We just learned because we are cheap and we had too many bad experiences with dealers not doing a good job. I find if we take our time and do our research we can get it done. Having the right tools really helps and we have most of the ones we need now. We have only been going off the pavement for a little less than three years so we certainly are not the most experienced crew but we are slowly learning!
Great video - we'll spoken, very easy to understand and i really appreciate it _ I'm a new rider and I'm trying to learn to keep maintenance up personally on my F700gs and I've got no prior riding experience nor do i have any prior mechanical history so your video's are quite helpful! Thank you
Get the service DVD,. It is really good. I find the DVD along with sites like Advrider.com allows me to do everything. We just the valves and tune-up on a friends F800. Parts and labour would have been over 700$ at the stealer. I think we did it for 200$. It took a morning with 3 guys half working and goofing around.
Love all the APORMC videos, thanks. so much fun to experience your rides vicariously. How did you get experience in motorcycle maintenence? also; how bout an APOFMC gear specs somewhere? surely someone would sponser it, and us new offroaders would love to hear your viewpoints. a new ADV rider and returning motorcyclist after 20yr break...Thanks
Nice video! I noticed your pelican case on the rack, is that bolted on? Could you please let me know what case that is and how it is fitted? Best Regards
I have the Motooverland rear rack and just bolted the case to it with 4 bolts. The case I use is a Nanuk but is the same as a Pelican but made in Canada.
I have been watching all your videos and these are treat to eye. kindly, if possible can you suggest the maintenance for my new purchase 2009 Bmw F800 GS as not sure what has already been done for routine maintenance.
We all found the F800 to be a very reliable bike. If you do a lot of deep water the wheel bearings will need to be changed quite often. Also the slider pins on the brake callipers should be regularly lubricated.
A good tip I've picked up is to put a spanner or something similar, in between the chain and sprocket, roll the wheel forward trapping the spanner - you don't have to push hard so be gentle. This pushes the wheel up nice and close to the adjusters for tightening down on the axle nut. What brake rotors are they by the way chief?
No video on that. Most guys in our group tend to leave the chain on the loose side. Once you get a good measurement just push up on the chain and see how close it gets to the swing arm at the mid point between the sprockets. Then you have that as a reference. Be sure to check the tension in multiple places as chains can have a tight spot at that is where you still need to be at that minimum specification. I had a friend's Honda on my trailer and I noticed his chain looked tight. We unloaded and checked it and it seemed fine. We rolled forward a foot or so and it was too tight. We had to move the rear wheel forward.
Hi there. At 34 sec in your video, the rear of your bike shows a tool tube, and a 2nd smaller tube running along the underside of the rack. Is there any way you could make a short video showing what these tubes are, what you use them for, and how you fitted them to your bike? Hope you can help. Many thanks. SA
Stephen Andrews It is actually a tube used on tractors to store the owners manual. I keep some of my non essential tools in it. I always worry that the plastic will fail and it will fall off. It has started to crack at one of the mounts. Here is where i bought mine. www.agrisupply.com/manual-canister-large/p/67670/
Excellent video, this is the kind of detail that gives me confidence in doing that sort of thing myself. So what reasons do you have for removing that rear wheel? (other than checking bearings). I just bought an 800GS, only have 100 miles on it,,but need to understand when and what I will need to service on the bike.
I had two sets of wheels so I would swap them quite often. The off-road tires I used only last a few thousand kms so the wheels came off for that. I also went through 4 sets of chain and sprockets.
I see, did you try E-07? Im getting propper bike soon ;) and Ill be riding probably 60-30-10 paved-unpaved-dirt, so Im looking for advice what shoes I should get it. Now it has about 6 years old E-08 and that was really skiddy circus on mud today during test ride. Nearly laid it but, heck yeah that was FUN :D
letgouvgod TKC is a great tire. 19" front is good, 21" not so much. For real dirt I like a D606 in front and a E09 Dakar out back. The D908 works really well in back as well. On my narrowed rear rim I will run a D606 in 130 width and it works well also.
Awesome Players I just watched the video where you go over the tidbits here and there, and you mention having the rim "narrowed" by Woody's was this just for the KLR sized Dunlops? How much did you pay for that? was it worth it? and for that matter two sets of rims, what is the other set for? street? Sorry I just got my bike and you are my go to so far...
letgouvgod I wanted a set for the street with a wider 19" front and a set for the dirt with a narrower rear. Can't remember the coast, I try to forget as soon as possible. Give Woody a call. Was it worth it.... well I don't do much street riding so was actually thinking of selling my street wheels.
