rack
Vario panniers
Pannier and t box bags
Denali d4's and cansmart
Ouch £3500.
Easily £3.5K - I’ve got very acquainted with the Nippy Norman’s catalogue over my last 2 tractor’s! 😂👍
You do know it's £1400 for the one on the kawasaki z1000sx. Make it sound like it's bmw being expensive again.
I can see why you didn’t show the install of the brackets. How hard have they made it!! I’m really struggling with one side as it’s so tight between headlight and fairing.
Aye it’s very fiddly, but then all of a sudden it just comes together.
I remember using gaffa tape really helped to hold the nuts in place as I screwed in each bolt
@@teapotone i managed to get it done, the thickness of the tape does make a difference with positioning and hold of those pesky nuts!
Tape your tip, got it.
😉
Did I miss it, or have you not made a new video, of the new bike you are getting?
This IS my new bike Paul, I explained it in the last vid bud.
@@teapotone just watching that one now mate , lovely bike
You might have because he was a shit and put the reveal at the end of the Sinnis Terrain review.
@@teapotone You gonna do a vid, of why you upgraded from the 1200 to the 1250?
I filmed a review of the 1250 last year but haven’t edited it yet. Will need to look at the footage and see if it’s any good, otherwise I’ll film another one
Missed a bit of blurage on the T2's plate at 2:51. If you can stomach rerendering, reuploading and reprocessing. (Obviously only if you're worried about the morons on the Internet). Love these vids!
Aye cheers Sam - WHY is it I never see this during the 50,000 playbacks I do during editing???? 🤦♂️
Oh well, if they turn up at my house and try to nick it, I’ll set my murder cats on them.
And the attack mice.
@@teapotone haha! Too busy ogling your new beast!
teapotone and straightening that VW badge on the spare wheel cover would help my OCD 🙃🤣
Bruce, try putting a little bit of grease on your nipples ew er. It helps get the guard on and off easier. Still mounts very secure.
When is the discount code coming? 😜
No idea if I’ll get one of not bud, will depend on how much interest this sends their way 🤷♂️
We need that discount Bruce! Chops had one yesterday for the Litelok! 😁 Ye are costing me a fortune! 😂
Ha Ha, aye sorry about that!
Sometimes these affiliate links and codes are more grief than they’re worth bud - they attract a lot of negativity and scepticism from certainly elements online, and it kind of sucks the life out you at times 🤷♂️👍
I was looking at this before you posted your vid but your vid has definitely persuaded me to get one! Discount code would sweeten the deal! 😜
teapotone Saw that yesterday with Chops, all those negative comments completely undeserved when all he was doing was an honest review. He took the discount code down eventually after all the commentary. Very unfair and nasty. 😡😡🤬🤬
You never know, the powers that be, mite just start repairing our roads, handy item it have then, cus they laid trigger n his broom off😭😭😂
can somebody just pull that mesh off if they need a new one
Yep they can.
But if I see them doing it.... 🤷♂️
It looks great. But does the same job as a $30 one ...
What $30 one?
£163.97 for a small amount of metal and a few small bits of plastic? I agree entirely the £1000 headlight replacement costs are expensive and some protection would be beneficial, but, £163.97 for ultimately a few small materials seems completely extortionate!!
It’s a lid of money certainly, but the nearest main player is Touratech and theirs is £100 for EITHER the clear Perspex or the grill options, so you’d be £200 if you got both.
I think there are much cheaper options available online, but I’ve never tried them and I’d also be questionable of their quality at low cost - could be wrong though obviously.
Personally I’m happy to spend my money on quality, and if a company goes to the effort of mass producing something, researching a quality fitting process, investing in the marketing and PR to get it out there to the masses, then I don’t expect bargain basement prices 🤷♂️👍
Just a heads-up, if you damage or lose the yellow x part, LoneRider won’t sell it separately. This happened to me so I’ve now removed the whole thing. What a scam!...😡
How much !!!!! 😂
£179.00
Googled it
£1000 headlight on an adventure bike is ridiculous but then again we are talking to the PCP brigade ....
