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Go for it. I bought a new socket set, torx & hex T-bars, Mityvac, Twinmax carb-balancer and 6K service kit - and still had change left from the dealer's quote, so the next service is 'free'. I did a lot of research first, aquiring Haynes, Clymer and BMW workshop manuals (eBay), but the most usef...

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Anybody seen, or used, one of these:

http://www.magnumtuning.com/index.phtml ... f69e7c61d3

Its a Magnum Oxygen Sensor Performance Chip - if the claims are to be believed its a bargain, at $30 - but what is the down-side?

Thanks for the posts guys. Good tip on the use of spare can.

Regards, Ian.

Its been interesting reading the posts about fuel consumption. I, like many, reset the trip at each fill-up; I see it as way of checking consumption, and an early warning that something may be wrong. What I want to know is; what happens when you do run out? In times past it was a major hassle to pri...

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I'd like to provide a back rest for my pillion, can anyone recommend suitable products or suppliers?


Regards, Ian.

Folks, Thanks for taking the time to comment and advise. I plucked up courage to run the motor a little more - as the engine warmed-up the knocking diminished and finally disappeared. I suspect a drained camchain tensioner was to blame - not something I have experienced these last two years. A very ...

Looking forward to a life-affirming blast 'round the Hampshire countryside on one of the first spring-like days of the year I rolled my '03 1150R out of the garage and started it up. I was greeted by a distinct 'knocking', apparently from the left hand cylinder (near-side in the UK). Not 'rattling',...

Thanks Guys,

Much useful advice, I'll press on.

Evening all. Lined myself up to perform my first solo service this weekend - 18000 miler. Got myslef a workshop manual, browsed this august forum, acquired the accumulated wisdom of members past and present (thanks guys/girls), bought two sets of feeler gauges, an Optimax, service kit and Twinmax, a...

For the majority of my riding I find the seat on my R1150R comfortable, surprisingly so, and apart from a little more leg room I'm pretty happy. However, I've got a couple of road trips coming up so I've been looking at inflatable and gel seat covers like these: http://www.airhawk.co.uk/ http://www....

I'm about 200 lbs with my gear on, and have a Givi screen, which takes some of the load off the front. I've tried quite a few settings, particularly since riding a 1200 ST and GS, and have found two favourite settings - max preload for sharp'ish steering, and backing off 4/5 clicks for a trundle up ...