Stu
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2 minutes ago, GojuRyu5 said:
Impressive @Stu - but no TMBF sticker in sight
Yes! I realised that
Don't worry it will be rectified
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I have a few dotted about in the garage stuck to cupboard doors and some on the tool box too
Mainly on the toolbox drawers so I can shout the stickers out to who's car or bike I am fixingto get tools
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Check what @Fozzie says first
Sometimes the adjusters seize too but when that happens you get 0 turns!
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@rennie I might start watching this instead of WSBK
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On 24/07/2023 at 09:38, rennie said:
Some good racing!
BSB is the best to watch at the moment I think
It is! I am bored of WSBK as there is no competition
Granted if Bridewell and Irwin get out front they usually stay there but its still a challenge for them to hold the rest off!
Vickers is doing extremely well at the min and where the hell did Danny Kent come from
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13 hours ago, OldEssexMan said:
This post does back up my comment about BMW reliability. The bike is being sold at 53k miles and has already had a new clutch and a new cam chain adjuster. My Yam XJ900F had had no major parts replaced when I sold it at 100k miles. My first Pan was bought at 40k and sold at 140k with no parts replaced. My second Pan was bought new and sold at 180k miles having had the alternator replaced at 98k. To have to replace major components by 53k does not fill me with confidence about BMWs.
I replaced more than that on my fjr1300 with 34k on the clock
Same for my Tl1000 with 28k and both my gsxr 600's with less than 20k on both of them and the same on my zxr 400
So it's not all Rosie
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That really is a minor issue
I would clean it all up straighten it out then find a local fabrication shop and pop in and speak to one of the welders to run a bead on it
They will probably charge you pennies for their tea fund then you can clean it all up yourself at home
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3 minutes ago, Lateralus said:
It's even got a cup holder!
Yeah! Wtf is that all about
I know people call them an armchair but that's taking the piss
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Thats probably worth a punt!
The trouble is you're going double the mileage of what you have currently! But as I say mileage is no issue
Or you could find an early one that's had the alternator done
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12 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:
I think the original post suggested £6k max.
Cheers I missed that
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5 minutes ago, Lateralus said:
Without wishing to embarrass you all with my mechanical expertise, something about a part in the centre of the engine which can fail and is £2k+ to fix, but was sorted on later models.
I'll ask him!
The charging system
It's an engine out job to change that stator. There has been a fair few failures on it. It's not something that would worry me but I would do the work myself.
At first I thought you was still talking about shaft problems
What's your budget if you don't mind me asking
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13 minutes ago, Lateralus said:
So the strong advice I've had from Steve at Rainbow Workshop is to avoid the 2013 and 2014 LC RTs, which means they're still a bit beyond budget.
Test rode a Trophy today, bit just didn't like it, much as I wanted to! Everything felt a bit vague compared to the K1300S, but after 3 years with an RT I'd expected to feel instantly at home!
Think a test of a K1300GT might be in order...
For what reason to avoid them?
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6 hours ago, OldEssexMan said:
I too am in the market for a new bike. Having had shaft-driven machines since 1991 I am not exactly spoiled for choice these days! What has happened to the manufacturers to make them all so shaft-phobic? No Japanese company has a shaft-drive in their portfolio (except Honda with the Goldwing) and, having heard too many stories about BMW unreliability, I am loathe to go that route. Guzzi? No thanks! Yes, another Pan would be nice but they are all at least 10 years old. I fear I will be 'forced' into having something with a chain - ugh!
You will hear stories of failed shafts you do with other mainstream manufacturers too it was one of the issues with the fjr if not serviced correctly
Another issue with the fjr is the rear suspension linkage! It's a serviceable item and no one ever gets it done even the dealers skip it! If and when that fails it can be deadly.
On the bmw the shaft isn't an issue it's failure to maintain other parts that allows moisture in that causes a failure
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Get the bmw!
What was the question
There is some cracking deals out there for the R1200rt lc
Don't be put off by high mileage either as I have seen a lot with well over 200k on the clocks! They get cheap after about 35k as people think that's high mileage
The RT is a better bike than the K16 in terms of nimbleness the K16 is a great motorway bike and the engine is silky smooth.
I have seen some RT's as low as 6k and it's a lot of bike for the money
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If it was all legal and above board then I would have no issues with it
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There is a simple solution to your problem!
Loads of breakfast runs and plenty of cake too
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My BMW you press the button for ignition on and off and press and hold to activate the steering lock
Keyless ignition so I can't help
I have always known on off lock park the idea been you park it with the steering locked
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Happy birthday
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10 hours ago, Steve_M said:
The owners group rate it as a top bike but it just didn’t work for me.
The owners on the groups have never owned a BMW
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@Mickly It was me that created the Tags GPX and just added it to the post
To do that you need GPX loader from Garmin which is pretty easy to use to for the future
It's only mods and admin that can mark as solution and only in pitstop at the min maybe I should enable it in other forums to for these reasons
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Awesome bit of racing this weekend!
Some not so great results and some unexpected results too!
Bridewell and Irwin seem to be pushing their luck on those Ducati's!
Bad start from vickers but a good finish in the end and Hicky's luck is just getting worse!
12 hours ago, rennie said:BSB is probably the best to watch over WSBK and MotoGP at the moment!
I agree, I have stopped watching the WSBK as its just a one man race
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Happy Birthday
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Happy cider day @rennie