Hall of Wisdom

http://youtu.be/sn6KqQtwQkg

Having discovered wear in the outer ball race bearing of the rear axle I ordered a used complete assembly for £200 and the video shows the replacement job.
Run time is under 30mins and the job took about 35mins (I cut a few mins of looking for tools!)

It took patience, and the help of the dealer to figure out what was NOT causing the 2007 F800ST to:

1) Hunt for idle, meaning at times the bike idle would surge as much as +/- 500 r.p.m.
2) Have the engine cut-out when downshifting below about 1500 r.p.m.

In my case, these two problems were related.

As it turns out the solution to both of the above issues was a faulty Idle Air Controller.
Part No. 13717676317 IDLE CONTROL DEVICE 0.25 1 $133.70
There is a worm gear inside the...

Typical, just when my my ST runs out of warranty, the above gasket fails! I've decided to roll my sleeves up & do the work myself (my local dealer played me a while ago & I promised never to return again). Has anyone any practical tips on replacing this gasket? It looks straight forward enough but I would appreciate any guidance/tips/tricks of the trade.

G'day all,

I have just installed the Ohlins fork spring kit (08751-90) for my 2007 F800S. At this point I have not experimented with different grade fork oil, I simply dropped the new springs in. I now need to ride the bike for a few days at least to get a feel for any real change. I found the standard springs too soft for sporty riding.
That is not to say that the stock springs give poor handling, just that I was unhappy with excessive dive during hard braking.
The real point of my post...

For my recent trip to the Phillip Island MotoGP, I wanted a tank bag to give quick access to my SLR camera, pocket camera and vidcam.

My requirement was for a small bag that didn't have magnetic flaps (useless on an F800 and therefore un-necessary bulk), but with a suitable strap attachment. On recommendation of another forum member, I looked at Nelson Rigg, and was impressed by both the recommendation and by the information on their web site. As well as being just the right size for me,...

Rough idle and poor slow speed running can often be caused by a faulty idle air supply circuit.

With the throttle in the released/closed position, the throttle butterflies are fully closed and air supply to the engine is controlled by the idle actuator, which is sited at the base of the air box. Air is drawn from the air box, past the idle actuator valve, and into the throttle bodies just below the butterflies. If you turn the ignition on and, after the self test, turn it off again, you will....

Courtesy of a separate post by Bicyclist George:
See ADV: http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623587

See http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/fiche.aspx