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any one know were I can get the uni filter and pre filter in the UK ?
Just fitted a Hyperpro rear shock today .Went out for an hour a quick blast round town ,along a verry potholed gravel road and a 80mph blast and first impreshions are verry good . I have 1 thing bothering me and that is how close the remote reservoir is to the exhaust pipe (5-10mm) when i was out i stoped and i could feel the heat on the reservoir .This cant be good ,im thinking it will get the oil in the shock verry hot and lead to problems . has any one had any problems with this ? I was hopping to fit some 43mm WP forks as well today but my local enginering wa**** has fu**** the dropout on the for legs .(any one with some sper trashed 43mm WP forks want to sell me the dropouts ?).O ye i have 1 other thing . i fitted a TT tank last week using the OE tank vent method .I filled both tanks up and went out for a 50 mile ride .when i got home the TT tank was still full.must be a air leak .i was going to look into it today but when i leaned the bike over the gas cap was leaking petrol .the petrol has gone from the TT tank to the OE tank while being parked up. I know a few other people have been having there gas cap leak .has the TT/X tank then stoped working ?? i think i might drill some holes in the OE tank the way that TT recommend .

The uni filters are sold by touratech. Don't know about the pre filters.

Adventure Spec recently became the Europe wide distributors for Unifilter. So in principle they will have everything, shortly. Not sure when all their stuff is coming in, but since they are now the distributor in Europe, they will have the best idea when it is coming in and what price it will be.

Something like 2500. And about 6500 for the Countrys if I remember correctly.

The only number I remembered exactly was the 3760 Challenges. They made about 3900 of them, but they rest were involved in crash testing, or were written off as demonstrators or for what ever other reason were not sold.

Oh to be a skip rat, around the back of the test centre warehouse.......

Kito, if you have a leaking original fuel cap, even with the tank plumbed in as TT say, you will have fuel leaking from there when the TT tank is full as the head of petrol will be above the original tank filler level.
So, first thing is to fix the leaking original leak.
Glad to hear you took the jump and moved away from the airshock..... it's the best mod I've done and it totally transformed the bike.

Timpo

I'm working on this.

I don't think the touratech would be much of an improvement.

Looks like my seepage is through the internal cam lock mechanism of the stock cap. The touratech has a similar internal mecanism. We need a plain ole twist lock cap. I am checking on it from Vortex.

Looks like we have a 6-bolt mounting plate on the tank with holes on a 55 mm circle.

Will update.

There apparently is a way to look up the production number from the VIN number ... some online german converter. I will look into it and revert

Generally, with automotive VINs, the last 6 digits are the "serial number". I presume it is similar with 17 digit motorcycle VINs. However, I don't know if the first XChallenge would be 000000. Those serial numbers may include all 650 singles or even all BMW motorcycles for a given year.

Using this link, put in your BMW motorcycle or car serial number (last 7 digits of VIN) and it will give you a complete parts fiche and the production month and year.

My 2002 R1100S was built in 5/2002
My 2007 G650 XCh was built in 3/2007
My 1999 323i convertible was built in 12/1998

I know this does not answer the original poster's question, but this is great info to have.

Hey there,

I'm looking to have a steering damper on my bike but trying not to drop the +$800 with Emig, but also not a fan of welding on the frame...so was looking to see if I could get the Scotts kit (~$340 from Renazco), and then buy a bolt on stem from another firm...has anyone done this? Would this work?

As a side note: I was aiming to get a Rallye Moto kit but their customer service sucks and seems that several vendors are letting go of their products...

Thanks, and apologies in advance for the reposts (trying to get the most critical mass)

Cheers,
Nadim

Sent you a PM

I went to the above link. Production date for mine was 11/2006. The last four are 0024, so does that mean I have the 24th one produced?

Just wondering

Might be ... thats a pretty early production month

I doubt that ...
Mine is: 10/2006 K15 G 650 Xchallenge (0165,0195) Europe
Production Code: 0165 and 4 last numbers of VIN# are 0204

Same data for mine, but US version. Maybe it's the 24th one for the US? We probably only got 1 here for every 200 made for Europe!

Anybody got a European version with the last four of 0024?

Heck, I don't know, and it doesn't matter, but it must be worth thinking about and discussing, or else you guys wouldn't have brought it up! Right? Kind of interesting.

Hmmmm, I always thought mine was a later production one because of the ABS and stock powerlet plug. But it says it was produced 3/2007 (last three are 480).

