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

I use to own a 2003 R1150R and put over 50K miles on it. Started paying to much attention to internet clutch spline issues etc. and thought I "needed" an adventure touring bike for my son and I to go camping on. So, I got rid of the BMW and replaced it with an 2008 V-Stom 650. We're no lon...

I’ve been thinking (usually dangerous) not doing anything, when it occurred to me what the problem might be. Unlike brake bleeding when you tighten the bleeder to stop the fluid flow, the clutch bleeder needs to be “opened.” This is because the check valve will stop the flow when the bleeder point i...

That’s the problem; there’s a leak. I can’t figure out where. During brake bleeding, when the bleeder valve is closed, I can pump the Mityvac up to 25 in.Hg Vac and it will stay there until I crack the valve open. Of course, once the valve is open the fluid flows. Could it be that this BMW bleeder i...

I'm attemping to change my clutch fluid but it's a no go. When I plug the end of the Mityvac hose with my finger it will stay charged up until I release the pressure. But it won't hold vacuum when I attach the hose to the bleeder nipple and pump it up. When I secure (twist wire around hose on nipple...

I’m thinking about hooking up a relay for a new horn and use the green wire connected to the current horn as the trigger wire. This normally wouldn’t be confusing but in my case the load (old horn) will be removed. What happens with the ground wire (brown)? I’ve seen kits for Stebel horns which have...

I’ve got about 48k on the bike and will be performing service soon. Yesterday I noticed a drop of oil on the bottom of the oil filter. I know for a fact that it hasn’t leaked in almost 6k miles. What would cause this to happen all of a sudden? I was thinking it has been slowly backing off over time ...

Can someone tell me if there is a check valve in the clutch filler adapter? It seems that the process of removing the grub screw, connecting/removing the bleed screw and then refitting the grub screw would not be possible otherwise.

Looks like an excellent trip with a great camping spot. Your KLR looks lowered. If so, how much did you take it down? I’m seriously thinking of putting a sidecar on the R1150R and getting a bike like yours for solo duty. However, with a 30” inseam I’ll need to drop it at least an inch. I sat on one ...

Obviously I’m only a novice but my experience is that the next time I mount tires it should be a breeze. I spent approximately $100 more than it would have cost me to purchase the tires and have them mounted at the dealer with the wheels on the bike. My equipment consist of: Harbor Freight portable ...

Thanks to all. I’ve determined that this procedure is more technique than anything. The front went on really fast and produced two pops. The rear definitely is on OK. It held the same pressure overnight and the line around the tire near the rim is equidistance (thanks John). I got the Mac Parnes bal...

Sorry, false alarm; turns out I wasn't mashing enough of the bead already on the rim further into the well as I got close to finishing it off. New question though - is it ok to just hear one very loud pop when the beads set? Both sides of the tire look ok and it's holding air. Maybe both sides were ...

So, I got tired of the ever growing hassle of paying others to change my tires and purchased some stuff to do it myself like many of you. I’m using (trying) a Harbor Freight unit with Mojolever and Mojoblocks to mount some new Dunlop RoadSmarts. It was fairly easy off with the old back tire and even...

Thanks for your valued advice guys. After thinking about it last night, I went ahead and ordered a Centech AP-1 from Cycle Gadgets. It just seemed I was potentially going to mess something up with the course I was on. Plus as Wayne put it, I’ll be able to easily add stuff in the future.

I believe there was a post a long while ago which gave great instructions for an easy power source tap for a GPS. You simply remove the starter cover, unplug the accessory plug connector and feed the positive/negative GPS power wires into the female plug connector and then reconnect. The tight fit k...

I'm looking to score a manufacturer refurbished GARMIN 2720 off of ebay. Here's what's in the box: StreetPilot 2720 Preloaded City Navigator® NT for North America MapSource® City Navigator North America NT Portable non-skid mount (friction mount) Dash mount Alphanumeric remote control Vehicle power ...

CycleRob, Thanks for the valuable info. I definitely will need to be more diligent with cleaning in the future. Besides the hydroscopic issues, I thought keeping the brake fluid fresh helped keep everything from being gunked up. Do you happen to know the torque values of the bolts used to keep the t...

The bike does not have ABS. I've taken a couple of test spins for a total of 28 miles. I did the aforementioned touch test and neither rotor was hot. In fact, after excessive slowing and stopping neither was too hot to touch. After the last ride, I was able to spin the wheel several revolutions with...

BSTWAY Yep, based on your response there is some dirt that has found it's way past the seal and is holding up the piston ever so slightly not allowing the piston to spring back. I recomend proceeding as suggested by towerworker to find which caliper is the culprit and carefully remove the dust seal...

The pads are origianl and have never been removed. New tires were mounted a year ago. I believe my issue is directly related to not cleaning the exposed pistons and caliper serfaces prior to retracting the pistons. My bad; just trying to see if it can be remmedied without taking the calipers apart.

Thanks for the reply Boxermania. The bike has 42K miles and I ride year round and in the rain. The Brake fluid was changed a year ago and every year prior by the dealer. However, I did change it myself two years ago. My first thought was I had retracted the pistons when I did it myself. But upon fur...