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Just put in some Sea Foam start it up and go it will be fine, as soon as you have enough room in the tank put in some fresh fuel.

A buddy had them on a ZX9R edge to edge they were fine and were used pretty hard, I would'nt worry about it.

A buddy was looking at buying a 05 rock, and when he brought up the maint on the abs the guy he was talking to told him since they have now had more time with the servo abs that bmw now suggests a period of 4 or 5 years, I can't remember which now. But it had atleast doubled.

Since your bike is an 04 you should have the pos & neg terminals on the left side, you could get an alligator clamp plug adapter and hook them directly to those terminals. If they can handle jumping the bike they should handle the mini compressor.

First do the old soap and water trick and check for a leak. If ok you could overfill and see what happens but I will caution you once you get above 65-70lbs. Things can happen fast without warning, especially when your filling the tire and your next to it. If it were me and it was'nt leaking I would...

I live in Wisconsin, and for my 2 motorcycles I pay under $500 for full coverage on both. I have State Farm. I would try someone else.

Put touring shield on and I get this damn rattle. Sounds like it was coming from the motor, but it turned out to be the back of the damn clock.

No surge no nothing no problems great bike. Many bikes to pick from very few can do it all the Roadster is one of them! "Buy ride and enjoy."

Better to work with then against. Started on a 440 LTD Kaw, I would think any of the 500cc or under bikes would be good. As for training go take the MSF course together, and ride together as much as you can so you can have some control when he first starts. Your 40 some years riding will allow you t...

Have been riding for over 20yrs, and have had access to a great number of bikes and even more opinions. I'll put it to you this way, if you feel you are going to want to ride at a more spirited pace, which it sounds like to me. Don't buy the Harley! You will be disappointed with its ability to handl...

It depends on the type of oil and the outside temp. If its real cold and your running a high weight oil it would be better to wait a few minutes. You would be surprised how long it can take for the oil to get around when its real cold.

I'm from two rivers, wi. and I thank everyone for your help. It helps narrow things down.

well hello everyone. I purchased a brand new 2004 r1150r back in aug 06 and have been lurking around ever since. I'm planning a trip and want to buy a shield, I was looking at bmw's sport shield and would like to hear any opinions I'm 5'7''. I will be going nonstop for about a 1000 miles and would l...