I’m that guy that that all my friends come to when buying a bike. We send each other links until they find the right one. That’s a lot of fun, but the real fun is the accessories. That’s the part I really love helping with. My buddy just put a deposit down on a beautiful 1250 HP, and its time to shop. I started putting a list together for him to help him with his research. I figured if I have this list, I might as well share it. I just put it together this weekend. Let me know if you think I’m missing anything key, I’ll add it in! All accessories are based on an off road life style. This bike WILL go down and often.

CRASH BARS - This is easy. Protect the engine, be strong, and look good. In this case, we’re looking for white to match the HP. The Alt Rider are always the first choice IF you can afford them and if they are in stock. Currently, only the silver ones are available. My goto choice for myself are the GIVI bars on my 1200. They are a little different for the 1250, but they are still super thick and look great.

Alt Rider combo (crash bars and skid plate) silver available now, colors back ordered $1000 alt rider or revzilla

Wunderlich white lower crash bars $460 wunderlich

Wunderlich white uppers $360 wunderlich

GIVI black crash bars $200 from italy probably 10 days away motostorm

SW-Motech crash bars $340 in stock revzilla

Outback Motertek combo $900 - Outback Motortek (crash bars, uppers,lowers, and skid plate), they come in white and vary in price based on the bundle you choose.

HEAD PROTECTION - just as important as crash bars. If you are riding off road, your head is vulnerable. While the crash bars will protect your heads on a flat surface, there is always a chance a rogue rock slips through and cracks your head. Having something like the Machine Art Motos as your second line of defense is key. The MAMs have two layers of protection that will really help absorb hard impacts.

SKID PLATES - Another super important point of protection. Besides just saving you from rocks, a solid skid plate will also help you hop over logs without fear.

Alt Rider - The benefit of this skid plate is unique, it does not bolt in to the engine casing, while others do. Instead it connects to the Alt Rider crash bars (posted above). People claim that this in itself is the reason to go Alt Rider for the entire package. Combo crash bars and skid plate $1000 alt rider or revzilla

BMW Adv skid plate $435, your dealership might discount it for you - revzilla

SW-Motech skid plate $300 revzilla

Black Dog Cycle Works $445 black dog - often considered one of the toughest out there

Outback Motertek combo $900 - Outback Motortek (crash bars, uppers,lowers, and skid plate), they come in white and vary in price based on the bundle you choose.

CASE MOUNTS - For hard cases I prefer GIVI. They are durable, easy to use, well thought out, and can be had at great prices direct from Italy.

GIVI top plate $100 motostorm

Alt Rider top plate comes in black $235 + $30 for the givi adapter kit to use with givi top case alt rider

GIVI side pannier mounts $188 - if you plan on only using mosko, or if using givi dolomiti cases motostorm

GIVI pannier mounts that work with the trekker outback cases and other soft bags like mokso $188 motostorm

FOOT CONTROLS - Super important to replace your pegs if they are the stock skinny ones. It’s also helpful to get a brake pedal that is dual height. The higher platform on a dual platform brake is for use while standing, while the lower platform is for braking while sitting

Alt Rider dual height brake ~$100 revzilla

BMW Adv pegs $245 revzilla

BMW Dual Level Brake $245 revzilla

Pivot Pegs $170 pivot pegz

HEADLIGHT PROTECTION - Your LED headlight is super expensive to replace if it cracks. Beyond that, usually with most parts of BMW bikes you can buy individual replacement parts down to each bolt, but the LED light is just one part. You can’t just replace the glass. Would love to be wrong here, let me know.

Hand Protection - good to protect your hands from getting hit, for blocking the wind coming at you in the winter, and most importantly, for protecting your shift and brake levers. Metal is always preferred.

Barkbusters $137 - Twisted Throttle

Machine Art Moto $269 - MAM

Hippo Hands Back Country $100 - Hippo Hands

LIGHTS - Lighting is key for several reasons. The most important is visibility when riding. You want to stand out to cars. Front and Rear lighting is flat out a safety feature. Beyond that, you want good lighting for brightening up the road ahead when outside of the city at night, and more important to light up the dirt road that leads to your camp site.

