Hi ladies n Gents, Im new to The Forum and F650s :).... Ive just picked up a Lovely '95 Model with 17k on the Clock, so pulls like a train still....and is in top condition... However, I have the common fault of it dropping out of 2nd gear... (Unless I hold it in place) which is ok, but...

I bought a 10 year old F650GS a few weeks ago and after 30 years without a bike I am enjoying running around on it. However, the gearbox seems very clunky, especially engaging first gear from neutral and going from first to second. As the engine warms up the clunking seems to get worse. I...

I am changing the chain and sprockets on my 1999 Strada. This has the later type of gearbox mainshaft with a nut. The manual says there should be an o ring behind the sprocket (I have a new o ring). Is this only applicable to the earlier models where the sprocket was held on by a circlip - I...

I am replacing the chain and sprockets on my '99 Strada which has done 22,000 miles so it might be the original parts. I was ready to put mega torque on my breaker bar to remove the gearbox sprocket but the nut was not tight, although the tab washer was in place. The old sprocket has...

Ok so i am just home from picking up my 2005 dakar. bike is in good nick and cost me 4k euro with 13.4k milage on it. ran fine but only noticed on way home that when changing down gear that if changing from 2nd to 1st gear it would grind like hell until at very low speed then drop in as normal...

Anyone know if it is possible to fit the later model ('97 - '00) model gearbox shaft with the bloody big nut to the earlier engine, or fit the whole gearbox set up? Just pondering options at the minute. IIRC you can fit the later model engine as a direct replacement, which means I can use the...

right so my other post is about the carbs..this one is bout the dodgy gear changes...ive tried all manner of styles and cannot get a consistent smooth down change :-( ...ive read numerous posts about oil and also about 2nd gear fork...ive run silkolene semi synth 10w 40 and now ive got 15w/50...

Hi, My F650 GS 2001... The speedometer was working fine this morning and then stopped about half a mile later. When I got back to the bike later the same afternoon, it did exactly the same again. Worked then packed up, half a mile later...?? Also, when kicking into 1st gear after starting up...

hi all i've had my funduro for about a month now and love it to bits! however, its an utter pig changing gear from first to seond (all other gearchanges are fine). it sticks in neutral and sometimes needs 3 or 4 attempts to shift up is this normal or is there something i an do about it? cheers jim

Hi all, A good few weeks of riding on my CS, and really getting into the swing of things now. Trouble is, now it's all not quite so new, I'm starting to notice things. Like a pronounced 'thunk' when engaging first. Is this normal? The clutch seems to bite quite 'high' too - is it adjustable...

I've had my GS about 3 months and its just coming up to its 6000 service but have a question about the gearbox. Occasionally when changing up from 4th to 5th it will miss, not go in to 5th and appear to sit in idle. I then have to repeat the change up and end up looking a plonker when the bike...

I've just received a new kit from Motoworks. The gearbox sprocket, BMW OE, is a different design. The old one has the rubber anti-rattle coating but not the new one and I know this is no issue. What bothers me is the small recess on the old sprocket into which the circlip sits, helped by...

I wonder if anybody can help me out I'm after a 15 tooth sproket for my bike tried B&C express they are out of stock & will be for quite sometime. anybody know of another supplier i might try? thanks

:-D Hi all, i have at last had the bits for my gearbox and put them all together again, " and it works " My mate did the test ride and all is ok. The one problem still persists, ME. I still can not find all the gears, i will keep on trying few another week. If i can not get to grips with it, it...

Am I alone in having a really annoying/dangerous gearbox on my Dakar. It has developed a tendency to drop out of second at slow speeds into neutral and also at times, when changing from neutral to first the bloody shifter pops back into neutral. This is particularly hazardous when pulling away...

Had a very bloody hairy ride home last night. The bike (Dakar) dropped from 2nd gear into neutral on three or four separate occasions ? mostly at slow speed. However on one occasion it happened as I was turning across a busy junction and (without wishing to sound big?headed) had I been a...