2003 1150GS Adventure rebuild
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Your bike,your shout,but,,,,
I’d seriously consider taking the heads to a good machine shop.
Once set up in a mill the job is a lot less likely to go tits up,and no one will thank you for turning up with a miss drilled mess.
Cheers Mikeyboy
I have never taken the cylinder head off. I have taken the rocker cover off my other 1150 to do the valve clearance but that is far as I have had to go. From looking at the BMW manual I have, to remove the valve gear carrier is it a case of
Remove the cam chain sprocket cover, tie up sprocket,
Secure rockers with a band , undo the four bolts and away she comes ?
And for the cylinder head is it a case of remove the four bolts gently wiggle slide etc the head off taking care to not dislodge the cam sprocket to much.
Any other suggestions or advice is always welcome as every day is a learning day
I have never taken the cylinder head off. I have taken the rocker cover off my other 1150 to do the valve clearance but that is far as I have had to go. From looking at the BMW manual I have, to remove the valve gear carrier is it a case of
Remove the cam chain sprocket cover, tie up sprocket,
Secure rockers with a band , undo the four bolts and away she comes ?
And for the cylinder head is it a case of remove the four bolts gently wiggle slide etc the head off taking care to not dislodge the cam sprocket to much.
Any other suggestions or advice is always welcome as every day is a learning day
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Head removal is pretty easy,prob 1 hr per side,
Just follow the manual,all will be good
Just follow the manual,all will be good
yamonda1
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I'm looking forwards to this 
luke scott
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Great thread. I'd pay just to come into your garage and have a look. Where was the bike kept ? I've never seen such bad corrosion 
Fantastic effort dub
It is really making me want to get hold of another r1150gs and do it up
Cheers Yamonda 1 Johnny boxer
Cheers Neil W go for it life is too short
Luke Scott no charge free tea/ coffee and biscuits drop down any time you're free. I'm not sure previous owner had it at the side of the house with a cover
Cheers Neil W go for it life is too short
Luke Scott no charge free tea/ coffee and biscuits drop down any time you're free. I'm not sure previous owner had it at the side of the house with a cover
I suspect the previous owner lived in a pineapple under the sea...
All the best dub
Ok folks little update all the fiddly pain in the ass jobs done. The four studs from the cylinder heads drilled out and the holes re tapped. The rear grab rail broken bolt removed and re tapped and the two bolts that sheared off in the swan's neck that held the crashbars were also drilled out and re tapped. As you can see the wheel chock on the bench has a multitude of uses.
Cheers
Dub 24
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Dub 24
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