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Hi,I seems to have dilema which battery tender to buy for winter storage.Could any of you guys point me in right direction in this matter?I am looking for dependible,cheap and w/accesory plug connector.There are so many tenders on line ,that make me rather confussed.The bike of course R1150R,2003,2 ...

Well when I crank up without choke,it still kinda hesitate and than die,but this time was diferent,it die instantly when i let go of trottle.The bike was still hot.Maybe that techron sink down and bike suck up more than it should.Today startup just fine in cold morning.So Iam puzzled. regards Mark

HI ,I had problem with idle yesterday afternoon .Bike is '03,8700mi,so far was good to me but today Icrank up and rew engine a litle,to my surprisse when i let go of the trotlle bike just die.Several time after that too.When i use choke and rew up again it was fine.Now every thing is seems to be ok,...

Glad to hear that you are OK.Sorry about the bike too.I think now when you realised that you going to be ok,bike damage is what hurt the most.Hopefully damage is not going to be that bad after all.Best of LUCK. regards Mark

Thank you so much for input.Looks like I will be buying bat.tender.I agree ,at Nashville is not bad winter not like Chicago or Buffalo.Basicly I am new to this and just want to make sure that baby is not going to suffer.I deffinitely intend to ride during winter months,because it seems that I can't ...

HI,I was wondering about winter storage.I don't have luxury of garage and Iknow that there are people who have that problem too.Now what do you do with bike when is freezing.My father used to keep bike outside entire winter and nothing happend.Being from eastern eur.temperature go to -15C,or so.Is n...

Hi i was wondering if anybody know where to obtain oil temp. non digital gauge.I was on some dutch pages today and discover gauge what you put instead of oil filler cover(I think it would look great on bike)however I don't speak dutch so it was hard to figure it out.Unfortunetly there was'nt r1150r ...

I ,am a citizen of czech rep.so no problem w/d.license,however I was more concerned about documents to transport the bike,any declaration,and req.for Us.side.Do you have to put in crate or will be ok without it?How about insurance for transport.Iam not sure about these cargo handlers on airports(giv...

Hi,actually does any of you know exacly what do I need to get bike to eur.As far as ins.,documents and shiping.Whole nine yards.Thanks in advance for info. Regards Mark

Hi ,thank you all for contributing info in my cause,I did buy that maintenance dvd.Cycle Rob thank you so much but right now I can't ride to Ga.for I have lost my license thanks to f**k up immigration system who manage LOST my paperwork and send new one is going take about two to three months and ab...

Hi,I was wondering if somebody live in decent radius of Nashville Tn.and would be willing to help me with some maintenance 101 of 1150r.This bike is my first and to be absolutely honest I dont know how is suposedly sound,basic maintenance issues or even not sure what is correct rpm for me to shift.I...

Money on the way,and site worth every penny,I'll say.Thanks Mark

HI does anybody know where I can find some product from Keith Haynes.(maybe web page).thanks

my bike is 03/7000mi is there something to be concerned with as fuel lines,quick disconnect or anything else what could get me stranded somewhere.(my first BMW) :?: :?Itried to purchase that 5/16 brass coupler but I cant find it .only 3/16 Iget couple small clamps (just in case) and put it under sea...

that is nice picture,anyway i meant that short clear windshield above instruments,Ihave recently sport bmw original,black

does anybody know where I can get some cheap low clear fairing,standart issue :?:

I have some experience with surging in the low speeds. When I switch to higher octane number 93, in Shell gas station, it seems that surging went away. Does anybody have any experiences with that?

Thanks everybody, that totally answered my question, the bike has only 7k so I cant switch it anyways. I just wanted to change the oil, for myself because I don't know what the previous owner has done to it.

hi,if i have 20w50 oil in could I switch to super syntetic on next oil change?>what would be the best oil kind for engine,tranny and final drive . Thanks Mark

Thanks a lot iam going to buy them for sure..