F800GS Mods

I've had my BMW F800GS for a little over 18 months now, in that time I've covered a good few miles and have slowly added bits and pieces that make it - in my opinion - a pretty good touring bike. Thought I'd list the items on my bike that differ from the standard spec and some opinions on the items in case it's useful to anyone else.

1. BMW Touring Screen - a great improvement over the standard screen, but still not perfect for me. If I was replacing the screen again I think I'd go for the MRA Vario with the adjustable spoiler
2. BMW R1200GSA Handguards - great for keeping hands warm and protected and far bigger (yet no more pricey) than the 800 specific items
3. BMW Adventure Aluminium Panners - originally I had the Vario panniers, but the side opening got quite annoying (everything falls out!) and these look way cooler
4. Adventure Spec Crashbars - I think they complete the bike looks-wise and give it a great deal more protection in a fall
5. Adventure Spec GiT rear rack - loads of attachment points for the RokStraps.
6. Autocom Pro7 Sport - great bit of comms kit. Hardwired to the bike (and attached to the underside of the seat) and to the Zumo for GPS, Phone and Music
7. Touratech Touring Seat - the standard seat is brutal. This is a great improvement, but still not perfect.
8. Sheepskin - this makes the seat about as good as it's going to get
9. Custom made Garmin Zumo mount - attaches to the top of the bars in the centre rather than a RAM mount on the bars. Touratech do something similar
10. Garmin Zumo 550 GPS - Directions, Phone and Music - perfect! Hardwired to the Canbus socket under the tank
11. Kriega Tank - converts a Kriega US pack to a tankbag
12. Kriega US10 - a nice little bag that's great on the tank for the phone, chargers, cameras and that sort of thing
13. DiD heavy duty chain - the standard chain is made of cheese. The bling gold DiD chain looks better and is less likely to fail when you least expect it
14. Remus Hexacone exhaust - sounds better, weights about half as much as the stock one
15. HiD headlight - the standard light is about as good as riding along with a torch. HiDs make all the difference.
16. Grip Puppies - reduces the vibration through the grips and increases their diameter making them much more comfortable for the long haul
17. Scottoiler crampbuster - primitive cruise control for a motorbike.


Wow, that's more than I expects, and I am sure I've missed something!