The Moto
The Moto I will be taking is a 2009 BMW F800GS. It is an adventure style moto, which is a mix between dual sport and touring styles. It’s comfy enough for long days in the saddle on the highway, yet still retains the ability to handle the off-road thanks to its high ground clearance and 21″ front wheel.
I bought her in early 2010 shortly after I moved to Arizona. She already had a few thousand miles on the clock and a handful of parts installed:
Some other pics from the past few years:
More recent photos:
Over the past few years I’ve done a lot of modifications to make it more off-road and adventure travel worthy. Below is a list of the current modifications installed:
Protection:
- Adventure-Spec Sump Guard Bashplate
- Adventure-Spec Crash Bars
- Highway Dirtbikes Handguards
- Touratech Headlight Guard
- Touratech Folding gear lever
- Maier Front fender extender
- Maier Rear fender
- Moto Overland Side Stand Foot
Luggage:
- Jesse Luggage 10” Odyssey II Pannier set
- Pannier Luggage Liners
- Pelican 1500 case
- Pelican 1500 case liner bag
- Pelican 1500 Lid Organizer
- Caribou case lock set (installed in Pelican 1500)
- Metal Footman Loops (x6) (installed on Pelican 1500)
- Bags-Connection Drybag 34L
- Touratech Bottle Holder
- 1L Fuel bottle
- Adventure-Spec luggage rack
- ROK Straps (2x small and 2x large)
- RKA Pine Flat 13L Tank bag
Pelican 1170 Tool Case(case cracked in Panama)- Pelican 1170 case liner
- Tool Tube
- Tool Tube Bag
- Rotopax 1G Fuel pack
- Bottle opener (mounted on Jesse Pannier)
Lighting / Visibility:
PIAA 510 Fog lights(Replaced in Argentina with the LED lights below)- Rigid Industries Dually LED Auxiliary Lights (spotlight)
- Bestrest Light Mounting Kit
Digital Slim HID Kit – H3 3000k(PIAA lights)- Digital Slim HID Kit – H7 5000k (Headlights)
- Hyperlites
- Reflective Pannier Tape
Electronics:
- BMW Navigator IV GPS
- FuzeBlock FZ-1
- Powerlet Luggage Electrix Connector
- Powerlet Right Angle Plug to SAE
- Powerlet outlets
- USB Power outlet
- Heads-Up Voltage Monitor (mounted in Mirage fairing)
- Wuka King PP- Power Controller (switch mounted in Mirage fairing)
- Ballistic Battery 12 Cell EVO 2
- Battery Tender
Ergonomics:
- Pivot pegs
- Pro Grip 699 Sportbike Gel Grips
- Mirage 2 fairing
- Adjustable Brake/Clutch Levers (short version)
- Sargent Cycle Seat (Custom re-shaped/foamed OEM low seat)
Suspension / Brakes:
- GPR Steering Stabilizer
- HyperPro Front spring kit
- Bestrest Upgraded F800GS 12.9 Shock Bolt
- Spiegler Extended Front Brake Line Kit
- Galfer Gold Sintered HH Front Brake Pads
- EBC HH Sintered Rear Brake Pads
Powertrain:
- K&N Air Filter
- LeoVince SBK Evo II Exhaust
- Rick’s Stator
- DID 525 ZVMX series Ultra Heavy Duty X’ring Chain (Gold)
- Superlite 525 RS7 series black steel rear sprocket (41T)
- Superlite 525 Chromoly-steel drilled front sprocket (16T)
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