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well that took more than 10 minutes, lol but I bet that if I did it again I could do it in 10 minutes. I had to use two picks to pry those clips out and then away from the ball joint. It's good to unplug and move aside the black box that control the flapper on our exhaust...it's pretty much in line-...

Remove pinch bolt #5 (I had to pry the black swingarm plastic pivot cover off first) Remove shift lever #4 Remove both spring clips #11 Pry intermediate shaft #2 off its two ball joints Remove shift lever shaft #3 Keep track of the foam shields (#10) and the metal ring (#9). On my bike, the two bus...

Is this the order you do things?
First, you remove the shift lever. Easy enough.
Then, you remove the shift lever #1 at the gear box...?
Next, you remove the safety clips?
Thx.

Today, at 248 miles, my bike coughed on acceleration. I wheeled into a gas station and checked the OBC: it said I had 80 miles to go, and the red light was not on yet. Being only 8 miles from home (and a nearby gas station) I hit the freeway. A mile or so later I began to lose power, even at a stea...

thanks for the info.
would spraying some dupon teflon lube around the pivots be effective at all?

I've read (somewhere) that after removing the cat and installing a more free-flowing muffler, the exhaust is HOTTER and may melt the luggage. Is this baloney? Can you notice a difference? Also, re-packing an exhaust is a pita. Still for the price you got a killer deal! I'm intrigued, but worried abo...

sweet i bought one
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sorry about the crash

I'm ok with the side loaders for long trips. I think the top case is better for commuting. The TT Zegas just don't look right on this bike. [-X Another thing...sort of specific...is there a way of mounting my Twisted Throttle Denali lights onto the bike without any crashbars? If I had crashbars, mo...

I'm ok with the side loaders for long trips. I think the top case is better for commuting. The TT Zegas just don't look right on this bike. [-X Another thing...sort of specific...is there a way of mounting my Twisted Throttle Denali lights onto the bike without any crashbars? If I had crashbars, mou...

Sellers market, eh? Apparently I let my '08 R1200R with 17K go too cheap: 8 grand. I didn't exactly have people beating down the door to buy it either. Took me 6 months to sell it. I must have been doing something wrong. Try and source a used one right now .. not too many choices ... looks like YMM...

Thanks for the welcome. Good advice all around. I've never had a faired bike and I don't think I want an RT. Having a "timeless" bike would be great. Well said. It's hard to find a used bike in my price range, either from a dealer or not. I suppose I have to be patient and flexible and try...

Hey Folks, I've been thinking of getting a r1200r for a dedicated street bike. I've been riding bikes for a few years and I've have been through quite a few makes/models. I've owned a f800gs in the past and I enjoyed that bike and was impressed by BMWs in general. Maybe this bike will be the "k...