1150gs

Hello, I am changing my alternator. There is the thick red wire which is bolted onto the upper stud. There are the two smaller wires connected to the lower white nylon plug. But there is a thin brown wire floating nearby which has a tag that would fit onto the red wire connection. Is this...

With guidance from the numerous excellent posts on the subject of ABS and Servo removal I decided to do the same on my 2003 1150GS, the ABS was faulty when I bought the bike, the servo annoyed me and left me apprehensive in case it failed mid-ride. I used the no-wire-cut method, keeping the...

Hi, Just replaced my Catalytic converter on my 1150 with a Remus Y piece (thanks Stujw70), now when i give it berries it stinks of unburnt fuel. Bit of popping on the overrun. Can i fix it? Improve it? Any help? Cheers, Mark

Hi all, I recently followed the guide on how to top up the oil in the remote preload adjuster for the rear shock (2002 R1150GS) as found here: http://www.bmwlt.com/forums/k1200lt/8406-re-filled-preload-adjuster-rear-shock.html This worked great at getting some preload on the shock until I over...

I am looking to purchase a set of panniers at some point in the next few months and I wanted to gather some opinions. Currently, I am torn between buying used 1200GS panniers (several sets on ebay) and fabricating some racks or buying a complete set (new or used). My questions are: 1. Has...

Hi everybody! This is the start of what will be a fairly long thread detailing the various bits and bobs that I intend to do to my first BMW motorcycle. This week I bought a 2000 W reg R1150GS with 75k miles on the clock (from a member of this forum). She is very tired cosmetically, but...

Has anyone had any use of these chips? I'm away to fit an exhaust, y-pipe and filter and have seen these here.. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eprom-Tuning-chip-BMW-R-1100-GS-R-S-and-1150-GS-R-R-1100-S-no-catalyst-/161183825052?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts_13&hash=item25874dfc9c However if there is...