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Servicing

Changing tyres

May 20, 2009

I figured it was time for a bit of practice in preparation for the Slovenia trip so I rolled up my sleeves and changed the tyres on the GS from part worn TKC80s to the original Battlewings that came with the bike. It was definitely a very useful experience. I learnt for instance that the [...]

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And the week started so well!

April 18, 2009

With the new bike in my garage, I submitted it to a very close inspection – something that seemed both unnecessary and difficult to do with the Goldwing and the F800GS. In the case of the Goldwing, everything is hidden under acres of plastic and even the BMW needs quite a lot of stuff removing [...]

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New bike!

April 13, 2009

Yes, I got another! The new one is a Yamaha TTR250R bought off the bay expressly for greenlaning. So far I have only ridden it home from the seller’s house but I plan to go off-road to Salisbury plain next weekend so it should get a good workout there. The bike is a 2004 model [...]

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Unexpected Service!

February 18, 2009

I went out on the F800 GS today as the forecast didn’t seem bad. The sky was threatening the entire time I was out but it didn’t rain! I was glad of me heated clothing as the temperature stayed below 8 degrees for quite a while before struggling up to 10 degrees around 2pm. I [...]

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12,000 mile service

January 2, 2009

I’m looking at the weather forecasts with a somewhat nervous eye at the moment. I have booked a 12,000 mile service for the Goldwing at Doble’s on Wednesday and there is a possibility of snow that day according to a couple of the forecast sites I use. Another says nothing about snow, so as usual, [...]

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F800 Updates

November 27, 2008

I took the BMW over to South London Motorrad yesterday for a set of factory mandated checks and updates. These involved re-routing the ABS connections, checking various fasteners on the brakes, replacing the fuel pressure sensor and a software update.
Not unnaturally, I have not noticed any difference as the bike was running fine beforehand anyway. [...]

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8000 mile service and new tyres

May 24, 2008

On the Goldwing that is. I bought it just a year ago when I started this blog and it has performed beautifully during the time since then but I guess part of that is getting it serviced regularly and so I took it into Doble’s yesterday for the scheduled service. I reckon a 4000 mile [...]

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Weird Weather!

April 10, 2008

This was the scene chez moi last Sunday before the snow really came down and the bike went back into the garage! Since then we have had a couple of lovely days and I rode both bikes (on separate days! )

Tomorrow I am taking the bike to South London Motorcycles to get a [...]

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4000 Mile Service

August 20, 2007

I was early this morning at 21st Moto in Swanley to get this service done – a couple of hundred miles over the 4000 mark but not too bad – it’s basically an oil and filter change plus inspection of brake pads etc. but I wanted to ensure the warranty was not compromised. If it [...]

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Servicing

August 10, 2007

I have a 4000 mile service due. Basically it’s just an oil and filter change and I had intended to do it myself but other Goldwing owners have warned me that I risk my warranty unless a dealer does it and stamps the service book. I really wouldn’t want to compromise the warranty so I [...]

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