bimmerboxer
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I love my 01 Single Spark R1150GS. Even had an early model r12 but the 1150 gets my vote. I even wash it....with shampoo. Urg!!! I do intend to keep it for many more years.
This forum has been an invaluable resource for keeping my bike 'fit'. Hoping to tap it further, here goes.
So far...
ABS sorted (finally through a rebuild)
LHS cam tensioner upgrade
Timing chain, rails and tensioner replaced ( tensioner housing was cracked, causing rattling and poor oil cooling. I know this because the bike did not overheat as much after)
HES replaced
Y pipes and CCP removed, 5 & 6 short in the CCP socket.
A couple of days ago, after some routine work, having the tank lifted, started the engine and the rpm went sky rocket due to a accelerator cable getting stuck somewhere. Not the first time. Cables back to normal and rode off.
Now there was a weird sound from the right cylinder. Not a tappetty clunky kind of sound but a deeper clonk, enough to worry me tremendously.
Started it again the next morning (cold) and it sounded fine until it warmed up.
Found the chain guides broken off on the right side. Likely due to the engine operating at higher than normal temperatures and the recent strained start.
Now, I certainly am going to replace the guides but I wish to split the engine and do a proper job, attending the other likely worn parts after 100,000km.
Kindly advise what you would recommend. (bearings, chians, cam followers, rods etc etc). Cost is an issue but not as my intention to keep the bike for years to come. Thanks in advance. Oh.....btw I'm in Indonesia, just south of the equator.
This forum has been an invaluable resource for keeping my bike 'fit'. Hoping to tap it further, here goes.
So far...
ABS sorted (finally through a rebuild)
LHS cam tensioner upgrade
Timing chain, rails and tensioner replaced ( tensioner housing was cracked, causing rattling and poor oil cooling. I know this because the bike did not overheat as much after)
HES replaced
Y pipes and CCP removed, 5 & 6 short in the CCP socket.
A couple of days ago, after some routine work, having the tank lifted, started the engine and the rpm went sky rocket due to a accelerator cable getting stuck somewhere. Not the first time. Cables back to normal and rode off.
Now there was a weird sound from the right cylinder. Not a tappetty clunky kind of sound but a deeper clonk, enough to worry me tremendously.
Started it again the next morning (cold) and it sounded fine until it warmed up.
Found the chain guides broken off on the right side. Likely due to the engine operating at higher than normal temperatures and the recent strained start.
Now, I certainly am going to replace the guides but I wish to split the engine and do a proper job, attending the other likely worn parts after 100,000km.
Kindly advise what you would recommend. (bearings, chians, cam followers, rods etc etc). Cost is an issue but not as my intention to keep the bike for years to come. Thanks in advance. Oh.....btw I'm in Indonesia, just south of the equator.
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