The engineers who designed this skid plate obviously never installed one. A simple welded on nut plate on the rear mount/clamp (the clamp that goes on the frame cross member) would make this a 20 minute installation instead of a two hour installation. The inboard top nuts are nearly impossible to access and required me to fabricate an extension arm with several bends to hold the nuts. Not impossible, but this the sort of thing I would expect from Temu on something made by some backyard Chinese aftermarket company, not from a German manufactured item sold by Touratech.
Also, other than the impossible to access rear mount, all other mount points are to the original skid plat mounts which are mounted directly to the engine, not the frame hard points. Any hard hits to the skid plate will transmit the forces directly to the engine. Other, more robust skid plates are frame mounted.
It looks nice… I guess I just had higher expectations from a company like Touratech.
It is a nice phone holder. I wish it held thicker phone cases or had different attachments. Easy to install, love that it charges my phone.
I have wanted a pair of these for a couple of years. Sierra BMW had them on sale at 10% off. I know, not a lot, and still a very expensive boot, but, I really wanted to try a pair with this BOA lacing system. I really like the BOA! While this is a Mid-Low temperature boot (I currently have a pair of high temp and very low temp. boots), it rounds out my riding gear. The boot is fairly big (compared to a fully vented, high-temp riding boot/shoe), and will take some getting used to. But, should provide fairly good protection. They would be great for hiking.
This was a great addition to my BMW riding suit. It was drafty without the jacket liner with built in heating
It fits perfectly on my 2022 R18 Classic.