BMW F650GS Dakar 2007 #One
Purchased 2011-09-28 with 5,779 mi.

Trips Taken With The Dakar

Front Tire 90/90 R21
Rear Tire 130/80 R17

Maintenance Log

My bike, back in the shop (our living room) for another round of NFT maintenance.

• New engine oil and filter.
• New air filter.
• Change fork oil.
• Check valves clearances: Int L=.06, R=.05; Ex L-.27 R=.26
• New spark plugs.
• New throttle cable.
• Remove radiator guard and check for stones. (found a few).
• Check the fuel pump, that it is not hanging by its wires. (Looked fine)
• Install new front tire (Dunlop 606). The old tube looks fine.
• Install new rear tire (Dunlop 606) and tube.
• Install new bearings on new-to-me (used) rear wheel.
• Brake fluid change, rear.
• Ordered rear brake disk for next time. The old one is getting thin, now under 4.5 mm.
• Ordered new rear spoke nipples (x38). Old ones have gotten rusty.

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Checking the fuel pump, that it was not hanging by its wires.

2014-10-06-15-08-54-700w.jpg|700|469|C|Installing a bearing on a new-to-me (used) wheel. I bought this wheel on ebay for $100 and it looks to be in great shape. My old wheel had rusty spoke nipples, so I bought a new set of nipples and a spoke wrench (5.8 mm) and will be installing those this winter. After the previous trip of 5,000 miles, tail and brake lights are still going strong. Mod is working. Note to self: Next time try this.

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I kept my gas log (book) in my tank bag. The book was lost during the theft of the bike in 2016. Beside the gas log, the book also had all of my detailed maintenance records. So I lost the maintenance records too. The following list, then, starts from 2016-09 when the bike was recovered and I started restoring it.

2016-09: Begin Restoration at 60,436 miles, by RJ

• Installed used generator cover (bought from eBay), new gasket.
• (Thrust washer came off, damaged the stator.)
• New stator from eBay (20% greater output than OEM for heated clothing).
• Flushed engine oil twice, two new oil filters.
• Replaced rear wheel.
• Installed new spoke nuts for the replacement rear wheel.
• New rear and front sprockets, and new chain (D.I.D. 520 X-Ring).
• New front sprocket cover with 2 new bolts.
• Took apart rear suspension: repacked bearings of the swing-arm, linkages and Dogbone.
• New swing-arm guard (attached to the swing-arm).
• New rear brake pads with new attachment kit.
• new ABS sensor cable for the rear brake.
• New front and rear tires (TKC80) and tubes.
• Front and rear brake fluid flush.
• New fuel filter.
• New Spark Plugs.
• Emptied and cleaned fuel tank.
• Changed engine oil with new oil filter.
• New air filter.
• Radiator flush with new coolant.
• Rebuilt front forks with new seals and fork oil.
• Repacked steering head bearings.
• Cleaned and lubed throttle and clutch cables.
• disassembled and lubricated brake pedal.
• New tail light arrangement and new bulb.
• Installed anti-theft device.
• Valve check 2018-04-17
  Int. R .05 L .05
  Ex. R .28 L .29

2018-05-04

• New OEM Ignition Tumbler (cylinder) and tabs (wafers), and new ebay keys.
• Repacked steering head bearings.
• Rear Shock rebuild (Race Tech).
• Installed dash-mounted voltage meter.
• Cleaned idle actuator.
• Check water pump.

2018-09

• Installed Hyper-Lights (very bright second tail light and brake light).
• New headlight LED.
• Installed switch to turn off headlight dim.
• Installed new deer alerts
• New battery.
• New kickstand bolt.
• New GPS power supply wired to OEM relay.
• New heavy-duty relay to power tank bag (heated jacket & gloves, charging devices).
• New GPS mount.

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Tank-bag Electrification wire, powered by a fused relay that is ignition key activated. Good to recharge a cell phone, camera, or power the heated garments. Also has a wire powered by the same fused relay that powers the GPS.

2018-09-18 to 2018-10-03: Dakar Trip #15

2018-10-22: Rebuild front forks, with new seals and caps.

2018-11-18: New fuel pump gasket.

2019-09-06: 2019 GDR-Nisus