City Slicker / Julian read this
Yeah, cool.
Incidentially my GS is a 98 also.
Recently I took measurements on 2 R1150GS's one was 355mV (? certainly < 360mV) and one was 365mV. It seems the one with more miles was the lower one. I wonder if the effect of age/more miles is for the reading to drop ? This may make sense coz I doubt it would increase since if you look at the Rob L doc he mentions that +400mV and you will need to reset the engine management computer and since people don't need to do this all the time I guess through time the reading decreases.
Certainly on the 3 bikes I have measured this does seem to be the case. In fact come to think of it I know of a R1100RS that also had a reading less than 370mV.
An important point to note is that if you set close to 400mV and there is any error in your digital voltmeter then you could set the actual (as opposed to the measured) to be greater than 400mV.
That would mean a reset of the engine management, so make sure you set a bit lower than 400mV. I think there is a recomendation that 385mV is correct for sea level so go for that and ensure the actual is <400mV. If you are worried about this then just take your time as the docs state that as long as you do not start the bike then there is no issue. To be doubly sure I measured the voltage once I had repositioned the sensor and tighted both allen bolts.
City Slicker / Julian hope this helps....
And while we are on the subject of balancing etc. Have you ever replaced the throttle cables ? I think the Haynes manual mentions doing this at 18k. I am coming up for the 24k service and thought I might do despite the fact the feel of the throttle is as new.
My advice to anyone trying these procedures is to read very carefully the docs on
www.ibmwr.com and you'll find it all quite easy it just appears a bit daunting but is actually OK. Plus second time around it takes seconds to ensure you are within limits.