Found this kind of interesting. Look at the difference in production months for USA and Europe.


USA

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</TD><TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Series: <SELECT size=18 name=series> <OPTION value=K25>K25 (R 1200 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=K255>K25 (R 1200 GS Adventure) </OPTION><OPTION value=K25H>K25 (HP) </OPTION><OPTION value=K26>K26 (R 900 RT, R 1200 RT) </OPTION><OPTION value=K27>K27 (R 1200 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=K28>K28 (R 1200 ST) </OPTION><OPTION value=K29>K29 (R 1200 S, HP2 Sport) </OPTION><OPTION value=K40>K40 (K 1200 S, K 1300 S) </OPTION><OPTION value=K43>K43 (K 1200 R, Sport, K 1300 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=K44>K44 (K 1200 GT, K 1300 GT) </OPTION><OPTION value=K48>K48 (K 1600 GT, K 1600 GTL) </OPTION><OPTION value=K71>K71 (F 800 S, F 800 ST) </OPTION><OPTION value=K72>K72 (F 650 GS, F 800 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=K73>K73 (F 800 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=K46>K46 (S 1000 RR) </OPTION><OPTION value=E169>E169 (F 650, F 650 ST) </OPTION><OPTION value=R13>R13 (F 650 GS, GS Dakar) </OPTION><OPTION value=K14>K14 (F 650 CS) </OPTION><OPTION value=R131>R13 (G 650 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=K15 selected>K15 (G 650 Xchallenge, Xmoto, Xcountry) </OPTION><OPTION value=K16>K16 (G 450 X) </OPTION><OPTION value=259E>259 (R 850 GS, R 1100 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=R21>R21 (R 1150 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=R21A>R21 (R 1150 GS Adventure) </OPTION><OPTION value=259R>259R (R 850 R, R 1100 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=R28>R28 (R 850 R, R 1150 R, Rockster) </OPTION><OPTION value=259T>259 (R 850 RT, R 1100 RT) </OPTION><OPTION value=R22>R22 (R 850 RT, R 1150 RT, R 1150 RS) </OPTION><OPTION value=259S>259 (R 1100 S, R 1100 RS) </OPTION><OPTION value=59C1>259C (R 850 C, R 1200 C) </OPTION><OPTION value=59C2>259C (R 1200 C Montauk) </OPTION><OPTION value=59C3>259C (R 1200 C Independent) </OPTION><OPTION value=K30>K30 (R1200 CL) </OPTION><OPTION value=89V2>K589 (K 1100 RS, K 1100 LT) </OPTION><OPTION value=89V3>K589 (K 1200 RS, K 1200 LT) </OPTION><OPTION value=K41>K41 (K 1200 GT, K 1200 RS) </OPTION><OPTION value=C1N>C1 </OPTION><OPTION value=A61>A61 </OPTION><OPTION value=A67>A67 </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Body: <SELECT size=18 name=body><OPTION value=ohne selected>N/A </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Model: <SELECT size=18 name=model><OPTION value="G 650 Xchallenge (0165,0195)" selected>G 650 Xchallenge (0165,0195) </OPTION><OPTION value="G 650 Xcountry 07 (0164,0194)">G 650 Xcountry 07 (0164,0194) </OPTION><OPTION value="G 650 Xcountry 08 (0141,0151)">G 650 Xcountry 08 (0141,0151) </OPTION><OPTION value="G 650 Xmoto (0167,0197)">G 650 Xmoto (0167,0197) </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Region: <SELECT size=18 name=zone><OPTION value=ECE>Europe </OPTION><OPTION value=USA selected>USA </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Prod Month: <SELECT size=18 name=prod><OPTGROUP label=2006><OPTION value=20061100>11/2006 </OPTION><OPTION value=20061200>12/2006 </OPTION><OPTGROUP label=2007><OPTION value=20070200>02/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070300>03/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070400>04/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070500>05/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070600>06/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20071000>10/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20071100>11/2007 </OPTION></OPTGROUP></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top width=100 rowSpan=2>

The production year and month can be found on your BMW sticker. The Production year may differ from your BMW year
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>


