650GS Twin Fork Gaiters

blackie · 02-11-2009, 09:12 AM

I'm thinking of getting the fork gaiters from Wunderlich. Anyone tried something similar yet? I have neoprene short ones from some other place but it doesn't seem to want to stay on and I don't like the way it rubs against the fork. If dirt gets into the gap between it and the fork it will scratch the tubes for sure.

huckleberry · 02-11-2009, 11:29 AM

i was thinking of this myself let me know how they work out. What crash bars do you have on there?

blackie · 02-11-2009, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by huckleberry

i was thinking of this myself let me know how they work out. What crash bars do you have on there?

That pic I borrowed from Wunderlich

bars are theirs

alonzo · 02-11-2009, 05:13 PM

Blackie -- Do you have a direct url for the gaiters? I looked over their site for F650GS twin stuff and didn't see them anywhere. -- alonzo

lesman · 02-11-2009, 05:19 PM

I bought a set of Rancho gaiters. Assorted colors.....cheap
Check it out as an alternative. Summit Racing may have them also.

Les

dholaday · 02-11-2009, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alonzo

Blackie -- Do you have a direct url for the gaiters? I looked over their site for F650GS twin stuff and didn't see them anywhere. -- alonzo

http://www.wunderlichamerica.com/mm5...ode=F650GSTWIN

http://www.wunderlichamerica.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?

Do a search for "gaiter"

JRWooden · 02-12-2009, 04:30 AM

I hadn't thought about it much yet (still on cup-of-coffee #1), but ...

Gaiter installation is going to required dropping the fork tubes out of the triple clamps yes?

alonzo · 02-12-2009, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dholaday

http://www.wunderlichamerica.com/mm5...ode=F650GSTWIN

http://www.wunderlichamerica.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?

Do a search for "gaiter"

Thanks -- that worked. -- alonzo

blackie · 02-13-2009, 09:28 AM

You'd want this particular one part #8160198, as far as I know when I worte them, Wunder NA is waiting for the shipment to arrive but lord knows when.

http://www.wunderlich.de/frame.php?M...prodid=8160198

blackie · 02-13-2009, 09:32 AM

Ooooh I just saw somthing rather nifty looking on the Wunderlich Germany site.....instead of gaiters can use this:

http://www.wunderlich.de/frame.php?p...lay3=2&lay4=12

RobTheRigger · 02-14-2009, 06:27 PM

I want to add gaiters too, but I have two questions: One; The bike on the Santa Cruz BMW/Wunderlich page shows gaiters on the bike, but doesn't list them. Where the heck are the correct ones for the twin? And two; There were all kinds of dire warnings about the single F650GS overheating because gaiters interrupted airflow to the radiator. Are there going to be similar issues with the twin? Any clue to these, Blackie?

Rob

blackie · 02-14-2009, 09:49 PM

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Originally Posted by ADV FF

I want to add gaiters too, but I have two questions: One; The bike on the Santa Cruz BMW/Wunderlich page shows gaiters on the bike, but doesn't list them. Where the heck are the correct ones for the twin? And two; There were all kinds of dire warnings about the single F650GS overheating because gaiters interrupted airflow to the radiator. Are there going to be similar issues with the twin? Any clue to these, Blackie?

Rob

The part is not in NA yet but I hear they are on their way. Part # is 2 posts up ;)

Well since we are the pioneering bunch of twin owners only one way to find out about the overheating, if there is any :P

Alternatively instead of gaiters, that little shield Wunderbar has might do the trick.

02-11-2009, 11:29 AM	#2
huckleberry BACK ROAD BOMBER Joined: Sep 2008 Location: N.E. Pa. Oddometer: 1,105	i was thinking of this myself let me know how they work out. What crash bars do you have on there? __________________ “An adventure is misery and discomfort, relived in the safety of reminiscence.” Marco Polo 09 F 650 GS twin XR 400 Beta Techno

02-11-2009, 05:13 PM	#4
alonzo Misadventurer Joined: May 2007 Location: South end of the Ozarks Oddometer: 341	Blackie -- Do you have a direct url for the gaiters? I looked over their site for F650GS twin stuff and didn't see them anywhere. -- alonzo __________________ 2006 Suzuki DR650SE 1978 BMW R80/7 2009 BMW F650GS (do you think a new BMW every 30 years is too much?) 2006 Yamaha XT225 1970 Triumph Bonneville T120R "The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has limits." ¡sǝʞıq ʇɹıp ɟo ɟɟo ʎɐʇs pןnoɥs noʎ ǝqʎɐɯ uǝɥʇ sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ uɐɔ noʎ ɟı

02-11-2009, 05:19 PM	#5
lesman Live easy, Brake Hard Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Houston, Texas Oddometer: 400	Rancho Shock Gaiters I bought a set of Rancho gaiters. Assorted colors.....cheap Check it out as an alternative. Summit Racing may have them also. Les __________________ Obsessive compulsiveness always trumps good sense.

02-12-2009, 04:30 AM	#7
JRWooden Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: The great state of confusion Oddometer: 3,441	Installation? I hadn't thought about it much yet (still on cup-of-coffee #1), but ... Gaiter installation is going to required dropping the fork tubes out of the triple clamps yes?

02-13-2009, 09:28 AM	#9
blackie ^OP Still Hibernating Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Cowgary, AB Oddometer: 434	Wunderlich Fork Gaiter part # You'd want this particular one part #8160198, as far as I know when I worte them, Wunder NA is waiting for the shipment to arrive but lord knows when. http://www.wunderlich.de/frame.php?M...prodid=8160198 __________________ 2008 F650GS Twin

02-11-2009, 09:12 AM	#1
blackie ^OP Still Hibernating Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Cowgary, AB Oddometer: 434	650GS Twin Fork Gaiters I'm thinking of getting the fork gaiters from Wunderlich. Anyone tried something similar yet? I have neoprene short ones from some other place but it doesn't seem to want to stay on and I don't like the way it rubs against the fork. If dirt gets into the gap between it and the fork it will scratch the tubes for sure. __________________ 2008 F650GS Twin

02-13-2009, 09:32 AM	#10
blackie ^OP Still Hibernating Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Cowgary, AB Oddometer: 434	Ooooh I just saw somthing rather nifty looking on the Wunderlich Germany site.....instead of gaiters can use this: http://www.wunderlich.de/frame.php?p...lay3=2&lay4=12 __________________ 2008 F650GS Twin

02-14-2009, 06:27 PM	#11
RobTheRigger Studly Adventurer Joined: Jul 2008 Location: VA Beach Oddometer: 581	I want to add gaiters too, but I have two questions: One; The bike on the Santa Cruz BMW/Wunderlich page shows gaiters on the bike, but doesn't list them. Where the heck are the correct ones for the twin? And two; There were all kinds of dire warnings about the single F650GS overheating because gaiters interrupted airflow to the radiator. Are there going to be similar issues with the twin? Any clue to these, Blackie? Rob __________________ I can imagine a no more rewarding career. And any man who may be asked in this century what he did to make his life worthwhile, I think can respond with a good deal of pride and satisfaction: "I served in the United States Navy." JFK "I rode a lot of dirt bikes when I was younger, so I trust the chain and sprockets more than that newfangled voodoo shaft stuff!" DolphinJohn RobTheRigger screwed with this post 02-14-2009 at 06:39 PM

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