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by Sunbeemer
Fri Jul 17, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: woo-hoo
Replies: 11
Views: 5084

Re: woo-hoo

I'm convinced I will have my '02 R until the day I die. Like you, I don't fuss over it as much anymore and with 60K, it still runs great!
by Sunbeemer
Sun Jul 05, 2020 10:31 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Another broken leg
Replies: 24
Views: 6829

Re: Another broken leg

Damn sorry to hear you're down again...just as you were getting up!
Maybe it was all that antifreeze...
by Sunbeemer
Wed Jun 03, 2020 10:35 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Clutch Slave Cylinder
Replies: 17
Views: 5724

Re: Clutch Slave Cylinder

Maybe step one would be to bleed the clutch and take a look at the fluid that comes out as a sign what might be lurking inside the SC? That's a good approach...bleeding the clutch fluid is a routine maintenance item. DOT 4 brake fluid used in it is hygroscopic and needs to be changed every once in ...
by Sunbeemer
Tue May 05, 2020 11:49 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Denso iridium spark plugs
Replies: 1
Views: 3232

Re: Denso iridium spark plugs

I had an Autolite Iridium plug loose the iridium pellet from the end of the center electrode after 3000 miles. I don't know where it went, but the bike wouldn't fire a lick without it.
by Sunbeemer
Tue May 05, 2020 12:09 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Plug Problems
Replies: 5
Views: 4199

Re: Plug Problems

He added that he lines up arrows that can be seen on the left side of the head. The arrows are inscribed on the back sides of the cam sprockets on top of both cylinder heads, and when they point outward horizontally that piston is at TDC. BTW, I don't remove the rubber plug to adjust valves anymore...
by Sunbeemer
Mon Apr 27, 2020 11:04 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: True or false ?
Replies: 12
Views: 6498

Re: True or false ?

No, I think throttle body balancing is not required after valve adjustments, but it probably will make your bike run smoother since if the valve lash on either cylinder was out of spec, then bringing it back to spec probably changed the air inspired by that cylinder, and if both cylinders are not in...
by Sunbeemer
Sat Feb 29, 2020 11:09 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Final Drive Vent
Replies: 7
Views: 4872

Re: Final Drive Vent

How does the cap come off? Does it just unscrew?
Just takes a good, hard tug straight up.
by Sunbeemer
Fri Feb 28, 2020 11:07 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Final Drive Vent
Replies: 7
Views: 4872

Re: Final Drive Vent

That's good info. I removed the vent cap a few years ago to see if there was a filter in there, but there wasn't. I figured BMW would've put a filter there (being Germans and all), and am happy to learn they did. I'll find something to keep the dust out. BTW, I dropped the bike on it's right side a ...
by Sunbeemer
Wed Feb 26, 2020 11:48 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Final Drive Vent
Replies: 7
Views: 4872

Final Drive Vent

After all these years I learned that the plastic vent cover on top of the final drive may have been responsible for the leaking grease seal at the input shaft I've noticed from time to time :shock:. After a good ride on a 50 degree day there was more of a stain around the rubber boot than I'd ever s...
by Sunbeemer
Tue Feb 11, 2020 1:10 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Clutch / gearbox failure?
Replies: 9
Views: 5313

Re: Clutch / gearbox failure?

You might consider a clutch plate modified with an extended spline housing. You can search this forum to find a manufacturer.
by Sunbeemer
Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:35 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: How Can You Tell if a Cable is Bad
Replies: 8
Views: 4409

Re: How Can You Tell if a Cable is Bad

From what I've read, BMW cables have a teflon sheath that doesn't need to be, and shouldn't be, lubed with anything that will degrade it, including petroleum-based products or solvents.
by Sunbeemer
Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:18 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Alternator belt and a chirp
Replies: 15
Views: 5120

Re: Alternator belt and a chirp

I found it too difficult to access the head of the left-side (of bike) alternator-belt tension adjuster-bolt (ABTAB) from behind, so I made an adjustment nut out of an 8mm-acorn nut with a short length of 8mm-bolt screwed in to it as a spacer to leave enough depth in the acorn nut so I could screw i...
by Sunbeemer
Sat Dec 14, 2019 3:02 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: disappearing post
Replies: 43
Views: 18250

Re: disappearing post

Is there a way to quarantine Russian webusers?
That would solve a whole bunch of problems...
by Sunbeemer
Tue Dec 10, 2019 11:47 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Oil Change question
Replies: 9
Views: 4096

Re: Oil Change question

Riverside said, " Maxine has 28,000 miles now. I seem to be using about 2 1/2 quarts every 6000, maybe more. That is high, Riverside. Most likely the rings didn't wear into the cylinders because of synthetic oil use early on, and it might have been ridden too tenderly as well... You could start...
by Sunbeemer
Mon Dec 02, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: New 2004 R1150R
Replies: 35
Views: 11689

Re: New 2004 R1150R

Welcome to the world of Moto-rad and this forum. Check that the cable ties under the triple-tree were not over-tightened at the factory. Most were, and it has lead to gremlins. Then search for "Oil level" in this forum to see how to check that. Do not over fill!!! And ride it like you stol...
by Sunbeemer
Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:26 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Electrical weirdness!
Replies: 25
Views: 7970

Re: Electrical weirdness!

Fuse #1 is for Instruments. They must have been backfed through the brakelight circuit after the fuse blew. Do you know why that fuse blew?
by Sunbeemer
Thu Nov 07, 2019 11:17 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Toot...toot.
Replies: 28
Views: 9338

Re: Toot...toot.

Towerworker: Great idea! =D> It gives an offender a more gentle reminder initially, but if they're still oblivious then they get the full Monty. The only problem is when you might need to instantly let an audibly-challenged cager (as more and more are nowadays) pulling out in front of you that you a...
by Sunbeemer
Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:46 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Toot...toot.
Replies: 28
Views: 9338

Re: Toot...toot.

Towerworker, did the horn include a relay and did you install one for your Stebel? I left my original horn hooked up and just spliced the relay coil lead into the horn switch wire. This produces a tri-tone blast that will overcome a hermetically-sealed SUV with the AC blasting, the JBL speakers blar...
by Sunbeemer
Fri Nov 01, 2019 11:57 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Toot...toot.
Replies: 28
Views: 9338

Re: Toot...toot.

I've had this same thing happen to me twice. My horn made them stop and look (in that order) giving me enough leeway to get around their bows. The first time it happened, I over-braked, locked up my rear wheel and managed to skid sideways past him upright, thankfully! I'm pretty sure that if he hadn...