Friday, June 10, 2011

BMW F800GS: 20000kms revision

Today did the 20000km revision at BMW (19700 kms on the dial).


The actions they did:
- Oil change
- Filter change
- Valve clearance check
- Air filter change
- Front and rear brake pads
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Thursday, June 2, 2011

Mounting the panniers

The panniers arrived quickly, had to pick them up with the car as they come in HUGE boxes (why does BMW need to pack it so big?),

Mounting the panniers is pretty straightforward. Here is the bike before:



The most complicated part is dismounting the rear of the motorcycle, and passing the iron conectores of the main rear support of the frame through the ¨mud flap¨, and attaching to the frame bar through two bolts. Other than that it´s pretty straightforward and quick - 30 mins top!

To note, I had EXCELLENT help:

 Here the  bar where the support connects and the support of the frame mentioned above already mounted:





 And here is the frame mounted on the bike. To note a cloth protecting the muffler - very easy to scratch!