Part # 8162473
Vario Paralever Arm, Ti-Finish

A very nice addition to our 1200s. Beautifully machined and anodized finish. A little costly but it is a great addition to the shorter shocks that help lower the bike for my wife . Also the eccentric makes it infinitely adjustable .

As other reviewers have said, "Wow!" Great product and a perfect addition if you want add "flexibility and function" to the handling and/or height of your bike. I have a 2009 R1200GS with (aftermarket) low suspension. I like the low suspension because of my short inseam, however, sometimes when the bike is heavily loaded for touring and I ride a little aggressively, I occasionally have scraped the side stand or foot pegs. This was the perfect solution in that I did not want to shim my suspension or respring it (and thus shorten travel and it is already perfectly sprung for my different loads). So if I'm going to load up the bike, I just adjust the Vario paralever and get up to 7mm lift. It literally takes all of two minutes! But the real bonus of having this installed (as others have said) is the ability to change how the bike handles (as you are effectively changing the length of the wheelbase when you adjust paralever length.) You either get a super sporty feel for the twisties or rock solid stability for the slab. I'm currently 6K miles into a 11K mile ride and installed this arm a couple of months ago. On a particular day early on in my journey, I had a 35 mph crosswind on the interstate, I'm heavily loaded and the semi's and the wind are really whipping me around. Pretty squirrelly. So I pulled off at a rest stop, adusted the paralever (lengthened it) 5 mm, got back on the fwy and bamn! Rock solid stability! The difference was truly amazing. Honestly. Its a fair bit of cash for this farkle, but I was "sold" that day in the wind. Then, as I reached my mountain destination later that day, I raised the bike (shortened the wheelbase) and had a ball as the motorcycle felt more like a mountain bike. If your the kind of rider who doesn't really balance/tune your suspension or tinker with things, this may not be worth the $$. But if you are interested in changing things up now and then, I doubt you will be disappointed.