2013 F800GS and F700GS merged threadfest

[LukasM]

Originally Posted by skamikazee

By the way, just out of curiosity, as anyone yet bothered to take a picture of the uper rear shock fixation point, to see if BMW has made any design changes?

Cheers

Knowing BMW, I doubt it very very much.

Is anybody taking bets?

[Loutre]

Originally Posted by LukasM

Knowing BMW, I doubt it very very much.

Is anybody taking bets?

May I join you on this one

[skamikazee]

Originally Posted by LukasM

Knowing BMW, I doubt it very very much.

Is anybody taking bets?

Usualy i would.... but then again i saw somewhere on some aftermarket shocks something regarding how it would only fit models up to 2012

[LukasM]

Originally Posted by skamikazee

Usualy i would.... but then again i saw somewhere on some aftermarket shocks something regarding how it would only fit models up to 2012

The question is if this is because it will actually not fit, or because the manufacturer simply doesn't know that they are the same....

[SDDinNH]

Originally Posted by Jon_PDX

If it was just the two switches I would be ok with that. It's the third one,on the right side, to cancel the signals that messes with me. If they had done it the way Harley does it (tap the switch again to cancel) that would be a lot easier to deal with.

I wonder why BMW is having an issue with the switches? Have they given you a reason for the failures?

Either way, if BMW is having issues with them then I'll live with the strange location for the cancel button or just put one on the left side and use it.

Jon...

You know BMW - they never give a reason.

My guess is that they've made the switches so small to fit in the cluster that they've become fragile. Both the K's and now the RT's have had problems. My buddy's K went thru 4 switch clusters before he finally dumped it (for a different reason). He bought an RT and was disappointed it came with the same cluster. It's also on the 1600's. Those bikes have extra switches in that cluster for the windshield and ASC on the K, RT, and K1600 so they may be smaller, but they look the same to me.

Why not just let the auto-cancel take care of it. The signals stay on a few seconds longer but ........... I do that about 1/2 the time because by the time I've made the turn and cycled a couple gears, the auto-cancel has turned it off anyway.

[soph9]

Garage looks empty with only one '13 F800GS....number 2 hopefully will arrive in a few weeks...

[GH41]

"Just took delivery on the 2013 800GS last Friday. It is taller than I expected. After three years on a 650 GS I was growing a hunchback. I'm 6'2" and was getting very tired of how short the 650 was starting to feel"

So straightening your legs a little helps prevent a hunchback?? GH

[JRWooden]

Originally Posted by soph9

Garage looks empty with only one '13 F800GS....number 2 hopefully will arrive in a few weeks...

So sad ... it has no one to talk to....

Do you have time to pop the seat and take a shot of the top shock mount ...
I am in agreement with recent chatter that it would be nice to know if BMW has done anything in this regard....

[soph9]

Not sure what you are looking for but here are some pics. Hopefully I captured what you are looking for...

[skamikazee]

Originally Posted by soph9

Not sure what you are looking for but here are some pics. Hopefully I captured what you are looking for...

Oh whow! So.....clean!

Thanks but in order to show the fixation point you'd have to remove the filter panel, cut those zipties around that plastic piece wich holds the canbus conector and also remove it.
I was just asking out of curiosity, it's not worth all the trouble!

Cheers

[soph9]

LOL forget that..it's Cheryl's bike...

[Jon_PDX]

Originally Posted by SDDinNH

You know BMW - they never give a reason.

My guess is that they've made the switches so small to fit in the cluster that they've become fragile. Both the K's and now the RT's have had problems. My buddy's K went thru 4 switch clusters before he finally dumped it (for a different reason). He bought an RT and was disappointed it came with the same cluster. It's also on the 1600's. Those bikes have extra switches in that cluster for the windshield and ASC on the K, RT, and K1600 so they may be smaller, but they look the same to me.

Why not just let the auto-cancel take care of it. The signals stay on a few seconds longer but ........... I do that about 1/2 the time because by the time I've made the turn and cycled a couple gears, the auto-cancel has turned it off anyway.

Thanks for the reply about the switches. I had not thought about all the extra stuff in the switch assembly forcing them to make them smaller. I guess time will tell if the switches on the 800 and 700 will also have issues.

The auto-cancel feature is handy,

Jon...

[Vagueante]

Originally Posted by GH41

"Just took delivery on the 2013 800GS last Friday. It is taller than I expected. After three years on a 650 GS I was growing a hunchback. I'm 6'2" and was getting very tired of how short the 650 was starting to feel"

So straightening your legs a little helps prevent a hunchback?? GH

You've answered better than me . Good point!

[GH41]

Originally Posted by Vagueante

You've answered better than me . Good point!

I have only had my F650 for ten months and my testosterone levels are so low I have scheduled a sex change! I figure when they cut my balls off I can get closer to the tank and my hunchback will go away! I am sure I will feel more comfortable on my bike as a girl. GH

[Vagueante]

Originally Posted by GH41

I have only had my F650 for ten months and my testosterone levels are so low I have scheduled a sex change! I figure when they cut my balls off I can get closer to the tank and my hunchback will go away! I am sure I will feel more comfortable on my bike as a girl. GH

GH41, i just couldn't get your point, don't need to be upset :)

If there's a thing in which bikes are the same it's the driving position.

Relax and ride safely