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They are by Stadium Suspensions in Beloeil, QC, a local suspensions place.

It's a 2006.

Hey, my hometown! I went to Burlington Central and was in the Burlington Teen Tour Band. Congrats on the purchase. Glad the video was helpful.

Yeah, it's the Achilles heel of the bike, but a relatively inexpensive fix if you're willing to do it yourself. Good that you got home okay. At least it didn't crap out on you during a rally! 650thumper.blog/2018/06/16/dirtdaze-2018/

Thanks for saying so. Pretty limited tech but I have an action cam now (with a wind muffler!)

Rest assured I don't look through it but sit high enough on the bike to look over the top of it. The wind management on the Tiger is pretty good but at highway speeds I get buffeting right on my helmet. The wind deflector actually makes a big difference.

It looks that way in the video but the camera is chin mounted. I see over it. I know it's annoying for the videos and I've removed it before, but replaced it for the long highway ride I just did.

@@650thumper fair play bro. Respect to ya! ✌️

Haha. There's always a bottleneck through the Notch since it reduces to one lane, especially on a fall Saturday! Sometimes you get lucky and have a clear run, but not often.

damko, see the comment below re the Anti-Gravity battery. Turns out it's not a good battery for this bike. Glass Matt or Shorai is a better bet. The shift lever is by Moose and shouldn't be hard to find.

Seriously, if you're interested in doing off-roading, go with the KLR. I rode my friend's through some gnarly terrain recently and was shocked at how well it works in the dirt. Clearance and suspension are surprisingly good on that inexpensive bike. The GS is good for light off-roading but clearance is an issue once you get into rocks. You are right though that the GS is far superior on the road. So although they are quite similar in displacement, the GS and KLR are worlds apart, in my opinion, in application.

Unless with the dakar...its blows the klr away

Yes, I sold it after my cross-Canada tour. It was great, but I wanted something better for those long distance tours. The big thumper is not the most comfortable bike for 120+ km/hr. Best for secondary highways.

You bailed on us! Oh nooooo!

I have restored the bodywork. See my blog post on this work. 650thumper.blog/2022/04/08/restoration/ But that was after when the video was shot. The bike in the video just has the OEM paint, which is a glossy black. I just use a black wax to keep it looking good.

Yes, 2013 Tiger 800 XC.

It is by Holan, a company in Poland. It seems to be a copy of Touratech's.

Never had any issues with the regulator, although I know it's an issue on some bikes. It gets plenty of airflow but I think other 650 models/years have it tucked further back, and I have heard of some relocating it. I guess it's a compromise between protecting it and giving it airflow, as you say.

The fork protectors are by the same company that manufactured my aftermarket shock, Stadium Suspensions. www.stadiumsuspension.com/. However, you can also get other protectors by Kriega and Moose at the major distributors like Revzilla and Fort Nine.

Update on the fork protectors: I recently picked up some more from Stadium for my current bike and was told the little ones from Kriega aren't good. They need to cover the tube to protect it. FYI

Yeah, these bikes don't burn oil. Amazing engines.

I think the Madstad screen is the only quiet screen for this bike. My only reason for getting one was concern over how it would hold up in the abuse of off-roading.

Yes, it's a Seat Concepts and I got the Dakar foam which, as you say, is higher by about 1.5" and flatter. As you probably know, there's another version of this bike called the Dakar and it has a higher seat. I talk about the seat in the companion video on mods for dirt. See the link in the notes above.

Here you go. holan.pl/en/f-650-gsdakar-g-650-gssertao/1472-headlight-protector-bmw-f650gs-dakar-to-03.html#.We4D02XH6rU

Thanks. Enjoy your new bike.

I have the same bike here in Korea. I've had mine almost 7 years, and I still love it.

Yeah, when I did the Seat Concepts upgrade, I had them blow foam at the Dakar height. As you probably know, the Dakar model of this bike has a slightly taller seat height.

On dakar I have Motobatt (sorry but don't know the type) - these should be the best I think in terms of heat resistance, so maybe look into that. But I have it only for like a year at most and few thousand kms (bought the bike last year). I will also use some wooden planks + special heat reflecting tape - it's like 5mm thick and I used it to protect my bags on Yami R1 from the exhaust. It was super close to the bags, not the gases but the metal itself and it helped a lot.

Good ideas. I know some guys is Oz who have Shorai and no problems with them in extreme heat. I think it had something to do specifically with the Restart circuitry in the AG batteries. Shorai's are back ordered but the glas matt is working fine for now.

They are by Holan, a company in Poland.

Touratech for both.

Same here. Now I'm a BMW snob!

Yes, my wife and I just finished a tour with her on the back. You just have to crank up the preload. I also upgraded the shock because it was a little undersprung when the bike is fully loaded. You might be able to get away with just changing the spring. My shock had 90K on it so I decided to change the whole thing. You can hear about it in my other video on mods for off-road. Enjoy the bike!

Hi Neale. The bag is the Wolfman Expedition. It's discontinued now, but they probably have a similar one. Wolfman upgraded all their bags to a waterproof fabric recently. Just be sure to keep the attaching straps long so they buckle over the top of the middle panel and stay out of the neck/yoke. Otherwise you might crack your plastics. There isn't much room around the triple-T when the bike is on full lock. Also, when the bag is off, I pull the buckles to lengthen the strap so the buckles can drop well down the front. Again, before I did this I cracked the middle plastic when they got crossways. Let me know if I haven't been clear and I'll take another run ate explaining. Enjoy the bike. The Dakar is a fun bike and better for off-roading than the standard GS.