Part # 20571302
Vario Luggage Rails, Black

I've had my 05 R12GS for 15 years and after installing and using these Luggage rails I can honestly say I've been missing out this whole time! Install is pretty simple, but pay attention on the velcro as noted by the other review. Use all of it. The rails/racks look like they were supposed to have always been there, don't interfere with the expansion feature, and make it very simple to tie down longer items on top of the cases. Moved my tent, chair, and a small roll bag to these from the back seat area.

Ingenious ideal to allow for extra carrying capacity without drilling your Vario cases. Straight forward installation. I have a few details to allow for a better fit that are not covered in the instructional guide: 1) The Red Velcro type faster tape. The length provided should completely be utilized to allow for full adhesion and cut to the following lengths for each case installation: Cut as follows each strip with a sharp razor with both pieces attached together, four pieces at 1-1/4 inches and one piece at 3-3/16 to utilize the entire strip. DO NOT INSTALL THESE PIECES YET, ONCE APPLIED THEY ARE VERY UNFORGIVING TO MOVE OR ADJUST, THESE BOND EXTREMELY WELL AND ONCE APPLIED CANNOT BE REPOSITIONED. 2) Loose install the whole mechanism. Do not tighten down yet. Position the forward side bracket (the bracket that utilizes the 3-3/16 Velcro strip) Note the angle of the bracket as it runs perpendicular to the case. You will find the angle is too advanced outward and will need to be “tweaked” (slightly bend by hand) prior to Velcro strip being applied. If not done the Velcro will pull away over time from the strength of the steel bracket wanting to pull away resulting in the Velcro pulling apart. 2) Place the forward bracket face down on a flat surface and slightly alter the angle by hand, your don’t need to use a lot of force just enough to obtain the perpendicular angle desired. Once you have that determined, remove to whole bracket from the case. DO NOT TRY AND BEND THIS BRACKET WHILE ON THE CASE AFTER THE ADHESION STRIP IS APPLIED AS IT’S INCREDIBLY STRONG AND WILL DISTORT THE BRACKET. 3) Apply the Velcro strip pieces per the instructions. KEEP THE RED PEEL AWAY STRIPS FROM THE 3-3/16 STRIPS AS YOU WILL NEED THESE FOR THE NEXT STEP. 4) Apply the 1-1/4 Velcro pads on the top of the case per the instructions. Remove the red peel away and replace with the 3-1/6 pieces leaving an excess tail to pull away last. 5) Now, place the black foam strips where required. 6) Install permanently install the rail per the instructions but don’t remove the 3-3/16 strips on the adhesion side yet. Hard install the hardware. Once completed, using tweezer or something similar reach underneath the the rail plate and slowly remove the Red backing strip and apply pressure. Now install the forward angle bracket last. Hope this helps and isn’t too confusing.