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Defo. Another SMIDSY

I had a 1994 GS500E until 17 months ago which had the clip ons. I have seen the same year model with one piece bars. They would need the clamps that attach to the top yoke as the clamps the clip on bars use mount differently. I liked the clip on bars & they weren't too heavy on the wrists either. Great little bike though, really flickable though brakes aren't the greatest. Have fun.

Hi everyone. My F800GT lives in a rented garage with no power to it so I took the battery out last year when i parked the bike up for the winter & put it on charge with my oximiser till spring. All went well, battery back in bike, first ride of 2022 done, happy Baza. Due to work commitments didn't get out for nearly 4 weeks by when the battery was completely dead. Nothing lit up on the display. Bought a new battery thinking the old one was dead, fitted it & away I go, great. 1 1/2 weeks later the new battery is dead !!!!! The only thing that has changed on the bike is that I fitted a USB port to the bars for sat nav/phone charging which is plugged into the DIN socket within the body work. So can anyone tell me if this DIN socket is permanently connected to the battery regardless of ignition switch position ? If it is then that is where the drain of power is occuring, if not I'm a bit stumped.

Hi everyone. I have been biking since I was a kid, dad & 2 older brothers all had bikes so i learnt to ride in the local fields. Most of my bikes have been Suzuki, maybe Barry Sheene had something to do with that. Now I'm approaching 60 I can't do the sports bike thing anymore, at least not for much more than 1/2hr. So I have had my F800GT for 17 months & am really enjoying it. Funny really I was looking at another Suzuki, a V Strom 650 in fact, when I spotted the Beemer & thought I would give it a go. Now my kids are grown up & left the nest I feel it's time for me to be me & ride more.