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Today was the first proper run on the Beemer other than when I brought it back from the dealer! So how did it do? Well I've covered a few of it's aspects before........so no point going over those again. All I can say is that this G650GS is probably the best fit for me, and the roads I ride on, than any machine I've had since I've been in Spain. It really is that good! The only minor negatives (and they are minor) is that the sidestand is too short......so the bike leans over quite a bit when parked. The other thing is when the fan comes on it blows out hot air over my right leg. Very minor stuff as you can see. It was great on the motorway trip coming back from collecting it, and it was even better on these rural, bumpy country roads. Just so easy to ride. It ticks all the boxes for me.......but in terms of reliability it has to prove itself! Only time will tell if I can get the same level of trust in the Beemer that I would have in a Jap bike! So watch this space!

Autumn colours all over the place today.... ??

I did manage to drag myself out of bed and change the oil and filter on the 650 today, I also got the forks off flushed them out and refilled with new oil. It was a mess in there i fitted new fork bushes 2000 miles ago and this was the first oil change i think i should have done it earlier like you do with a new engine. There was literally no damping from the forks and thought i might have to strip the forks right down to see what's going on but the new oil has made a huge difference. This is a little story of why i wanted to check the forks out The last time i was out on the bike i was motoring along a mountain track i know well, there is a big dip from subsidence on it which i usually just fly over with no problem, there were some kids standing by the dip this day talking, they were up there on their little dirt bikes, great time for a pose i thinks so i kept the gas on going over the dip when i landed i just about bottomed out front and rear suspension as i normally do but this time carried on with a power wheelie as i rode along the track, must have looked cool from where the kids were standing. But on board the bike was a different story the 650 doesn't have enough go in it for power wheelies and what really happened was after compressing the front end it rebounded so fast the front end catapulted into the air where i was doing my best to keep on the the bloody thing and kept going so the kids didn't see the look of fear in my face LOL

They're all like that Chris......this model is known for being very short person friendly.

well another season has been announced over.. first flight of Cranes heading south went through just after lunch today...

Update, i got her started again. Why is beyond me. Photo from McCooks point park pushing start spot.

Sorry i dint read your post right, i just had to push the Tomos home again, kinda tired. Slovenian bag of pickled horse pucks.

Yes mate, that’s the plan. I’ve got standard cans for it and it’s an ex-German bike so lights et cetera are fine. It runs really well. Unfortunately, I need to do a thread repair on the sump drain hole has the sump plug won’t tighten enough to stop a small drip of oil and I don’t fancy that hitting the rear tyre with 125bhp going through it. ?

Right up until i had to push her home again. POS.

Well it was an adventure getting this beast back to Spain from the UK. Hemel Hempstead to Plymouth is well over 200 miles in biblical rain and there was so much water ingress that it limped the last 15 miles on one cylinder. Dried out on the 24 hours ferry crossing in some of the roughest sea conditions I’ve ever experienced but luckily I don’t get seasick. Docked in Bilbao 3 hours late so had a 325klm ‘sprint’ to the overnight hotel in Soria followed by a 622klm ‘dash’ the next day to get home. Just over 800 miles in all and man, that bike flies! Only took me 2 days to recover. ???

Are we talking about the Tomos or the KLR Rog?

I have found with screens bigger isn't always better, my CRF1000 had terrible buffeting with the standard screen, i tried a bolt on adjustable thingy and it made it much better but it was splitting my view which i didn't like so put a short screen on mainly for looks and was surprised it stopped all the buffeting i now get a clean wind blast which is much better

Mark me down for no alien spaceships mounted to rear racks too please.

The battle of the Butt Ugly.

Well I did it, got a second mortgage on the house and purchased a Mosko Moto Nomad tank bag with the money ? Expensive yes, worth it, totally! I love it so far and now I have some molle webbing in my life! ?

I was thinking how it compares to my old 650 which holds 1.8L of oil and has to be changed every 2000 mile but try to do it every 1000 mile as it has a hard life

@XTreme do you know how much engine oil it takes and how long the service intervals are yet

Is the side stand problem not due to angle rather than length? have a look and see if the stanf bracket hasn't been a bit bent outwards, it doesn't take much and if the previous owner was a bit short in the leg he may well have mounted with it on the stand. Some bikes are designed to take this, some aren't and the lugs ( or the stand itself) will eventually bend.

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I just mined a 1944 quarter out of spare change, who is your daddy! Payday!

Yup, 1964 and older have large amounts of silver in them, 65 half as much 66 on swag from the foundry floor was used... Google said $6 for a 1964 im not sure if thats a good number or not. Pretty good for something worth 25 cents at face value.

The screen is something I haven't mentioned before Rog......cos I was too busy mentioning other things! Anyway.....as you can see it's got a very small screen......my first thought when I got it was that I'll have to get a decent sized one. Well I rode back on the Motorway and it was a more pleasant experience than riding up there on the Strom with the much higher screen. With the Strom there was always turbulence and buffeting.......but with that little thing it was so much better. There was no turbulence on my head and not even any strain on my neck despite the screen being small. I gotta hand it to the Germans......they really know their shit on aerodynamics, handling, braking (despite only one front disc), fuel consumption, and comfort. It remains to be seen whether they know their shit on the other aspects.....time will tell whether I'll get the peace of mind on this that I would with a Jap.

Tomorrow I shall take a short ride to Ericeira, probably the last one while the weather's amazing, and will enjoy that cool vibe for a day or two. On the way there I will stop by my favourite hilltop cafe where I will attempt to style and profile if the place is Covid friendly and not crowded. If it is crowded, I will sulk and carry on to stop somewhere less cool to have coffee.

Well i call Friday the weekend so i took Tomos for a spin. Her first job was to be a postie bike. Then a mad adventure through town and around the coastline! Wind in my hair if i had any kind of chit! Rode through town and buzzed all the people drinking outside the Brewery pub due to Cornhole rules, eat my smoke, i cried....!...lol Turns out being transported laying on its side allowed tranny oil to short the electricals, the guy tuned the carb, soldered a negative ground, she;s good to go...about 53mph it seems with the jet kit sproket and pipe my oldest brother had bought, well into the 40mphour range easy. they arnt allowed to go over 28 mph when they sell them. 70cc seems like a waste she;s way to fast now. ? Works fine off road! You cant carry a GS ya know!

Got any pictures? Because otherwise ...

As someone who has previously been 'escorted' off the Plain in the past and been buzzed by an Apache helicopter I'm taking no chances

Get rid of that box, Pete, and just carry a small bag if you want to carry a sandwich or some water. A big box like that ruins the lightness of a small bike like that 650, it just doesn't look cool

Givi stuff is simple, reasonably priced, and just works.

Got to say you never lube throttle tubes it creates a paste that wears things out and makes the throttle action slow. Also the same with cables modern cables are Teflon lined and are self lubricating if the cables are stiff throw them away and buy new ones

But what about Farkles?