boboneleg Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Some for you here Pete, my old BMW650GS Dakar. When i got it it was about 10 months old and covered in Touratech farkles , I catalogued them and it was over £1000 worth. I took most of it off and sold it. As standard it looked like this......... I junked the tyres for some knobblies and sourced a complete set of bodywork (bit by bit) and then sprayed it in Ford Atlantic blue . The o/e panels were put in the loft to keep them tidy. Here's a photo with my mates Ford Escort rally stage car........ Then I used it for the purpose intended......... I also rode it to the Pyrenees, did a two day navigational rally on trails and then rode it back home. It averaged 71mpg for the whole trip On the way home I just had to get a photo when I spotted the sign to this village, I wonder who lives there 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yen_powell Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 As I've been trawling through my pictures this triggered a memory of something I made back in the old days, I searched and there it was, same bike. 1 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Unusual color choice, but it works really well. I once knew a guy that used to ride 1150 GSs, he's carry the same odometer, body and seats from bike to bike, slap some new grips on and they look like new. Not saying he was a very ethical guy, though . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 @boboneleg.......that's the F650GS Dakar......not the G. They never used the Dakar name again on the G......it was the Sertao! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tym Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Dont let Bob get in front he;ll throw a leg at ya. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 2 hours ago, yen_powell said: As I've been trawling through my pictures this triggered a memory of something I made back in the old days, I searched and there it was, same bike. I think that's some of Pete's handywork there (the flying leg ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XTreme Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I think that's some of Pete's handywork there (the flying leg ) I don't remember that one Bob......I can remember the one with The Leg stuck in the river though! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 4 hours ago, Pedro said: Unusual color choice, but it works really well. I once knew a guy that used to ride 1150 GSs, he's carry the same odometer, body and seats from bike to bike, slap some new grips on and they look like new. Not saying he was a very ethical guy, though . Wasn´t a dig against you, @boboneleg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Love the looks of that bike, very adventury.... BUT WAIT, you have a friend with a Ford Escort rally stage car........I want friends like that. That car is gorgeous......WOW, not my colour, but nice car. I'll never understand why rally cars are not more popular in Canada, we have the terrain.....all a bunch of 4x4 rock crawling freaks here. Great, let's spend the day going .5km down the river bed over rocks the size of small cars..... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 3 hours ago, Pedro said: Wasn´t a dig against you, @boboneleg I didn't take it as so , no problem here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 2 hours ago, Grasshopper's Ride said: Love the looks of that bike, very adventury.... BUT WAIT, you have a friend with a Ford Escort rally stage car........I want friends like that. That car is gorgeous......WOW, not my colour, but nice car. I'll never understand why rally cars are not more popular in Canada, we have the terrain.....all a bunch of 4x4 rock crawling freaks here. Great, let's spend the day going .5km down the river bed over rocks the size of small cars..... I've given him a lot of stick over that car, take a look at the way he rivveted the wheel arch extensions on, bloody bodger . Anyaway, what do I know , he sold for over £18,000 . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 On 05/12/2020 at 20:47, boboneleg said: I've given him a lot of stick over that car, take a look at the way he rivveted the wheel arch extensions on, bloody bodger . Anyaway, what do I know , he sold for over £18,000 . First thing I though when I saw the pic. We used to fix panels on buses like that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted January 11, 2021 Share Posted January 11, 2021 On 05/12/2020 at 11:27, boboneleg said: Some for you here Pete, my old BMW650GS Dakar. When i got it it was about 10 months old and covered in Touratech farkles , I catalogued them and it was over £1000 worth. I took most of it off and sold it. As standard it looked like this......... I junked the tyres for some knobblies and sourced a complete set of bodywork (bit by bit) and then sprayed it in Ford Atlantic blue . The o/e panels were put in the loft to keep them tidy. Here's a photo with my mates Ford Escort rally stage car........ Then I used it for the purpose intended......... I also rode it to the Pyrenees, did a two day navigational rally on trails and then rode it back home. It averaged 71mpg for the whole trip On the way home I just had to get a photo when I spotted the sign to this village, I wonder who lives there nice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 I found some more photos of the repaint, most of the panels I found on ebay then I prepped and painted them myself. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 36 minutes ago, boboneleg said: I found some more photos of the repaint, most of the panels I found on ebay then I prepped and painted them myself. How did you like that bike handling wise? Would you go for one if planning a big trip? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Pedro said: How did you like that bike handling wise? Would you go for one if planning a big trip? The front forks were the let down, to softly sprung, A lot of owners put differnet front ends on them, mainly Yamha conversions as I remember. It was a very nice bike but the DR650 is a better bike imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted January 12, 2021 Share Posted January 12, 2021 9 minutes ago, boboneleg said: The front forks were the let down, to softly sprung, A lot of owners put differnet front ends on them, mainly Yamha conversions as I remember. It was a very nice bike but the DR650 is a better bike imo. For offroad on softish sand roads, would you say the T700 is a better bike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted January 12, 2021 Author Share Posted January 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Pedro said: For offroad on softish sand roads, would you say the T700 is a better bike? Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, I'm not sure I can answer that. We don't have a lot of sand (that you can ride on) in the UK so I don't have much experience to compare but the T700 is a fair bit heavier than a DR650. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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