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I'm looking for a 2nd hand centre stand for my 2008 F800GS. Mine disintegrated. Seems to be a weak spot in the design.. Preferably in the Western Cape Northern suburbs.

I ran out of talent on a gravel road outside Hermanus this weekend. Where in in the Western Cape (Northern Suburbs) can I take the bike for a quote? The damage is mostly cosmetic. The bike is a 2008 model and only insured for R50,000. The bike was spotless...until now...

Did anybody buy a chain breaker recently? I would like to do the next sprockets and chain replacement on the 800 myself. I see some on Takealot but it seems to be for bicycles mostly... As long as it can do the job, does not have to be high end and will most likely be used 5 times max. Also...

The damn cat jumped my Shark helmet off the FJ's bonnet. Seems it hit the garage floor on the visor which was open. Horrible scratches + the one mounting clip on the visor broke. I suspect one would be able to buy a replacement clip but is it worth trying to get rid of the scratches? I tried...

My original battery lasted from Aug 2008 to Feb 2014. That was a good run. I then replaced it with a Dixon battery I bought from Vonde Batteries for R580 using the specs for after market batteries listed in this section. In this week the bike sounded as if it only just had enough swing to start...

I'm considering taking over a buddy's 2012 model before he trades it in on an Adventure but before I do some sums, I need to know what mine is worth roughly. It is a late 2008 model with 40,000km. next service is due on 50,000km. New tyres since this pic was taken. Again E07 rear and Karoo 3...

On another thread some time ago, I mentioned the marked improvement after sorting my tyre pressures and setting the damping on the rear wheel as per the manual. The excitement was short lived and soon I noticed the wobble again at around 130. I suspected the Mitas I had in the front or maybe the...

I have a slight weep on the water pump and topped up the coolant a few months ago with the most expensive coolant I could find at Midas.....mistake.... :( I sort of know one should not mix coolants but ja anyway...water under the bridge. The coolant is starting to gel so I will be draining...

I noticed an unusual looking bike on Tygervalley Rd on Friday at about 18h00. The bike and rider looked impressive and at the time I had no idea it was a young lady under all that gear. I missed the actual incident by seconds that took place on the bridge over the N7 towards Caltex refinery and...

It was a quick and easy process to order from Sharwoods in PE. I received my new tyres for the 800 via courier. Mitas E07 back and Karoo 3 front. I currently have Mitas front and back but I suspect the crappy handling and wobble at speeds above 120 is due to the Mitas on the front....or maybe...

So on my way home from work, feeling chuffed with myself after picking up my reshaped / reupholstered seat from Flying Brick, I turn left onto Tygervalley Rd, heading towards Richwood. Nice open section so I move along swiftly. I notice a huge passenger plane coming in low glimmering in the sun...

Please be very careful of drunk pedestrians. Yesterday we were on our way back from a weekend at Kambati and just before the Stormsvlei turnoff, this nice old classic BMW came cruising by. I was driving behind a friend, both of us towing off-road caravans. Next thing I see a pedestrian lying...

Would I only get these stickers on the side (see pic) from a BMW dealer? Any idea where else and cost? I've also popped off an email to BMW in Stellenbosch. Thanks

Perfect condition. New they were R600 plus each when I checked 2 years ago. I replaced mine with a generic set before selling the bike. R150. PM me. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

Front and rear tyre with 90% life. See sizes on pictures. Google images to check thread on a new set to compare. Replaced them with more aggresive offroad Mitas. R950 for both. PM me if interested. Cape Town Nothern Suburbs. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

We did a 600km + trip this weekend. The 800 did not miss a beat but it seems I have a weeping water pump :(. Sent from my GT-I9300 using Tapatalk

So how easy is it? For the 4th time (mostly 1st start in the morning) she only juuust starts. The weird thing is the lights on the cluster goes out for a split second when I push the starter button. Once it starts and while running, it goes through the same reset sequence like when you turn on...

My daughter's boyfriend bought a Honda NSR 150 SP two stroke that has barrel damage due to heat seize. I'm not clued up on this but apparently the barrel needs to be Nikasil plated ??? He could only get details of a place in Gauteng. Anybody know of a place in the Western Cape he can contact...

I posted this some time ago. https://wilddog.net.za/forum/index.php?topic=121933.0 I collected my 2G Combo - V-Sil Moto this morning. WOW! How nice to hear the sound of your bike and no wind noise. I read somewhere someone describing the wind noise sounding like gentle wind blowing through...

Got home last night and when I walked back to the bike to park it in the garage, I noticed this. It was on it’s side stand and dripping petrol. It has been about 60km since my last fill up so not over filled. I park it on the main stand in the garage and it did not drip again. Seems to be the...