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Free 650gs with 16000km. Wont run

Got a 2006 f650gs as a gift, it last ran 4 years ago and had a massive overhaul at a dealership. Fuel pump, plugs,and all other maintenance and recalls were done. Previous owner started and ran it once every month than said it stopped running suddenly one spring. “It would stay running as long as i held down the starter”. Anyhow, ive replaced the battery, checked out fuel pump and seems to be working fine, plugs giving good spark, starter sounds pretty strong, but i dont even hear it fire. Im borrowing a multi meter to do some testing this weekend but not sure where to start. Any suggestions?

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u/sortakindastupid — 1 day ago
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Dakar mods before long distance

I’m planning a long distance mixed environments overland trip in Aug on my F650GS I just picked up - 23k miles, roadworthy.

It just needs a fork seal, and the speedo/tacho are not working (common apparently, lots of online fix suggestions but fix maybe not necessary as have iPhone GPS speed).

It has full crash bars (bottom not fitted in pic), recent brake work, well looked after.

Should I fit the front mudguard?

Should I replace plastic bark busters with stronger metal ones to protect levers if I dump it in the middle of Africa?

Any other essential mods or prep before departure?

TIA

u/bpbpbpooooobpbpbp — 9 days ago