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

collyers wrote:steering damper.



Dunno why it needs it, but apparently, BMW thinks it does.
I've seen a few R1100Rs with them, but exactly zero 1150s with them installed.
Maybe the steering head angle is steeper (quicker steering), or something unforeseen in the new telelever.....

My R1100R has one FWIW

Hey Doug

just ordered 2 xl shirts. Thanks!!!

By the way for anybody who might be interested...after 25 years I finally got a college degree! I went back to UVA and got a BS degree in nursing. I started work in a cardiac intensive care unit at a hospital in Tennessee last month. Nursing is brutual...to say the least!! But at least I got a job!...

I cant imagine much more horrible than the scenario you laid out for us. There was a similar tragedy in my own family. I was very young at the time so I never knew the whole story but my sister in law's brother was killed on a bike. That is why her and my brother are among the few fully geared Harle...

Dang that there is something about the color black on a BMW motocycle!!! That dark silver does nothing for me. Superfical stuff I know but esp after my gaff with the oil cooler I hardly feel competent to comment on much else... :oops: Is ist my imagination or is that left side bag full size??? No mo...

Big kudos on a job well done!!! i certainly cant see from the pics from the BMW painted cases. Again excellent work!!

Make sure you've turned the key all the way round.... Can't emphasize that enough!! I've tried locking down my cases and though the tab looks like its all the way in, if it is just a hair out of alignment the handle wont close properly. Keep working the key, open and close a few times and see if th...

I think I would just pull out the cell and dial 911. When the guy asks you what you're doing, tell him you're calling the cops because he's harassing you on public property. It's always the person makes the call who gets to be the plaintiff. Love the idea but how bout call 411 for the number of the...

For the love of the metal hammering gods and pavement sweeping demons, did they finally put self-cancelling signals on that thing? In a day when they can squeeze the last fraction of hosepower and torque from a motor, install a catalyst system to save the environment, and reduce the weight 50 pound...

bubbleman21 wrote:go to totalmotorcycle.com, click on the 2007 bmw & see great pictures & specs of the r1200r. good bye to the beak.

I say its an aftermarket oppurtunity!!! I can see the slogan now...

"Beak up your R1200R!!!!" (TM)

DSKYZD wrote:DJ,

+1 on the "looks like the 1100R"

I keep getting that feeling when I look at the pictures. Glad it's not just me.


DSKYZD

lack of the flare from the oil cooler maybe??? I kinda see it but after looking at my R1100 its not as blatant to me...

A couple years ago my brother took his and his wifes F650's to FL from VT in the back of his full size Chevy pickup. Due to time constraints, there was not enough time to ride there and back, at least the way my brother would do it on a bike!! In trying to help him load the bikes back into the truck...

I always thought the color matched cases just looked real sharp. Not that the black looks horrible but those pics DJ posted and others I've seen from the K bikes just look IDK, snazzy!!!

DJ, do you still have the step by step to make those garage hangers?? Could you repost them?? Thanks!!

Craig

That Zanfel is amazing stuff IF AND ONLY IF it is used according to the directions!! It's pricey but well worth it for relief. There is another similar product called Tecnu but it needs to be used within 8 hours for any significant effect but it takes longer than that for the rash to erupt and by th...

Could the lowered headlight have something to do with providing some cover for oil cooler??

OOPS never mind, thought I spotted it up under the tank..I see from marks pics its down on the block...

Yesterday, as I neared the house after my 360 mile run for breakfast (see the Geezers do Boise tread in Group Rides), I saw coming my direction a cruiser with the rider wearing shorts, a skid lid and flip flops. Nothing else. Sadly, that is not anything unusual around here. But as I lifted my hand ...

I agree with Boxer, this is on the new guy. Thats alot of bike to be muscling around even lightly busy streets w/o much saddle time. I consider myself lucky to have been able to spend my first months on the relatively bare roads of VT. It was enough to give me time to acclimate to the bike and not h...

Thanks Craig...yes I saw them...brrrr... :( I feel sorry for you guys that can't ride all year round...and have to store you bike away and thaw it out again after Winter.. :D Do you snow board or ski...that's one bonus. DJ Oh yeah, I've been skiing for about 20 years now. I was lucky growing up in ...

Do you have a film SLR?? From what I hear the digital Canon Rebel and film version use the same lens, so if you already have those or can get your hands on a set, not a bad deal. I have a Canon G5 digital camera. Certainly not a professional base but suits my amateur needs quite well and I got a swe...

These are from the end of last October, the beginning of wintertime around here. Just some pics I had on my Canon G5 that I finally found my power cord and USB cable to connect it to my computer. Winter around these parts is definitely not riding season!! My driveway is a good hill and I have to use...