New BMW G650X (merged) threadfest...

[Max Kool]

I promise to make some pictures this weekend, ok?

[Oni]

Cool Max Kool!

Just got off phone with dealer. Think I'm pickin' mine up Memorial Day weekend.

[lsellers]

Very exciting

[91ctrk]

Whats the ready to ride weight on the X's? Seems like a nice DS bike.

[sweetgrass]

i really like the bike, was just down at my dealer to order a part for my GS and sat on the X once again.
bad mistake, now i want one, again! but my only complaint with the X so far is the limited fuel capacity. not sure of any aftermarket fuel tank solutions but i think i would need to resolve that issue before taking this bike to baja.

[Max Kool]

Originally Posted by Oni

Max

Can you take some pictures? Trying to visualize the covers and air filter setup...and it's not working. Do you think there is a greater chance of ingesting water from splashing during water crossings with the cover off? Think of any downsides to your modification?

The chance of ingesting water in crossing has not changed. The airfilter and the airbox are still completely covered. It's just the duct that's gone. But wait till the pictures, they will explain.

Max

[thumperdust]

Originally Posted by sweetgrass

i really like the bike, was just down at my dealer to order a part for my GS and sat on the X once again.
bad mistake, now i want one, again! but my only complaint with the X so far is the limited fuel capacity. not sure of any aftermarket fuel tank solutions but i think i would need to resolve that issue before taking this bike to baja.

touratech will be offering some, there in new cat.

[Max Kool]

I've been thinking a while about welding some sort of aluminium side tank that can be bolted onto the right side of the bike. There's plenty of room there. Something like an extra 1,5 gallons would be nice.

The Touratech 16 liter tank looks too bulky for me now.

[sweetgrass]

Originally Posted by thumperdust

touratech will be offering some, there in new cat.

i've looked on touratech's site and havent found any aux tanks for the X, just for the F650GS.
hopefully that will change very soon.

[sweetgrass]

Originally Posted by Max Kool

I've been thinking a while about welding some sort of aluminium side tank that can be bolted onto the right side of the bike. There's plenty of room there. Something like an extra 1,5 gallons would be nice.

The Touratech 16 liter tank looks too bulky for me now.

that could be the ticket!!

[Max Kool]

ok, a more pictoral description of what I did to the airbox. Once you see it you will know it's not worth the name "modification".

First you need to remove the seat:


Next we're going to remove the two 4mm hex head bolts and pull the "studs" from their bushing (grease those bushings!). This is more than enough to get access to the airfilter, no need to completely remove the side covers:


Remove the two torx 25 bolts in the front of the faux tank cover (here's where that utterly useless bitdriver I bought to get to my DR's pilot screw comes in handy):


After you've removed the faux cover we're seeing this, the air filter cover alas the inlet snarl silencer (bolts already removed):


And this is the straw the engine has to breathe through, not big izzit?




Let's remove the air filter cover and see what's underneath:




That's more like it! the airbox itself is still completely sealed, the air filter element is snugly in place and if you reinstall the faux cover all is stealth and protected from the elements:




one happy G! Runs crisper and shows more bite that stock.


now that we're making pictures anyway, I thought I'd show you my GPS mount "solution". It consists of seperate Touratech parts. One is a regular holder for my GPSMap276C, the other is some sort of barmount designed to use your GPS on the steering stem of a mountainbike. Together they look like this:







Btw, fitting those barkbusters was hell. The clutch and front brake levers were too long. I sawed them off 2cm's and when we welded the "balls" back on we found out the levers were lacquered or plastified. No ground and once we had ground they badly discolored during the welding. Now that the levers were shorter it seemed that Mr BMW found it a wise idea to lathe the inside of the bars to a size too big for the Magura kit I bought with the barkbusters, but too small for a kit that is used on steel bars. . It looks like the inside is threaded. Of course to make fitting the genuine, not yet available BMW handguards a breeze..... Why mr BMW, why?!! What's wrong with the regular Acerbis/Magura/Barkbuster/Protaper sizing?

Ok, so far this contribution.

Max

[Max Kool]

Originally Posted by 91ctrk

Whats the ready to ride weight on the X's? Seems like a nice DS bike.

Somewhere around 350lbs. but because of the mass centralisation it feels much lighter once riding than for example a Suzuki DR650, which weighs the same.

[jack splash]

Btw, fitting those barkbusters was hell. The clutch and front brake levers were too long. I sawed them off 2cm's and when we welded the "balls" back on we found out the levers were lacquered or plastified. No ground and once we had ground they badly discolored during the welding. Now that the levers were shorter it seemed that Mr BMW found it a wise idea to lathe the inside of the bars to a size too big for the Magura kit I bought with the barkbusters, but too small for a kit that is used on steel bars. . It looks like the inside is threaded. Of course to make fitting the genuine, not yet available BMW handguards a breeze..... Why mr BMW, why?!! What's wrong with the regular Acerbis/Magura/Barkbuster/Protaper sizing?

Ok, so far this contribution.

Max[/quote]

Max: Cool, I try it own mine this weekend. You don't have to put the balls back on the levers, the bark buster will prevent any issues, once you cut down the levers.

I used the acerbis pro guards and they went on with no problems.
Jack

[91ctrk]

Originally Posted by Max Kool

Somewhere around 350lbs. but because of the mass centralisation it feels much lighter once riding than for example a Suzuki DR650, which weighs the same.

Thanks...lotsa places to ride in holland?

[Oni]

Thanks Max!

Nice set up on the GPS too!