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I had this exact problem on my 04. I found the problem was in the wiring harness that travels up to the red kill switch on the right hand grip. The way I diagnosed this was to get the bike running and just mess with the different grouping of wires with your hand until the bike shuts off. Once somewh...

I had this same problem and I knew it wasnt normal(even left side). I was very persistant with a dealer and they kept telling me it was bad gas, needed valve adjustment it was normal, you name it they said it. I still knew this wasnt right, I do understand ticking and the noise of our bikes, but thi...

Thanks for the reply, I emailed you Chuck, let me know if you get it. I sometimes have trouble getting emails out. Thanks JIM

Well I did my first valve adjustment...pretty proud and excited. Now I see I must do a throttle body sync. It seems to be going over my head and no matter how much I read up, I am still leery. Is there anyone in the Denver Colorado or surrounding area that would be willing to help with the tool and ...

Thanks a bunch, I definately am feeling better already...got a little worrieed.

Hello all, I recently bought oil from BMW and they sold me Castrol Actevo 20w-50w. They told me it was better than BMW oil and that they are doing the oil changes with it now at the shop. I had 5000 miles on my 04 R1150. I changed the oil and afterwords noticed that Castrol is a synthetic/petroleum ...