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by duckdave
Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:17 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: new tires for my old bike
Replies: 18
Views: 4105

Re: new tires for my old bike

Oh, and thanks R1150R.org for having the info I needed, all in one place, to make the decision about what to get! Great forum. Shout out to all my buds here!!
by duckdave
Tue Mar 01, 2016 6:15 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: new tires for my old bike
Replies: 18
Views: 4105

new tires for my old bike

Well, I've been sulking about because my rear tire's been leaking a bit. I have to air up every time I take it to work. The leak's slow enough that I can make it back home without problem. I've suspected it was from the mushroom plug my shop put inside the tire a few years back, when the tire was a ...
by duckdave
Mon Nov 24, 2014 6:11 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: The Beemer Boneyard
Replies: 7
Views: 4083

Re: The Beemer Boneyard

+1+1+1 on the boneyard!!!
by duckdave
Mon Oct 27, 2014 1:44 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: final drive problems
Replies: 5
Views: 3197

Re: final drive problems

Ahh, dang it! http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh188/wdwessinger/IMG_2104.jpg http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh188/wdwessinger/IMG_2107.jpg Smeared out: http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh188/wdwessinger/IMG_2108.jpg This just seemed like an appropriate place to post these pictures of my FD ...
by duckdave
Mon Nov 18, 2013 4:37 pm
Forum: Other BMW Bikes (OBB)
Topic: I'm back(Arnold Schwarzenegger)
Replies: 2
Views: 3813

Re: I'm back(Arnold Schwarzenegger)

How'd you get that thing to fly?
by duckdave
Sun May 26, 2013 2:09 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: windscreen 1150r
Replies: 24
Views: 5909

Re: windscreen 1150r

Here's a post about posting pictures: viewtopic.php?f=2&t=28534
by duckdave
Sun May 26, 2013 1:31 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: windscreen 1150r
Replies: 24
Views: 5909

Re: windscreen 1150r

We have an FAQ section that has posts regarding windshields R1150R windshield install instructions.
by duckdave
Sun May 12, 2013 11:22 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: After 13 days shy of 3 years I rode my R again
Replies: 29
Views: 5924

Re: After 13 days shy of 3 years I rode my R again

Wow! +1, +1, +1!!!
Glad ur back in the saddle, Towerworker.

-dd
by duckdave
Thu May 09, 2013 10:36 pm
Forum: Group Rides
Topic: M/C friendly places to stay in Chattanooga and Dragon area
Replies: 2
Views: 3958

Re: M/C friendly places to stay in Chattanooga and Dragon ar

Thanks for the sage advice! We have a Comfort Inn Suite for night 1; a room at the Deals Gap M/C resort for night 2 (couldn't resist experiencing "disneyland", tho we'll prolly regret it; a bunk and a queen under $100); and an AirBNB two bedrooms in a house in Columbia for night 3 (2 queen...
by duckdave
Tue May 07, 2013 9:08 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: brake pad
Replies: 5
Views: 1605

Re: brake pad

Read this thread, it's the one above yours right now.

Amazon had the best prices last month.

Agreed, best place to get them is BBY, best price---Amazon (last month)

viewtopic.php?f=2&t=27488

Either way, I think the EBC pads are great
by duckdave
Tue May 07, 2013 8:37 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Best replacement pads for R1150R ABS?
Replies: 21
Views: 6372

Re: Best replacement pads for R1150R ABS?

Launch pad departure this morning was A-OK. No problems at all with brakes, no squealing, no chatter. Happy camper. I like the EBC brakes so far: price, ease of installation, performance (although limited testing they seem fine if not better). Only thing left on my list is duration of use—I'll try t...
by duckdave
Mon May 06, 2013 9:53 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Best replacement pads for R1150R ABS?
Replies: 21
Views: 6372

Re: Best replacement pads for R1150R ABS?

I am proud to report that I replaced the rear brakes Sunday evening and rode to work today without incident. I braked hard every couple hundred yards on my rear brakes to "bed them in" and within a few such, they even started to work admirably. So encouraged, I replaced the front brakes th...
by duckdave
Mon May 06, 2013 9:32 pm
Forum: Group Rides
Topic: M/C friendly places to stay in Chattanooga and Dragon area
Replies: 2
Views: 3958

M/C friendly places to stay in Chattanooga and Dragon area

OK, I'm traveling with two other m/c guys (my brother and a guy from Turkey) on a 10-day trip through AR, TN, SC, NC, VA and back to AR. So we are a party of 3 guys, and we are doing the hotel thing (don't ask, but my bro has no room for camping gear on his 1800 cc m/c). I've never thought about thi...
by duckdave
Fri Apr 26, 2013 9:31 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: 04 R1150R, lower pegs, shifter mod.
Replies: 3
Views: 2269

Re: 04 R1150R, lower pegs, shifter mod.

I purchased Suburban Machinery's extended shift lever. I thought the cost was high, and intended to try it out and see with the possibility of returning it. Bottom line: I am satisfied and intend to at least do a couple 100 more miles to figure out if I really like it. I think I will. Anyone who wan...
by duckdave
Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:19 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Need a 2006 R1150/R850 service manual
Replies: 5
Views: 2394

Re: Need a 2006 R1150/R850 service manual

I went for 5 years without a service manual, doing all my own maintenance based on advice found here and elsewhere on the web. Lots of routine and not so routine service done. For some strange reason, like you, I felt I needed an authority figure to help me. A few weeks ago I purchased a Clymer Serv...
by duckdave
Mon Apr 22, 2013 11:05 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Time to part with Stella!
Replies: 10
Views: 2554

Re: Time to part with Stella!

Following with interest your posts. I too fell hard with NBF (new bike fever) this winter and spent several months trying to convince myself I needed this or that new (to me) bike. I even posted The Beast up for sale on this forum (my sins are still available for doubters to cast their eyes upon on ...
by duckdave
Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:35 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: rider peg lowering kit
Replies: 16
Views: 3995

Re: WTB: rider peg lowering kit

OK, hopefully penultimate post on the topic from me. Cleaning up the locktite problem and reassembly cleared up the shifting problems. OK to work and back to day (but just a few miles). And I do feel I'm getting used to the new location of my feet and shift and brake levers. They are all working any...
by duckdave
Mon Apr 22, 2013 10:21 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: How to use my new zumo?
Replies: 7
Views: 4737

Re: How to use my new zumo?

Thanks for the suggestion Doc. I will definitely check it out. I've been using macs since the Lisa; probably had 20 or more if I counted them up. Then there's all the ones I bought for other people. I would think it would be enough to get them over this rough patch! That said, I go both ways and als...
by duckdave
Sun Apr 21, 2013 9:04 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: rider peg lowering kit
Replies: 16
Views: 3995

Re: WTB: rider peg lowering kit

Problems with extended shift lever from Surburban Machinery peg lowering kit—maybe solved... So, some time after installation of the extended shift lever, I started to have trouble. First sign was the unintended downshift from 6 to 5 during my test run. OK, maybe I didn't properly preload that upshi...
by duckdave
Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:39 pm
Forum: Off-Topik!!!!!
Topic: The 2013 Raffle is... OVER!!!!!!!!!! WINNERS INSIDE!!!!!!!!
Replies: 29
Views: 45509

Re: The 2013 Raffle is... ON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (till Apr 2

How many entries we up too?