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

I too am amazed guys are getting 10K + out of any tire. I seem to get 5-6K miles out of rears and usually replace both at that mileage even if the front has a little life left. PR3s felt good, a little better wear than PR2s. Recently I spooned a set of Pilot Power 2 tires on and WOW, what a huge dif...

Hi Guys, Edkuh (a member here) was good enough to send me a B-Twins quick shifter and a Rapido quick action throttle pulley to try on my R1200R. I finally got them installed and tried them out today after a long winter. I am really impressed with the quick shifter, really makes the shifting quick an...

The bike will do either rpm range well, depends on my mood. On really tight stuff or if I really want to move I'll stay a gear lower and rev it. If I am riding 75-80% and moving at a good pace and trying to stay smooth and flow with the road I'll run a gear higher and torque out of the corners. On a...

Someone over on the MOA discussion pointed me to the BoosterPlug website, where there is an explanation of the operation of the BoosterPlug. If it was half the price I'd be interested in trying one. It does have a thermistor (temperature sensitive resistor) that compensates for ambient temperatures...

That is pretty good mileage from the Pilot Powers. Hopefully I will get close to that. I assume they will wear faster than the Pilot Roads but if I get 3500-4K from them I'll be happy.
Mike

I have always run sport touring tires on all of my bikes and recently have had Pilot Road 2s and 3s on my R1200R which I liked a lot, especially the 3s. Needed tires before my recent trip down to NC, TN, GA and had a new Pilot Power 2CT rear here so I ordered a matching front. Figured I'd try it. Al...

The Product description says " Fits all R1150 models, all R1200C & CL models, K1200RS & LT bikes ..." Is this incorrect? OOPS! too much cutting and pasting. Here is the link to the corrected R1200 version: http://www.beemerboneyard.com/bmwafxied1200.html . David, I agree that the ...

Hey Guys, This topic was being discussed in another thread that I kind of hijacked so I figured I'd start another thread here. Basically these devices allow you to set your air fuel ratio richer than the overly lean stock settings. The unit works amazingly well on the R1200 bikes. I have had one on ...

Looks cool. I'd like it better with street tires though. Wonder what it weighs?

Just had another thought. Roger talks alot about the difference between 10% ethanol fuel vs. pure gas in his thread. This may explain why I'm fairly happy with the fueling on my bike. Maybe my bike is a bit better behaved because I always run ethanol free (pure) gas. http://www.pure-gas.org/extensi...

Lost Rider,
Since I am just speculating on how the Bazzaz works I don't feel comfortable commenting on how it is effecting your bike in different environments.
Barry, I don't think there would be any ill effects on the cat convertor with the modest enrichment the AF XiED enables.
Mike

If the Bazzaz is disconnecting the O2 sensors then they are substituting their own fuel map and using open loop only from the BMSK. At least that is how I see it. Some of the older Dobeck (Techlusion) units did that on the 1100 and 1150 bikes. That approach does work but you lose all of the adaptive...

Yeah, the R1200 bikes are better than previous oilheads with the fueling but it is amazing what adding 6% or 8% fueling can do for the manners of these bikes. The difference in day to day manners and throttle response sure feels klike more than a 6or 8% change, I can tell you that.
Mike

Mike, that advrider thread is geek heaven. I look forward to seeing the final product. Yes, Roger is a very interesting and detail oriented guy. There is a coment in there somewhere where he compares the role of a thermometer with a thermistat. The air temp foolers being the thermometer and the XiE...

Hi Don, Yes, there is an individual AF-XiED unit connected to each O2 sensor. I have emailed Nightrider regarding the question about what happens if one or both unit were to fail. Will post back when I have that answer. Roger has answered the question regarding the BMSK and Motronic adapting out the...

Barry, What Roger has found and details much later in that monster thread is that the BMW Motronic and BMSK brains take data they receive from their sensors in closed loop operation and apply that to adapt fueling maps in closed loop AND open loop operation. I'm sure Roger will answer your post hims...

Hi Barry & Scriber, If you read the whole ADV Rider post Roger is was learning and posting as he went and later on was able to determine through his data logging that the air temp foolers were indeed being adapted out. He does say that the air temp foolers or a higher pressure fuel regulator wil...

Mike, that advrider thread is geek heaven. I look forward to seeing the final product. Yes, Roger is a very interesting and detail oriented guy. There is a coment in there somewhere where he compares the role of a thermometer with a thermistat. The air temp foolers being the thermometer and the XiE...

I'm no expert but I think the fueling devices (resistor tuners) are safe as thousands of guys are running them on all types of bikes; I know Harley guys use something similar called a Xied. You probably won't need the throttlemeister after you install it. My Sargent seat has made a big difference t...

David, Thanks. I've ordered from the chap in Greece, and suggested to Mike @ beemerboneyard that he consider carrying them. He was going to contact the chap in Greece about getting a stock. Do you have contact info for Irv Seaver? Someone in parts perhaps who might be knowledgeable? I am arranging ...