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

Just another outside possibility-do you smell any gas when trying to start -look at fuel lines going in/out of fuel pump. Mine started leaking bad in all the hot weather and just replaced the factory crimps(known to fail) with the proper fuel injection style hose clamp. Prior to the hose failing bad...

If the engine is only missing when riding in the rain, that narrows down the problem to being electrical. There are a few ways to check for electrical shorts in the ignition system. I would start by checking the spark plug wires, do you see any cracks or fraying in the wires? Next, I would check th...

Just took a 1wk ride up into Arkansas last week .. first long ride for wife and I. Got into some light rain on one day and we were fine with rain gear but bike statrted to "miss" a bit. This was in 6th gear at about 55mph and still was a bit rough even in 5th gear. I seemed like plug wires...

yep i thought that this bike was heavy enough to notr have to "jump down" on ther seat. Reminisent of my youth and experiences with a 441 Beeser Victor, genrally tried parking that one on a hill, which wasnt too hard to do In Pittsburgh! thanks fro the replys and the advice not to jump for...

I have a 2002 r1150rt that started reseting the clock to 12:00 when I started the bike up about 4 months before battery finally went bad. On that last ride it took 4 attempts to start whereas it never took more than 2 prior to that. If the 1200 battery is as inaccesable as the 1150 I would change it...

I am the proud owner of a 2002 R1150RT , my first Beemer after riding for many many years. Admired them for a long time and finally got a line on one I liked so purchased it used. I do most of my own work but found that the bmw's have some of their own special tools and needs. Started when I first t...