K11 Owners Group

[karora]

While riding yesterday I noticed that it was inexplicably difficult for me to press the indicator for a left turn. When I stopped, I discovered that this was because it had fallen off!

The switch itself still seems intact, but the tab which one actually presses has gone on an adventure somewhere without me.

I've been looking for the name of this part, or a part number, but the closest I've been able to find is this assembly, which doesn't call it out:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=0526-EUR-01-1999-89V2-BMW-K_1100_LT_0526,_0536_&diagId=32_0787

I'm not going to buy an entire left handle unit just for this tab. I'm also not looking forward to trying to track down someone in a parts shop to sell me a part-with-no-name from a motorcycle that's been discontinued for a decade and a half.

I suppose I could probably cast one myself somehow. I can probably remove the right hand side one to take an impression.

Does anyone have any bright ideas? I'm in Melbourne, Australia if anyone nearby has one to spare!

[N41EF]

What year bike? You can buy the entire switch assembly for the older bikes pretty cheap on eBay.
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1993 K1100LT. Nissan Ice Blue.(Gone)

[karora]

1999 K1100LT. I'll check eBay, thanks!

[karora]

eBay does seem to have a few of those from which I could probably take the part, but by the time they get to me they're going to run US $80 or more.

I was pretty amused though to discover this listing though, which has the exact same missing bit as mine:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-k1100-LT-1999-left-hand-controls-switch-block-missing-button-see-photos-/271994620308

[Scott_Anderson]

Try this.


part #12
61 31 9 062 462 SET: REPAIR KIT FLASHER KNOB

about $8 U.S.

From Motobins:
https://www.motobins.co.uk/bmw-parts.php?model=K%20Series&bikeref=K100
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1997 R1100RT ZC62149
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1997 K1100LT 0302488(R.I.P.)

[karora]

Woohoo, that'll do it, thanks!

[Grunter]

I don't know if you on the other side of the pond have specialist motorcycle dealers who dismantle bikes when they are no longer running. We have two in UK who will export items over seas. The prices of the items they sell are usually guaranteed to work for a period of 6 months. They only dismantle BMW's from about 1970 to date

Two websites to look at are:-

www.motorworks.co.uk

www.james-sherlock.co.uk

I would think they would be able to supply the switchgear you need for a fraction of the new price. I have used them myself and can say they are very good and knowledgable.
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1997 K1100LT
1994 R1100RS

[karora]

Thanks! I did end up finding a pair of the tabs at an outfit called "Discount Motorcycle Wreckers" nearby, for a very reasonable AU$14.50 (currently about US$10.50) including no-shipping-because-I-picked-it-up.

http://motorcycle-wreckers.com.au/

[karora]

I've completed the replacement. Since I couldn't find a super-clear example of this anywhere else, I took some pictures for the benefit of potential people of the future:

https://imgur.com/a/KRBF4

It turns out of course that I didn't actually take a picture of the one fastener I had to actually remove on the outside of the switch block, which was a screw at the lower right, as seen by the rider. I unnecessarily removed a bolt—the smaller dark-colored one which is partially obscured in the photos by the bolt attaching the cruise control pad.

In the photos you can see the broken-off turn signal tab, the removal of the screw which holds the tab in the switch block, and the replaced tab and screw. It was an easy operation. Nothing spring-loaded jumped out at me in an attempt to escape, and I didn't have to disconnect the battery.