Denali can smart $260 twisted throttle - you want some sort of controller that interacts with your canbus. This will allow the lighting to work based on some logic, like speed, ambient outdoor light, horn status, etc. It will also turn your lights on an off when you turn your bike on or off, saving you from a dead battery

Denali S4 $265 twisted throttle

Denali D4 (what i have) $399 twisted throttle

Denali D7 $599 twisted throttle

Denali B6 Brake lights $142 twisted throttle

AdMore brake light with integrated progressive turn signals $200 twisted throttle

Denali front lights mount $70 revzilla

Clearwater Erica Lights $950 - Clearwater - this price included the canbus controller they make. Clearwater are the goto lights for many GS riders. If you can afford them, they are awesome. They have bigger and smaller versions.

PHONE MOUNTS

Quad lock ball mount quad lock

Ram ball to fit gps bar amazon (you can find other ram balls that better fit your needs if you want to mount it somewhere else, i prefer mounting on the gps bar)

Ram short arm amazon

Quad lock phone case - scroll to find your phone quad lock

MISC - Kickstand enlargers, tool boxes etc. I’d like to mention that my personal kickstand is the Sidekicker. Its an on the fly height adjustable kick stand, that is no longer made. What a shame.

GIVI toolbox $65 https://www.motostorm.it/en/accessories/equipment/givi-cutting-portable-tools-s250.html

GIVI toolbox mount $46 (fits on cam mounts) https://www.motostorm.it/en/accessories/bag-supports/givi-tl5108camkit-to-install-s250-on-pl5108cam.html

GIVI kickstand enlarger $29 https://www.motostorm.it/en/accessories/equipment/givi-es5108-bmw-r-1200-gs-13.html

Mosko tool roll $79 (and smaller version fro $69) https://moskomoto.com/collections/motorcycle-luggage/products/fatty-tool-roll

GIVI tool roll $25 https://www.motostorm.it/en/accessories/luggage/givi-t515.html

Alt rider side stand foot for lowered GS $74 https://www.altrider.com/altrider-side-stand-foot-for-the-bmw-r-1200-r-1250-gs-gsa-lowered/pid/1475/cid/1

Dryspec Tool Tube - $17 Twisted Throttle

Double Take Mirrors $120 - Double Take - Maybe one of my favorite off road accessories. These take a beating off road, AND when positioned right (think rabbit ears) they allow you to view the riders behind you when standing

Rox Rises $122 - Revzilla - When standing on your pegs, you do not want to be hunched over with your weight on the bars. You want to be able to stand up straight, and to be loose on the controls. These help.

S100 Cycle Cleaner - Amazon - Keeping your bike dirty is the cool thing to do, but if you ever plan to sell it, then try cleaning it after every muddy ride. Make sure your bike is cool, rinse it, then cover it in S100, wait 2 minutes, spray it down and dry it with a towel. Takes 20 minutes and a hose. TANK BAGS - If you’re off roading, you want a soft tank bag that will smush out of the way as needed, and you want it to be low profile. Think 4-8L. Anything bigger, or more rigid is really meant for touring.

Giant loop diablo’s $255 - comes in colors giant loop - Whats amazing about this bag is 1. how it gets out of the way when standing, and 2. How it unzips revealing your gas filler. It’s the easiest on off out of any of the bags while still remaining very tight.

Mosko Moto hood tank bag $200 mosko moto

Wolfman blackhawk $185 wolfman luggage

Tail Bags - Small tail bags for day trips in to the dirt, enough to put a layer in, some tools, and a snack. You also want something with a durable zipper. With most zipper products, you want to make sure to lube the zipper occasionally as needed.

Wolfman Peak Tail $149 - Wolfman

Enduristan Base Pack $69 - Revzilla

SW-Motech Drybag 180 $87 - Twisted Throttle

Cases - Hard cases and soft cases. Hard cases are great for commuting, and for multi day trips. They are lockable and easy to use. The downside is they are terrible for off road riding. If you have a home base camp site, and your dirt riding would be with out cases, then hard cases are fine. If you are doing a multi day off road trip, with different camp sites every night, you want soft cases.