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If it's not a safety interlock issue (there is also a switch on the clutch), kill switch left on, or the normal corroded battery post my next check would be the hall sensor

Beemerbone yard......

Check to see that the throttle cables are properly seated in the cups on the throttle bodies - one may be pulled out and sitting on the edge

It's easy to knock them out when you remove the tank and this is the kind of rough running you get

Easiest is to drain the oil into a container and then re-fill

Good clean oil can be hard to see in the window if overfilled - also sometime oil gets hed up in the coolers so what starts good ends up overfilled

MaxBMW motorcycles has the fisches online for viewing - I'd start there. it is easy to mix the outflow and return lines up so you want to do it right. If there is no canaster I believe the vents are routed down by the center stand - but don't hold me to that

At 7k miles your pads shouldn't need replacement - there is a wear indicator built into the pads and the checking of should be in the owners manual

Pad wear shouldn't have a major influence on lever feedback tho - but your 2009 is probably due for fluid replacement if not already done

What year was the GS - '05 & '06 had the servo brakes which will feel different then the non-servo

The trade off being ...well there is much discussion

No reason they will not fit a R-R

http://www.touratech-usa.com/Store/122/ ... nches-long

I'd post the question over on BMWSporttouring - perhaps you need to push the key down (in) to move past and disengage the steering lock

If the JB weld held out, I assume it was a case of once the stress was relieved it was OK. I was thinking of using something as a spacer or spacers to negate the curve of the factory rack - it sounds like that is essential. Did you top case impinge on to the rear seat? ones I've looked at seem rath...

Thanks Boxermoose, that gives me a good idea of the setup. I've heard before about cracking the factory rack, I guess the fact it's curved, in addition to the material used that causes the issue when tightening down. I assume if you manage to fit it without incident it works fine otherwise? I had n...

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Have you looked at the Doran unit - install starts post 5 of the attached adv link

I had the 46ltr mounter to the factory rack with a givi adaptor plate

Be aware that the factory rack is expensive, if still available, and the cheap pot metal will crack when the give plate is bolted on

TPS, throttle position sensor, is the little black box on the LH butterfly leading into the cylinder

It provides an output to the motronic brain & is set and checked with a multimeter

The smoke could be caused by high resistance due to a dirty/oxidize connection Take the cables off clean/scrape the terminals, lighty sand paper the cable eyes and re-install - a light coat of di-electric grease will help keep o2 out of the connection if you are playing withth einjectors be careful ...

Keeping the cat with an aftermarket exhaust will change very little -

Do it on the cheap & remove the exhaust and add a 6" downturn to the exit of the cat - plenty of old threads on that (probably more so in the R1150 threads)

Tourtech makes adjustable ones for the GS - I honestly do not know if it will fit the R

Oh and forget reasonably priced

ka5ysy wrote:Now, about the choice of oil .........

and windshield.......

sky_sailor wrote:The wise folks from Ontario try to buy used cars from Texas.

And the people from Ontario who are moving to Texas try to bring their paid of vehicles with them

Who knew

BTW it's 70f today, sunny and georgoeus today...hows Kenora

I read somewhere that just rinsing salt off does more harm than good. I think you're not supposed to use warm water to rinse salt off. I heard that too, whatever. In the time it takes to rinse the salt off, how much more corrosion can warm water cause? I dunno. I ride throughout the winter and agre...