Posts Tagged ‘BMW’

…. with such helpful service from your local BMW Motorrad dealer? They are such a great help when you are stuck in the middle of nowhere with a bike they call “unstoppable” …. Isn’t the GS range of motorcycles designed for these sort of conditions? They are bloody useless … BMW London Battersea / Park [...]

I recently went to South Africa for a holiday (photos here) where I rented a R1200GS for 2 weeks to travel around with. I have to say, the bike was very disappointing (for me at least). It felt heavy, lazy and full of rattles and shakes. The most annoying thing was the centre console bouncing [...]

F800GS Piston replacement

Posted: February 25, 2010 in General
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The video above is the sound which my BMW F800GS engine started making. It started out “not as noticeable” but as time went by it became worse and worse. I had the bike at 2 BMW dealers (Vines Guildford and SBW) who told me it sounds normal. The problem was, that when the engine gets warm, [...]

In preperation to prepare for the trip  … I have ordered the “BMW F800GS Instructional DVD” from GlobeRiders … I hope this will give some great tips on how to prepare and fix the bike througout our adventure. I am expecting to receive the DVD this week … will get some pizza for a great night [...]