LouiseBrady gives us a brief review of the BMW F650GS and compares it to some of it's competitors, looking particularly at street cred, build quality, perfo Moreso than most bikes, there is lots to learn on the F650's to have a trouble free trip and keep it going for the long haul. See the links below and start reading. F650 Community The 650 Dakar Thread - ADVrider This is a big thread, there are a few other good ones on ADV Rider too, but the above one is the biggest. July1 2003. BMW F650GS Dakar. Long-Term Wrap-Up. Little Beemer, Big Heart. FOR CYCLE WORLD'S MUCH-LIKED long-term F650GS Dakar, one last ride turned out to be exactly one too many. With 10,000 mostly Thisservice manual on the BMW F650 and F800 motorcycles describes with 1587 photos and step-by-step instructions maintenance, repair and overhaul of the 798 cc Rotax 2-cylinder engine, clutch and gearbox. Covers also the cooling system, fuel and exhaust systems, ignition, steering system, suspension, brakes, final drive and the 2 · Jan 21, 2020 If the owners have looked after it very carefully and changed the oil regularly then 50k miles is not a huge mileage for an F650GS engine. The engine is fitted with a Nikosil lined cylinder which means that the bore should last a long time. InstrumentPanel Repair. The instrument panel on the F650GS I bought just over a month ago was replaced earlier in the year by the previous owner because of a problem with the speedometer. Unfortunately, one of the problems with using a replacement electronic board is that you are then stuck with the mileage reading from the 112links on the F650 GS and Dakar If you make an 18" rear wheel change on the GS you need to make the chain 114 links instead of the standard BMW 112 links. This isn't a problem as the chains typically come 120 links then you shorten them. DHP #711. Most chain manufacturers recommend a maximum engine capacity for their chains. Vibarationis hardly a symptom of bearing gone bad. More likely it is wheel (tire quality, tube, rim runout, bearings, imbalance) or suspension or loose steering head. If there is a wear at the bearings, there is a noticeable threshold at the mid postition when you turn steering from side to side when suspension on load. BIIzye.