Any goss on weaknesses of the F800?

[Anonymous]

#2009

Hi all.Does anyone have any up to date info on how strong the new F800's are proving to be?In particular anything about the new motor, or the belt drive, at this stage that ought to worry a prospective purchaser?Only prospective at this stage!Thoughts and info you might have would be appreciated.Dave T

[Dave Ross]

#7546

I think the F800 will be a good bike, but only time will tell. The only thing to consider are the service costs. It would be worth asking how much they are.Cheers,Alex

[Anonymous]

#7547

The 800st has been the best seller, but even those are only being sold in small numbers.  Reliability is fine and no problems with the belt drive.Have a read of the following linkhttp://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/bikereviews/searchresults/Bike-Reviews/BMW/BMW-F800S-2006--current/?&R=EPI-136

[Anonymous]

#7548

There is also a forum for F800 riders which you might find useful. f800riders.org The bikes handle well, go well and the belts are good. The bikes have been a little jerky around 3000 rpm and there have been other driveline comments. As a result there is a new front pulley available for them and a washer needs replacing in the clutch assembly. The mods completely transform the bike, making it a very smooth bike, with a quiet box and unbelievably smooth gearchanges.My F800 has had the mods and is just brilliant to ride. If you jump on the forum you'll see those with the mod describe it as a different bike. Completely different, as in "is this my bike?!"This is a fun bike to ride.clutch mod info if you're interested.http://f800riders.org/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=1044&whichpage=8hope this helps.

[Anonymous]

#7549

Many thanks for this info.  I am close to setting up a ride, and the Dealer mentioned the new bikes now came with the drive mods you mention. So thats good to know.Tx again. Much appreciated. 😉

[Anonymous]

#7550

No problems. Enjoy the ride. I found I needed to do a couple of rides on the bike. I appreciated the bike more on the second ride for some reason. The speed is deceptive on the ST. You're usually going a lot quicker than you think.I understand there have been a few mods done so it should be a much better bike for it. I've still got a bit more vibration than I would like but other F800's I've riden don't seem to be as harsh in this area. I'm hoping to get this sorted.

[Anonymous]

#7551

Picked my new ST up on Friday and got 600ks done over the weekend. Love it.Noticed a bad false neutral (meaning too frequent) between 5th and 6th.  That common? Maybe it will settle as the gearbox gets more use.Also that big back tyre is rather sensitive to the back brake compared to my Dakar days.  Learning to watch that..!Overall very pleased.

[Anonymous]

#7552

I had false neutrals once or twice in 8500 km's before the clutch mod and found I just needed to be a little firmer and it never happened again. I had them a lot more post the mod till I changed to synthetic oil and I think its gone because i don't remember it happening in the last few days. Post mod I think I did about two weeks riding before changing the oil last week. I had probably 10 false neutrals.The bike is quite a bit different after the first service. This is a neat bike to ride, handles and goes well.Good to hear you bought one.

[aegis4805]

#7553

Picked my new ST up on Friday and got 600ks done over the weekend. Love it.Noticed a bad false neutral (meaning too frequent) between 5th and 6th.  That common? Maybe it will settle as the gearbox gets more use.Also that big back tyre is rather sensitive to the back brake compared to my Dakar days.  Learning to watch that..!Overall very pleased.

Congrats on the new bike DaveT - will miss your enthusiasm on the gravel rides  😥Cheers Aslan aka Stephen O

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