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Sweet! Thanks for all the patient explanation, all. You guys are truly gems!

Cheers!

Very educational stuff, all. Thank you so much for taking the time. Regardless of what I learn about what needs to be fixed this time around, I have learned a lot about the system from reading your responses and experience. Thanks! I was pausing a bit on response, and maybe should hold off a bit lon...

Hello. 32K, 2005 R1150R, Non ABS. A couple of times recently, I am starting to brake and the front brake lever travels farther in its range of motion than normal before engaging. Once I get into the brake, it seems all there, just as sure footed and efficient as always, but instead of engaging at th...

Hi, All. So, I just bought the bullet and ordered a replacement "latch assembly" or "multi pupose box". Pretty crazy piece of clockwork, for the job it does. Not sure, but it looks to me like the metal on the part of the latch that failed is now made out of something different. I...

Thanks, Airman! Got it. I will reach out to beemer boneyard and see what I can find!

Hey! Sorry for the ignorance here, but a few confirmations needed: I have the same issue on a 2005 R1150R. It looks to me, if I was looking to replace the latch, that I am looking to replace the "multi purpose box" in BMW parlance. Correct? It also looks to me like the removal and replacem...

I've had them for a few K up here in Scottsdale. So far, so good! Enjoy!

Forgive me for losing track of the thread here... have to keep working to pay for repairs. ;-) Rob, I am afraid that I am probably chronically of the "not enough information" camp right now, at least for those of you who have the depth of knowledge that you, and others gathered here, do. A...

So, unless there is sleight of hand afoot, which I have no reason to suspect, the theory of the BMW techs was confirmed. They called to let me know the bike is ready for pick up and that the fuel lines were indeed the culprit, as they had become disconnected. Since they were obviously connected just...

The tech reports all "normal" sounds with respect to the fuel pump/ starting process. Key turns, everything sounds OK, but just no fuel pressure build up at all. In the interest of full disclosure, I was talking to the service manager fronting for the tech. That description of the audible ...

All, Hello! First, by way of review: Bike cut out at 65-70 miles an hor on a ride. Coasted it over to the side of the road. No restart on reattempt, no obvious fluids or leaks, or odors. No symptoms leading up to failure. Towed to a dealer. Diagnostics indicate bad hall effect sensor. OK. Replaced. ...

So, they were able to get the machine in and on a stand today. Preliminary diagnostics indicate a bad Hall Effect Sensor. Looks like I may be happy, for the first time, about investing in an extended warranty, as it looks like the repair is covered. Hopefully, there is nothing hidden behind that cur...

All, Thanks to all... Hopefully I'll know more tomorrow. I'll post afterward. In the end, it was a safe and harmless type of malfunction. Certainly unexpected, and hopefully not expensive, but everyone was OK. I did make sure the strain on the wiring harness was relived per advice on here. Doesn't r...

So, I am cruising along at about 4200 rpm in top gear and, all of the sudden, my transmission goes into what sounds like engine braking mode, and I start to drag down in speed. Since I am in a relatively safe place after checking the mirrors, my first instinct is to disengage the clutch to stop losi...

All you folks just need to move on out here to the desert! I have to chase altitude to find any real cold out here!

Just got back from 3000+ miles in 13 days (I did a bunch of hiking and messing around, too) through the American west on my R1150. Dealt with rain, snow, fog, forest roads, a LOT of cold and altitude changes, and quite a few beautiful days. Did it all without any windscreen at all, and everything bu...

Not sure if there will be opinons lurking on this one.... I, too, need to invest in some riding pants for the better wind/ weather/impact protection they provide. However, for in town riding, I purchased (at my BMW dealer) a pair of denim pants with Kevlar panels sewn into the interior. Abrasion tes...

All I know is I have seen a LOT of aftermarket HID lamps out here in the desert that are really annoying (I'd go so far as to say dangerous in some instances) due to lack of focus. I am sure a lot of this is implementation, not technology, however. Being in the professional AV industry, I am super s...

Hello! Well, I learned in my personal odyssey that there are different flavors out there, so be careful. My recollection is that there is a stamped part number on the windshield that will guide a parts dealer when finding the associated attachment hardware. Not sure if my experience is common or cor...

Thought there was probably a magic bullet out there! I did "reverse engineer" a solution out of the hardware bins, but was not, as of yet, sucessful in finding anything that matched the "fit and finish" of the BMW solution. However, your addition of the term "well nut" ...