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Anyone have a good condition 800GS front rim lying around? Perhaps one with some negligible "smileys" that pale in comparison to my huge "smile" 😁 Hulle maak die goed te sag, man...

Jis malmoer, is daai voorste rim nog beskikbaar? Wat is sy kondisie?

Ek ry al 'n jaar met myne, geen probleme.

Has been sold.

Will let you know if Hugh doesn't take it.

Sure, pls whatsapp me on 0760922171. Cornel

I'm moving house and clearing out. I've got this hard-cover Haynes service & repair manual for the single cylinder F650 series (incl. Dakar). The new ones are hellishly expense (see attached). R250, I'm in Somerset West.

OK, thanks.

I see the Ferodo kit at Trac Mac says F800GS 2008 - 2018 (ie that covers ALL models), but then at the bottom it says (Late Type Plates 2"133mm/17*14mm Ears). So now I'm confused 😏 @superfoxi, any ideas? Can I get the kit for a 2009 model from you?

Thanks for the offer! I'd rather do full replacement at the moment.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. Still mulling over original vs aftermarket...

Yep, the problem is you mostly don't know who the OEM was. I remember seeing a small Exide stamp on a BMW battery I once had. I bought the equivalent Exide at 2/3 the price of the BMW branded one.

The clutch on my 2009 800GS (83000 km) has been slipping for a while now, time for replacement. BMW has just quoted me R7445 for the plate kit (metal + friction plates only), plus gasket, oil, labour = around R10k. As per another thread on here, I contacted Motorcycle World re: aftermarket...

I'm leaning towards @Jughead, since I've had this same sort of issue with my (old!) car before. Crack in air hose after airflow sensor caused rev hunting. I don't think it's the TPS, since I can see the same sort of rev hunting happen if I open the throttle to higher RPM (in neutral).

My 800GS (2009) has started cutting out occasionally when idling, e.g. waiting at a robot. Never immediately, it idles for a while, I can see the rev needle pulsating slightly and hear the idle becoming shaky, then dies. Starts up again with no problems. Any ideas?

Just some feedback: the Poweroad has been in my F800GS since April, still going strong (8 months). It was standing for a few weeks in winter, fired up strongly, first time. No additional gizmos (GPS, alarm, spots, etc.), no trickle charging.

You won't notice that it's soft under normal riding conditions. However, I bottomed out my Dakar's forks on multiple occasions on rough roads; was completely fixed with progressive springs.

Highly unlikely, since the Dakar has longer suspension travel than the standard: 21 cm vs 17 cm. If (IF!) you could get it to fit in the fork, it would be pre-loaded and quite stiff, I think.

Woollies Dash delivery bike phone mount. He says it stays put even when he falls over!

Excellent! What a pleasure :)