very good Micky..
Anybody kmow how many bikes BMW bought into the UK, as they were so expensive when new ?
In 2004 I bought a new F650GS Dakar at, from memory, £5,500 the new G650X series came along in 2007 at £6,500 .... their replacement after a couple of years, the G650GS (a reincarnation of the old F650GS) were back to £5,500 ish??
Dunno how many G650X series were sold, but many ended up at the BMW Off Road School
I know I'd set off RTW tomorrow on mine
Mmmmmm
Few G650X Moto's were sold .... now there's a real 'ooligan bike if ever there was
Another tip, a reason for having a good battery
The bike is not easy to bump start .... the exhaust camshaft has a bob weight. At slow cranking speed the bob weight keeps an exhaust valve off it's seat, so no compression, so the engine can build up cranking speed, then and only then does the bob weight 'cam' allow the valve to seat, and the engine to reach full compression and start
So the engine needs to spin over quickly before it will even think about starting for ya
The more I think about it, the mid sized, mid power, versatile bikes are the future
Ta
With your permission Sir ...
More bling ideas ...
BMW part. Cosmetic but it does stop the cap to the rear brake reservoir coming off, being tampered with, being stolen ...
Don't forget the excellent fuel economy too
I know the regulator/rectifier guard looks the part, but if you intend going anywhere hot, and doing slow speed riding, remove this guard before you go ........
If it does happen, don't kill the battery trying to start the bike. Leave it for 20 minutes to cool and it will be fine
Down in Slovenia / Austria at the mo, and the more I think about it, the mid sized, mid power, versatile bikes are the future, so may invest in a remap
121 miles so far no warning light yet and I only put in 7 litres.
So no complaints from me so far...
just fueled up for the second time...........
121 miles
7.08 litres to filler neck
= 80 MPG
FECK ME !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Welcome to the future
As an aside, the Xcountry (Xchallenge for that matter) petrol tank is triangular and tapered. Fill the tank up to the very brim of the filler .... full tank
One inch below (just 1") and you've probably only filled your tank 90%
An inch (1") makes all the difference
.... as ever
Micky knows & found out the hard way