Maintenance Tips

[mediamark]

Hi folks,

Picking my new bike up tomorrow! Does anyone have any tips; do's and don'ts for new GS owners?

I've got gallons of Scottoiler F365 and tins of GT85 ready.
Anything else I should consider?

Thanks in advance

 

[illumeo]

ACF50?
http://www.acf-50.co.uk/

For better or worse, sprayed mine in the stuff.

 

[solidstate100]

Yes.

Put you hand in your pocket and subscribe to this site. You can then look in the for sale and wanted sections and buy loads of farkles and stuff at UK GSER friendly pricing, discounts in some stores etc

 

[Dave Ett]

Enjoy it. It's the best bike you'll ever own!

 

[divelandy]

Does anyone have any tips; do's and don'ts for new GS owners?

DFC & subscribe to this site

 

[Dean]

Best Tip Ever http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2793648&posted=1#post2793648



second air Hawk II and lamb land Fleece , Bliss


congratulations on your new bike those F800gs's are great enjoy



Why cant new members (not subscribed) be a different colour like green they are the same colour as the RED rebels



can pay wont pay oooooo look at me

 

[red1]

Hi folks,

Picking my new bike up tomorrow! Does anyone have any tips; do's and don'ts for new GS owners?

I've got gallons of Scottoiler F365 and tins of GT85 ready.
Anything else I should consider?

Thanks in advance

Cotton wool?

 

[mediamark]

A Happy Man!

Picked my new bike up this morning.

Haven't stopped smiling all day!

 

[Sooty09]

If I was rich I would buy two, one to ride and get scruffy, the other to look at and sit on in the garage. Nothing like the feeling of taking delivery of a new bike. Getting a new car is OK but its the smell you notice most, With a bike its the all over feel good factor.
Enjoy.

 

[GunZenBomZ]

Inject some oil-lube into ignition before winter sets in.

Run it in without hooning it!

 

[Dean]

Picked my new bike up this morning.

Haven't stopped smiling all day!

Well done on picking up the new bike , looks great in the orange

subscribed Tosser

 

[Rob J]

new bike

loving your work my friend

I picked my new (to me) F800 on Thursday. took it out for a couple of hours last night (wood head/snake circular via Glossop) and loved every minute of it

funny story here. my brother, a GSA rider, thought I had taken leave of my senses when I told him I was trading in my GSA for an 800. Well I was just pottering around in the garage earlier today when I spotted my bro pulling into my driveway riding a F800 demo bike.

With a knowing smirk on my smug face I enquired as to what he made of the bright orange machine. Very nice, was the reply. "I am just going to take it for a little bit of off roaring now" he said and off he went. within 2 hours I received the text confirming that the deal had been done and he picks his new F800GS up next Thursday.

 

[Swisstony23]

Best Tip Ever http://www.ukgser.com/forums/showthread.php?p=2793648&posted=1#post2793648



second air Hawk II and lamb land Fleece , Bliss


congratulations on your new bike those F800gs's are great enjoy



Why cant new members (not subscribed) be a different colour like green they are the same colour as the RED rebels



can pay wont pay oooooo look at me

I’m confused? Sorry I do more reading than writing as you can tell by my post count or possible coz I’m colour blind, but isn’t he Subscribed or are you not truly “subscribed” until you get into the hundreds, lol..P.S what colour am I??? I'm not use to being an outsider!, I so cold lol

 

[Sooty09]

Just remembered three things,
When sitting on the bike you can see a little rubber L shaped breather on the left hand headlamp. This can fall off, remove it and put a spot of super glue on the lamp and push the breather back on.
The rear chain adjusters can seize in the swing arm. Put a bit of copper grease on them, wind them fully in to lubricate the threads, then adjust them back to normal. Do this every few months for easy chain adjustment.
Check the headlamp mounting bolts every few weeks. Mine have come loose on both sides, one fell out. BMW may have fixed this now as I noticed new bikes have a steel insert in the mounting bracket.

 

[dogman]

If you do nothing else get a rear hugger to stop the crap covering the shock and everything else, oh and a fender extender for the same reason.

 

[vertically challenged]

which hugger...

Dogman,
Which hugger have you got on your bike - is it any good? There's lots of options available but not many reviews..

Cheers
VC

 

[STUBBS]

petrol

 

[Dean]

I’m confused? Sorry I do more reading than writing as you can tell by my post count or possible coz I’m colour blind, but isn’t he Subscribed or are you not truly “subscribed” until you get into the hundreds, lol..P.S what colour am I??? I'm not use to being an outsider!, I so cold lol

Yes he is now

it says subscribed Tosser when you are subscribed and a thumbs up with BMW badge smilie which happens when you pay and become subscribed.

Your kinda blue but dark blue ish same as me, but put your curser on it and it goes Red

but put your curser on the red ones and they stay the same. except the under line which goes the other colour to what it is!

your not outside your inside, but it leaves more room for people on the edge

 

[mediamark]

Yes he is now

Oi! I can read this you know!!

I'm happy to subscribe now I'm a GS owner! :cool

I've already fitted a Pyramid Plastics' fenda extenda on the front and Mudsling on the rear. Both really easy to fit.
The Mudsling is just 2 screws and 2 tie wraps. It isn't a hugger as such but totally shields the shock from the rear tyre.

 

[Ross Dean]

Try not to do this

Do a lot of this

Make sure it looks like this a lot

How? By doing this sort of thing

http://www.adventurebikerider.com/f...5-none-of-us-have-a-clue-how-to-do-this-.html
http://www.adventurebikerider.com/forum/49-we-love-pics/57589-none-of-us-have-a-clue-photos.html