BMW F800GS Valve Adjustment 

Glad it helped.

Time to snag a used 800. Plenty of low miles bikes around.

Enjoy the new bike. Those Rotax twins are very solid motors.

Thank you!

instablaster...

Working on that video now.

You do the valves so rarely it isn't a big deal.

I agree, I'll stick with Triumph and get a Tiger 800. 3 Cylinders instead of 2 yet there's more room around the engine and less nonsense to remove. You need a special tool just to remove the ignition coils? Sounds pretty dumb to me.

Your money will gladly be refunded.

I haven't looked at the steering head footage yet. One thing that really helped is we bought the special tool to get the bearings out of the steering head. www.amazon.com/Park-Tool-RT-2-Steering-Remover/dp/B000BBBOYO/ref=pd_lpo_263_lp_t_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=4XSCYYEMAQR1HT33BT03

It really isn't that hard to do. I did it with my travel tools, in the parking lot of a mexican hostel the last time. heat the racers with a mini torch and work it up with a screwdriver and it'll come out easily...put the newracer in the oven to heat it up and use the old one to push it down... if my memory's right

Did it with a steel rod on my 800 but then we bought the tool and used it on the HP2 and it was so slick to use it actually made it fun. I think we knocked out both top and bottom races in 45 seconds. Plus I'm a bit of a tool hoarder.

Check this thread on advrider. The answers will be there and if not it will be the best place to ask. advrider.com/index.php?threads/f800gs-valve-adjusting-step-by-step.623587/

Thank you. Some how did it myself :).

Glad to hear. What was the issue?

to tell the truth have no idea. just put cam shafts by marks while crank was locked. at first it wasnt starting very well. stopped after some kind of metal hiting something noise (sorry for my english). thought thats it. killed the engine. but after it started worked as it supposed to, just rpms were to high. after adjustment sounds normal.

No bikes are as easy to work on as the boxers. My 1150GS and my Ural are a dream. Even the 701 valves involve removing a ton of stuff.

I have the maintenance DVD but if you follow the link all the information is there as well. advrider.com/index.php?threads/f800gs-valve-adjusting-step-by-step.623587/

Has it been two years? Wow. I just looked 15,000 people watched this video in 2018. Looks like earned 26$!

Thanks Jason.

Check out the Parallel Twins Forum on Advrider.com advrider.com/f/threads/f800gs-valve-adjusting-step-by-step.623587/

Scot Pleski It is but be prepared to tame a 600lbs beast that will ride you first. Lol

Check ebay.

Probably not totally silent at the end.

Its not too scary. Seems easier somehow than when I did my KLR back in the day. Might just be that I'm a little more comfortable with a wrench than I was.

Yeah, I did valve adjustment on my Yamaha XT660 myself, no biggie. F800 is also no biggie but a lot more stuff to disassemble!

Just change the shims to get the intake and exhaust in spec.

Was still in spec.

It is the BMW service DVD. Available from BMW. Also available online for less. Since most computers don't seem to have an optical drive these days I made a virtual disk.

Hi Siebren. I'm not sure what diameter the shims were. Sorry.

Awesome Players, no problem thanks anyways. I like your channel btw!

Hi there. If you are not in a hurry you can measure and then buy just the shims you need. Any BMW dealer will have them. In the USA MaxBMW has good online ordering.

Pazzo levers from Italy. Some of the Chinese copies are pretty good as well.

Boxers are truly a breeze. Even swapping a final drive is faster than a chain and sprockets.

Oh, and thanks for the stickers by the way. One on the 1200, and my kid got one for his DR200. He put it right on the gas tank so he could see it. Lol, will be ordering more due to poor placement, I think.

Its all in the editing.

This should qualify you for open heart surgery certification.

I regularly position the bike so that the oil is spread evenly on all surfaces.

That's one of the differences between a BMW and a ROTAX bike🕊

Can't remember but I usually do.

