BMW G650 X Bikes – Rear Wheel Size Display Swap

For the BMW G650 X Bikes(applies to all the BMW G650 Xcountry – XChallenge – XMoto) – There is always a possibility for you to swap the rear wheel diameter size between 17″ or 18″ rear wheel selection.

The computer does the calculations itself with the rotations or the speedo adjustments based on the size that is already fed into the computer. It is always a good idea to be able to have the right readings while I personally do not have an accurate measurements of how much difference do they read between each selection.


The process to swap the sizes is a little more than tricky as you need to hold the button and to adjust the battery connection at same time.
Tip: Easier if someone else can help you as well to hold the battery.

Instructions:
This is how to change wheel size:

1. Remove ignition key from lock and disconnect battery.
2. Press the Set-button and connect the battery.
3. Don’t let go of the Set-button until i’ll tell you so!
4. The software version is shown on the display.
5. Don’t let go of the Set-button until i’ll tell you so!
6. The display counts down from 15 to 0.
7. When the countdown completes the parameters of the wheels are displayed, one after another.
8. Now you can let go of the Set-button.
9. When the wheel-size you want (diameter where speed is usually and circumference below where odometer is normally found) appear on the display, press the Mode-button.
10. That’ll save the new wheel size in memory.
11. Disconnect and then reconnect battery (don’t know if it’s necessary but that’s how I do it and it works).
    
    

Swapping 18″to17″ OR 17″to 18″

I will add-in the pictures once I do the swap between the two different sets of wheels and makes life easier to do the things at the same time in above sequence.

Hope this will help you get to choose your right wheel display settings too.

BMW G650 XCountry – Thousands Clock (Live)

Ever since I have started riding, I always enjoyed each time I reached a thousand figure.
The greatest ever was the first 100,000 miles on my blue Fazer before I crashed her but that I think deserves its own post but for now, I am going to keep all my mileage tracker to share with those who want to see how my tracker goes.

I never missed a thousand read on my moto in the good experience of however long I can remember, is a kink! if you may want to say.

Here’s the live ticker for facts and figures. I do not want to share the dates but there is a good 3 weeks between each of those thousands figures.

Distance	Location	Country
29000	47°25’36.3″N 15°18’10.8″E	AT
30000	47°25’36.3″N 15°18’10.8″E	AT
31000	48°13’02.3″N 15°57’21.9″E	AT
32000	48°03’32.9″N 15°50’01.6″E	AT
33000	48°05’42.1″N 16°00’28.8″E	AT
34000	48°02’54.9″N 15°47’42.1″E	AT
35000	48°41’58.5″N 16°48’53.8″E	AT
36000	49°05’06.7″N 15°45’09.0″E	CZ
37000	47°52’03.8″N 15°47’38.2″E	AT
38000	48°06’32.0″N 16°18’40.0″E	AT
38043	STORY ENDS	AT

If someone has an app, that automatically allows me to tap my pictures on the map with geo-loc, I would love to share it. My old windows phone used to have it but now, the gmaps doesn’t allow me the same. Please share in the comments if you have one, you know of.I love numbers, so there’s plenty more I can do with the data I have including my fuel  mileages and unbelievable little things from time to time 🙂

Enjoy the reads!