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by AlexGill
Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:05 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: Tubed tyres losing pressure quicker than tubeless?
Replies: 18
Views: 3825

Re: Tubed tyres losing pressure quicker than tubeless?

I too have a R1200R Classic (2011) DOHC with the spoke wheels - I always find my tyre pressure is down when checking the tyre pressure at the filling station!
by AlexGill
Wed Apr 11, 2012 1:01 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: R1200R won't idle on cold startups
Replies: 8
Views: 2190

Re: R1200R won't idle on cold startups

Okay, to clear up the temperature questions, we aren't in winter yet here in South Africa. The temperature readout on my bike has been reading between 10 & 14 degrees celsius in the mornings lately. Nowhere near freezing! The whole problem started with a terrible noise on startup. They tried sof...
by AlexGill
Tue Apr 10, 2012 9:56 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: R1200R won't idle on cold startups
Replies: 8
Views: 2190

R1200R won't idle on cold startups

Okay, so I've got a 2011 R1200R Classic (DOHC) with around 5500km's on the clock. The bike went into BMW recently to have a software update and have the alternator drive belt replaced. Since that work was carried out the on bike I battle starting it in the mornings now that it's starting to get cold...
by AlexGill
Wed Mar 14, 2012 1:11 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: 2011 BMW R1200R Classic LHS startup noise
Replies: 4
Views: 1629

Re: 2011 BMW R1200R Classic LHS startup noise

I took my bike into BMW yesterday afternoon. I recorded the startup sound on my phone so I could let them listen to it. The chap that helped me said he also thought it was the drive belt. He sprayed something into that black plastic cover situated behind the Telelever where the drive belt is situate...
by AlexGill
Tue Mar 13, 2012 6:07 am
Forum: R1200R (2006-2014)
Topic: 2011 BMW R1200R Classic LHS startup noise
Replies: 4
Views: 1629

2011 BMW R1200R Classic LHS startup noise

Hi all, Hope this post finds all of you well. This is actually my first of hopefully many posts on this forum - I'm new to the forum, but not to BMW! Okay, so this is the problem I've noticed on my R1200R. I've got a 2011 DOHC model with around 5500km's on the clock. I've noticed now that the weathe...