R1150R Quit
Posted: Thu Jul 20, 2023 8:42 am
I was on my way to work yesterday, I leave at 0410, got about 3 miles from home, about 1.5 miles on Interstate 10, when the engine died, sounded like the bike ran out of fuel, the tank was full .
Got towed home form insurance company roadside assistance .
When I got home from work, it was 117 F, 113 F in the garage, tried some trouble shooting, fuel pump runs and shuts off, ignition is good .
Removed the fuel tank checked all the fuel lines, I get fuel flow with the ignition to the on position .
Operated the starter with the throttle full open no fuel smell out of the exhaust .
So it is a fuel delivery issue .
Called the dealer that I bought the bike from 21 years ago and the service manager told me they don't work on bikes older that 10 years old, due to the extreme heat here in Phoenix there is usually a lot of degraded parts and wiring and with my bike being 21 years old, a good chance that parts are no longer available .
I was given two independent shops and work on BMW's and was pretty much told the same thing the dealer had said .
They would be more than willing to look at the bike, but usually the outcome is not very good .
The shop closest to me said their shop rate is $110 an hour not uncommon to spend anywhere from 6-8 hours trouble shooting only to find out that parts are no longer available .
My question to the forum, anybody have any ideas on where to go from here on trouble shooting, I have the BMW maintenance manual CD's, but unless you have their diagnostic equipment the manual is pretty useless .
Thanks in advance for any assistance .
Update, I found an adapter cable that will allow you to use an OBD scanner for automotive use on BMW motorcycles, so I have one on order hopefully I made have an idea on where to go with this .
Got towed home form insurance company roadside assistance .
When I got home from work, it was 117 F, 113 F in the garage, tried some trouble shooting, fuel pump runs and shuts off, ignition is good .
Removed the fuel tank checked all the fuel lines, I get fuel flow with the ignition to the on position .
Operated the starter with the throttle full open no fuel smell out of the exhaust .
So it is a fuel delivery issue .
Called the dealer that I bought the bike from 21 years ago and the service manager told me they don't work on bikes older that 10 years old, due to the extreme heat here in Phoenix there is usually a lot of degraded parts and wiring and with my bike being 21 years old, a good chance that parts are no longer available .
I was given two independent shops and work on BMW's and was pretty much told the same thing the dealer had said .
They would be more than willing to look at the bike, but usually the outcome is not very good .
The shop closest to me said their shop rate is $110 an hour not uncommon to spend anywhere from 6-8 hours trouble shooting only to find out that parts are no longer available .
My question to the forum, anybody have any ideas on where to go from here on trouble shooting, I have the BMW maintenance manual CD's, but unless you have their diagnostic equipment the manual is pretty useless .
Thanks in advance for any assistance .
Update, I found an adapter cable that will allow you to use an OBD scanner for automotive use on BMW motorcycles, so I have one on order hopefully I made have an idea on where to go with this .