Micatech NEW F650GS Titanium Light Bars

hchuck · 11-26-2002, 11:02 AM

Available next week: Micatech F650GS Titanium Light Bars

You can now install a wide variety of light solutions to your F650GS!

The Micatech F650GS Titanium Light Bar mounts solidly to the frame and provides mounting holes for 10mm single post lights, and a second set of mounting holes for the two hole PIAA 1000 series lights.

Or, you can install street legal HID lights that we offer at Micatech that draw only 35 watts and create tremendous low beam illumination.

www.micatech.net/products.htm

PhilSpace · 11-26-2002, 11:28 AM

Any pix?

hchuck · 11-26-2002, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PhilSpace
Any pix?

Sorry, no pictures will be available until next Monday.

We are using a new partner to complete the shaping and welding as they are set up to do both TIG welding for aluminum and the necessarily unique welding setup for Titanium.

hchuck · 12-11-2002, 09:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by PhilSpace
Any pix?

A pre-production image is attached.

This picture shows the F650GS lightbar with the attachment bracket bolted together. We have Titanium light bars cut and machine finished. The brackets are cut, shaped and welded and we're waiting for the powder coating to be applied.

We'll post production pictures - hopefully late Friday!

hchuck · 12-12-2002, 06:59 PM

PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT:

F650GS Titanium light bars now available at your friends at Micatech.

These bars include a powder coated 5052 aluminum bracket with stainless steel fasteners. You can mount single and multi-post lights on these brackets. And, if you move to a R1150GS you can install the light bar on the F650GS's big brother.

Now you can install HID lights on your F650GS with a total electrical demand on your F650GS alternator of only 84 watts!

See: www.micatech.net/products.htm for product details and pricing. FREE shipping through Christmas in North America.

ChicagoF650GS · 12-13-2002, 10:48 AM

How about some pics showing how it looks installed on the 650GS?

Thanks

hchuck · 12-13-2002, 11:08 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by ChicagoF650GS
How about some pics showing how it looks installed on the 650GS?

Thanks

Thanks for asking ChicagoF650GS - we'll post some pictures soon both here and at our website.

The bracket mounts on the top frame support bolt in front of the engine. The bracket is intended to install below the bar.

The Titanium light bar is designed to enable you to easily put the lightweight PIAA 1100x with double bolts. You can install single bolt lights (PIAA, HELLA, FET, LightForce, etc) also. You may install HID lights that have a multiple bolt install as well. This gives you more options to choose from then any other light bar for the F650GS available on the market today.

And, if you later want to install the lightbar on a R1150GS/R1100GS you simply remove the bracket and get a fastener kit from us to install it!

BillM · 12-14-2002, 04:49 PM

Hi Everyone,

I took the new F650 light bar over to our local dealer to install it and take some pictures. Turns out all they had instock were customer bikes so I was not "allowed" to install it. So we held it in place and took pictures so you could see what it looks like. Attached to the bar are a set of 55W PIAA 540's (which we offer as well).

IMHO the 540's just "look right" on this bike.

More pictures to follow at our web site;
http://www.micatech.net

Enjoy!

Bill

Micatech.net

ChicagoF650GS · 12-14-2002, 06:38 PM

Those sit a lot lower than I thought they would.

How do yours differ from the Martin Fabrication version?

I like the positioning on the 1150GS better.

Or the high mounting on Euro cops F650Gs:

BMW Police Bikes

fish · 12-14-2002, 07:02 PM

bill, can you post a bigger photo? from here, it looks like them pricey piaa's would take the brunt of a biff.

BillM · 12-14-2002, 10:26 PM

Fish and other,

Here you go.

This picture also may help answer Chicago's question. Yes, our bar is mounted lower then Martin's bar but there is method to our madness. Also our bar, when installed will be ~1" higher then it's shown position. From the picture below you can see that directly above our bar is the radiator. As a data point the titanium light bar itself is VERY strong and will not esily bend. In the event of a hard fall the attachment bracket that is AL will fail and allow the bar to "fold" back. As you can see, if the bar were much higher it would fold back into the radiator (a very bad thing).

Yes fish, in the event of a fall the light could be damaged, but as with everything in life we must make compromises. Also the 540's were the only lights I had handy to mount for the picture.

Bill
www.micatech.net

hchuck · 12-15-2002, 08:51 AM

We appreciate the feedback and will review our design. That's a benefit for you guys having Micatech pay for the development, prototpe and refinement steps of those cool accessories for your moto.

It's really one of the best of times for us as we get to use those cool CAD tools and then put our hands on our gear and refine the parts in our machine shop.

We have had great customer response to our products. They appreciate us using the best materials for the products we've designed. They also recognize that in spite of using expensive base materials, we are offering our gear at or below the price of our competitors who are using lower cost and less effective materials.

