Here is the 2000 R1100RT as we purchased it in the fall of 2007. It was already a great motorcycle. With only 36000 miles on it, we felt it had a lot more to go.

Here is the 2000 R1100RT as we finished.  The changes are subtle, but I kind consider this an upgrade and recycling at it best.   I will probably keep this R1100RT-L forever.  My children will have to decide on who gets what in my garage when I am gone.

Our first step was to remove all of the body panels and wheels. Motorcycle jacks come in handy!!

The hardest part was findng a place for all of the parts removed. I have the luggage in the basement and the body panels of top of the Corvette which is sitting it out for the winter.

We wanted to add a sound system without spending too much money. We took an old PC speaker system and dismembered the components with a band saw. We glued things back together to get an amplifier box and 2 speakers with mounting frames. Here we have plugged all of the components together with a MP3 player and have music.  We bought the cable tubing from Fry's Electronics.

We had to find a keyed power source so the sound system only played when the key was on. Below the left turn signal we found several unused plugs. The two 1/4 inch spade connectors were tied into the ignition being turned on.

Here we have the speakers glued into the holes provided on the R1100RT under-dash frame. Again we use black silicon caulking to secure the speakers.

We found a perfect place for the amplifier. We ran a plastic tubing front to back (6 feet) to run our wiring through.