¡¡Going to Rally Dakar 2022 with BMW G450X!!

[Spanish Beemer]

Hi all, sorry for not writting more often but things are getting crazy as time passes.

Installing the Speedbrain has not been that easy, still we had the issue with the bash plate which we will have to modify cutting and welding, pretty weird

This is the bike now



Many things to solve during next two weeks

As always, all advice, comments .... will be very helpful

[Allroad]

Well if the bash plate is the main problem, then I think you're in a good situation The bike looks nice

I would even consider just having the original plastic bash plate

[Tims1572]

So you did get the WP Cone valve forks and front wheel sorted out ?

I did warn you that it wasn't that easy and needs a bit of hand fitting to go smoothly.

The bike looks great, Jose.

[Allroad]

Hi Jose, seems that you're getting ready, I noticed from the BMW News Letter this: https://www.bmwridersnewsletter.es/B...N3oGb95BmAUNkk

And you had a couple nice pictures on your facebook also, keep us updated and have a good one

[Tims1572]

Great article that I just read from the link Juha posted above.
Good luck, Jose

[Spanish Beemer]

Thanks for your comments!! After some work, "cut and page" with bash plate, it is sorted out but I dont understand why the bash plate requiere some much work if it came with the kit

For the cone valve, I had to modify the Xtrig, now I use KTM front axle and some parts have to be made to use muy Haan wheel.

Crazy week this one, bike has to be ready on saturday

Cheers!!

[Allroad]

If that bash plate is just mounted with bolts I would secure it with some cable ties. It would not be nice to have it flying, maybe causing some damage to your rear tire, swinging arm, hitting the cables and fuel tank. Anyways, you probably have thought about this already. At least my aluminum skid/bash plate broke one bolt and the others got loose during a trip, luckily I noticed in time and fixed it before loosing it.

[Campbell]

Good luck Jose, hope all goes well for you.
Regards Campbell

[Spanish Beemer]

Bike almost ready to go to France for shipping to Saudi Arabia!!

[Spanish Beemer]

Hello,

One question, ¿¿does anybody know how easy is to change the HGS exhaust 94 db into an open exhaust??

Thanks

Jose
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[Tims1572]

Jose, I can't help you there does the muffler have a "decibel killer" insert. Does the baffle pass all the way through ? Meaning can you stick a piece of stiff wire all the way down through the mufflers length.

[Spanish Beemer]

Jose, I can't help you there does the muffler have a "decibel killer" insert. Does the baffle pass all the way through ? Meaning can you stick a piece of stiff wire all the way down through the mufflers length.

There is not a typical DB killer, so I guess there is something inside, I will HGS to find out

Bike is already in Marseille for shipping

[Allroad]

It seems Jose got some electrical problem