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

BACK FROM THE DEAD! I lost this thread and was too stupid to realize I could search for my posts! (duh!) OK... here is what happened. I was laid off soon after the bike locked up, and was unemployed for TWO YEARS! The bike sat in storage for 2 1/2 years before I could get into it. My "bike shop...

I want to refresh (change out) the front & rear suspension. Years back I remember an aftermarket upgrade and I cannot find anything now.

So... I want fresh OEM or reasonable aftermarket. Can anyone recommend or lead me the right direction?

I'm psychic. Any one else need a reading? Where were you 2.5 year ago when I needed you? :?: R1100R low gas, pull in, fill up, hit starter. Engine acts as if seized. No tools other than a under seat tool kit. Bike towed, spark plugs out, engine will not manually rotate. Apparently seized. Couple of...

I can tell you this about oil level. Have low fuel, pull in for gas, try to start and the engine apparently seizes up. Park the R1100RA due to no tools to check it out. Get laid off a couple of months later. No tools and no money! Put the bike in storage after turning down $1000.00 for the bike with...

The alternator spins freely. I went to the local BMW shop and stumped both of their mechanics. Same type of guesses cam drive or FUBARed crank at where the clutch assembly attaches. The final answer is crack it open and solve the mystery as NO ONE can figure out what can fail with ZERO warning and w...

I used to bad web in the KCMOB then KCLW stormfronts.

dasbuell

I don't post there much anymore.

I have the socket for the front pulley, I just don't have the pulley tool. But thanks!

If your XB9S is yellow, you must be a genius! Nope, originally black XB9SL bought as my wife's 1st bike (she currently rides an R1150R). The Buell's now got regular height '05 43mm Showa forks, custom Penske out back for trackdays, upgraded Goodyear belt drive, and a Drummer SS for mid-life crisis ...

Well, this is a new one. For the situation you've described: gas stop, no prior warning/noises/vibration/loos of power, sufficient oil, clutch-in rolling, no bump start or plugs-out engine rotation... There's just not much to the Boxer engine to troubleshoot. ...and its belt is miraculously strong ...

The fact that everything was normal up to the point that you tried to restart the bike, makes me thing it may have something to do with the starter or what it engages with. The starter is the first mechanical thing to come into play and that is where I'd start. Remember, do the easy things first. I...

A first-gear roll start is guaranteed to skid the tire, and second gear requires a well-timed drop onto the seat while declutching to aviod a skid. The one-degree movement you describe could easily be just lash in the final drive, though. Have you checked the oil yet? Keep us posted. With the spark...

I did not try in 5th gear. The reason... I had tried to "roll" start it twice before I called a tow truck. The tire skidded when I dumped the clutch both times. In both 1st & 2nd I was able to get one or two degrees of rotation by moving the rear wheel. Something is blocking rotation b...

I do not think it is clutch or transmission. I was able to pull in the clutch and roll down a slope. So the transmission COULD prevent the rear wheel from rolling in gear, but since it will roll in neutral and with the clutch in it would not seem that it would not lock up the engine. With the bike i...

1995 R1100RA, has it's major service then the next routine service. During that service forks rebuilt, new rear disc & pads. Currently 28,2xx miles. I have owned it since 20,000 miles, never a problem. Today on the way home the low fuel light comes on. I pull into QT, shut down the engine and fi...

Well... I'd rather have read a title saying contributions are needed, than a spam like lure to get attention. Honesty is the best policy. A plan of action for use of the funds would be nice if what the problem is... is that the hardware or software needs to be upgraded to make the site better. I don...

Mine gave out at about 300 miles in mid April of this year on a new 2008 R1200R.

THE CAPS DON'T BOTHER ME... I AM HEARING IMPAIRED!!!

M-Thur... Suit in water resistant Sport Soft bag, shoes left in office.
(Change in office from Olympia Stealth Suit).

Friday casual clothing, Tourmaster Intake jacket and boots... change to shoes left at office.

I hate to spoil a flawless thread... but my EWS did fail two weeks after taking delivery (4-4-2008) (approx 300 miles on the odometer) on a 2008 R1200R. Roadside assistance picked it up from my apartment and it was totally covered under warranty. *Don't ask about my luck lately. #-o New Ridgeline dr...