The bike
Make: BMW
Model: F650GS Dakar
Year: 2002
Mod’s:
– Progressive springs front and back (Hyperpro) (happy)
– Fork protection (TT) (OK)
– Extra lighting (TT) (not so happy, sent it back from Russia to Belgium)
– Midstand (SW-Motech) (OK)
– Sidestand enlarger (TT) (lost, just came off)
– Bash-Plate (TT) (happy)
– Single Exhaust (Scorpion) (happy, altough very noisy)
– Jerrycan where previously the right handside muffler was located (plastic one broke, now aluminium which is less wide so doesn’t touch my chain when ‘going deep’)
– Bags (Magadan) (OK, partially torn and worn though)
– Luggage Rack (TT) (not happy)
– Handle bar protection and raisers (TT) (not happy)
– 2 x 12V + 2USB power outlet (RAD) (happy)
– Changed all the ‘use-only-once’ BMW clamps by reusable clamps (happy)
– Inline fuel filter (happy)
– Wet airfilter (K&N) (thrown away by now)
– Automatic chainlube (Scottoiler) (very very happy)
– GPS Mount (for Garmin montana 600) (happy)
– Tool-pipe under left handside muffler (very happy, although not perfectly executed)
For the trip:
Tires: Heidenau K60 Scout front and rear (very happy, although not ideal for mud and sand, but no complaints as it is still a 50/50 and not off road tire)
Inner tube front: Micheling 4mm
Inner tube rear: Heidenau 2,5mm
Chain: DID X-ring (very happy until now) update: 27.300km and not once I had to adjust it!
New battery (not happy, the caps are not screw-type and so )
Jerry can 10l
Spares
– waterpump x 2 (not needed yet)
– brake pads front and back (not needed yet)
– wheel bearings (not needed yet)
– fuses (not needed yet)
– zip ties (very happy)
– 2 fork seals (not needed yet)
– Spark plug (not needed yet)
– front and rear inner tube (not needed yet)
– kneadable metal (not needed yet)
– knedable plastic (not needed yet)
– various bolts, nuts and bits and pieces (happy although never adequate)
Tools
– Voctorinox multitool (VERY happy)
– motion pro tire removal set (not needed yet)
– 3/4″
– 1/4″
Camping
– Jack Wolfskkin 2p tent (burnt on the exhaust, already on my third tent now but not near as good as the initial JW)
– Gold Kazoo (North Face) lightweigt sleeping bag (well, +2degress comfort is a lie!)
– Inner sleeping bag +15C (pure lie!)
– Thermarest (happy)
– Jetboil Flash (Very happy) + Coffee maker (so and so, didn’t seal properly on the sides)
Clothing
– TT worldwide vest and pants (OK, but for the money (a lot of it) not good enough)
– Alpinestar Toucan boots (very happy)
– BMW GS summer gloves (happy)
Where and back again 