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Us BMW 650’ers are a well behaved lot. Moderating this section of the forum has been pretty easy for the past few years, but it is now time for me to move on. So who is keen to take over? You get no pay, no recognition, just a good excuse to spend time reading the forum (it’s my responsibility...

I put the registration papers of my bike in a safe place. They are not lost; that would be irresponsible. However, I do not remember where the safe place is, which presents a small problem. So - the bike is registered in Gauteng, in my name. I am not in the country right now. Does anybody know...

It appears that MD, the de-facto standard in roadbooks, is going out of business. https://www.rallymotoshop.com/collections/md-roadbook-spare-parts-blowout

This topic has been moved to BMW F800GS / 700GS / 650GS Twins. https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=219296.0

I have a single C-tek charger for multiple vehicles, two of which are not being used at the moment. So I leave the C-tek plugged into one vehicle one week, then swop to the second vehicle the next week, then back after a week and so on. After a while, the battery in one vehicle died. Moer toe...

Engine seized, hopefully not terminally. No papers, no lights, no instuments. Wiring loom has anyway been pretty much destroyed by previous owner. This was just a lekker plaasfiets, now looking for somebody clever to get it running again. It has a stainless Powerflo exhaust which is rather neat...

I bought this thinking it would fit my old XL185, but it doesn't. R350

So our two friends of Amageza fame are currently up in north Africa playing in the sandpit. Gerry has some cool Facebook posts: Merzouga Rally update. Flew from Knysna to Johannesburg to Dubai, small layover, then flew to Casablanca, with a long layover, then flew to Errachidia. Arrived at...

Just a bit of fun https://youtu.be/jbRSQ3zaOJg

I bought this little bike to learn how to ride sand. I wanted something cheap(ish), light(ish), and unbreakable (eish!), and it fits the bill perfectly. I won't say I can ride sand now, I am a whole lot better than I was, but now I am riding it so seldom that it doesn't make sense to keep it...

I need to get some aluminium welding done, plus a few brackets made up. Places that understand bikes are preferred. Anybody know somebody that does good work?

Need some advice with a strange problem. WR450 kick starts really easily, mostly on first kick, sometimes it takes a few when its warm. But it simply won't fire up when using the electric start, cold or hot. The battery is new. The symptoms are the same after the battery has been on a charger...

I blame it on Joey Evans and Kobus Potgieter. They don't know it, yet, but they unknowingly conspired to make this happen. It started when Joey, or somebody linked to Joey, liked a page on Facebook with a link to a Mini-Enduro event to be hosted by EnduroWorld at Wild West. "...a good...

Interesting problem. I was pushing the bike into the garage last night when it just cut out. Weird. A bit of experimentation determined that the bike would cut out when at full steering lock left, then turn back on again as soon as I turned the bars away from full lock. The problem is the wires...

Enduro World is planning a new Mini-Enduro Series aimed at Junior and Novice riders, but also accommodating Dual-Purpose Riders. The series is designed to help young and new riders to develop basic skills and gain racing experience in a controlled, fun environment. We plan to kick off at Wild...

Let the fun begin. Merzouga Rally 2016 – The dates 21/5 Administration and Technical checks 22/5 Warm up and Prologue 23/5 1st Stage Merzouga-Merzouga 24/5 2nd Stage Merzouga-Merzouga 25/5 3rd Stage Merzouga-Atlas Bivouac Marathon 26/5 4th Stage Atlas Bivouac Marathon-Erfoud 27/5 5th...

Direct from https://advrider.com/index.php?threads/bmw-g650x-challenge-thread-index.335086/page-490 Ok, so here's my HDB Rallye Lite installed. I'm still in the process of machining my dash bracket but I should finish that up next week. Really impressed with everything as a kit and the light...

It is on what I am pretty sure is a R80GS, but the tank says R100GS? It kinda looks like the R80GS Paris Dakar Fuel Tank, but it isn't. BMW roundel in the wrong place, and the front of the tank is not the same. I can't find a R100GS picture with a tank that looks like that. So what is it?

Looking for opinions on a replacement battery for my G650X-Challenge.......