Hello everyone.
Before I sold my 2012 BMW G650GS, I removed all the electrical accessories I had fitted myself and put the bike back to standard.
In this article, I'll show what I removed, which part took the most time, and what I noticed once everything was off.
Key points
- I removed four items: a sat nav, a USB charger, a D-UNIT and a dashcam
- It took about 2 hours. Removing the wiring I had routed along the bike took the longest
- I had wired everything through a D-UNIT on the assumption that I'd return the bike to standard one day, so it was easy
- I moved the dashcam over to my X-ADV
What I removed
- Yupiteru BNV-1 (sat nav with speed camera warnings)
- USB charger (USB-A, 2 ports)
- Daytona D-UNIT (a unit that gathers accessory power in one place)
- Dashcam (Daytona M820WD)
Around the handlebars: sat nav and USB charger
I'd already taken the sat nav off before I started taking photos.
With the sat nav and USB charger gone, the handlebar area suddenly looked much simpler.
Most of the wiring bundle in the middle of the photo belongs to accessories I added later. Once it was gone, I realised how simply the bike's own harness is laid out.
This is the USB charger after removal. If I fit one again, I'd like a USB-C type rather than USB-A.
Under the seat: D-UNIT and dashcam
The D-UNIT comes off as well.
I had used the D-UNIT for the wiring on the assumption that I'd put the bike back to standard one day, so removing everything was easy.
The dashcam's main unit is in the middle of the photo. I thought I'd tidied it up neatly for an amateur, but it still takes up space.
After removing it, I fitted this dashcam to my X-ADV.
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This is under the seat with both the dashcam and the D-UNIT gone. I was surprised at how empty it was.
What took time: the routed wiring
Removing everything took about 2 hours.
The most time-consuming part was removing the wiring I had routed along the bike.
The handlebar area is now completely clean.
Looking back
The G650GS is an old bike, but it has fuel injection rather than a carburettor, so it's easy to live with, and it doesn't have as much electronics as modern bikes, so adding electrical accessories was straightforward. It's not tiring on long rides, there are a fair number of aftermarket parts around, and I think it was a good bike.
Taking off the accessories I had fitted myself reminded me how good the G650GS was.
Summary
- I removed the sat nav, USB charger, D-UNIT and dashcam from the G650GS and put it back to standard
- It took about 2 hours. The routed wiring took the most time
- If you wire through a D-UNIT with going back to standard in mind, removal is easy
- I moved the dashcam over to my X-ADV
Why I sold the G650GS is covered in this article.
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Why I Sold My BMW G650GS: What I Liked, and the Cost and Wait for Parts
Why I sold my BMW G650GS after five or six years: moving from a heavy Triumph Tiger Explorer, making it just right with small mods, then expensive, slow-to-arrive parts in Japan.
