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Thanks for the sentiments guys - they are appreciated. The frustrating thing is I love this bike. Whenever I start thinking about getting something new and improved I go for a ride and it's "why do I need another bike; this one is perfect!" The noise is a muffled grinding - exactly the sou...

clutch splines: ouch. either way I've lost confidence in the bike, it has been thru two deer remember, it's off to beemer boneyard. shaft are nice until they break. funny guzzi's don't suffer from this problem (I just wish there was one within a hondred miles of here). I hear Ducati is coming out wi...

04 46000 miles well maintained was accelerating onto the highway when the clutch broke free and started spinning (noisely) how long do clutches last? jb I know I havn't been here for awhile so sorry for the problem post - been really, really busy (what recession?) Hope everyone is well . . ..

Glad your OK, and yes luck had nothing to do with it. If God wanted you . . .. +1 on seeing a doctor - particulate matter in the lungs is nothing to shrug off. If the glass did indead atomize as you've described you've been exposed to about 10 years of asbestos / fiberglass. Please see someone. jb

Hey, this is still r1150r dot org - so why is the r1200r first in the pull-down??!!

Oh, well. I guess it was inevitable . . . poor ole r1150r . . .

all kidding aside - great site - great inmates - great info - and now a great new look!

I don't know guys, my experience has been that this bike is VERY robust: http://www.studio2405.com/jdb/front.gif http://www.studio2405.com/jdb/side.gif And back together: http://www.studio2405.com/jdb/rat001.jpg I replaced the telelever arm due to being slightly bent (still rideable), but the rest o...

Thanks everyone - this is such a great forum! I wish I had more time to hang out and chat. The front fender is off a R1100R. I made some brackets to lower the headlight (so there isn't as much room between it and the fender), then I was going to fab a windscreen to cover up the gap between the lower...

Sorry for the long delay in posting the re-build, We've been blessed to be VERY busy at our design studio. The only real mod I've added is a shorter paralever: love the handling! At just over 40,000 miles the shocks are showing they're age. I'm planning on getting a new bike this summer so not sure ...

What the f*ck. Comon guy's: over at the Guzzi sites right now they are creaming they're shorts over a 4 valve Guzzi mill! We have had this for what 4 - 5 years now?! I wold LOVE to see an MGS-01 Serie that could compete with a R1200S in moto ST . . . BUT that's not going to happen. Sucks really beca...

white power . . . oh sorry, WP?

Dwayne: I was going way too fast for the conditions: remote country rode, sun just went down, hey - look - there are two deer in the road - oh sh*t! http://www.studio2405.com/jdb/01.jpg Well guess what? The bike is completely repaired and I'm riding having a good time!!! I need to take some photos o...

Sorry to hear about your accident, but glad your ok. I'm just getting my bike back together from my accident and it feels great. One of the misconceptions of this type suspension is that you can't break in corners: not true. Light front braking is a good way to scruff off some speed deep in a corner...

We need pics!

I run a signal minder, clear lenses with red bulbs out back because that's the law here in florida. No amber runninf lights out back. I wish they made red lenses . . .

I'm planning on leaving mine off as well - once I get it back together.

Biff's R wrote:I think that their purpose is to reduce the possibility of grinding through the valve cover.

Um, Biff - see above????

Very nice - I'm going to be doing the tail chop as well. That dark fero is one nice color scheme. Looks like you've got some nice areas to ride - hope you find time before winter . . ..

Plastic BMW guards + 80 mph + 100 feet of fresh asphalt:

Well, believe it or not I rode the bike yesterday. I got to my bud who's a master mechanic and a bike builder. The thing started and ran. He loosened all the various front end bits to re-align everything. The suspension seemed to work fine. We rode it down the street - everything felt perfect. We're...