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Is there a national distributer who does powder coating??? Like for wheels or exhausts?

I didn't mean crumb -- instead crap is what I wanted to say

I just got my 600 mile service with 842 miles on the odometer. I thought it was a good deal.??? costs oil 20/50 4 quarts 10.39/41.56 oil filter 1 15.81 charge for waste 12.50 synthetic oil 9.78 labor 2.5 hours at $88.00/220.00 change oil, filter, and rear drive oil syn throttle bodies retourqe heads...

I think it looks pretty good. But I would choose something different, perhaps pin striping accenting the tanks shape and not he pin striping BMW offers. The owner might have painted some curves on the piece behind the seat like the tank. But the saddle bags kind of take that part out of the picture....

Hey Don, That windshield you linked to sold by wunderlich is made of polycarbonate, I think. So it should be light and strong. I'm leaning towards this windshield. Does anyone have any real experience using this windshield? It sells for $300.00 plus mounting brackets. That's more than parabellum and...

Most don't..??.. ok ... But you got to admit it's different. Thanks Mark
Robert

This might sound stupid. :shock: I have stock mirrors and will probably keep for a while due to money. I had the problem mentioned earlier in the topic of seeing my arms in the mirrors. I moved the mirrors farther out by making their angle 90 degrees to the bike.???? If the bike is facing north then...

Wund's fairing looks good but standard. The price seems high. Parabellum offers a sport fairing for about $600.00 and looks good also. Another aftermarket dealer that offers fairing is http://www.hanniganmotorcyclefairings.com/ and I seem to recall reading the fairing is very quiet and has little dr...

I looked at bikes for 6 or more months before I bought an R. I looked at the Honda VTX1800, a Harley Softail delux and Road King, and both Ducati Monsters .. 696 and 1100. The Honda washed out because of the weight and I kept hearing stories about at 40,000 miles they start having problems. The Harl...

In fairness I got to say I like the covers and for now I'll stay with them; however....
All good points and lots of good information. Thanks
Does one have to subscribe to put a pix in a post?

Silver corners much better than the other colors. It's True...trust me

Hey,
Black might be the fastest color but my silver R corners much better than the black R's. No brag ... just fact.
Nice bike

Hi and Welcome, I'm new too and have perhaps 4 or 5 posts. I bought a 2008, R1200R May 5,2009. The dealer suggested I use a cover for the valve cover that is found on an off road bike, the R1200 GS I think. The covers are made out of aluminum ( I think thats the spelling) and are perhaps a 1/4 inch ...

I'm sure I have a gel battery in my 2008 R1200R. I bought the bike May 5th this year. I rode once or twice a week for perhaps 300 miles and had to charge the battery if I didn't ride every three days. I bought a battery charger from a store that sells farming supplies. I removed the battery to charg...

I am looking to get a windshield for my 2008 R1200R and find all this good information. Are windshields easy to remove and attach?
What does a windshield do to gas mileage? I get 50 mpg now at 683 total miles.

I don't have a windshield but I am looking into buying one. One manufacture I have seen here is Wunderlich. Wunderlich sells 2 and one has three hieghts. Also it's made of polycarbon. http://www.Calsci.com has an article on different windshield materials

What does a windshield do to gas mileage?