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I find that my R1200R does the timing chain noise thing only when I park it on the side stand. It has never made any toming chain noises when parked on the center stand. My R1200R has 40,000 miles on it and runs just fine.
CharlieO

My reply to comments made about my earlier post on the complete Remus exhaust system: I had a lot of discussion with the folks at Remus before purchasing this system. There was no dyno information available for the exhaust/filter system other than what was offered by Remus and their numbers sounded ...

I purchased the Remus Power Cone Performance system late last year. I find the exhaust to perform very well. You can really feel the extra horsepower especially above 5,000 RPM. I also have no problem passing in 6th gear as the extra torque from the system comes into play between 3500 and 4000 RPM. ...

I use premium gasoline only! Haven't had to use a lower grade so far and I don't intent to unless I have no alternative. I went in knowing it required premium so I have no problem with the extra cost. There are other bikes out there that use regular but they did not interest me. I don't like to comp...

I have 8,800 miles on my Bridgestone BT-021tires and the front tire looks a bit light on tread, has a flat spot, and shows some cupping. The rear tire has a flat spot but does not show any cupping. I was running 38 PSI front and 40 PSI rear but when the flat spotting appeared I went to 36 PSI and 38...

Sorry about the late reply on the Brigestone BT-021's but here it is. So far I have had no problems with the tires dry or wet. They seem to stick very well for me. I will say that I do not have any foot peg wear nor centerstand wear so I may not get down like some of you guys. I am leaving for Atlan...

I replaced my R1200R original equipment tires, Michelin Road Pilots, at 10,000 miles with the latest dual compound Bridgestone BT-021. When I purchased the Bridgestones oil was not through the roof and the Bridgstones' were far cheaper. I have not looked at the comparative costs lately. I now have 6...

Casper, If you look carefully the clip is spot welded. Mine is spot welded on the right side, looking at the rear of the muffler, near the clip eye on the very end of the clip . I tried to force mine to release but to no avail. I will probably use a small, high speed grinder to remove the weld. I ha...

Sorry the link did not work so here is the info from the NHTSA report: Make / Models : Model/Build Years: BMW / R1200 GS 2006-2007 BMW / R1200 R 2007-2008 BMW / R1200 ST 2007 Manufacturer : BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, LLC Mfr's Report Date : MAY 27, 2008 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number : 08V254000 N/A NHTSA Acti...

Finally the brake recall on the R1200R,GS,ST has appeared, NHTSA Campaign ID Number 08V254000. I received word yesterday from my brother. He said some friends from Canada had found the recall. I finally had time to search and sure enough here it is: http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems/recalls...

Doug,
If you receive an E-mail from PayPal tonight that is from Charlie "O". I saw the Bandwidth notice yesterday and figured it was time to get some kind of payment to you for maintenance. Hope this helps out.
Regards,
Charlie "O"

DJ, I have the 20" Cee Bailey windscreen. I have a 30" inseam with the middle height seat. I derived the height of my screen based on where the wind hit my face shield at speed (75 MPH). My R1200R came with the tall wind screen and, at speed, the wind hit my face shield about mid shield. T...

I am so happy to hear I have not lost touch with my mechanical abilities...I am having trouble getting my Remus header system to fit! I have been fooling with the fit-up for over a month. I have the header pipe to the "Y" connector fitting pretty well. My problem is that the Power Cone wou...

Sorry Erik that reply was meant for stogiepuffer.
Charlie "O"

Erik, I am 5'-10 1/2" tall with a 30" inseam and I purchased to Cbailey 20" sereen which works well. The air starts encountering the helmit just above the faceshield with no buffeting. I can turn my head at speed (usually 75 MPH) with no adverse effect from the wind. The shield will c...

Just to let everyone know that Remus still sells the Power Cone muffler. I just purchased the header system with the titanium wrapped Power Cone. I purchased the system in Daytona from the Remus representatives located at the Daytona BMW shop and installed the system myself. Took a little bit of sor...

Phil, Please see my post on this same matter located on page (2). To cut to the chase you will have to replace the ring antennae. Your bike will start a few times more but it will eventually fail as mine did. I was able to get the bike home after a few tries but once I got it home I played around se...

I went for a short ride this evening on my R1200R to visit some friends and when leaving the I turned on the ignition and waited for the computer to cycle so I could start the bike. Well I waited and nothing happened so I tried again and it cycled correctly and started. I had to make another stop an...

I went for a short ride this evening to visit some friends and when leaving the I turned on the ignition and waited for the computer to cycle so I could start the bike. Well I waited and nothing happened so I tried again and it cycled correctly and started. I had to make another stop and it did the ...

I have been monitoring this site for quite a while and have gotten lots of good info from you guys. I'll put my two cents in once I get the feel of this. I have a crystal grey metallic R1200R which is the color I wanted and was lucky enough to find at Lone Star BMW in Austin. I like the way the meta...