BMW R1200R R1150R/T F800 K1200R R1100R/T R1250R RnineT Message Board

thanks for the suggestions guys..... Any of you know what is the difference between BMW 20W50, Mobil1 20W50, and Castrol 20W50? (besides the brand name and the price) I don't - so please enlighten me. I will wait until I hit about 15k miles to go synthetic. Until then, to tell you the truth, I'm sti...

First I heard of the 18k rule, I have been using Castrol 15-50 synthetic from Walmart ($22/5 quarts) on "my" first oil change at 5,800, and run it fairly hard sometimes. Where exactly did you see this about no syn. oil before 18k. I got the 18k quote at ascycles.com Click on R1150R......c...

I've been buying my oil from this website: http://search.ascycles.com/search?w=oil I buy the kit that comes with (4)quarts of BMW 20W50 oil, washer for the drain plug and the BMW oil filter. = $55.35 I also buy an extra quart just in case. 1 quart BMW20W50 oil = $8.89 First off, I'm not using synthe...

Well, if you're trying to get the best value for the best price, here's a link to the Dowco tankbag I recently purchased: http://www.amazon.com/DOWCO-Mount-Boulevard-Vulcan-Venture/dp/B0012TWXJE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1268483614&sr=8-1-spell I recommend you read the reviews because I share t...

tcm92678 said: "My '02 R1150R barely has any miles on it and my commute to work is only 1 mile (lol). I love my bike and I'm already shopping around for my next bike. I'm definitely leaning towards a k1200. I have no complaints with my R1150R. I will continue to buy BMW bikes." You love y...

86k miles on my '04 R1150RA, purchased new in December, 2003. I take a long trip every summer and commute 50 miles a day when the weather cooperates, which is most of the time in the San Francisco Bay Area. Normal maintenance performed by the dealer and both stick coils replaced at 60k miles. One n...

I have a riding buddy that has over 230k on his K1100RS, but that's not exactly apples to apples (although it does appear to use the same or a very similar rear-drive unit). Another has 80k-ish on her 2005 R1150R. I have 31k on my 2004, so I don't have anything to talk about. 230k??? Really?? If tr...

Damnit! I wish I knew about the voltmeter before I bought and installed the clock.

Come on guys! I rode yesterday. Granted, our winters are kinda lame here in the Tarheel state, but it was 32 degrees when I pulled the bike out. Perfect riding weather. And the squids stay home so you have the road to yourself! I strongly agree! just put on your hoodie, motorcycle jacket and turn o...

I just googled hippohands and went to their website because I didn't know what you guys were talking about. http://www.hippohands.com/ Anyways, I can just see all my buddies pointing and laughing at me if I were to ever put these on my bike. Even guys on scooters would probably laugh. I might as wel...

It's nice in silver. My advice is don't worry about the aesthetics. See if he'll let you test drive. The most importan thing is the engine and transmission. Everything else is pure aesthetics. As for that scratch on the right engine guard, I bought my black R1150R brand new and I've put scratches on...

Wow, how'd you score a BMWR1150R in the Philippines? I live in FL and I don't think I've even seen another one on the road or at bike rallies.

smckanl, nice article! So, according to the article, there was a K75S at 90,000miles and R1150R at 123,000miles. Wow!!!!

TLwood, that's a very good perspective/analysis. I've never thought of doing the math of: production release year to avg. miles per year ratio. Living in the sunshine state, I plan on riding everyday unless it rains. It rains quite a bit during hurricane season here in FL. With that in mind, I think...

I have the same....'02 r1150r and believe it or not, I've had the same problem with my fuel line. I had broke off one of the quick release snaps. The one that originally came with the bike was plastic. I went to the BMW dealership and the mechanic there recommended a metal replacement instead. I bou...

yes, tlwood, that's exactly what I'm trying to figure out......it looks like rockosmith so far with 90k. I ran into someone an old-timer this morning who had a '79 model and he had 105k. His bike looked great, sounded smooth, and rode like new.

I've heard of people getting over 100,000 miles on their r1150r. Is this true? Has anyone ever gotten 200,000 miles on theirs? I only have 4,500 miles on mine and I'm very curious to see what I can expect to get out of this. So, how many miles do you guys have on yours?

tcm, Welcome to the site! I pretty much always use the mid-grade 89. In the summer, I will do every other tank with premium 92 because of pinging when its really hot. I used to live in Naples 10 years ago and it's pretty much hot all the time. You can try all three grades and see what works best fo...

Hey guys, I'm new to the forum. I was wondering what octane you guys are using. I'm ridin' a '02 R1150R at the moment and the user's manual recommends using premium. I read a post here that someone was using 87 octane. Any adverse effects of using 87octane instead of the premium? Which octane will g...