► Tyre choices and emergency repairs

[rml]

Any update

Hi There

I was wondering if there has been an update on availability for
F800 ?
I was hoping to try a set of Anakee's but have been told none
in the UK till late September, I have emailed Michelin UK,
to see if there is a "official" response/reason but just wondering
if anyone has managed to get a set?

Sadly going Battle "oh my lord please stick" Wings as they
are available, and I doing (I think) to many dull road miles
at the moment to go TKC80.

Cheers
rml

 

[GunZenBomZ]

feebay has already been mentioned.

My 58H anakee2 tyre is safe till 110mph. However over 115-122 max speed they don't feel safe.

Going back to battlewings after 3 other brands. Fully trust battlewings all the way to scrapping both pegs. In heavy rain, slow down.

 

[Rabbitson]

Micheldever tyres?

They almost always seem to have just about everything.

 

[Ferret55]

Road Tyres

Just back from Spain (1700 miles in less than a week) and the Michelin Pilot Roads were fantastic. Very confidence-inspiring in the Pyrenees!

I was a bit worried at first about the fact that the rear tyre is slightly smaller than standard (150/70 instead of 140/80) but speedo (which was already optiistic) is only 10% optimistic now as measured against my brother's sat nav.

Not had the chance to try them in the wet yet, but expect them to be very good.

As I spend all my time on the road, I'm won't be going back to trailie tyres.

 

[maddaddy]

Changing the rear tire...err TYRE of the 800GS

Here a video I made this weekend. The tire change took less than an hour to do. You don't have to loosen the chain tension adjuster. I did it to demonstrate adjusting the chain towards the end.
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[Tim Cullis]

Very good, thanks a lot for posting it.

On my Tenere I need to add rocks onto the rear of the seat when changing the front tyre. Any tips on how to then tip the bike over to use the side stand without the rocks falling off? It's a struggle with just tyre irons.

It doesn't look it, but the shade temperature was 40c that day, and there was no shade.

 

[Axel F]

Excellent Videos, Great help for people like me who dont have a clue. Thanks

 

[Silversurfer]

Excellent Video - many thanks for posting. Just about to set off for Spain on my F800GS and first time on tubed tyres - was wondering about buying spare tubes and tyre levers but never changed a tyre before. No worries now after watching that.

 

[Wookie]

If your only going to spain id only take puncture repair stuff and thats only if your going off road imho. Tubes are actually quite large and bulky items and not worth carrying when you can buy them locally in the country youre in.

 

[maddaddy]

Very good, thanks a lot for posting it.

On my Tenere I need to add rocks onto the rear of the seat when changing the front tyre. Any tips on how to then tip the bike over to use the side stand without the rocks falling off? It's a struggle with just tyre irons.

It doesn't look it, but the shade temperature was 40c that day, and there was no shade.

Ah the balance test.
Lock the steering all the way to the right.
Run a strap from the right hand grip over to the side stand
Pull the bike over on it's left side and use your panniers as a prop.

Sounds crazy, but it works.

I will post a picture later today.

How I wish we had the Tenere here in the USA.

 

[maddaddy]

Excellent Video - many thanks for posting. Just about to set off for Spain on my F800GS and first time on tubed tyres - was wondering about buying spare tubes and tyre levers but never changed a tyre before. No worries now after watching that.

You only need to carry a front spare tube. If your rear tube becomes unrepairable, a front tube can suffice until you get to a shop and buy a new rear tube. No need to carry extra stuff you can pick up on the road.

 

[Dean]

You only need to carry a front spare tube. If your rear tube becomes unrepairable, a front tube can suffice until you get to a shop and buy a new rear tube. No need to carry extra stuff you can pick up on the road.

Whats a tube ?


great video very detailed and explained well

 

[Lost John]

Tyres

Need to change my back tyre, i like to occasionaly muck about on grass/track but nothing serious. Also tend to lean it over round the twistees so what do people recomend??

Also what the opinion on changing both, seems a waste to me and to date have never had a front wheel slide away because of lack of grip, stupidity yes but lack of grip no!

 

[Wookie]

Recommend Heidenau K60

Not sure i understand you about the front tyre but you have to always keep the same make/model for front and read. Id never interchange them (model can be slightly different but would never mess with different makes).

Steve

 

[ILMV]

I've been using an Anakee2, works very well for a n00b like me.

 

[UKDirtboy]

HD tube - rear tyre 17 inch vs 18 inch?

Doing a trip - trying to get HD tube for rear tyre (17 inch) with no luck. Have heard that someone has fitted a 18 inch tubes (available) has anyone heard of this and are there ant issues? or can anyone suggest a supplier for 17 inch HD tubes, thanks...

 

[Tim Cullis]

I've just brought one from partsxpress for my Tenere. It's a Michelin Airstop which isn't quite as thick as I was expecting, but is better than standard.

Tim

 

[earthmover]

Somewhere in the depths of my garage is a 17" HD tube, so they were available when I bought it. I had to hide it because I kept trying to put it in my backpack when it was no use to me.
If you can't find a 17", then an 18" will be better than F/all.
Mark

 

[Silversurfer]

BMW Recovery

I am about to set off on a trip to southern Spain on new F800GS.
I have had punctures before with tubeless rims and just plugged them and ridden on until I could obtain a permanent repair. Never owned a bike with spoked rims/tubes before so had started to purchase spare tubes, tyre levers etc. Then I remembered new bike/2yrs BMW warranty/breakdown assistance.
Phoned them up to ask if the warranty/breakdown assistance covered punctures - and the answer is yes. Whilst they will not pay for the actual puncture repair they will recover you to the nearest point of repair.
Nice one BMW - great worry removed.

 

[chrisjk]

Carry a spare tube, tyre levers and practice replacing the tube yourself at home. After a couple of tries you'll get it down to about 15 minutes and save a lot of time waiting for BMW service in the middle of no-where.

You can use a front wheel tube for the rear wheel for a few miles and it saves weight. By all means carry a puncture kit too but this takes longer.

There are several good videos/slideshows of changing tyres on the web. I used Neduro's'