I want this bike AND this trip

**Box'a'bits** · 19th February 2011, 10:44

Superb. Check out the F800GS at the end

**BMWST?** · 19th February 2011, 11:01

its a 800 i think there aint o sticky out bits!I like the look of old r100 better low pipes n all

**Spearfish** · 19th February 2011, 11:31

After seeing the bike at the end, I cant complain about how far my panniers stick out the side....bloody ell..
At some point they must have thought about getting her a bike to split the load?

**marks** · 19th February 2011, 12:31

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

I want this bike AND this trip

well you aint gonna have no trip and no bike if you don't get off your bum and go and put the gearbox back in (notice the double negatives - I'm practising my south island speak).

they looked like they'd be great guys to ride with but I'm not so sure about the soft sand and heat. Give me lotsa bush and 20 degrees heat any day.

**Box'a'bits** · 19th February 2011, 13:28

Originally Posted by marks

well you aint gonna have no trip and no bike if you don't get off your bum and go and put the gearbox back in.

Everything arrived Friday. I'll go out to the furnace that I joking call a garage

: once the 9 x 15 yr old girls descend on us for Katherine's party (& hopefully it cools down)..

**BMWST?** · 19th February 2011, 15:29

Originally Posted by BMWRSNUT

Everything arrived Friday. I'll go out to the furnace that I joking call a garage

: once the 9 x 15 yr old girls descend on us for Katherine's party (& hopefully it cools down)..

i would like to come and have a looksee....i can hand you spanners and cold beers.....

**Box'a'bits** · 19th February 2011, 18:12

Originally Posted by BMWST?

i would like to come and have a looksee....i can hand you spanners and cold beers.....

Anytime. Just send us a PM. We're just down the road in J'ville

**GPS MAN** · 19th February 2011, 18:50

Ready here!

Good luck with the bike, Steve

**paturoa** · 19th February 2011, 19:25

F800 luggage - why didn't they just take a 4x4.. ?

**marks** · 19th February 2011, 19:44

Originally Posted by GPS MAN

Ready here!

Unlike Steve some of us don't have garages to get too hot so we have to work under the blazing sun...

but at least I got the following done:
new handlebars
replaced rear shock (removed slop in top bush by inserting a rolled up bit of feeler gauge....)
replaced the sheared 12mm threaded rod that braced my footpegs (some serious garking going on down below)
replaced coolant
cleaned airfilter and removed all mud from airbox....
topped up battery and charged it
lubed chain etc etc etc

now if my new pivot pegs would hurry up and turn up I could fit them and then I'd be all set to go

roll on Friday

**pete376403** · 19th February 2011, 19:47

Originally Posted by marks

Unlike Steve some of us don't have garages to get too hot so we have to work under the blazing sun...

but at least I got the following done:
replaced rear shock (removed slop in top bush by inserting a rolled up bit of feeler gauge....)

Replaced (as in a new one) or refitted? And how did the top mount get sloppy, you running it with loose bolt of summat?

**Phreaky Phil** · 19th February 2011, 20:10

Originally Posted by BMWST?

its a 800 i think there aint o sticky out bits!I like the look of old r100 better low pipes n all

Man that is one overloaded F800. That would handle like a pig. Havent seen a frame break there before. You can see that it has cracked along side the weld underneath then continued over the top of the frame tube. Stick weld the HPN modded frame back together

no choice tho !

**marks** · 19th February 2011, 20:31

Originally Posted by pete376403

Replaced (as in a new one) or refitted? And how did the top mount get sloppy, you running it with loose bolt of summat?

I had a top shock mount bolt come loose and damage the bolt and bush eye on my Ricor shock so I threw the standard shock back on while I waited for a new bolt to come from Japan (less than 2 weeks). An 8 thou feeler gauge wrapped around the bolt in the bush eye took up all the remaining slop quite nicely so hopefully it'll hang together.

Originally Posted by Phreaky Phil

Man that is one overloaded F800. That would handle like a pig.

makes you wonder why they'd bother. surely you couldn't have any fun riding loaded like that. High risk of shagging something subframe related you would think.

**cold comfort** · 19th February 2011, 20:34

That luggage is insane-they appear to have missed the crate of chickens to top it off though! Possibly a good argument for leaving the missus at home?