Next up is valve clearances and end floats
Valve clearances were fine but end float needed adjusting
Valve clearances were fine but end float needed adjusting
New to me R1150 RT
- Thread starter nicholsonj2252
- Start date
TPS set with GS-911 and throttle bodies balanced
New engine oil & filter , plugs , air filter , gearbox oil and final drive oil
Hard wired the SATNAV mount and a dual USB charger and fitted a Quadlock phone mount
Fitted some cylinder head guards
New engine oil & filter , plugs , air filter , gearbox oil and final drive oil
Hard wired the SATNAV mount and a dual USB charger and fitted a Quadlock phone mount
Fitted some cylinder head guards
Flushed the brake system through with fresh fluid today and did the same with the clutch circuit
Will remove the rear wheel tomorrow and drop the final drive to do a spline lube with Staburegs
Just need to ACF50 the bike and then re-fit the fairing panels and it will be ready for winter service
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Will remove the rear wheel tomorrow and drop the final drive to do a spline lube with Staburegs
Just need to ACF50 the bike and then re-fit the fairing panels and it will be ready for winter service
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ride out this afternoon round County Durham and Northumberland
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Had one for three years... No probs, ridden through all the shite 4 seasons Shetland and some mainland weather... Mechanically pampered, cosmetically neglected...
I would have ridden it the length of the country without thinking and still would like one again... A tip for the rufty toughty RT owners is the later GS tyres are the right size and at least 50% more tread and much better puncture resistance if you a rough road/city filterer... Bar backs, lower pegs, Gemi chip, top box (must have!) and it'll do very nearly everything...
In a purely offensive gesture I bought a very nice XTZ12 as a treat and picked it up in Aberdeen to ride south and around the country seeing family and friends... Half way round I wished I'd taken the RT... Nuff said...
I would have ridden it the length of the country without thinking and still would like one again... A tip for the rufty toughty RT owners is the later GS tyres are the right size and at least 50% more tread and much better puncture resistance if you a rough road/city filterer... Bar backs, lower pegs, Gemi chip, top box (must have!) and it'll do very nearly everything...In a purely offensive gesture I bought a very nice XTZ12 as a treat and picked it up in Aberdeen to ride south and around the country seeing family and friends... Half way round I wished I'd taken the RT...
Nuff said...
Had one for three years... No probs, ridden through all the shite 4 seasons Shetland and some mainland weather... Mechanically pampered, cosmetically neglected...I would have ridden it the length of the country without thinking and still would like one again... A tip for the rufty toughty RT owners is the later GS tyres are the right size and at least 50% more tread and much better puncture resistance if you a rough road/city filterer... Bar backs, lower pegs, Gemi chip, top box (must have!
In a purely offensive gesture I bought a very nice XTZ12 as a treat and picked it up in Aberdeen to ride south and around the country seeing family and friends... Half way round I wished I'd taken the RT...
I would have ridden it the length of the country without thinking and still would like one again... A tip for the rufty toughty RT owners is the later GS tyres are the right size and at least 50% more tread and much better puncture resistance if you a rough road/city filterer... Bar backs, lower pegs, Gemi chip, top box (must have!
Bikes got bar risers , lower pegs & top box . I don’t go for engine , fuelling or ECU mods , keep it all standard ;-)
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Ps 15 screws a side and a battery drill with the correct bit speed up fairing work significantly...
Still got the mini battery powered driver and bit from when I had the K1200LT ;-)
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
0500 start this morning to get over to Whitby for 0700 , RT never missed a beat and thanks to the heated grips and vest I was toasty warm ;-)
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
Riding back home after a days riding in the Lake District on Sunday the rev counter illumination bulbs started flickering and then one failed . Todays job was to install new LED bulbs into both the rev counter and speedo . Lets see if these ones last 22 years as the clocks had clearly not been removed before
I now have one in the same colour. 2002 model, abs removed and 22k miles. I have some new Continental tyres to go on and am looking forward to riding it when the weather fairs up a bit.
I still have my year 2000 1150 Gs with the idea being I’d decide in the spring which I would keep, but for what I paid for them I’m now thinking I’ll keep them both. They’re very different for two bikes built on the same platform.
I still have my year 2000 1150 Gs with the idea being I’d decide in the spring which I would keep, but for what I paid for them I’m now thinking I’ll keep them both. They’re very different for two bikes built on the same platform.
Yep and equally capable for everything and everyday (virtually
) riding... Even as an oilheads GS addict I think the RT is a nose ahead for just jumping on and buggering off a big distance... Also that extra few litres in the LH pannier helps on the Tesco trips... (Other stores are available...)
Centre stand shot blasted and powder coated , it ws about the only bit on the bike that had any corrosion , they certainly don't make them like this anymore . Pivots all checked and greased with waterproof grease
Similar threads
