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

By the way, I have known occasions when it has been necessary to brake hard and the rear wheel has been bounced by ripples on the surface of the road and the ABS has released the effectiveness of the front brake which, at the time, was the only thing giving any retardation. Not good. I'm just sayin...

as a follow up-- braking without the abs is fantastic-- i'm not sure the average rider would even notice it was out. At least not until one really needed it, as in an emergency braking situation. If your bike has ABS you ride like it has, if it doesn't you ride like it hasn't. I've been riding bike...

I have the same problem. I lost one side bag due to a rider running in the back of me, and a few people who follow me have commented that I never seem to use the brakes. So.. I've also gotten in the habit of flashing the brake light when I'm about to slow down setting up for a turn, or coming to a ...

That's one of the things I like about big twins - their engine braking. My son comes out with periodically for rides on his VFR800, he's often commented that I never seem to brake, and he's nearly run up the back of me several times when he follows. I now give the brake lights a little flash when I ...

Yes, did mine last year - just paint the back of the screen with acrylic (usual aerosol can type stuff) - job done. Make sure the surface is scrupulously clean and free of grease or any other contaminants such as polishes etc though - as you obviously can't use a primer to "key" the paint ...

You don't need a reason a buy an Akropovic, other than they look and sound fabulous

http://www.oldgitbiker.pwp.blueyonder.c ... Page_1.htm .....Scroll down the page about 2/3rds

Dewi

Difference was immediate and dramatic. The surge or on/off I experienced in 1st and 2nd gear is gone. Same for the engine braking being more subtle and not so dramatic now. Roll on the throttle and it works like you'd expect, not on/off, just a regular roll on of power. I finally installed my group...

I don't think they do a whole system, this is all I can find, http://www.akrapovic.com/motorcycle-exhaust/products/bmw/model/r-1200-r-2011/slip-on-73ec1b4e97/ if they did do one I'm sure it would be on their website. Pity they've gone to a single outlet pipe on the twin cam version, the old twin pip...

May well see you there, we're leaving here around 11ish but were taking the old Clapham road that runs alongside the A65 so we may get sidelined taking photos. There's 3 of us going so there'll be a red VFR 800, a red 'n white Honda CB 1300 and my black R1200R. We'll look out for you Mate passed his...

Hoshiko, if you PM me I'll let you have my e.mail address so you can send me the photos as jpeg attachments. I'll host them on my website for a while so that everyone here who's interested can see your custom exhaust. Or if you prefer just send them to the e.mail of my photo website - you'll find th...

Nice - part of my riding stomping ground is the Yorks Moors, love it over there. I'm off up to Devils' Bridge on Saturday - hopefully with a mate who passes his test tomorrow. He had to take it again after our wonderfull DVLC "lost" his bike entitlement after a house move. Had to start all...

Hi, Harry as mentioned earlier - go for a test ride then come back and show us your new bike :lol: I've ridden all manner of bikes over the years, including 3 other BMWs: R1100R, R1100S and an F800ST. I'm not a particular lover of BMWs, most of my other bikes have been made up of Hondas - 3 VFRs (75...

If you don't notice some at least some difference than you're one of the lucky ones who has a bike that's ok - some are worse than others it would seem.

Dewi

Nowhere near the triple clamp, it's on top of the airbox - simples. Lift the tank and you'll see it

Dewi

Nooooooooooo! Totally wrong place, don't touch those they're to do with the fuel injection. Not sure what you have to move if it's a GS but on the 1200R you need to lift the back of the fuel tank and prop it up. You'll then find a large black box - which is the airbox and on top of that you'll find ...

The Puig huggers look great I like them. I had one of their screens on my F800ST and it was great quality. Any hugger that bolts to the caliper will be fine on the 1200 beemers, it's the ones that fasten to the torque arm that give probs. The R suspension works differently to other bikes so it canti...

Whatever hugger you buy be sure to get one that mounts to the brake caliper like a Pyramid. I bought a Skidmarx one from Motorworks here in the UK that mounts to the torque arm which doesn't take into account the movement of the rear suspension. A few days after fitting it I noticed a black line app...

A mate of mine had the the exhaust on his old Honda CBR1000 ceramic coated about 6 years ago - they still look like they were done yesterday.

Dewi

Aren't yellow headlights required in France? Maybe someone fron across the big pond knows. No longer a requirement, just beam deflector. Very rare to see a French car with yellow lights these days. Even the beam reflector is being made redundant as more bikes come equiped with "flat" dipp...

If you do a search on here and other BMW forums, Ty you'll find that amost everybody who's fitted a B/Plug is pleased with the result. My bike now rides like it should have done when it left the factory, & there has been virtually no increase in fuel consumption - from 53 to 52 mpg average as sh...