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Well, I'm back to commuting 50m/day after an unsuccessful 2-year stint with self-employment. My '02 R has been sitting for most of this time on a float charger in the unheated garage.

My local BMW place wants quite of bit of $$ to do the 'scheduled maintenance' that I've missed, and I'm curious to know if I'd be doing any damage or running undue risk by just changing the oil/filter, topping off the tires and checking for loose bits. The bike starts right up and seems to be fine, though not quite as smooth as I remember. Approx. 14K on the odometer.

Primary question: Will I damage the bike if I don't adjust the valves yet? It's definitely overdue for this adjustment, but I can't afford the dealer rates yet.

I'm grateful for any advice you could provide, and have a great day - Spring is springing!

Michael

I wouldn't worry about it too much. The slight roughness is most likely from old fuel, should clear right up after a fresh tankful or two. As for the valves, if you hear slight ticking you're in fine shape. Slappy valves are happy valves, it's the too-tight ones that spell trouble. It would be beneficial to change brake and clutch fluids, and check the battery level if you don't have a maintenance-free battery, but otherwise... meh. Just go ride.

I would get a 12k service and call it a day.

After that amount of time, in addition to the oils and what the Capt. recommended, I would check the air intake/filter for foreign critters and look closely at the tires for dry rot.

My bike was in the storage for over 2 years.
Here is what I did to put it back on the road.
1. Engine Oil
2. Gear box Oil
3. Rear drive Oil
4. Brakes flush
5. Clutch flush
If you do not have ABS, breaks flush is easy, with ABS, I would let the dealer do the job.
Welcome back and Good luck.