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Thats great news then ...... thanks.

Could save myself £200 here.

Not worried about the ABS ..... pain in the arse anyway.

Once again I turn to simply the best BMW forum on the net for advice.

I have a 1998 K1100LT … ABS version.

I am due to replace the rear disc and have sourced a NON ABS disc at a very reasonabl ...

Pins 21 and 26 in the connector are what ground the electronics. That other one just grounds the housing.

That would make sense.

I had all sorts of problems when the motronic wasnt held ...

Thanks for all the advice.

She has now 81,000 miles, (yes I know, a mere youngster), and is really going well.

I intend to keep it that way.

My bike exhibited similar symptoms several weeks after I replaced the battery last year. Long story short: Check that you have at least 2 heavy cables running to the ground terminal on your battery.
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Check the "ground" at the back of the Motronic unit as well. You shold have a lead directly back to the battery negative !

Anybody got any pictures where this little shocker is?
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Thanks again for the advice.

it may be a good idea to get the valve clearances looked at and checked, now I am doing 425 miles per week.

Going by the brilliant advice given the valves are the on ...

Thanks chaps ….

So I guess it’s all to do with administering tender loving care?

Servicing isn’t a problem, although, and I don’t know for sure, the valve adjustments may be difficult.
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I have had my 1998 K1100LT 2 years and have covered, 20,000 more or less trouble free miles. It now has 80,000 miles on the clock. Only one other owner and its been looked after.

The bike is an exc ...

Cheers for the help lads,

I think I need to undo the 4 bolts that bolt the upper fork cross brace onto the fork then tighten this fine threaded nut & screw up and adjust the bearing to move smo ...

It may be a dodgy earth somewhere.

I had similar problems and found it was the earth behind the battery holder.

Make sure its not loose/dirty.

Yet again I have turned to the best BMW forum on the Net for advice on my 1998 K1100LT.

I have a problem with the movement of the upper fork cross brace which moves up affecting the steering/brakin ...

I was getting about 30mpg before ... now more like 42mpg.

Interesting. Just like what I had experienced.

Great to hear that you appear to have it fixed.

Well, I have found the problem. I ne ...

You might see if you can find a replacement battery hold down plate so you can have a better mount.

Already got one sourced thanks.

Then I can tighten/clean all groundings and "job done&q ...

On my 97 LT, there is a small black connector attached to the Motronic that ties it to one of the 2 ground cables on the battery. You might check to see if you have the same.
"Floating ground& ...

So, it may be that I dislodged/moved a significant connection and its now held in place.

Ahh. Sounds like it could be one of the 2 bolts on the back of the starter that have ground wires on t ...

Thanks for everyones replies ... this is simply the best website ...

So, the journey to work yesterday morning, 23 miles, was dreadful.
The problem was evident at all times and the bike ran like a ...

I experienced very similar symptoms a while back.
I found that my LT had a ground (earth) cable that had fallen behind my battery and was making intermittent contact with the frame.
Not sure about y ...

As posted previously, my K1100LT has developed a serious loss of power and I haven’t clue to what is causing it. TBH, I may just sell the bloody thing.

At around 4,000 revs there is no power. Th ...

Thanks lads.

Seems sensible it could be the Temperature sensor. I will check it out.

It wouldnt be the air/petrol mix though would it?