2012 vs 2013 F800GS - Page 5

soph9 · 12-21-2012, 06:36 PM

they are not really covers...just the plastic you see is what BMW calls a rad cover

Angryrican · 12-22-2012, 07:39 AM

the one thing I just swapped on my 2012 was I removed the ram horn center stand and installed the new straight stand from the 2013 f800GS, it doesn't feel as solid when up on the stand but the extra inch you get for your foot on the stand between the passenger peg and the straight legs make it a breeze to pop up on the stand. The older design may have been more solid once up on it but it was a struggle to get open with Enduro boots(or any for that matter) and you didn't have much leverage to pop it up once you found it.

MonsterJ · 12-22-2012, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by OFA

Skid plates may but the body has changed around the rad supports as well as the front fender and windshield mounts. From what I have read the frame remains the same.

The old windscreen fits the 2013. ....at least my Powerbronze I had on my 2009 fits my 2013 fine.

biodieselandon · 12-23-2012, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cchoc

Thanks. That's sort of what what I figured. I want to get more of a fog than driving light that I can also use during the day to be seen better. If I was driving at night in deer and moose country like you, though, I'd want as bright as I could get.

Here is what you need. http://blackdogcw.com/black-dog-shop...er-detail.html

Same type of setup as the Clearwater lights.

cchoc · 12-23-2012, 01:49 PM

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Originally Posted by biodieselandon

Here is what you need. http://blackdogcw.com/black-dog-shop...er-detail.html

Same type of setup as the Clearwater lights.

Interesting, thanks.

biodieselandon · 12-23-2012, 08:41 PM

No problem!

OFA · 01-01-2013, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by MonsterJ

The old windscreen fits the 2013. ....at least my Powerbronze I had on my 2009 fits my 2013 fine.

Do you have pics? I'd like to see what your using. I read in many places that the 12s don't wrap around like the 13's.

cchoc · 01-01-2013, 05:12 PM

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Originally Posted by OFA

Do you have pics? I'd like to see what your using. I read in many places that the 12s don't wrap around like the 13's.

I put a Touratech large touring windscreen on my 2013 and it fit fine but it wasn't specific to just 2013.

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MonsterJ · 03-22-2013, 09:52 AM

Anyone find a light bar for the 2013 yet? I've had my Clearwater Kristas sitting on the workbench for a few months waiting for a suitable mount.

cchoc · 03-22-2013, 12:03 PM

I got the OEM BMW 'retrofit' aux lights for mine. Not cheap at around $800 for parts but I really like they way they mount and are controlled by the left side handlebar switch. I didn't watch the dealer install them so don't know exactly what the brackets fasten to on the bike.

MonsterJ · 03-22-2013, 12:43 PM

I already have a set of lights... just no way of mounting them. Would you mind providing some close ups of how the lights mount to the bar-thingy? I might be able to fab up some sort of adapter to mount the Kristas to.

cchoc · 03-22-2013, 01:14 PM

It's about 3/4" between the 'clamps' on the bracket. This is as good as I can do without removing the fairing. I was going to try and do that and take some more photos, but am leaving on a 4 week trip the end of next week so I don't know if I will get that done.

MonsterJ · 03-26-2013, 09:59 AM

Thanks for the pics, Charlie! I've got the wheels turning. Maybe I can use these mounts with some home made adapters....

12-21-2012, 06:36 PM	#61
soph9 Bike Addict Joined: Nov 2009 Location: Maple Ridge, BC Canada Oddometer: 1,978	they are not really covers...just the plastic you see is what BMW calls a rad cover __________________ Cheryl & Leslie's 44 day Tiger 800XC Alaska ADV OUR BLOG 2010 F650GS Cross Country RR '13 BMW F800GS

12-22-2012, 07:39 AM	#62
Angryrican know nothing all Joined: Mar 2011 Location: North NJ Oddometer: 207	Centerstand the one thing I just swapped on my 2012 was I removed the ram horn center stand and installed the new straight stand from the 2013 f800GS, it doesn't feel as solid when up on the stand but the extra inch you get for your foot on the stand between the passenger peg and the straight legs make it a breeze to pop up on the stand. The older design may have been more solid once up on it but it was a struggle to get open with Enduro boots(or any for that matter) and you didn't have much leverage to pop it up once you found it.

12-23-2012, 08:41 PM	#66
biodieselandon Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Oddometer: 292	No problem! __________________ 2013 BMW F800GS, Cordoba Blue, ASC, ESA, ABS 2012 BMW G650GS - 13,000 miles *SOLD* "If you're not mixing gas, you're not hauling ass!" "A clean GS is a dirty shame."

03-22-2013, 09:52 AM	#69
MonsterJ ^OP I have motopsychosis Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Oddometer: 247	Anyone find a light bar for the 2013 yet? I've had my Clearwater Kristas sitting on the workbench for a few months waiting for a suitable mount. __________________ -Nooner Temple, TX -> Cape May, NJ -> Mobile, AL -> ECity, NC -> Kodiak, AK -> Mobile, AL -> Sacto, CA -> Cape Cod, MA -> New London, CT -> San Francisco, CA -> Juneau, AK (summer of '13) -> where to next?

03-22-2013, 12:03 PM	#70
cchoc Outdoor Photographer Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 131	I got the OEM BMW 'retrofit' aux lights for mine. Not cheap at around $800 for parts but I really like they way they mount and are controlled by the left side handlebar switch. I didn't watch the dealer install them so don't know exactly what the brackets fasten to on the bike. __________________ Charlie... Stalking Light '13 F800GS Kalamata Metallic

03-22-2013, 12:43 PM	#71
MonsterJ ^OP I have motopsychosis Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Oddometer: 247	I already have a set of lights... just no way of mounting them. Would you mind providing some close ups of how the lights mount to the bar-thingy? I might be able to fab up some sort of adapter to mount the Kristas to. __________________ -Nooner Temple, TX -> Cape May, NJ -> Mobile, AL -> ECity, NC -> Kodiak, AK -> Mobile, AL -> Sacto, CA -> Cape Cod, MA -> New London, CT -> San Francisco, CA -> Juneau, AK (summer of '13) -> where to next?

03-22-2013, 01:14 PM	#72
cchoc Outdoor Photographer Joined: Oct 2012 Location: Georgia Oddometer: 131	It's about 3/4" between the 'clamps' on the bracket. This is as good as I can do without removing the fairing. I was going to try and do that and take some more photos, but am leaving on a 4 week trip the end of next week so I don't know if I will get that done. __________________ Charlie... Stalking Light '13 F800GS Kalamata Metallic

03-26-2013, 09:59 AM	#73
MonsterJ ^OP I have motopsychosis Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Oddometer: 247	Thanks for the pics, Charlie! I've got the wheels turning. Maybe I can use these mounts with some home made adapters.... __________________ -Nooner Temple, TX -> Cape May, NJ -> Mobile, AL -> ECity, NC -> Kodiak, AK -> Mobile, AL -> Sacto, CA -> Cape Cod, MA -> New London, CT -> San Francisco, CA -> Juneau, AK (summer of '13) -> where to next?

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