Hey Phil. I too have watched maintenance videos for bikes I don't own. there was more profanity but edited quite a bit of it out. Cheers. Riley.

Cheers Mate you inspired me to attempt my first service on my new to me BMW f650gs 2006 I start with smiles by lunch time I had remove all the screws needed to start first was the oil change then the spark plugs FFFF spark plugs I had the correct spanner but not the top of it man it took some doing but I got them out replaced them then the coolant then reset the handle bars and changed the gear lever for on like u guys have with the folding end spring loaded . All done and no screws left over and all torqued cheers for the inspiration to go it alone. My sanity did come into question at one point but I'm good now kind regards Phil

It helps to have a second set of hands and eyes. Although sometimes for delicate stuff I prefer to be alone so I can really take my time. Botton line for me is I couldn't afford to ride if I had to pay to get my servicing done.

Same engine. Get your hands on the BMW DVD if you can. Check ebay.

Awesome Players thanks so much you are doing great job teaching us both riding our bikes and taking good care of them with our own hands

I have the BMW Maintenance DVD and I also use the GS911 which allows you to read error codes and reset the service indicator. www.hexcode.co.za/

It is a Snap-On. Got a crazy deal on it otherwise I would be using my cheap clicker.

Awesome Players Thanks! They are a bit hard to get here since I live in the Netherlands, but I'll try if I can find one used on Ebay or something. If not, regular clicker it is.

Sorry!

ssc00p True

I'm using Avid media Composer but any software would do. Adobe Premiere, Final Cut even iMovie is great on the Mac.

Glad to help. I'm about to jump in and do the valves on my Husky 701 for the first time. Should be easier. Cheers.

It does make them hard to steal. Valve theft is very common on the boxer twins.

I have the service DVD from BMW.

Riley's got sold a few years ago but was running perfectly. Dave is riding a 2009 in the same colour and all is well. They are very solid machines with a few small flaws like any machine. Cheers.

I know at one point they revised the bolts to allow for more clamping pressure. Since the bolts have shoulders once they bottom you won’t get any more clamping no matter how high the torque applied.

Andrew Felcey - if your into throwing away $600 bucks. 😕

Been there. Had a lot of very bad experiences.

Just a check should be a lot less than that (350-400$ CND maybe), if they have to adjust them then the price goes up. I had to pay over 800$ CND for a valve job on my Aprilia Tuono last summer. It's an 8h job even for a trained specialist. And they had to adjust them, the exhaust valves were out of spec and it wasn't running good. Still, that's what I would call high maintenance... I hope I will not have to do that again too soon... Fortunately, I ride it a lot less since I got the 800! :)

You are correct. I will bring that up with management.

20,000 kms.

@@AwesomePlayers nothing should be touched at that kilometers.

Many times.

Not that scary. If you follow the thread on advrider.com it isn't too daunting. Helps if you have someone to double check what you are doing. It would have been a lot more painful if we had to actually change some shims. Plus you would need to go to the dealer and hope he has them in stock. Thankfully it isn't required all that often.

Yeah. Thinking about it... It doesn't look too bad if it's just for a check, but still, I hate doing these things alone. And I don't have all the tools, although I'm probably 80% there. BTW, where did you get the BMW maintenance DVD?

Hello Riley! I finally decided to do it, and ordered the service manual DVD from eBay this morning. I think I have all the tools necessary except the valve feeler/gauge tool... Any recommandation on that? I'm sure I could get something "official" from the dealer, but I'm pretty certain that a "generic" one will do. Am I right?

Just any old feeler gauges will do. Send us an update on Facebook. Bonne chance.

Ok thanks Riley, that's what I thought. And BTW, is the coil remover tool really necessary? It certainly makes things easier.... but do I need it? I don't think so, but just want to check! :) And yess, I will report back for sure! :)

Thanks!

Hi Joe. Head over to www.awesomeplayers.com and you can get stickers there using the order tab.

Thanks for stopping by!