Aye totally, but there’s no way I could own a new bike every few years personally if I didn’t do PCP so it facilitates what I want to do and what I want to ride - each to their own bud.
Yep, totally agree with you there on the headlight cost, but all the big hitting ‘adventure’ bikes are stupidly priced these days. There’s certainly cheaper options available though for sure
@@teapotone fair enough bud
£163 for a bit of bent metal and polycarbonate. Someone's laughing all the way to the bank.
Yep totally agree, but it’s something you defo need to think about as a cracked headlight will cost you a LOT more.
Touratech doneitger a clear or grill protector for £99.50 each, but not a combined system like this one offers 🤷♂️
I had the Touratech grill one on my last two but prefer the look of the Line Rider one with the amber insert
YUP. GS riders - they know they are mugs when it comes to buying trinkets for their bikes. £1000 to replave the lamp - £163 is an investment :D
same as in the motorcycle shops....you only get one nogging mate, worth spending the extra to prtect it....£600 helmet :D
Think bikers in general like their toys for their bikes 👍
@@teapotone fair enough, just had a word with a friend who makes plasma cut steel ornaments and showed him this. He says apart from the polycarbonate,which he has no experience with, and the hardware, he could knock these out for under a tenner in cost, including material cost, cutting, bending and painting!
One thoosand poonds for a headlight cluster is why i wouldn't buy a bmw young Bruce. 😬
STOP, you’re costing me a fortune
Ha Ha, tell me about it! Thankfully Nippy Norman’s have come onboard so I should hopefully be able to stop spending my mortgage money on ‘toys’! 😂🤦♂️👍
Sorry Bruce, Not for me everyones different.!
Aye absolutely Mick, each to their own 👍
You didn't blank yr plate out on the camper at the beginning Brucy!
Fit one of these instead....
www.stanzbitz.com/product-page/r1200-1250-gs-headlamp-protector
dont take this as a negative but yourself now , chops and vida seem to be running a lot of commercial products atm i hope the kickbacks are good...get back to the great content soon
Of course it’s taken as a negative, how else do you expect us to take that?
But let’s look at it:
The Headlight Guard: I make 0 from that, I was given their kit to try and if I like it I make a vid on it, which I’ve done. I don’t even have an affiliate link for it so the only revenue is Adsense - a pittance.
SuperShield Automotive vid: I make 0 from that, in fact YOU get a 10% discount because of my vid, but I make NOTHING. I did a vid on it as Pete is my friend and I believe it’s a fantastic product.
Skutrnet Servo Buddy: I PAID for this myself and have no connection with the company, I make NOTHING from this vid.
Pactalk Bold: it’s the best Comms unit on the market and whilst I make a commission on any sale via my affiliate link, YOU save up to 20% off rrp.
Calimoto: you get a months free trial, I make NOTHING from each sale.
Hmmm, yeah I’m a sell out, I understand your point there Dave 🤔 🤷♂️
Not entirely sure how people who make derogatory comments on any activity that either promotes a product and/or invites a sale via an affiliate link, expect us to make a living here? This content costs you NOTHING to watch after all.
Such a shame social media invites this kind of ridiculous negativity from some people, yet unbelievable levels of support and positivity from others.
Focus on the good bud 👍
@@teapotone sorry bud i think we have our wires crossed. ive no problem with any of the stuff you may get free to test/try jez who doesn't want free stuff no my point was i wanna see you out on the new bike ....same with the others no-one seems to be riding as much anymore get the wheels moving soon bud
Dave I do apologise, I took it the wrong way bud, I re-read it this morning and I shouldn’t have vented at you so again, I apologise for that 🙏
@@teapotone no worries bud easily done with text i could have worded it better myself stay safe
I’m sorry but I have to be honest, that looks absolutely hideous !! Really spoiled the look of the bike, you should have gone to Specsavers 🤮
You think so? I love it personally, but each to their own 🤷♂️👍
I get you wanna protect the light but I just think the coloured part spoils it, you’ve got a beautiful brand new 1250 in the best colours and that particular light guard just doesn’t go with the colour scheme, in my opinion anyway 🙈
.............or don't buy a BMW. 🤷