BMW F800 GS

[KTMBLAG]

Oooooh I'm a lady

[cafeterrastje]

I agree 1200's a great bike and good for a pillion, but 800 is manageable anywhere and everywhere, can't wait until June to get to Portugal for North to South Trans Portugal. Could ride all day on this machine.

[greyhoundgriff]

Now then. I had the 800 and traded up to 1200gsa. Really liked the 800 in every way. But when I tried the gsa I thought it was better in almost every way - barring off road! I thought I was pretty quick on the 800 but the 12 is smoother, faster, carries a pillion better and has a COMFY SEAT! Hallelujah.
Haven't tried the gas on any serious off road as I can't afford to drop it (thumbs)

[cafeterrastje]

I agree 1200's a great bike and good for a pillion, but 800 is manageable anywhere and everywhere, can't wait until June to get to Portugal for North to South Trans Portugal. Could ride all day on this machine.

[hooligan]

Does anyone run 15tooth front sprocket on their f800gs?

[hooligan]

I would love a camel-tank too..
I know! needless in Europe.

[hooligan]

here is my 09 f800gs. Its a great all round bike. It has plenty of issues, mostly resolved with expensive modification. The essential and common modifications have all been listed, so will forgo mentioning those.

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My favorite mods have to be:
De-Cat exhaust pipe, and slip on pipe with dyno-jet power commander for the fueling and tune.
Hyper-pro fork springs for handling, they reduce front end dive and improve braking. A full suspension set up would be nice but too expensive.

[KTMBLAG]

I would love a camel-tank too..
I know! needless in Europe.

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It is a great addition

[daytona-supersport]

Can't deny it. BMW built a bloody good bike when they screwed the 800GS together. (thumbs)

[hooligan]

I would love a camel-tank too..
I know! needless in Europe.

It is a great addition

hey buddy,
you have some nice additions on ya GS, have you had any regrets or issues with the camel?

can you notice the handling difference?
I have seen them contact the swingarm, ADV were looking into this, have you ever had any issues with that?

I assume it is from rally and jumps rather than street or ADV riding.

Also do you run a fuel filter between it and the main tank?

I plan to run a camel with filter for filling up in Africa during a long tour.

It appears to be a rare mod' here in the UK, so I appreciate the info'