So apparently parabellum does not make a screen for the G650GS. I asked if the F650 screen would fit, and they said (in an email and on the phone) that it would not.

Anyone have any alternative recommendations?

SH

Hey samh. This is my first post here. I registered specifically to be able to reply to your post.
Short story: I was able to mount the Parabellum F650GS/Dakar post '05 windshield on my G650GS.

Long story:
I went through all the windshield alternatives I could find on the internet, looking for something that would offer protection for highway riding. The parabellum was the only thing I saw that looked like it would work for me. I called them too, and they told me they had not had a G650GS in their shop to try and fit a windshield to, but that they had one negative report from someone who had tried it.
In talking with the parts guy at the local BMW dealership, I found he was amazed that should be the case, since (he claimed - rightfully as it turns out) that all the handle bar parts are the same. The dealership has a link on their website to the BMW online parts catalog, so I went to the catalog and compared part numbers between the latest model F650GS/Dakar and the G650GS for the handlebars, everything that attaches to the handlebars (including the hand protectors, switch clusters, mirrors, grips, grip heaters, handlebar weights - all of it). I did the same comparison for the instrument cluster and windshield. All the part numbers that I compared were identical across the F and G models. Knowing that, I took a chance and called Parabellum -representing that I had an '07 F650GS- (so I didn't have to listen to them tell me again it wouldn't fit), and ordered their 2005 -on windshield for the F650GS. http://www.parabellum.com/stores/showde ... 51&CATID=1

I was able to mount it just as the instructions told me to. I followed the instructions for the later model F's, and used the spacers they include and specify for those models. Like Parabellum says in their mounting instructions, there are an almost infinite number of adjustments that can be made, since everything from the angle the handlebars are mounted at to the angle the hand protectors are mounted at, along with how you adjust the windshield mounting hardware, will affect the final fit. I was, however, able to get everything adjusted without a lot of trouble.
The one thing I do not like about the windshield is that it contacts the instrument cluster housing when the handlebars are at full stop. It scratches the housing at the point it makes contact. Parabellum tells you this in the installation instructions, but not in the sales info on the website. This probably isn't a big deal if you don't lock the handlebars, but it definately made scratches on the housing when I put the handlebars over to lock them. - Maybe that means it doesn't really fit, but if all the parts are the same, I'll bet it does the same thing on the F series bikes.

For what it's worth.

I find it hard to believe that there is anything specific about the G650GS front end that would prevent any 04-07 F650GS part to be used...i know there are a few exceptions but they are pretty interchangeable

How about using a dremel to grind away the interfering area carefully?

You might want to ask Charlie, the owner, and he will tell you why when he is available (ask when and keep calling back). I was the first F650 in 1997 and rode my bike to North GA for him to design it. From what I remember, the GS was not a particular robust design, and infringing anymore on parameters may leave you riding with it under your arm over a certain speed. He's the top pick shield maker for sure, so I would pursue his expert opinion no matter what you do.

You usually need about $35 of nylon/SS hardware from Home Depot's odds and ends hardware rack anyway to customize and secure it properly with bigger bolts (4); but he is a land speed motorcycle record holder and knows his stuff. Where other makers copy designs, he invents them almost daily if required. Good luck! I spent a couple of years trying all different shield configs, so I could keep my hand guards. Ultimately after trying all variations, I chucked the hand guards and went with what he created the first 15 minutes after I met him (tall shield for 6' rider).