Great video, cut and music! Thanx for the advice. How do you loose the 24 nut not holding the axle on the other side? Actually I have the same question on assembling. If this is a some kind of a stupid question to ask let me know, I will erase the comment and avoid the ambarrasment :)
I actually use an old Honda 24 mm wrench that splits in to two parts. Makes it small to carry. A lot of folks use the Motion Pro tire and wrench combo. www.amazon.ca/Motion-Pro-Tire-Levers-24mm/dp/B0027FSU4Y
Next time I do one I''l shoot it although it is really easy. Remove drain plug, remove filter, put drain plug back, install new filter, fill with oil. 5 minutes tops.
Purely out of self interest i would like you to make video about oilchange and oil filter chance :D Mainly because i am fairly sure i'm going to shill out some cach for a new F800 gs and am going to do the motoman breakin :)
We just learned because we are cheap and we had too many bad experiences with dealers not doing a good job. I find if we take our time and do our research we can get it done. Having the right tools really helps and we have most of the ones we need now. We have only been going off the pavement for a little less than three years so we certainly are not the most experienced crew but we are slowly learning!
very good video , no typical american woffling , very good and straight to the point .
Great video - we'll spoken, very easy to understand and i really appreciate it _ I'm a new rider and I'm trying to learn to keep maintenance up personally on my F700gs and I've got no prior riding experience nor do i have any prior mechanical history so your video's are quite helpful! Thank you
Get the service DVD,. It is really good. I find the DVD along with sites like Advrider.com allows me to do everything. We just the valves and tune-up on a friends F800. Parts and labour would have been over 700$ at the stealer. I think we did it for 200$. It took a morning with 3 guys half working and goofing around.
Just did both of my front and rear tires with your tutorials.
Glad to be of service. Cheers.
Great, straight to the point video . Congratulations!!
Great video! Saved me $120 in labor at the dealer!
Good to hear.
This is really helpful. I am off to change my tire! Thanks!
Fantastic advice! Every step was perfect and great camera work.
+Robert “Bob” Riefstahl Glad to help.
Love all the APORMC videos, thanks. so much fun to experience your rides vicariously. How did you get experience in motorcycle maintenence? also; how bout an APOFMC gear specs somewhere? surely someone would sponser it, and us new offroaders would love to hear your viewpoints. a new ADV rider and returning motorcyclist after 20yr break...Thanks
thanks again. enjoyed the "tech tips" as well as the riding exploits
I was using the E09 rear with a D606 front. works very well. Now I'm trying an MT21 front with a D6060 rear. I think I prefer 606 on the front.
Nice video! I noticed your pelican case on the rack, is that bolted on? Could you please let me know what case that is and how it is fitted?
Best Regards
I have the Motooverland rear rack and just bolted the case to it with 4 bolts. The case I use is a Nanuk but is the same as a Pelican but made in Canada.
No problem. You can run tubes in a tubeless tire just not the other way around.
I have been watching all your videos and these are treat to eye. kindly, if possible can you suggest the maintenance for my new purchase 2009 Bmw F800 GS as not sure what has already been done for routine maintenance.
We all found the F800 to be a very reliable bike. If you do a lot of deep water the wheel bearings will need to be changed quite often. Also the slider pins on the brake callipers should be regularly lubricated.
A good tip I've picked up is to put a spanner or something similar, in between the chain and sprocket, roll the wheel forward trapping the spanner - you don't have to push hard so be gentle. This pushes the wheel up nice and close to the adjusters for tightening down on the axle nut. What brake rotors are they by the way chief?
Useful tip about the Caliper! Nice one.
I've heard some folks use a rag as well. They are wave rotors from Galfer.
that was really useful., thanks from Sydney, Oz!!
You are welcome mate.
I like the E09 more than a TKC. Cheaper, last longer, better traction on dirt.
Great job!! Do you have a video on doing the chain adjustment?
No video on that. Most guys in our group tend to leave the chain on the loose side. Once you get a good measurement just push up on the chain and see how close it gets to the swing arm at the mid point between the sprockets. Then you have that as a reference. Be sure to check the tension in multiple places as chains can have a tight spot at that is where you still need to be at that minimum specification. I had a friend's Honda on my trailer and I noticed his chain looked tight. We unloaded and checked it and it seemed fine. We rolled forward a foot or so and it was too tight. We had to move the rear wheel forward.
thank you for this, now i know how to do it on my bike
Glad to be of help.
Hi there. At 34 sec in your video, the rear of your bike shows a tool tube, and a 2nd smaller tube running along the underside of the rack. Is there any way you could make a short video showing what these tubes are, what you use them for, and how you fitted them to your bike?
Hope you can help. Many thanks. SA
I will try to do that in the next few days. The small tube broke and fell off though.
