The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

goblin59 · 22-08-2020 05:12PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Yer laughing so, tis a very satisfying job when you have all the bits and prep done:)

How do like thew bike, has it been a good first bike? Anything you don't like bout it?

Great bike, I find the sitting position incredibly comfortable compared to the lean down sports bike style, paid about €3,500 for it
Insurance wasn't bad on it considering its really a 800cc engine, (€700 for the year for someone with no previous motorcycle riding experience)
My only complaint would be the side stand, has a huge lean over angle, so i can't put it down in certain areas or i would be having no fun moving it off.
Have an wide plate on it now that really helps though.

Really easy to get parts for as well, anything that fits the F700 & F800 will fit onto this bike, plenty of aftermarket stuff too.

I wanted a bike that I would hold onto for a while and be able to tour on, so this would do that.
Plus being a BMW i can get parts in most shops for it in any city, but they might just be expensive

listermint · 22-08-2020 05:25PM

goblin59 wrote: »

installed fork gators on my F650GS last weekend, ended up being a pain in the arse as two of the bolts holding the mudguard siezed, my neighbor came to the rescue and installed a helicoil for me.

hoping to take this bike to Wacken Open Air and then across the alps next summer, so getting the prep work done this year so I can catch anything that might be an issue well before the trip

Those mudguard nuts and bolts can be an absolute prick. Doesn't matter the bike they catch so much crap in there. I've had to slot them with a grinder and use an impact screwdriver and hammer. With decent success.

goblin59 · 22-08-2020 05:27PM

listermint wrote: »

Those mudguard nuts and bolts can be an absolute prick. Doesn't matter the bike they catch so much crap in there. I've had to slot them with a grinder and use an impact screwdriver and hammer. With decent success.

Yeah, my neighbor was saying alloy and steel pretty much self welds itself too.
We had no fun trying to get them out.

listermint · 22-08-2020 05:31PM

goblin59 wrote: »

Yeah, my neighbor was saying alloy and steel pretty much self welds itself too.
We had no fun trying to get them out.

That's exactly it. Tbh its probably worth swapping the bolts out for new every year or so. Can get cheap sets of hundreds in eBay

blade1 · 22-08-2020 07:01PM

listermint wrote: »

That's exactly it. Tbh its probably worth swapping the bolts out for new every year or so. Can get cheap sets of hundreds in eBay

Grease em will do.

zubair · 22-08-2020 08:01PM

Copper grease has saved me from a lot of headaches.

Sonics2k · 22-08-2020 08:24PM

Alright so I'm in this shot but feck it, today with the help of a member of the club I was finally able to get the batwing fitting to the bike. It took a lot of fiddling, messing with making new brackets to hold it but it's on and it's perfect.

Next thing is to look into new lights for the bike.

CJhaughey · 22-08-2020 10:30PM

Are they tears all over the ground?

23-08-2020 12:05AM

Got a used set of Gilles Tooling levers for my MT10 from ebay. A guy in the UK had a lot of genuine Yamaha aftermarket stuff for sale but I was outbid at the last second for most of it

Happy enough with the levers though. Nicely made and are far nicer than the ugly cheapo stock levers.
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Whenever I can spare the cash I plan on replacing the handlebars/risers with the Gilles Tooling billet aluminium versions (all black) with Rizoma grips and bar end mirrors. I will probably replace the front brake master cylinder with the R1 version, as the brakes do lack a bit of bite and this mod apparently fixes that issue. Also on the shopping list are the Yamaha rad gaurds/crash protectors etc.
I might get the wheels powder coated (keeping the original color) as the paint is quite thin and has flaked away a lot around the rims.

goblin59 · 23-08-2020 09:12AM

zubair wrote: »

Copper grease has saved me from a lot of headaches.

yeah I'm using copper grease now.
Made a rookie mistake and used too much at first and the bolts came loose holding the calipers on.
Thank **** i noticed the rattle and cleaned the excess off and put them back in tightly

Sonics2k · 23-08-2020 09:31AM

CJhaughey wrote: »

Are they tears all over the ground?

It was a REALLY good ride.

goblin59 · 23-08-2020 09:44AM

Sonics2k wrote: »

It was a REALLY good ride.

Thats clearly not tears then

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 02:18PM

This week I am mostly getting a new gearbox

FML :mad:

blade1 · 25-08-2020 02:25PM

D3V!L wrote: »

This week I am mostly getting a new gearbox

FML :mad:

What happened?

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 02:27PM

blade1 wrote: »

What happened?

