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by mmfoster
Fri Oct 06, 2006 11:07 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Need info about speed bleeders.
Replies: 2
Views: 1540

Need info about speed bleeders.

I have a 2004 R1150R with ABS and I want to do my own maintenance. Its due for brake fluid change and speed bleeders look like a great way to simplify this task. What I see and read when I search for information is contradictory. Has anybody used them already with any success and would you recommend...
by mmfoster
Wed Oct 04, 2006 10:28 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: R1150R gearbox rattles
Replies: 9
Views: 2826

Thanks for the replies! The sound is still there, but the more I ride and read, the more I am getting used to it as a sound the bike makes. If I had a radio, I'd just turn the volume up.
by mmfoster
Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:46 am
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: Expected Gas Mileage for 2005 R1150R
Replies: 26
Views: 9682

That does sound unreasonably low. I just picked up my 2004 R1150R this weekend and riding home on the Interstate at 75-80 into a head wind I was getting 40+mpg. Next tank on slower back roads pushed the milage to 50+.
by mmfoster
Mon Oct 02, 2006 4:23 pm
Forum: R1150R (2001-2005)
Topic: R1150R gearbox rattles
Replies: 9
Views: 2826

R1150R gearbox rattles

Has anyone noticed a rattling sound when travelling at highway speed coming from the gearbox area. I just picked up my (new to me) 2004 R1150R from the dealer in Louisville and rode it home to New Orleans this weekend. I never could determine exactly where the sound was coming from, but best guess i...

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