BMW R1200R R1150R/T F800 K1200R R1100R/T R1250R RnineT Message Board

All right gentlemen - tried to install an ABCDeckring from a BMW S1000RR on my 2004 R1150R and am confused. How exactly is this gasket supposed to fit? I"m not sure it's supposed to fit the way I've got it on there because it definitely is not what I call a perfect fit. Deck Ring http://www.shu...

For 30-40 degree weather, I also road cycle and use a pair of Pearl Izumi Elite thermal bike tights under jeans under my Aerostich lite. I'm also wearing a base thermal underlayer, Marmot fleece jacket, and possibly a down jacket as well (in my Aerostich) if I'm needing the extra warmth. That along ...

How did you troubleshoot? Did you strip all the cable housings first?

Running into a similar scenario - only occurred once while I was in motion and had to come to a complete stop. Right now it's in my garage and not kicking over correctly. I wiggled my wiring looms and it seems to start right up. Need to take some stuff apart to see where the issue is.

On a related note - recently I've been trying to diagnose why my bike is having trouble starting and while wiggling the wire looms directly behind the headlight it let me fire it up again. All I did was flip the side stand in the up position and wiggle the wires. I've heard from a buddy that BMW cab...

Alright - returned from a trip to Asheville, NC the other week and then went to work on Monday. After a long day at work, went out, and tried to start my baby and she wouldn't kick over. Had to get a flatbed to tow my bike back home. When I got home, I found some issues. One - the throttle cable con...

Awesome build Heretic!

Question - what is that thing in front of your battery where the ABS unit would normally go?

I was stuck in traffic today and rolled up next to a lady in a Jeep Liberty with the windows down enjoying the 80 degree F weather in South Carolina. I glanced over as we were inching along and she yelled out, "Nice bike." I told her thank you and that it keeps me young. :D She then notice...

Hello everyone, Is it normal for the R1150R to create a fair amount of suction in the gas tank where it's takes a little bit of extra effort to open up the fuel tank for refueling? I've been riding during summer weather here in South Carolina - but it seems like its almost too much suction to the po...

Updated oil color check at 109 miles since oil change: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d804b3127ccef3277e5ed78700000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130626043532497.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/ http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d804b3127ccef32686a3767a00000030O00Act2...

A look at the finished product with superwhite LEDs: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d804b3127ccef3261323362800000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130626043512819.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/ Speedo close up: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d804b3127ccef32762ead73d...

Oil color update 92 miles from the initial oil change: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d804b3127ccef326f179b73300000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130626041905968.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/ w/o flash: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d804b3127ccef326e0c276280000...

Alright - went to my local Radio Shack and bought me a cheap soldering gun and some expensive silver based solder (supposedly a better conductor). http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d804b3127ccef326a01bf7e100000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130626041856433.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx...

Pix of the Carbone Lorraine (now just called CL) front brakes for an '04 R1150R: http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d801b3127ccef33c22934ce200000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130620140758223.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/ http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d801b3127ccef...

Pix of my '04 R1150R replacement spark plugs (dual spark) from BeemerBoneyard for your reference. http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d801b3127ccef33c3b988d4d00000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130620140845837.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/ http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/...

Very helpful gentlemen - I'll do a fuel line hose R and R when I do a fuel filter replacement later this summer. Question on the tip suggestion on keeping the FQD as a hose tip to transfer fuel - under what scenarios would you use this method to transfer fuel vs just using a regular gas can and fili...

Here's the specs for the Beemer Boneyard oil filter. Just got it in the mail last week. http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d801b3127ccef33d1eb36c9000000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130620140915151.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/ http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d801b3...

I swapped out my tight cable ties with looser ones just to prevent the cables from going all wild on me while in motion. http://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a3d800b3127ccef33ed97654ce00000030O00Act2bNo3bt2wPbz4E/cC/f%3D0/ls%3D00607774337920130621132355860.JPG/ps%3D50/r%3D0/rx%3D720/ry%3D480/ http://im...

Alright - took everything back apart (I'm getting pretty good at this) to troubleshoot the LED's not lighting up. I pulled the bulbs out and turned them around 180 degrees and voila - they lit up. Apparently the bulbs are unidirectional in their polarity - I just happened to put all 4 LEDs in "...

Alright - since I didn't run the engine to get it hot before I drained it, instead of filling it with Mobil 1 synthetic (the expensive stuff) and having the fresh oil mix with the 1/2 qt of used oil stuck in the radiators I bought some of the "cheap" stuff Mobil super 10w40 as a test/flush...