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by Paul White
Sat Feb 02, 2008 9:22 am
Forum: R1100R
Topic: Noise from final drive
Replies: 5
Views: 2831

I drain my final drive oil into a white plastic tub. I also wipe the magnetic drain plug to see if any of the usual dark residue is hard. While I'm at 54K and no problems, this is probably the bike's biggest weakness from Internet posts and from the BMW Owners News magazine articles... The final dri...
by Paul White
Sat Feb 02, 2008 8:56 am
Forum: R1100R
Topic: R1100R versus the rest
Replies: 12
Views: 5868

I bought my bike new in '99. I thought if I rode more I'd want an RT. But the more I ride the R1100R, the more it suits all types of rides. I commute daily, for trips it has plenty of space, the stock windshield offers good protection from weather w/o losing too much air flow for summer heat. I've r...