Hello everybody,
New guy to the forum, just bought a 2009 F650GS. The bike only had 7,000 miles, a full service history from the original owner. Came with the vario hard panniers, and a center stand. It was beautifully maintained. I bought it to take to work on nice days for my 55 mile commute (one way) and also to play with and explore/adventure ride on the weekends. I ordered some shinko 705s since it was still wearing its 12 year old original tires. I would like to add a few things like a more comfortable seat, and a taller wind screen some handguards, crash protection bars, and a skid plate. maybe some auxiliary lights as well. I'm 5'10,185 lbs, and about a 30" inseam. I'd love any suggestions you guys have on those parts. I was also curious, I see many of these parts are interchangeable between the f650gs and the f800gs, is there an easy guide to what will fit from one bike to the next? like if I buy a tall windscreen that says it will fit an 08-12 f800gs, will it probably fit my f650gs too? Anyway, looking forward to learning from you all, and excited to start putting some miles on this thing!
Cheers,
Jonathan Wright
New guy to the forum, just bought a 2009 F650GS. The bike only had 7,000 miles, a full service history from the original owner. Came with the vario hard panniers, and a center stand. It was beautifully maintained. I bought it to take to work on nice days for my 55 mile commute (one way) and also to play with and explore/adventure ride on the weekends. I ordered some shinko 705s since it was still wearing its 12 year old original tires. I would like to add a few things like a more comfortable seat, and a taller wind screen some handguards, crash protection bars, and a skid plate. maybe some auxiliary lights as well. I'm 5'10,185 lbs, and about a 30" inseam. I'd love any suggestions you guys have on those parts. I was also curious, I see many of these parts are interchangeable between the f650gs and the f800gs, is there an easy guide to what will fit from one bike to the next? like if I buy a tall windscreen that says it will fit an 08-12 f800gs, will it probably fit my f650gs too? Anyway, looking forward to learning from you all, and excited to start putting some miles on this thing!
Cheers,
Jonathan Wright