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CycleRob, I have kept my 2009 F800GS on an Optimate since new. When the original battery started showing "the signs" I duped it in favour of an Yuasa, being the best battery available here in the Philippines. Imagine my surprise when the bl@@dy thing quit on me in a mall parking lot almost...

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PM me your email address and I will send you one. US edition. Who gives a monkeys about copyright. Come and get me.

Thanks Rob,

We live in hope.

What snow?

Dan-A wrote:Here's yours truly installing Jesse bags on the F800GS.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIH70t6I6WA

Thanks Dan, very informative and good video. It was interesting to note that the hardware came pre-installed on your bags, unlike mine, a big plus. Thanks for taking the time to demo the process.

Does anyone know if Odyssey are going to produce a direct replacement battery for the F800 series. I emailed them the question but never got any response. I believe there is a big market waiting for them as a lot of people seem unhappy with the OEM battery.

Anyone in the know?

There are 2 gaskets that need to be wiped off and reseated, preferably after smearing them with blue Permatex gasket sealer. The O-ring on the cap is the easy one. The other is on the outside of the filler neck seating against the valve cover. If you can, pull the entire filler neck straight up and...

Fill your tyre with air. PERIOD.

Does any one know what is the 「edge protector」? Thanks Its a plastic gizmo that fits round the edge of the hole. Yo can use a bit of 3/16 plastic tubing, just slit it down its length, cut to length and push it on to the edge of the hole. If it does not want to stay in place then fill it with silico...

Did you balance your wheels? If so how did you do it.

Boxer wrote:Hey! How'd you do that?

Apple Mac magic

Not like that....... like that. za za za!

I would pull the covers and CHECK the valve clearances every 6K...usually the week after I changed the oil or just before heating it up for the oil change. It often needed no adjustment at all, but I would tinker with it to get it even closer. Then right after the valve check/adjustment I'd play wi...

Calling Mark Parnes, are you there?

I hear you Rob. For the purpose of a "switching tap" from a difficult area, it works for me.

Rob,

Did you ever try Posi-Taps? http://www.posi-lock.com/posiplug.html they come in all different sizes.

My Avtar is back again. Thanks Doug.

Daryl.Stamp

For crying out loud, get a GD balancer, throw the beads and ride your bike. Thats about as easy as I can make it for you, unless you wish to continue this thread into perpetuity.

The dot should next to the valve stem. Get a motorcycle wheel balancer ( try http://www.marcparnes.com/) Forget the beads. Smooth ride for sure.