K11 Owners Group

Thank you everyone for the replies. So here's the scoop. Thinking that the price would be 3999 Canadian funny money for a certified, meaning safetied, all systems go, ready for takeoff k rocket, the d ...

Was there anything wrong with it when you traded it?

Nothing. That was actually the reason I traded it. I paid a certified BMW mechanic $3000 in 3 years to keep it perfectly maintained. I defi ...

I traded my 1994 K1100RS in September 2010 at a local dealership. All service was professionally done during the 3 years I owned it. Crazy expensive spline lube was done 6000 km ago. Bike sat for 4 ...

If you connect the ties to the lower triple tree, then aren't you still compressing the front forks?

Steve

Thanks for the replies.

When you say "at the fork brace" do you mean immediately above the fender, tucking the soft ties between the fender and the fork leg?

And then do you extend the ...

I was considering carrying these in the event of an unexpected breakdown on an upcoming trip.

http://www.canyondancer.com/

Are these recommended? My BMW mechanic says he's used them many times ...

Thanks all, your responses are appreciated.

Steve

Why does my rear wheel spin on startup in neutral?

I read an article in Cycle World that said that wet clutches bathed in oil sometimes transfer some rotational motion to the transmission when they ...

I finally got around to changing the rollers. Not too difficult. A couple of hours overall with the wheel left on the bike. I'll test it tomorrow to see if the rattle is gone. The motion now is res ...

I ignored the diagram and ordered the exact replacement 6 plus 18. Thanks

I've read all of the bobbin posts and noticed that some readers have mentioned 12 identical nonsprung items while others have said 3 sprung plus 9 regular per side (my setup).

However, how do you e ...

Reminds me of James Bond's fake removable third nipple from "The Man With The Golden Gun".

Steve

Jim wrote:

http://www.maxbmwmotorcycles.com/fiche/MainDiagrams.asp?mospid=47926

Scroll down to #16 - then look for "tank" - it's the bottom left, just above #18.

Also here: http ...

By the way, what is a flapper?

The only flapper I'm familiar with is the crapper flapper, you know that tiny rubber thingy attached to a chain at the bottom of the toilet reservoir.

Steve

http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/bmw/bmw_k1100rs%2093.htm

I thought 22 litres was the capacity.

Steve

http://www.bmbikes.co.uk/specpages/K1100RS.htm

Try this little test to determine if the source of the rattle is the disks or not.

Rattles were driving me nuts for a year until I discovered that if I applied slight pressure to my front brakes wh ...

Be careful with the clips. There's a little sandcast "nipple" that breaks off very easily. I ended up sticking a tiny piece of eraser to make up for the lost nipple space.

Steve
Ontari ...

Is it grinding or rattling? My bobbins have a bit of play in them and whenever I back my bike out of the garage, I get a rattling noise from the disks. Also, over road cracks through town I noticed ...

I'm a bit confused. I took a look at all of the bobbins and cannot tell the difference between "spring bobbins" and "regular bobbins".

The only difference I can see is that o ...

Thanks for the replies. I'll look into replacing them ASAP.

Steve