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Showing posts with label cee bailey. Show all posts

Sunday, August 26, 2007

Left Side View of the Dakar

Here's the left side view of the 2003 BMW F650GS Dakar where you can see, among other items, the Cee Bailey 17 inch windscreen and the original BMW engine guards. The bike is on the side stand but if you look carefully you can see the center stand tucked underneath.

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View from Above

A top view of the 2003 BMW F650GS Dakar where you can clearly see the BMW Expandable Tank Bag, and a couple of the Touratech bits including the aluminum luggage rack, front fender (the low, black fender), and the relocated foot pegs and pedals.

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Saturday, August 25, 2007

About this 2003 BMW F650GS Dakar

The 2003 BMW F650GS Dakar is an extremely comfortable ride both on and off-road. I had hoped to spend more time adventure touring this bike but family and work have kept me from the long trips. I've only taken the Dakar off-road once for a total of about 50 miles, not being a big dirt rider I don't have a basis for comparison but I can say the 2003 BMW F650GS Dakar handles as well off-road as it does on.
To prepare the bike for long rides I've made several upgrades that include numerous Touratech including:

In addition to the awesome Touratech bits I've added the following items direct from BMW:
  • Heated hand grips, an awesome addition that will keep your riding year 'round
  • Engine guard
  • Center stand, great for storing the bike in your garage
  • Expanding tank bag, the "tank" is plastic and typical tank bags won't work
  • Low seat, drops seat height by one inch for us vertically challenged riders
  • Two accessory power ports
For taller riders the original 2003 BMW F650GS Dakar seat is included. Other upgrades include the Cee Bailey 17 inch windscreen, great for eliminating air turbulence around the rider, adjustable front brake lever, helmet locks and Hyper-Lites for maximum on-road visibility.
All of these upgrades add to the adventure touring nature of this bike, providing secure, comfortable, on- and off-road riding enjoyment.