Came to use my f650 GS after a month in the garage & within 10 mins. the rear brakes were binding, very hot & the brake pedal solid. After allowing to cool they released and seemed fine, but after another 10 min ride - the same again.:wall: I have since replaced the pads as the old ones were...

Hi, Looking at some Oxford throw over saddle bags or maybe Ortlieb (if I do the dishes and ironing for the next month) for my 2000 650 GS Will the bags survive a couple of long-ish ride outs without melting on the exhausts or must I get some frame work. I've only been doing daily trips and...

Hi guys & gals, I've read up alot on here about rear brake problems but want to clairfy somthing if anyone can help before i spend the money. so i have had the bike for a year & 3 months, in all that time i have gone through 2 sets of rear pads and am on my third. when i ride, the brakes work...

I have no controller for my Oxford hot grips but they both read 10ohms accoss the circuit, if I wire them straight to 12v they should heat up? I assume there's no resisitor lowering the volage / ampage in the controller until you turn the heat down. I'm not fussed about a new pair also I don't...

Can anyone suggest a remedy for this: Oil light comes on then goes off, on, off etc when bike is hot and has been ridden for a while, it has now started to flash but does not come on or flash when cold/warm just when its been ridden and it has got hot. Checked the oil level when cold and again...

Just popped round the block to see if we had cured the terrible mis-fire by changing the coils plus stripping and cleaning the carbs. A big fat no. Just popped the seat and happened to put my hand on the Voltage reg, hot enough to burn i'd say. Checked the connections to it and the plug with...

Hello again all... sorry to bother you again so soon but I think i have another problem. Battery died last week which was not too much of a suprise as the '96 funduro had been idle for about 4 months when i bought it. So off to Joe Duffy BMW i go with my €63 in my hand and get a new BMW (Excide)...

Anybody got any ideas on how to fix my heated grips? Thanks BP

I have a F650 GS Daker 2001 with 39,000 Miles on the Clock, it seems to run and ride ok but seems to get very HOT. The Fan comes on quite a lot especialy at slower speeds. Is this normal? The Temp warning lights works but hasnt come on while riding, it only comes on if you run it Hot then swith...

Hey all. Fitted Oxford hot-grips to my ST last weekend and having trouble swith them. Basic run-down is this: Wired direct to the battery. Seem to run fine with headlights off but keep switching off with the lights on unless the revs are high. Now I figured that this would mean that the...

Hot off the press, the all new F50GS All I'm saying' is that this must be one of those spy photos from the German countryside. Sweet lines, touring seat, heated grips and a roomy tail bag. I'm sure it'll get over 150 miles to the gallon. And of course BMW will price it out of my reach...

I have a 95 Funduro that starts to run a bit rough when hot. Usually about half an hour into the ride it acts like I've put the choke on. Unless I keep the revs up in slow moving traffic it will conk out. Any ideas?

Been riding around in the warm and sunny weather recently. I've noticed my right knee getting quite warm. Put my hand down to find warm air pulsing around the preload adjuster. It's only on the right hand side of the bike. Should I be worried about this or...

I'm just wondering how hot my heated grips should be getting. I've often heard people saying that after market grips (oxford for example) are to hot on the highest setting. The standard ones on my GS don't seem to get anywhere near that hot. On the low setting you can only just about tell...

Afternoon all. Fixed my duff starter problem (kind of). Was a loose wire in the starter switch. Things is, it's now getting very hot (nearly caught fire this morning!) Something is shorting it out (probably because the switch has melted a bit inside) I think my best and simplest option is to...

What is everyone wearing when then go out on the bike this weather? I'm wearing my usual gear which is OK when I'm going along but when I stop or get held at traffic lights I'm wilting. I see loads of riders in just shorts and T shirts but after going out like that many, many years ago and...

I travelled down the M1 last night for 2 hours, doing about 85-90 (er...... if any law enforcers are reading this, I obviously mean kilometers :whistle: ) and I noticed my left thigh was starting to get hot. I then stopped for ten mins, refulled and blasted down the Fosse Way :riding: ...

As everyone should be doing this past week out enjoying the sunshine on there bikes, I did yesterday. :riding: Untill I got the engine really hot just pottering about. Well, I do where ear plugs but when I needed to ask for directions I took them out so when I came to some traffic lights...

only used my hand grips a few times cos i have hot hands most of the time. however when i do use them my right hand always feels hotter than my left. Mentioned it to my other half incase maybe i had a faulty element or something. i took his 1200gs out for a spin and had the same problem. Am i...

as above really changed pads and disc but still the back wheel is binding whilst hot.any ideas?it a 650 st strada by the way. :-D