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

I live in Charleston, SC so take my review at face value if cold means single digits to you :biggrin: . I picked up a pair of Frank Thomas Fury Sport Leather Gloves at Cycle Gear to complement my summer riding gloves and put them to the test this AM (an unseasonably cold 36 deg. F). Had the handlegr...

Hygroscopic I think is the word you're looking for.

(and yes, I just dropped my pocket protector, chemistry geek edition...)

Went out and got the ignition tester from harbor freight and indeed my left primary stick coil is shot. The test light was not only dim, but also skipped occasionally, which timed itself with the audible hesitation during idle. Priced out 2 replacement coils with my local dealership at about 125 a p...

I have been having some similar problems to those that Eduardo describes. This includes hard starting and uneven rpm's at idle. The most concerning problem I've been having though is what I feel is misfiring during hard acceleration. Just changed my engine, tranny, and fd fluids today thanks to all ...

So, I'm a first time rider who made the plunge for an '04 R1150R w/ 30.5k miles on the odo about a month ago. I've noticed increased misses in upshifting 1-2 after a single incident about three weeks ago. I was accelerating hard, ~6000 in first, when I made this amateur mistake - I let the engine sp...