EUROPE

<TABLE class=sel1 cellSpacing=4><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign=top>Product: <SELECT size=3 name=kind> <OPTION value=P>Car</OPTION> <OPTION value=M selected>Motorcycle</OPTION></SELECT>
</TD><TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Series: <SELECT size=18 name=series> <OPTION value=K25>K25 (R 1200 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=K255>K25 (R 1200 GS Adventure) </OPTION><OPTION value=K25H>K25 (HP) </OPTION><OPTION value=K26>K26 (R 900 RT, R 1200 RT) </OPTION><OPTION value=K27>K27 (R 1200 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=K28>K28 (R 1200 ST) </OPTION><OPTION value=K29>K29 (R 1200 S, HP2 Sport) </OPTION><OPTION value=K40>K40 (K 1200 S, K 1300 S) </OPTION><OPTION value=K43>K43 (K 1200 R, Sport, K 1300 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=K44>K44 (K 1200 GT, K 1300 GT) </OPTION><OPTION value=K48>K48 (K 1600 GT, K 1600 GTL) </OPTION><OPTION value=K71>K71 (F 800 S, F 800 ST) </OPTION><OPTION value=K72>K72 (F 650 GS, F 800 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=K73>K73 (F 800 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=K46>K46 (S 1000 RR) </OPTION><OPTION value=E169>E169 (F 650, F 650 ST) </OPTION><OPTION value=R13>R13 (F 650 GS, GS Dakar) </OPTION><OPTION value=K14>K14 (F 650 CS) </OPTION><OPTION value=R131>R13 (G 650 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=K15 selected>K15 (G 650 Xchallenge, Xmoto, Xcountry) </OPTION><OPTION value=K16>K16 (G 450 X) </OPTION><OPTION value=259E>259 (R 850 GS, R 1100 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=R21>R21 (R 1150 GS) </OPTION><OPTION value=R21A>R21 (R 1150 GS Adventure) </OPTION><OPTION value=259R>259R (R 850 R, R 1100 R) </OPTION><OPTION value=R28>R28 (R 850 R, R 1150 R, Rockster) </OPTION><OPTION value=259T>259 (R 850 RT, R 1100 RT) </OPTION><OPTION value=R22>R22 (R 850 RT, R 1150 RT, R 1150 RS) </OPTION><OPTION value=259S>259 (R 1100 S, R 1100 RS) </OPTION><OPTION value=59C1>259C (R 850 C, R 1200 C) </OPTION><OPTION value=59C2>259C (R 1200 C Montauk) </OPTION><OPTION value=59C3>259C (R 1200 C Independent) </OPTION><OPTION value=K30>K30 (R1200 CL) </OPTION><OPTION value=89V2>K589 (K 1100 RS, K 1100 LT) </OPTION><OPTION value=89V3>K589 (K 1200 RS, K 1200 LT) </OPTION><OPTION value=K41>K41 (K 1200 GT, K 1200 RS) </OPTION><OPTION value=C1N>C1 </OPTION><OPTION value=A61>A61 </OPTION><OPTION value=A67>A67 </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Body: <SELECT size=18 name=body><OPTION value=ohne selected>N/A </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Model: <SELECT size=18 name=model><OPTION value="G 650 Xchallenge (0165,0195)" selected>G 650 Xchallenge (0165,0195) </OPTION><OPTION value="G 650 Xcountry 07 (0164,0194)">G 650 Xcountry 07 (0164,0194) </OPTION><OPTION value="G 650 Xcountry 08 (0141,0151)">G 650 Xcountry 08 (0141,0151) </OPTION><OPTION value="G 650 Xmoto (0167,0197)">G 650 Xmoto (0167,0197) </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Region: <SELECT size=18 name=zone><OPTION value=ECE selected>Europe </OPTION><OPTION value=USA>USA </OPTION></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top rowSpan=2>Prod Month: <SELECT size=18 name=prod><OPTGROUP label=2006><OPTION value=20060700>07/2006 </OPTION><OPTION value=20060900>09/2006 </OPTION><OPTION value=20061000>10/2006 </OPTION><OPTION value=20061100>11/2006 </OPTION><OPTION value=20061200>12/2006 </OPTION><OPTGROUP label=2007><OPTION value=20070100>01/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070200>02/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070300>03/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070400>04/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070500>05/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070600>06/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070700>07/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070800>08/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20070900>09/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20071000>10/2007 </OPTION><OPTION value=20071100>11/2007 </OPTION></OPTGROUP></SELECT>
<TD vAlign=top width=100 rowSpan=2>

The production year and month can be found on your BMW sticker. The Production year may differ from your BMW year
</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>

Mine has those features too and the 03/2007 prod date as well. My last 4 are 0539.

Last 4 of mine are 0000.

Is mine the first one then?