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

Okay, thanks guys. I will check out the zip ties. One other question though. To make this investment, I will have to take a risk that it will be trouble free for a year or so. Is this a bad idea? I have just test road an '05 Vstrom with 9.5K miles, had my local shop check it out, and other then need...

Hey guys, I am looking at an '04 R1150R with 9000 miles on it; asking price is $5250. At first this seemed like a good price to me, and while about 1000 above my budget, I could stretch my budget to make it work if necessary. The problem is that I don't know anything about BMW engines, I have always...