Thanks again for your feedback and we look forward to seeing you on the road.

11-26-2002, 11:02 AM	#1
hchuck ^OP GS Pilot Joined: May 2002 Location: Spokane, WA Oddometer: 179	Micatech NEW F650GS Titanium Light Bars Available next week: Micatech F650GS Titanium Light Bars You can now install a wide variety of light solutions to your F650GS! The Micatech F650GS Titanium Light Bar mounts solidly to the frame and provides mounting holes for 10mm single post lights, and a second set of mounting holes for the two hole PIAA 1000 series lights. Or, you can install street legal HID lights that we offer at Micatech that draw only 35 watts and create tremendous low beam illumination. www.micatech.net/products.htm __________________ chuckh@micatech.net www.micatech.net hchuck screwed with this post 11-26-2002 at 11:12 AM

11-26-2002, 11:28 AM	#2
PhilSpace The Gov Joined: Feb 2002 Location: Springfield, VA Oddometer: 34,127	Any pix? __________________

12-12-2002, 06:59 PM	#5
hchuck ^OP GS Pilot Joined: May 2002 Location: Spokane, WA Oddometer: 179	PRODUCT ANNOUNCEMENT: F650GS Titanium light bars now available at your friends at Micatech. These bars include a powder coated 5052 aluminum bracket with stainless steel fasteners. You can mount single and multi-post lights on these brackets. And, if you move to a R1150GS you can install the light bar on the F650GS's big brother. Now you can install HID lights on your F650GS with a total electrical demand on your F650GS alternator of only 84 watts! See: www.micatech.net/products.htm for product details and pricing. FREE shipping through Christmas in North America. Attached Images __________________ chuckh@micatech.net www.micatech.net hchuck screwed with this post 12-13-2002 at 08:51 AM

12-14-2002, 04:49 PM	#8
BillM Adventurer Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Spokane, Washington Oddometer: 23	New Pics! Hi Everyone, I took the new F650 light bar over to our local dealer to install it and take some pictures. Turns out all they had instock were customer bikes so I was not "allowed" to install it. So we held it in place and took pictures so you could see what it looks like. Attached to the bar are a set of 55W PIAA 540's (which we offer as well). IMHO the 540's just "look right" on this bike. More pictures to follow at our web site; http://www.micatech.net Enjoy! Bill Micatech.net Attached Images BillM screwed with this post 12-14-2002 at 05:02 PM

12-14-2002, 10:26 PM	#11
BillM Adventurer Joined: Sep 2002 Location: Spokane, Washington Oddometer: 23	another pic Fish and other, Here you go. This picture also may help answer Chicago's question. Yes, our bar is mounted lower then Martin's bar but there is method to our madness. Also our bar, when installed will be ~1" higher then it's shown position. From the picture below you can see that directly above our bar is the radiator. As a data point the titanium light bar itself is VERY strong and will not esily bend. In the event of a hard fall the attachment bracket that is AL will fail and allow the bar to "fold" back. As you can see, if the bar were much higher it would fold back into the radiator (a very bad thing). Yes fish, in the event of a fall the light could be damaged, but as with everything in life we must make compromises. Also the 540's were the only lights I had handy to mount for the picture. Bill www.micatech.net Attached Images

12-13-2002, 10:48 AM	#6
ChicagoF650GS Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago, Il USA Oddometer: 241	How about some pics showing how it looks installed on the 650GS? Thanks

12-14-2002, 06:38 PM	#9
ChicagoF650GS Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Nov 2002 Location: Chicago, Il USA Oddometer: 241	Those sit a lot lower than I thought they would. How do yours differ from the Martin Fabrication version? I like the positioning on the 1150GS better. Or the high mounting on Euro cops F650Gs: BMW Police Bikes

12-14-2002, 07:02 PM	#10
fish Banned Joined: Jul 2001 Location: Gold Country Oddometer: 47,709	bill, can you post a bigger photo? from here, it looks like them pricey piaa's would take the brunt of a biff.

12-15-2002, 08:51 AM	#12
hchuck ^OP GS Pilot Joined: May 2002 Location: Spokane, WA Oddometer: 179	We appreciate the feedback and will review our design. That's a benefit for you guys having Micatech pay for the development, prototpe and refinement steps of those cool accessories for your moto. It's really one of the best of times for us as we get to use those cool CAD tools and then put our hands on our gear and refine the parts in our machine shop. We have had great customer response to our products. They appreciate us using the best materials for the products we've designed. They also recognize that in spite of using expensive base materials, we are offering our gear at or below the price of our competitors who are using lower cost and less effective materials. Thanks again for your feedback and we look forward to seeing you on the road. __________________ chuckh@micatech.net www.micatech.net

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