Adjusting valve clearance …
You need to take out the cams to adjust the valve clearance, but when the valve cover is off anyway it’s just a 15 minute job.
A lot easier than it may look 🙂
December 2013
Spark plugs …
After 20.000 km. Nice light brown color, and only little signs of wear. Only the gap has widened to 1.0 mm.
New plugs are being installed as a part of the 40.000 km service.
Valve check …
Air box and spark plugs removed.
November 2013
Oil and filter change…
End of season 🙁
Not much to do on the BMW this winter. Valve check, air filter, spark plug’s and belt drive exchange is done in a few hours, so spring seems far away.
August 2013
New rear tyre …
Looking forward to see how the new Bridgestone T30 compares to the old BT23.
Removing the rear wheel …
Is really easy on the F800. You losen 7 bolts and the wheel is out – a 5 minute job 🙂
Uneven brake pad wear …
Probably caused by sticky/dirty caliper pistons. I gave the calipers a good cleaning and installed fresh pads.
Lowering the front end …
The F800S is not the fastest steering bike, so I lowered the front end 8mm in the triple clamps to see if I can make the steering quicker without compromizing top speed stability.
Exchanging the fork oil …
The front fork is slightly underdamped with the stock 10w damper oil so I swapped it for the heavier 15w oil.
The bike is much more stable now when braking into corners. Very happy with the result 🙂
Renewing the brake fluid …
I probably did not have to exchange the brake fluid before winter, but we are going a week to the Dolomite mountains next month, so better safe than sorry.
