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BMW 800GS Setup
This page will contain our log on setting up the BMW 800GS leading up to the big event.
| In the beginning... | |
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The big 800GS has finally arrived! Here it is before the bolt on fun began... |
| Luggage | |
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First job was to attach the frames that hold the luggage to the bike. These are the bolts, spacers etc that make that a reality. |
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Here is the finished product, soft panniers and hard case. We hope all the pieces from the picture above were all accounted for! |
| Autocom Setup | |
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The Autocom setup on the BMW was always going to be interesting. The BMW runs a system called CANBUS. The system is wired more like a computer then a usual bike. It also has no fuses so there wasn't much room for mistakes. Great... We decided to work around the CANBUS system and wire everything up to a relay connected directly to the battery (fused of course!). After a fair amount of soldering and swearing about the stupid screws used to hold everything together, we finally got the beast wired. |
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The Autocom lives down the back of the bike where the toolkit would normally sit. We also wired up an additional accessories socket to be used for battery charging and a GPS. Once finished we fired the bike up - success! No interference from the engine or the CANBUS system! 
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