Yes but...I was riding with him over most of those roads, and my Continentals and Dunlops haven't worn like that. ;)


It's the front tire, which is really strange.

Chris

My riding buddy up north has the Road 5 and the front has the weirdest wear pattern ever. The center looks like new, but the sides are getting close to the wear bars.

Besides the BMW offerings, I suggest looking at Shad and other manufacturers. I have SW-Motech 37 liter panniers on my GT. It does make it wide. But...you can fit any size SW-Motech pannier on...

I carry one of those jump-start batteries. They are small, yet hold enough juice to start a car several times. I've never used it on my own bike, just on other's bikes.

Tris, this is something I find helpful to put together. Prices are current from Revzilla as of 4/1. You have the price of the front and rear, minus any rebate and then ranked by the total price. I...

I rode a friend's GT who had the Michelin Road 5 and I wasn't impressed. They were a good tyre, but there was nothing special about them, and I really preferred the feel of what I was using on my...

FWIW, the last four tire sets I've installed, have not required any balancing.

The design reminds me of an Osprey with rotating wings to allow vertical takeoff and landing.

If they kept an engine design similar to the Subaru cars, BMW would have competition with the boxer...

Just turned over 66,000 miles on my 2014 GT. It runs like a top. It smoothed out noticeably at 30,000 miles and still is very smooth. It never was that bad regarding vibration, but it actually got...

I lost the OEM caps when I changed tires last time. So I think I'm good. ;)

Chris

You'll probably think I'm crazy, but I generally don't change the air filter on my motorcycles. For that matter, I can't remember changing the air filter on my cars either. When I've taken the air...

Good luck on that one! The shaft driven bikes are a dying breed. BMW may be the last holdout. I expect the Kawasaki C14 to be discontinued at some point. Emissions will be the death blow,...

Two summers ago, I realized that horsepower figures were for marketing folks to put into brochures — and for the buyers to tell other riders so they could justify spending outrageous sums of money. ...

Good points above. I would've thought the 37-liter Trax cases would act like barn doors. I often refer to them as such. But to my surprise, they don't. I ride often with jtvisions and our gas...

I use a Sena 10C Pro. It's a combination BT headset and camera. As a camera, it can take videos and snapshots...and you can even take snapshots in the middle of a video.

Nobody else makes...

FWIW, when I purchased a GS911 from a friend and registered it, that reopened all the VIN numbers.

Chris

I wouldn't touch it. The Garmin 660 was discontinued many years ago.

The Zumo XT is on sale for $399. If you are retired military, you can get a 10% discount from that price at Cycle Gear. Even...

Congratulations on your first oil change! It's a big deal, because it is the first step towards being more self-sufficient on maintaining your bike. Many people never get up the courage to try...

I feel the same way. I've hit some pretty high temperatures and only a couple times, have I felt any extra heat coming from the engine. When I did, it seemed like I was in a cross-wind and instead...

I've never understood why BMW uses the engine heads as frame sliders.

Chris

11 hours and 24 minutes.

The clock is ticking.
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At 30,000 miles, I felt like my GT really smoothed out. There had been a vibration in the rpm range at 3500-4000 rpms. After that, it was gone. Of course, each bike is different.

Like you, I...

I suspect it was modified by a local upholsterer. Hence why you can't find a name.

And yes, computers are weird. This forum has bugs in the software. But the real admins are maintaining hundreds...

Found it! https://f800riders.org/forum/showthread.php/310517-how-to-post-pictures? Go to Post #2.

Chris

I looked for a thread I'd made about a year ago for oxytotl who had problems posting pictures. The post I made had step-by-step instructions. <sigh> I couldn't find it.

You have enough posts. ...