Dude, this video is awesome!! Super informative, well-edited, multiple camera angles, good lighting, good sound. I learned a lot in just a few minutes. Thank you very much!!!
Thank you! I just recently got my bike. Yesterday I went on a 3hr ride and my shoulders were killing me! I am going to try lowering the handlebars to see if that helps with my reach, before I do anything else.
I've put mirror extenders on my 800, the OEM mirror gave a lovely view of my shoulders, but not much else! The extenders lift the mirrors up by about 10 mm and outboard by about 25mm, doesn't sound a lot but they work surprisingly well!
Just adjusted my gear lever, that helps a lot, and was very easy, thx for the tip, hope you get around with playing with the 800 some time soon again, must be hard with the bikes you have to make the time, but I do enjoy your 800 vids
The later F800GSs (mine's '17) have a Torx T30 pinch bolt on the shift lever. It has to be removed completely before the lever will slide off the shaft. Thanks for the videos!
Albe ....thanx .... what do you think of that front fender....... I've seen a few action vids where a wrist sized stick has kicked up... wedging between tire and fend launching rider ..... almost.....over handlebars..dead stop..... get rid of it entirely.... move up the forks...... some kind of aftermarket......???
There is an aftermarket that moves the fender up a few inches, but if you want to go extreme you can adapt a motocross fender , it's not hard, I didn't do it because most of my riding was in the desert
Love this because I am looking at this bike as my next bike. Thanks so much. Liked and subbed. I have never been able to ride can BMW on my channel so I will come here for tips. For now =]
You need someone to help you measure the distance between the tail and the ground with you on and off the bike, the difference is the sag, I don't know the exact sag amount but you can find out on Google and then adjust the rear shock to achieve that value
Hi Albe. What about to make a video about suspension tune with/out spending money? I just find my suspension too hard at the moment and I'm looking for all ways to make it softer
Hi Dmitry Nordic , you can try to adjust the preload on the rear suspension, but unfortunately the front forks have no adjustment, the only thing you can do it's either change the springs inside, or have them re-valved. I would love to make a suspension video, but the parts are so expensive that right now I just can't, I'm going to try to contact some of the suspension companies and see if I can get a set of forks to make a video with, fingers crossed.
Hello ! I also own f800gs with lower seat but find it quite hard which causes butt pain for long ride... I was looking for a seat cushion and saw your bike has something like cushion ha ha.. Can u tell me what brand and where I can buy or if u can recommend better one then please tell me.. Thanks
No, Not much you can adjust other than the preload in the back, to adjust for weight you either have to replace the springs or the viscosity of the oil in the forks, either way it gets expensive.
Hey Albe. Great video. I couldn't help but notice a 2nd rear tire in the background. Looked like for the F800. Did you get a 2nd set of wheels to swap tires out with? Just curious.
Hi Albe, quick question for you. I am considering this bike but am planning a trip through latin america. Do you know if it is possible to get this bike to operate on low octane fuel? I know through some parts of South and Central America it will be difficult to find high octane fuel.
I'm pretty sure it is, the guys at BMW told me it'll run on almost anything, when I was looking to buy it, I've ran it on 87 octane before and it did just fine. To be certain take a look at the owner's manual if you have a chance, I don't have mine handy right now
@@AlbesADV yea the knob for rear suspension adjustment!It's just not turning!Trying to go left and nothing!Trying to go clockwise and still nothing!Kit is not working and I'm thinking that I need a special tool or something?I don't know...
No special tool should be needed, there is a key under the seat, forward in front of the fuel pump, it's black and helps with turning the knob. But if the knob doesn't rotate smoothly it might be jammed
+Ed DeBolt I got them on eBay, they are Heed's crashbars, I believe I paid around $250 for it. There is a link in the description. I'm shooting a video long term review of all those accessories, stay tuned and thanks for watching.
Well we are going to wait for your good lessons, note that I can not find in youtube an exact explanation regarding our F800GS on this subject, I will be very grateful, thank you
I'm not sure, but maybe the seat skin lost its grip over the years or maybe the front suspension is starting to sag making the bike lean forward like a sports bike....can't really tell without looking at the bike 🤔
I am 6’8” and it seems to fit me just fine so I can’t imagine a person this bike would be bad for, unless you’re really short and can’t reach the ground.
Yeahhh, well. Honestly a whole lot of talking with pretty little info. Lets be honest here- You probably click this video, because you can't sufficiently reach the ground as a result of vertical deficits of your body. Well I did. And no remedy was provided here. At least none "without spending money", thus I'm calling click bait on this one. I mean, who wouldn't think of undoing the controls and putting them back on.