It slipped out of gear on a slow bend and makes a very loud crunch when changing from neutral to first. Only 2200 kilometres on it and I was very careful with the break-in etc.

H_Lime · 25-08-2020 02:28PM

D3V!L wrote: »

This week I am mostly getting a new gearbox

FML :mad:

ACT FAST!
https://www.donedeal.ie/motorbikes-for-sale/gs-500/24994170

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 02:29PM

H_Lime wrote: »

ACT FAST!
https://www.donedeal.ie/motorbikes-for-sale/gs-500/24994170

That's yours ,isn't it ??

spiggotpaddy · 25-08-2020 02:29PM

D3V!L wrote: »

It slipped out of gear on a slow bend and makes a very loud crunch when changing from neutral to first. Only 2200 kilometres on it and I was very careful with the break-in etc.

That's unreal. Just a lemon.

H_Lime · 25-08-2020 02:32PM

Get them to do the leaky brake caliper recall when doin the box:eek:

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 02:38PM

spiggotpaddy wrote: »

That's unreal. Just a lemon.

It was dodgy since day one but I thought it was just because of the breaking in etc. Just seems to have gotten worse to the point it's not safe to drive.

A new gearbox was waiting for it in the workshop so hats off to Belfast BMW Motorrad. Stellar service as always. I only wish they were closer.

zubair · 25-08-2020 02:58PM

Joking, I hope BMW don't have a Jonah clause in their warranty?

H_Lime · 25-08-2020 03:32PM

D3V!L wrote: »

It was dodgy since day one but I thought it was just because of the breaking in etc. Just seems to have gotten worse to the point it's not safe to drive.

A new gearbox was waiting for it in the workshop so hats off to Belfast BMW Motorrad. Stellar service as always. I only wish they were closer.

Could you ask for your money back and buy something a bit less sh1t? Are you legally entitled to a refund?
After dropping 20k on a bike I'd be carefully considering my options. At the very least I'd be looking for a replacement bike and would 100% want no more to do with that particular repaired machine for obvious reasons.

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 03:33PM

H_Lime wrote: »

Could you ask for your money back and buy something a bit less sh1t? Are you legally entitled to a refund?
After dropping 20k on a bike I'd be carefully considering my options. At the very least I'd be looking for a replacement bike and would 100% want no more to do with that particular repaired machine for obvious reasons.

I'm going to see what the latest is from them. It would be a pain as I imported it and paid VRT and VAT here already.

spiggotpaddy · 25-08-2020 03:39PM

D3V!L wrote: »

I'm going to see what the latest is from them. It would be a pain as I imported it and paid VRT and VAT here already.

Suppose it should be as good as new when repaired, but could be a message from the bike gods telling you it ..
Serves you right for not buying an African twin ðŸ€£

H_Lime · 25-08-2020 03:49PM

D3V!L wrote: »

I'm going to see what the latest is from them. It would be a pain as I imported it and paid VRT and VAT here already.

Tbh I don't understand fully the issues you face there. If its just a ball ache of paperwork then persue it as I would not be any way happy to continue ownership on that repaired machine and I'd be exploring my rights there iiwy.

Consider an @ or super 10. Expensive new bikes shouldn't be shi+ and unreliable.
I worked on and rode a super tenere and they are a wonderful package that are really well built.
Or.... Buy the venerable gs500, you know you want it. Or better yet a BMW gs1150!

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 03:54PM

spiggotpaddy wrote: »

Suppose it should be as good as new when repaired, but could be a message from the bike gods telling you it ..
Serves you right for not buying an African twin &#55356;&#56355;

Just got this from the dealer.

I could have swore my bike was bigger :eek:

listermint · 25-08-2020 03:59PM

Make the next one a nice Suzuki DL , bulletproof.

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 04:00PM

listermint wrote: »

Make the next one a nice Suzuki DL , bulletproof.

Yep, a nice reliable Jap bike will be next.

GBX · 25-08-2020 04:04PM

Jesus, you havent had much luck with bikes. Hope you get sorted!

Is that engine casing scratched already? :eek:

D3V!L · 25-08-2020 04:22PM

GBX wrote: »

Jesus, you havent had much luck with bikes. Hope you get sorted!

Is that engine casing scratched already? :eek:

No, no I haven't. Only bikes I've had no problems in my 20 years on them have been Jap machines. Might go that way in the future. The GS is my daily driver. I'm a key worker and I need to be mobile at the drop of a hat. So reliability is key.

I'm hoping thats a grease mark.

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