exhaust flap removal

Possible thread hijack. Those who have removed/disabled the flap - has this cured the reported stalling issues on a blipped throttle (if any of you had them)?
 
Im thinking of removing my flapper valve here, what do you do with the cables, do you disconnect them from the servo also do you leave the servo wired up or unplug it
 
Im thinking of removing my flapper valve here, what do you do with the cables, do you disconnect them from the servo also do you leave the servo wired up or unplug it

Easiest to leave the servo in place. AIUI the ECU will flag up an error if you remove it (not one that shows on the dash though)
 
Possible thread hijack. Those who have removed/disabled the flap - has this cured the reported stalling issues on a blipped throttle (if any of you had them)?

Ive had this happen as well, i found this:

http://kevinvanblerk.blogspot.co.uk
Scroll down and find the response from BMW on 16th July - it's a long blog, but basically BMW say the rapid "blipping" confuses the ECU, and it shouldn't be done...
 
I was thinking of removing mine but was told by local indy that this would invalidate any warrenty that I have with BMW.
Has anybody else had this issue? My bike has a warranty until December and obviously I don't want any problems!
 
Guys I am trying very hard here to source a pipe here in the Saarf..I know the measurements are
b. Tube length: 67mm.
c. Tube outer diameter: 63.5mm.
d. Tube inner diameter: approximately 57mm. as per nick

My question is, is it a straight pipe without a taper on it? That makes it fairly solid and thick pipe at nearly 6mm thickness....or is it tapered from 63.5mm down to roughly 57mm at t other end..PS I would go and look but its pissing outside and I left my tools at the airport on the IOM...
 
57mm Inside diameter sounds wrong - its only about 1mm to 2mm thick piece of straight pipe, so at least one of diameters in that article is wrong. Just buy one from Nippy Normans. At £30 its a rip off but a lot easier than messing about and by the time you have travelled backwards and forwards to collect it, return it coz its wrong, get another etc etc its got to be cheaper and its 99% certain to bolt straight on

http://www.nippynormans.com/r1200gs...wer-tube-valve-eliminator-r1200gsadv-and-more
 
i have one right here
the size you need is outer dia 63.6mm
inner is 59.4mm
length is 66.5mm
 
Thanks Fizzer and AustinW. Fizzer you selling it? Seems if I had been asking for the right dimensions in the first place, it would have been simple to source...Anyhow, might wait till I get my tools back to take it apart and inspect before biting the bullet (Ill only need it working when I want to sell it on anyway)
Cheers Guys
 
you can have it mate ,the one that's in my bike was given to me from a good fellow on here,pm me your details and I will send via hermes you just pay the price of that
cheers ian
 
I had this problem and the widget replaced under warranty. My dealer now lubes it every service (if I remind them) FOC and have had no problems since.

If you wait that long it will seize soon enough. Get yourself a can of graphite penetrating spray and use regularly on the valve spindle.

This http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Liqui-Mol...048877?hash=item43edd63b2d:g:OYgAAOSwKfVXJkVC

Or this http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2X-GRAPHI...988160?hash=item1a0bbb8440:g:4CwAAOSwcu5UOlYy
 
I bought the Nippy Normans one, fitting was easy, although I think it should be about 10mm longer as it doesn't quite fit in fully on both ends. Might just be my silencer position though. One thing, it pops on the overrun, which is cool.

I disconnected the whole thing as it is neater, just taped over the connector.
 
Use the bike regulary and give it a squirt with something like bendy suggests or even WD40. There's a small hole in the plastic cover that allows you to easily do that.
Mine's now six years old with 32k miles and working fine. I've had the de cat headers and I've used the nippy Norman pipe. It's sitting on the shelf, just in case. The nippy Norman pipe fitted mine perfectly. You may need to move the silencer a bit on its mounting. I just prefer the way the valve works.
Intend to pick up a spare sometime.
 


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