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by rman
Mon Jul 01, 2013 1:31 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

that's laser full exhaust hot cam you have to be cur full do not touch the valve aggressive to the track surface otherwise can the rear wheel losing the grip The funny in the all story was that my sun 6 years old he sow a photo which i have knee Down with a Honda cbr 600 cc , and he told me at the m...
by rman
Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:51 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

Dear all after two years i present you the new BMW R1150ROCKGS We have a r 1150 gs 2002 model and we changed all the frond system and the rear wheel plus shocks WP(from Rockster) we install laser full exhaust kn filter 89 hp to the back wheel i will show you some photos the good point is that my bik...
by rman
Tue Feb 15, 2011 3:10 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: MISSION ALLMOST COMPLETE
Replies: 4
Views: 1875

Re: MISSION ALLMOST COMPLETE

Oliver thanks for the information i order and the buck ring to change it i think here you can see some photos..http://s1233.photobucket.com/albums/ff381/rman12/
by rman
Mon Feb 07, 2011 1:13 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: MISSION ALLMOST COMPLETE
Replies: 4
Views: 1875

Re: MISSION ALLMOST COMPLETE

how ever i can insure you that i use compination(buck the new ring) and front the old ring and it work perfect under very hard tests....


i think that you can see photo here


if you will see in face book "andreas venetis" i posted in my account photos
by rman
Sun Feb 06, 2011 9:36 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: MISSION ALLMOST COMPLETE
Replies: 4
Views: 1875

MISSION ALLMOST COMPLETE

As i report in previous post in my intention was to covert my 99gs in r1150r.... So i bought a used r1150r 2004 model and i took all the parts. I keep the fuel tank of touratech the electrical system of gs(including ABS) the engine the rear subframe with the seats and i replaced all the rest. I left...
by rman
Sun Jan 16, 2011 11:10 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: New R1150R owner
Replies: 25
Views: 7082

Re: New R1150R owner

I think that you bought one of the most beautifull and reliable bikes,how ever if your bike have abs pay attention to the central unit of ABS. In the past some of them had some problems ..... Also the sevro ABS system incase of failure you dont have effective brakes(so be aware in case if you see th...
by rman
Mon Jan 10, 2011 6:16 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

This photo is drom 2006(i was 37 years :mrgreen: ) )How ever i hope that soon you will have a photos from the project :D

Happy new year from Greece!!I wish you health and money for 2011...
by rman
Thu Dec 23, 2010 11:05 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

Until now i took the decision and i ordered a used R1150r from Germany. The bike will arrive in Athens about 25 of January, so i think that until the end of january, the all project will complete. I can feel the disapoitment which feel a street driver when he convert his street bike and install on-o...
by rman
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:37 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

Thanks for the advices ;) I had in my mide to bye a used r1150r and replacing all the parts from the one bike to the other the reson is that i would like to come to the geometry of r1150r. In the past i bought a r1150gs with street wheels but the handling was not as r1150r i suppose because of geome...
by rman
Thu Dec 09, 2010 6:08 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

Hi again, Andreas. I'd agree with boxermania's comments. The front end stability problems that you found, does the GS have a steering damper? I know that the R's do have a steering damper fitted as standard. That is the trouble with making a bike turn in quicker, you are, essentially, sacrificing s...
by rman
Thu Dec 09, 2010 3:17 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

I would like to thanks all of you for the answers, as I see allready sobody else try the same project:-)and that's good for me :D the reason that i don't choose a second bike as a track bike is that by my oppinion if you want the track days to effect positive to your daily riding capabilities you mu...
by rman
Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:51 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

Thanks for the advice i will try to answer one by one. The solution to buy r1150r can not be for two reasons,First the r1150r have a servo assisstant brakes which i am not fun(in the past on my k1200s this system was big problem) Second i like the engine which i have now he gives 83.2 hp to the back...
by rman
Wed Dec 08, 2010 2:51 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

in the near past i use to have a bike as you report but on 110-120 miles i had a stability problem in the front part of r1150gs. So i want to make all the "transformation " regarding stability reasons....
by rman
Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:36 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

Re: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

Hi thanks for the quick response The reason is that I am a street driver and also I am going for track day at least two times per month. for me, the perfect bike is a gs with r1150r geometry. I can keep my touratech fuel tank and the confortable seat.please considarate that I use my bike every day.m...
by rman
Tue Dec 07, 2010 3:07 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R
Replies: 27
Views: 11315

DOES ANYONE CONVERT HIS R1150GS IN R1150R

Hi i read your forum about a year and the true is that i learned a lot of thinks from you :D Please forgive my bad english i am from Greece my name is Andreas.I am an active member of bmwbikers in my country and it will be my pleasure if anyone want to visit Greece to help him. My question is if i c...