Forum: GS Boxers
03-28-2008, 11:24 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,180
Update - Satisfaction!!!
A few months back, I complained about the sticky action of my newly installed Kaoko throttle lock (Post #15). JVB suggested a plastic washer (Post #16). It took me three months, but I finally took...
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Forum: GS Boxers
12-19-2007, 08:23 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,180
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Forum: GS Boxers
12-19-2007, 07:36 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 3,180
Not Happy
I recently bought a new R1200GS ADV, and the first farkle I ordered was the Kaoko Throttle Control. Service from Adverturers' Workshop was prompt, installation was a snap, and I loved the large,...
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Forum: Vendors
12-02-2007, 05:55 PM
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Replies: 75
Views: 3,536
Are you plugging it into to a CANBUS-contolled...
Are you plugging it into to a CANBUS-contolled power outlet, or direct to the battery? (I assume this is your R1200GS.) The stock power plug is limited to 5 amps (the pump may draw more than this...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-25-2007, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 953
I saw an unhelmeted rider pull out of a parking...
I saw an unhelmeted rider pull out of a parking lot with his side stand down on a chopper that had very little cornering clearance to begin with. The first left bend sent him sliding into an Armco...
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Forum: The Garage
11-18-2007, 09:26 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 782
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-18-2007, 10:08 AM
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Replies: 856
Views: 297,445
Wire routing - 1200 GS Adv
I just traded my 1150 GS for a 1200 GS Adv. On the 1150, I routed the wiring for the PIAA's under the tank, around the ABS unit, etc. However, for the 1200 Adv, I was wondering if I could run route...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-14-2007, 06:09 PM
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Replies: 306
Views: 49,862
A high school kid asked what "those things...
A high school kid asked what "those things sticking out from the side of the engine" were on my R1150GS.
I explain that they are the cylinder heads.
He asks: "Does that make it a moped?"
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-03-2007, 08:23 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 11,894
Non-linear fuel gauge response
(Posted before, but perhaps worth repeating.)
Think about the shape of the GS gas tanks, with their two large, mostly separated, lobes. The fuel gauge sensing unit and the fuel pump suction, or...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-03-2007, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,607
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-01-2007, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 792
Views: 121,463
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-26-2007, 06:12 PM
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Replies: 792
Views: 121,463
Another data point
From the web site of the BMW dealer in Oklahoma City:
A NEW R1200GS
The R1200GS will be replaced by a new model in the first quarter of 2008. We have very limited information at this point....
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-24-2007, 08:30 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 426
Anti-theft system battery?
I'm not certain that I remember this correctly, but I seem to recall that this means the small battery in your anti-theft alarm system needs to be replaced.
Anyone else - it that right?
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-12-2007, 05:15 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 2,274
Goodbye OVAD?
Would this mean an end to OVAD as we know it? (Screw w/ locking nut valve adjustment.)
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Forum: Equipment
08-28-2007, 07:10 PM
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Replies: 207
Views: 32,149
Should work OK for you
The RF-1000 and Duotec also were tight on my forehead, but the Multitec fits good. I think it is a little longer front-to-back, i.e., more oval, than the older Shoei's, but not as oval as the...
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-24-2007, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 13
Views: 748
Fundamentally different
With most conventional bicycle and motorcycle spoked tires, the spokes run from the centerline of the rim to one side of the hub, so it is easy enough to predict the result of tightening a particular...
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-13-2007, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 803
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-11-2007, 10:41 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 1,471
OVAD and TBS
The key to a smooth-running fuel-injected boxer is good valve adjustment and throttle body synchronization.
I also find good after-market seats such as Corbin, Sargent, Mayer, etc. to be easier...
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-10-2007, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 420
Tobinators Rock
Tobinators, with the stock windscreen, changed my 1150GS from the worst airflow I had ever had on a bike, to the best.
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-08-2007, 11:22 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 808
OK, then
In that case, along with the others mentioned above, you might also try IBMWR.org and BMWMOA.org - not specific to GS's, but a lot of good info nonetheless. If you are into touring, ldriders.org...
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-08-2007, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 808
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-08-2007, 07:58 AM
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Replies: 85
Views: 5,637
How about going back to crossover tubes?
Think about the shape of the GS gas tanks, with their two large, mostly separated, lobes. The fuel gauge sensing unit and the fuel pump suction, or pick-up, are in the same lobe.
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-07-2007, 08:45 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 652
easy throttle, high tire pressure
Speed kills mileage.
Getting on and off the throttle in the Hill Country kills mileage and tires.
Hot Texas roads kill tires, especially the abrasive asphalt that comprises most of the best...
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-06-2007, 08:26 PM
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Replies: 85
Views: 5,637
Blame it on the sucking jet pump.
Is it possible that this non-linear response of the fuel gauge is a function of the sucking jet pump, which keeps the pick-up side tank lobe full as long as possible? I have read stories from 1150...
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-05-2007, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 684
I always thought the plastic BMW stock cylinder...
I always thought the plastic BMW stock cylinder head guards were sacrificial items, like crumple zones in cars. They break when you drop the bike, absorbing energy and protecting the valve covers....
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-05-2007, 01:43 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 818
Altitude also has an effect
The eastern part of the state is also probably at higher altitude than the Willamette Valley. Higher altitude = less air = less fuel to maintain proper mixture = less power = better milage. At high...
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Forum: Ride reports
07-20-2007, 09:40 PM
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Replies: 55
Views: 3,749
Thanks for the great tale.
Great story; thanks for taking the time to share it with us.
While a perfect day of riding is always nice, this reminds me that it is the trips where things don't go quite as planned that often...
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Forum: Equipment
01-21-2007, 07:33 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 807
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Forum: Equipment
01-21-2007, 07:24 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,554
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Forum: Equipment
01-17-2007, 09:58 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 1,293
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Forum: Equipment
01-15-2007, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,626
Just be careful where you set it...
When I was younger and more foolish, I had a magnetic tank bag that I would sometimes set on the ground at gas stations while filling the bike; the magnets picked up small metal debris, and scratched...
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Forum: Equipment
01-12-2007, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 37
Views: 2,151
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Forum: Equipment
01-10-2007, 08:48 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 12,211
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Forum: Equipment
01-10-2007, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 63
Views: 4,119
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Forum: Equipment
01-09-2007, 05:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 729
Bike: R1150GS; Rider: 250 lbs.
I run 42...
Bike: R1150GS; Rider: 250 lbs.
I run 42 psi rear and 36 psi front on the long, straight highway. When I get to the dirt, I drop each by 10 to 12 psi - maybe could go lower, but I get afraid of...
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Forum: Equipment
01-09-2007, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 92
Views: 12,211
Go for the hi-viz
I got a hi-viz 'stich last month. I can certainly notice cagers doing double-takes in their mirrors on the freeway, and cars seem less likely to pull in fornt of me. I have no doubt that I am being...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-07-2007, 08:02 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 5,704
I picked-up a single Fiamm Freeway Blaster (low...
I picked-up a single Fiamm Freeway Blaster (low tone) from CarQuest Auto Parts for 17 bucks today, and mounted it in place of the stock 1150GS horn in about 30 minutes. Bolts right on with room to...
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Forum: GS Boxers
01-04-2007, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 3,230
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Forum: Equipment
01-04-2007, 06:01 PM
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Replies: 46
Views: 2,512
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Forum: Face plant
12-29-2006, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 14,439
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