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

Welcome to the group! Pretty quiet group, but good info available if you search.

Gonna be 75F tomorrow here in NC, so time to ride!

Scott

Yeah, my brother sat on the bike and commented how heavy and top-heavy it seemed. The he rode it and said how it felt much lighter when in motion, especially in the curves.

Good to know, Ron. Hopefully mine will last as well..

cheers,
Scott

Good stuff, Oliver! Can't wait to see the progress on the Translogic Micro Dash install.

cheers,
Scott

Installed a Vista Cruise throttle lock (model MCVICY, which is for Yamaha motorcycles, see info http://www.soundoffrec.com/products/cruise.aspx ) last weekend. This was fairly easy and only required a couple of small modifications. The throttle lock itself had to be widened a bit to fit without bind...

I was working on installing a throttle lock this weekend (I'll post a separate thread about that) when I noticed that my brake light was stuck on. After a bit of debugging with my volt meter, I discovered that the micro switch activated by the handbrake was not disengaging, so I removed the switch a...

You can shift almost anywhere you please. The engine has a lot of torque, so I short shift in heavy traffic quite a bit. Otherwise, it's up to how much gas you want to burn.

cheers,
Scott

Welcome to the group! I've had my "new to me" 1998 r1100r for a couple of months now. It's a fun bike. I think you can disable the ABS using the button on the steering, just not sure how. Getting the bike onto the center stand is all about technique. I use one hand on the handle bar and on...

Never thought about Line-X on the cases. Good idea for older/scratched used cases.

Nice looking bike !

-Scott

Thanks, Oliver.

I did indeed get the version with ABS. It's been well maintained and seems to run perfectly, aside from the normal clunky gearbox.

cheers,
Scott

Anyone have a real life pic of the police/authority windscreen for the R11R?

Part can be seen here:
http://www.bmwriderparts.com/showAssemb ... bly=192722

New owner as of last week of a 1998 R1100R, just checking in. I've owned a wide variety of bikes the past 20+ years (Honda, Yamaha, Harley, Suzuki) but this is my first BMW. So far, I really like it. A lot of useful torque and a very comfortable riding position. Can't wait to take it on a long road ...