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- Thu Jan 02, 2014 10:40 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: EWS Electronic immolilizer
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1567
Re: EWS Electronic immolilizer
Exact technical information.... no. But in general it works by using a key with a coded chip imbedded in it and an antenna on the motorcycle that communicates with the chip when the key is inserted and turned. The antenna on the R12R is the black, plastic, circular piece surrounding the ignition key...
- Wed Dec 25, 2013 12:12 pm
- Forum: Off-Topik!!!!!
- Topic: Mss Voni Glaves achivement on boxer BMW
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4531
Re: Mss Voni Glaves achivement on boxer BMW
It should not be overlooked that one important factor in Voni being able to ride all those miles is her husband Paul. Paul is a technical writer for the Owners News and is as close to an expert on BMW motorcycles as there is. You don't ride a bike for nearly 400,000 miles without someone doing the h...
- Tue Dec 24, 2013 11:43 pm
- Forum: Off-Topik!!!!!
- Topic: Mss Voni Glaves achivement on boxer BMW
- Replies: 7
- Views: 4531
Re: Mss Voni Glaves achivement on boxer BMW
Voni is very well known in the BMW and broader motorcycle community. She, along with the late Ardis Kellerman became the first two women to ride over one million miles on BMWs about two years ago. Voni is anything but in the background. She is a strong advocate for motorcycling and youth training, a...
- Mon Dec 23, 2013 1:21 am
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Shift Linkage Maintenance
- Replies: 23
- Views: 10483
Re: Shift Linkage Maintenance
Did it. Ten minute job. And they needed it.
- Sun Dec 15, 2013 12:04 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: CHP leaves BMW, goes back to H-Ds
- Replies: 22
- Views: 8503
Re: CHP leaves BMW, goes back to H-Ds
I was told by the GM of our local HD/BMW dealer a few years ago that HD leased the bikes to the local PDs for three years at $1 per year. Not sure about any maintenance deal, but the PDs stored the bikes on the Harley showroom floor all winter. Harley wants cops on bikes very badly; good for their i...
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 3:38 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Advice on taking the plunge
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6236
Re: Advice on taking the plunge
Hmm, starting to think I should by an R. What does everyone think about this deal? $8,500 for a '07 w/ less than 9K miles with... -BMW GPS -Factory side cases with bag liners -BMW 28-liter top case -Parabellum Scout fairing + oem windshield -soft tank and tail bags -ABS -traction control -heated gr...
- Fri Dec 06, 2013 12:39 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Advice on taking the plunge
- Replies: 19
- Views: 6236
Re: Advice on taking the plunge
Used to have an RT and liked it a great deal. Bought my wife an R and she did not bond with it, so I had both. Found I was always getting on the R. Sold the RT and replaced it with a FJR. Now the R is for going north (we ride to Alaska and the Yukon every year), dirt road riding and local rides just...
- Wed Dec 04, 2013 6:37 pm
- Forum: Off-Topik!!!!!
- Topic: 2014 Calendar
- Replies: 54
- Views: 26070
Re: 2014 Calendar
I will be happy to do the file hosting/managing and set up a Cafe Press page to purchase them from. It will be the same as last year, I'll post up a link for Smugmug where anyone can upload full size files easily. I can post up instructions with the link. If a couple other folks want to team up and...
- Fri Nov 29, 2013 11:09 am
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: replacement of oem heated handlebar grips
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4651
Re: replacement of oem heated handlebar grips
It cost me a lot of money when I hosed the OEM heated grips trying to get cover off and put different diameter grips on; can't be done without destroying the OEM grips. Get used to OEM size or the "larger diameter" of the foam jobs...I did trim the ends of the foam grips and they look bet...
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:23 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: fuel strip
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2976
Re: fuel strip
There would probably be a bunch of accidents caused by riders staring at the fuel tank while trying to get that last half mile out of a tank of fuel.
- Thu Nov 21, 2013 6:21 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Oil Filter
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15011
Re: Oil Filter
What about nylons and a Hershey bar? :? WOW How old are you???? Don't tell me you rode a Harley WLA-45 across the sands of Normandy or was it a BMW R75 sidecar rig through Poland toward Moscow . :-k (You young guys can look those bikes up) http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e109/AKBeemer/Linked/Wehr...
- Wed Nov 20, 2013 5:28 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Oil Filter
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15011
Re: Oil Filter
I am very confident that the filter had 6000 miles on it. It was installed at the 36000 mile service by an independent mechanic; I pulled it off at 42000 (+/- a couple hundred miles at either end). Bike is an RT used on MT pavement almost exclusively. As I said, I think it was over oiled which may h...
- Tue Nov 19, 2013 9:11 am
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Oil Filter
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15011
Re: Oil Filter
I'm running the pflow stainless steel reuse filter. Pretty bullet proof, reusable filter element, 17mm socket head, cooling fins, magnetic catch. Pretty good for $90 Been many discussions about stainless steel filters on the motorcycle forums. Pictures like this one that has become blocked and then...
- Sun Nov 17, 2013 6:31 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Oil Filter
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15011
Re: Oil Filter
I think there's a short one, maybe the 101? I have a Mann MW75 and may bring it to advance auto to check sizes. It's more a matter of convenience for me, and they work well. Stock air filters for me, or the Mann version of same. I want to toss them. My roadster came with a K&N and it was unbeli...
- Sat Nov 16, 2013 8:52 am
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: EBC Brake Disc
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1165
Re: EBC Brake Disc
Bike Bandit was having a sale. Thanks for the info.
- Fri Nov 15, 2013 5:54 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: EBC Brake Disc
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1165
EBC Brake Disc
What is a good online source for EBC brake rotors?
- Wed Nov 13, 2013 12:54 am
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Oil Filter
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15011
Re: Oil Filter
This was the first and only KN filter I've ever dealt with so I'm no expert. I think the filter may have been over oiled, but the real problem is that the KN filter has far less surface area and therefore less area to collect dirt.
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 4:15 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Oil Filter
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15011
Re: Oil Filter
This is a K&N air filter I took out of a friends R1200RT when I serviced it for him. It had been in service less than 6000 miles in normal conditions. I live in the same area and change my OEM filter every 12,000 miles although it still looks fairly clean. If you still want a K&N, then I thi...
- Mon Nov 11, 2013 2:14 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: TKC 80's
- Replies: 16
- Views: 13180
Re: TKC 80's
I have a friend who often runs TKC80s on her R12R. She lives in Alaska and has taken her R to Deadhorse and Inuvik on multiple occasions. She reports no issues while running on pavement, wet or dry. I've never run them on my R, but I did live in Alaska for 16 years and ran them on my GSPD and my wif...
- Sun Nov 10, 2013 6:00 pm
- Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
- Topic: Oil Filter
- Replies: 46
- Views: 15011
Re: Oil Filter
Less filtration does not sound like a good thing to me.