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by Oaktree
Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:26 am
Forum: R1100R
Topic: Soon to be BMW R1100R owner
Replies: 33
Views: 16529

Re: Soon to be BMW R1100R owner

I've been riding my 2000 R1100R for almost 12 years and 152,000 miles. I have (almost) nothing but good to say about it. Hey-after living with someone for 12 years, you can't help but to have some disagreements... But, I love her with all my heart ennyway.
by Oaktree
Fri Mar 16, 2012 5:21 am
Forum: R1100R
Topic: Neutral light woes
Replies: 3
Views: 2913

Re: Neutral light woes

The neutral switch lives on the back side of the transmission, inside the opening of the rear housing, just in front of where the swing arm attaches to the transmission case. There is a flying wire attached to that switch that connects is routed out of there and connects to the wiring harness... uh,...
by Oaktree
Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:54 pm
Forum: R1100R
Topic: Caught in the rain on a trip, what do you do?
Replies: 12
Views: 5892

Re: Caught in the rain on a trip, what do you do?

...an older thread, but I'll chime in. I always wear full textile gear: pants and jacket (water resistant, but not water proof), water proof leather boots and gloves. Light rains don't get through. I love riding in the rain. For heavy rains, I slip on a rain suit over my road suit. It's a lot of has...
by Oaktree
Fri Feb 03, 2012 10:04 pm
Forum: R1100R
Topic: Final Drive failures in the R1100R?
Replies: 2
Views: 2256

Re: Final Drive failures in the R1100R?

I have 150k miles on my 2000 R1100R. The final drive was replaced under warranty... I honestly don't remember how many miles at the time - under 50k. It failed again around 90k - this time, I sent it off to a private shop to be rebuilt. It failed again at 145k. I knew it was going, so I had purchase...