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I can come take a look at it. My diagnostic fee is $500, and there are no guarantees. That fee does not apply towards the actual repair. I can tell you that my diagnosis is usually to tell you "you need to find a mechanic", but at least you have confidence in your original thought at that point. :-D

I could tell in his videos that he was sick. Yet he kept on smiling and pushing forward. Thanks for that update, Hank!

Apparently, runner-up. Still no final episode from Lyndon. Motorex posted on their Facebook a congrats to Lyndon on finishing the Dakar as the runner-up in Malle Moto. https://scontent.fmkc1-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27072703_956900074464252_1573186638078910388_n.jpg?oh=ed894dac0a6eda0e1d508aa7ff3751...

So it seems Lyndon has won the Malle Moto class! But...still waiting on his stage 14 episode to come out. Normally the episodes are released by now. I have really enjoyed his coverage!

Hmmm....now the results show Lyndon as 2nd place. I guess results are still being tallied.

Thanks, Mike! That F800riders thread seems to be talking about the same thing the ADV thread Daryl referenced talks about, but with more detail. I need to take some patient time and remove a few parts to get a solid understanding of how the fuel system on this bike works so I at least know the suspe...

I'm not the most experienced, but for the last several years, I've had the pleasure of at least one week-long moto adventure that includes a mix of camping and hotels. One aspect of motorcycle travel is that you can't carry enough gas to go days on end without hitting a gas station. Therefore, you a...

It could be your little ball..... http://advrider.com/index.php?threads/fuel-tank-breather-valve.1276161/#post-34074445 I'm not sure this is applicable to an F800GS. Seems they are talking about those breather hoses on dirt bike gas caps, but I dunno. Point taken, though--anything in the gas path i...

Lyndon's ranking
https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/100

Link to Bill's Dakar ranking
https://www.dakar.com/en/competitor/105

Does it just puff smoke at start up and then clean up after your ride it and get it up to temp? Or does it smoke quite abit when you start it and run it? Does it smoke every time you start it even when it's warmed up? A lot of smoke on startup...like "is that a 2-stroke?". Tapers off to barely visi...

Some more searching suggests my theory may be correct, but others suggests one of the many sensors can be the culprit. This thread looks to be about the exact issue I'm having. This post in particular provides what seems to be good intel on how the fuel system works on this machine: http://f800rider...

Is it burning oil or puking any oil? I would start with a compression test and leak down test. Thanks for the reply, Savage. It actually is leaking a bit of oil from the countershaft, but that's normal stuff on these bikes. It's not puking any oil, and yes it is technically burning oil--thus the sm...

In the middle of BFE along the UTBDR, my F800GS started cutting out intermittently. I quickly surmised it was the kickstand switch. One reason this came to mind so quickly is that the guy riding the F800GS in the UTBDR teaser movie had his kickstand switch do the same thing! I removed the kickstand ...

What is this "riding" thing? :-/ OK, so it feels like a really long time since I've been on my motorcycles. :crying: I own 3 motorcycles and all 3 need mechanical work to be fit for riding. The thing that ticks me off the most is my 2013 KTM 500 EXC needs a complete top-end rebuild apparently. It is...

I'm staying caught up--watch the 10 minutes each evening on the big screen. Love it. Among other things, a huge factor in Lyndon's success has to be his super-human positive attitude. It is obvious that Lyndon is very comfortable in the deep sand as he blows by other bikes stuck in the sand. Of cour...

The 10 minutes as I understand is, as Scott mentioned, licensing restrictions from the Dakar organization. Also, he had to arrange and pay for satellite upload time each day as I understand. Cost to produce and publish this content is probably more expensive than we imagine. Why he had the kickstart...

Lyndon's coverage of his Dakar race has been FANTASTIC! New episode each day of that day's experience. Learning a ton about the race that was never exposed to me in "normal" coverage. For one thing, Lyndon is one of a few brave souls competing in the "Malle Moto" class. Basically, this translates as...

This link should take you to Lyndon's 2018 Dakar playlist so the episodes are in proper order.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_aYcxU ... xLtpqG-JaP

You can just let the playlist play all episodes back to back.

If you don't want to use that potentially sketchy URL, here it is on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC56nleFKX0

(My browser threw up "NOT SECURE" errors regarding the SSL cert at that other URL.)

Cool stuff! Who is the guy on the blue bike? He's got some skeelz!