In 2004 BMW started shipping the GS Adventurer with a feature that enabled the bike to be jumpstarted via a post attached directly to the starter. Prior to that you would have to remove the seat and try to access the battery which is located under the gas tank. Adding this feature to your bike is not that difficult and costs less than $30 in parts. The whole installation should take less than an hour with the majority of the time being spent locating and drilling the hole for the positive post in the starter cover.

• Start by removing the only screw that holds the starter cover and removing the cover to expose the starter
• Once the starter cover has been removed you will be able to access the only nut that you have to remove. It should be the upper nut but you should place a volt meter on it just to verify
• Place the bracket on the bolt so that its locking tab locks it Read more…

The Prior Design BMW M6 Wide Body aerodynamic kit includes revised front wings, new side skirts and new rear fender flares. A hand-made PD silencer accompanies four stainless steel pipes said to please the ear even from miles away. The body was widened by some 80mm to improve handling and offer sportier dynamics. If this is too much Prior Design has a second complete but non-wide kit called the PD450. Read more…

Read all information in this manual carefully. All suspention components are fitted and removed acc. to the manufacturer’s specifications for fitting and removing, if not otherwise required in these instructions. Check that your vehicle type is listed in the certificate as being released for this kit. Check the product for all components before starting installation! Check that dimensions and fastening points are comparable between the original and Bilstein shock absorbers.
Directional references (left, right, front, rear) are always with reference to the driving direction. Remove the negative battery pole. The test vehicles are left-hand drive cars.
The installed location of Read more…