Cheat Sheet - Maintenance Items

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Cheat Sheet - Maintenance Items

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This has been posted before, but it might be of help to the new owners....enjoy

http://www.oilhead.com/pubs/BMWCheatSheet.pdf
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That's neat, thanks. Do you have a similar sheet for maintenance intervals? For airheads, we had minor and major service intervals. Are there similar ones for R1150Rs?
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Good and useful information. However I didn't see any information on checking the antifreeze in the R's radiators.


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[quote="towerworker"]Good and useful information. However I didn't see any information on checking the antifreeze in the R's radiators.


....there is a check valve under the gas tank in front of the battery but behind the fuel injection computer. Only way to get to it is to pull the tank off the bike...

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Disclaimer: The above comments are unture and are posted strictly in fun. All attempts to check the antifreeze level by removing the tank will result in failure of said task and the loss of a perfectly good afternoon.
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"Disclaimer: The above comments are untrue and are posted strictly in fun. All attempts to check the antifreeze level by removing the tank will result in failure of said task and the loss of a perfectly good afternoon."


Are you by chance an attorney? :lol:
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Just saw that the engine oil recommended is 4 quarts. Isn't that too much? I can recall reading that it shouldbe 3.7 quarts with oil filter and 3.5 without. Anyone has the low-down on this?

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My maintenance manual (BMW) says "without filter-3.7qts (3.50 litre) with filter--4.0 qts (3.75 litre)

I put 4 qts in it and ride.
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