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Title basically explains the whole issue. Was driving down a mountain road of all places when I realized my right foot was facing no resistance when pushing the right brake which was moving about double the distance it normally would. Cut my speed substantially until I was at my hotel. Went to...

Looking for some help. Like others have mentioned here on the forum, I have a drip from the front brake hand lever near or under the brake fluid reservoir. I just got the bike, two rides later, there's the leak [B)] Looking on the internet, there doesn't appear to be a rebuild kit and the BMW...

Hey there fellow f800 riders, I have a 2014 GS that I recently inherited. I’m noticing that when coming to a low speed stop (intersection or a stop sign) the front brake and lever seems to pulse. What I mean by that is it seems to vary slightly in pressure in the lever as well as braking in the...

I'm the lucky purchaser of a "new to me" 2014 F800GT with approximately 1,450 miles! And after spending all that money, I'm now dreading the cost of the annual service. The seller completed the 600 mile break-in service in October 2014, but no others since then. My research on this forum...

Is it possible to reduce the amount of travel it takes for the front brake leaver to activate the brake light? The rear brake activates almost as soon as you touch the peg. However, with the front brake, you can’t lightly drag the front brake and have the brake light come on. Instead, it takes...

Well I took delivery of a new f800gt from the start braking from 25mph to 15mph made the whole front end shudder never did it on the dealers test bike. I,ve checked the run out of the disc's which there is hardly any. Checked them for cracks poor surfaces pads look ok, bearings all checked ok...

I am installing a coocase with brake lights ( http://www.twistedthrottle.com/trade/productview/4417/691/ ) The instructions ( http://www.twistedthrottle.com/filemanager/download/2523/ ) #6 say I have to "connect the yellow Coocase wire directly to your single positive CANbus run/brake wire..."...

Can you change the rear brakes without removing the rear tire? I saw the F800Riders video on changing the rear brake pads and the rear tire was removed before the job, as was the exhaust. I just didn't know if that was done to show how to take off the exhaust and rear wheel and get a better...

Finished the install...See it here!! :thumb: Here in the Hall of Wisdom

Finished the install of the Brake Modulator on the 09 BMW F800GS. Fairly simple. A little trial and error to get her to go...but it works, and works well. The only thing different from the description is that it will not have the 5 second "timeout." It WILL flash every time you hit the...

Well my front discs are on their last legs at 36,000 miles. All that London commuting having finally taken it's toll. Not bad and better than I expected. The BMW discs start thinner than my previous bikes so had less "wear" thickness to offer. Previous sports bikes would see me looking at new...

Oops got caught out. Bike made a funny scrape grind when backed into garage last night. Sounded just like worn front pads. A quick glance in the dark didn't show a problem. and they've only done 9K miles since new. A check this morning show they are low and one is that bit lower than the rest...

One of the negatives of trading in my R1100RT on an F650GS recently (I'm downsizing) is that virtually nothing from the toolkit I built up over the years is useful for the F650GS. Except maybe for the screwdriver, for prying things that don't want to come apart. :) I found that a multi-Torx...

I was contemplating at my "square" tires when I realized the rear brake fluid is significantly darker than the front one. The bike has been with me since Sept '08 and have ridden 14k so far (with the original tires :(, that's why I was looking...) but I was bewildered. I've never experienced...

I installed a new tail light (BMW) and it came with some heatshrink tubing to attach the new connector to the existing wiring. I snipped the old connectors off and attached the new leads. The hair dryer method didn't work at all so I used a lighter (bad?). It shrunk the tubing after a while but...