RIley
Hi Riley. Thanks - appreciate you doing that. Can I ask what the small tube was anyway, and what you used it for? Stevie
Stephen Andrews It is actually a tube used on tractors to store the owners manual. I keep some of my non essential tools in it. I always worry that the plastic will fail and it will fall off. It has started to crack at one of the mounts. Here is where i bought mine.
www.agrisupply.com/manual-canister-large/p/67670/
What is this music? It's awesome!
A little off topic but wich seat did you find out to be the best i have sctually the comfort seat on my 800 gs thanks
Pat Bisson I really liked my XPC Racing suede seat. Not sure they even exist anymore. Dave has the Touratech seat but doesn’t like it.
@@AwesomePlayers good thanks a lot 🙂
Nice! Looking at first tyre change on G650GS not same but great vid!
Excellent video, this is the kind of detail that gives me confidence in doing that sort of thing myself. So what reasons do you have for removing that rear wheel? (other than checking bearings). I just bought an 800GS, only have 100 miles on it,,but need to understand when and what I will need to service on the bike.
I had two sets of wheels so I would swap them quite often. The off-road tires I used only last a few thousand kms so the wheels came off for that. I also went through 4 sets of chain and sprockets.
I see, did you try E-07? Im getting propper bike soon ;) and Ill be riding probably 60-30-10 paved-unpaved-dirt, so Im looking for advice what shoes I should get it. Now it has about 6 years old E-08 and that was really skiddy circus on mud today during test ride. Nearly laid it but, heck yeah that was FUN :D
Great video, thanks for posting.
No problem. Hope it helps.
Nice video is this the same concept for a 05 bmw 650 gs Dakar?
Pretty much the same for most chain driven bikes. I imagine they will have some variances but on my Husky 701 it is almost the same procedure.
Tyre looks like Mitas E09 what happened to KTC? :)
found this very very helpful! thank you sir
We do try!
Thank you ever so much for this tutorial!
Hey Kevin. Glad it helped.
how many miles you get from that e09?
Will this method work on a 2010 F650gs?
Yes. All bikes are pretty much the same. Torque values might be different.
Hi, What is the specification of the transmission chain of your motorcycle?
sprocketcenter.com/street-sprocket-applications/bmw/f800-gs-2008-2017.html
Can you give your two cents on tires, should we just take a shit at the TKC80 or do you have any experience with Mitas or Hidenau?
letgouvgod TKC is a great tire. 19" front is good, 21" not so much. For real dirt I like a D606 in front and a E09 Dakar out back. The D908 works really well in back as well. On my narrowed rear rim I will run a D606 in 130 width and it works well also.
Awesome Players I just watched the video where you go over the tidbits here and there, and you mention having the rim "narrowed" by Woody's was this just for the KLR sized Dunlops? How much did you pay for that? was it worth it? and for that matter two sets of rims, what is the other set for? street? Sorry I just got my bike and you are my go to so far...
letgouvgod I wanted a set for the street with a wider 19" front and a set for the dirt with a narrower rear. Can't remember the coast, I try to forget as soon as possible. Give Woody a call. Was it worth it.... well I don't do much street riding so was actually thinking of selling my street wheels.
Great video, cut and music! Thanx for the advice.
How do you loose the 24 nut not holding the axle on the other side? Actually I have the same question on assembling.
If this is a some kind of a stupid question to ask let me know, I will erase the comment and avoid the ambarrasment :)
I actually use an old Honda 24 mm wrench that splits in to two parts. Makes it small to carry. A lot of folks use the Motion Pro tire and wrench combo.
www.amazon.ca/Motion-Pro-Tire-Levers-24mm/dp/B0027FSU4Y
Good video, I like seeing it done before I give it a go
Good video many thanks amigo for your lessons
I think the E07s are more street than the E09s but I've never tried one.
Good video, thanks
Nice to see folks are still getting some use out of these old videos. Cheers.
:D also i forgot to thank you for video, its actually very nice, well done ! :)
Next time I do one I''l shoot it although it is really easy. Remove drain plug, remove filter, put drain plug back, install new filter, fill with oil. 5 minutes tops.
perfect, thanks
You're welcome!
Thanks for opinion and for truly awesome videos. /Thumb up/ :)
THANK YOU
Thanks for watching.
Awesome. Thanks!!!!
Glad to help.
Purely out of self interest i would like you to make video about oilchange and oil filter chance :D Mainly because i am fairly sure i'm going to shill out some cach for a new F800 gs and am going to do the motoman breakin :)
Thank you!
Glad to be of help. Cheers.
thanx for video
nice!
ooooooooooops sorry your not yankie , your canadian . well done good video
:D cool! thank you!
Nope, they have tubes.
Great video...a little too much jewelry.
Gotta have bling!