Battle Damage

Got some battle damage on the trip. Hit a rock hidden in the tall grass. Good thing I was going slow. Bent the bash plate and crossover a bit. The bash plate does not go on and off quite as easy as before. This picture makes it look a lot worse than it really is.

6000 mile service done. Again.

Repeated the 6000 mile service today at 8249 miles. Did it back at 2500 miles before the trip because I knew I would roll past 6000 during the trip.

The valves and the rocker end-play were a little loose.

The sparkplugs all looked great.

Four qaurts of Amsoil 20-50W oil and a new filter.

The GS-911 did not detect any error messages. I cleared the service message and reset it for 12000 miles and completed the rest of the 6000 mile scheduled maintenance check-off list.

Upcoming Service

Changed the oil and filter at 2562 miles on the odometer. That's before I left on my trip back on July 11th. I thought I'd burn through a few quarts of oil pounding out the highway miles but all she used was about 3/4 of a quart over the last 5700 miles. That's 300 miles before the trip and the 5400 miles cross country and back along with some off-roading.

Now she sits in the garage awaiting an oil change, valve check, and tires. I have a pair of Shinko 705 tires in the garage but I am going to get a set of Heidenaus ordered. I've also ordered a GS-911 to check error codes and clear the service message.

She's clean though. Got most of the crud washed off.

The cloudy spots under the XPEL film have finally dissipated. I think it was the riding in mid 90 degree heat that took care of it.

Got the first service done at the BMW shop.

- $23 for 230ml of oil for the final drive.

- $10 for a quart of 10W-50 nonsynthetic.

Wow!

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XPEL

Added XPEL headlight protection film that can withstand a barrage of 1" stones.  I found this item under 2007 BMW R1200GS.  Cost was $21.95 plus $5 shipping.  The white haze is normal and should disappear in a few days.  Installation was easy.  I needed to use a heat gun to soften the edges and get them to stick.