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    Thread: Final Drive Gear Oil
Post: RE: Final Drive Gear Oil

75 for 500 ml ? id they change it for you to ? the small bottle BMW branded is $13 dollars at my dealer . 3 bottles would be 621 ml at 39 bucks .
c10 General Discussions 7 330 05-02-2024, 03:53 AM
    Thread: Scratched the glass on my right mirror
Post: RE: Scratched the glass on my right mirror

I have found many new mirrors are not glass but a plastic of some type
c10 General Discussions 9 345 04-02-2024, 07:07 PM
    Thread: New to forum
Post: RE: New to forum

You should enjoy the RS . I owned a 2012 FJR for 3 plus years good bike , and reliable . Just heavy up top .
c10 New Member Introductions 12 536 03-02-2024, 08:14 PM
    Thread: Rough riding on secondary roads?
Post: RE: Rough riding on secondary roads?

I've ridden my RS several hundred miles on gravel and rough roads . Its NO GS or Triumph Tiger XCX but with settings on road min , and 30 / 36 psi front rear its fine for me . The lighter RS and shor...
c10 General Discussions 6 351 02-29-2024, 06:25 PM
    Thread: Iron Butt Association Dinner
Post: RE: Iron Butt Association Dinner

Location ? I did not see it posted on the IBA forum .
c10 General Discussions 3 197 02-20-2024, 06:51 PM
    Thread: What about a tire survey?
Post: RE: What about a tire survey?

OEM Road 5's on my new 2023 RS were pretty poor performer . Dunlop Mutants are much better than my OEM , but not what I'm going to go with next set . Road 4's were pretty good on the Hayabusa .
c10 Tires 30 2,288 02-17-2024, 03:10 PM
    Thread: Why change the OEM tire ??
Post: RE: Why change the OEM tire ??

What was avaible for your V star is not for the RS . Sport vs cruiser , speed rating and compound changes . OEM is made to a price point for the OEM and same model X vs off the shelf model X is diffe...
c10 Tires 24 679 02-16-2024, 08:55 PM
    Thread: Daytona Road Star GTX wide boot
Post: RE: Daytona Road Star GTX wide boot

JtL Wrote: (02-16-2024, 04:25 PM) -- There's a vented version available too too.  Quoting Christina Frey: "The Road Star GTX is equipped with the warm Duratherm Gore-Tex membrane made for tempera...
c10 Apparel 22 3,730 02-16-2024, 07:22 PM
    Thread: It's a bit quiet..
Post: RE: It's a bit quiet..

MHN-RS    My charcoal can is gone and removed before this mod . I have the Vent , and overflow only .  I've experimented with overflow  on earlier mod to tank neck leaving the bike in the sun in my d...
c10 General Discussions 28 1,088 02-01-2024, 06:47 PM
    Thread: It's a bit quiet..
Post: RE: It's a bit quiet..

Pyrrho Wrote: (01-28-2024, 01:11 AM) -- Too cold to work on my bike so I'm holding off new projects until spring; looking to add a 2nd HexCAN and rewiring my Denalis so there aren't ziptied bundles o...
c10 General Discussions 28 1,088 01-28-2024, 06:30 AM
    Thread: It's a bit quiet..
Post: RE: It's a bit quiet..

Today took on 5.181 US gallons  . Auto shut off @ 4.8 g .  Very satisfied with the slight gain for riding in unknown areas for next fuel stop .
c10 General Discussions 28 1,088 01-27-2024, 03:20 PM
    Thread: It's a bit quiet..
Post: RE: It's a bit quiet..

Lee Wrote: (01-27-2024, 08:21 AM) -- c10 Wrote: (01-26-2024, 05:35 PM) -- Beta testing RS fuel tank mod for capacity increase . -- Did you remove the filler next? -- Filler Neck Lee ?   If that ...
c10 General Discussions 28 1,088 01-27-2024, 11:07 AM
    Thread: It's a bit quiet..
Post: RE: It's a bit quiet..

Beta testing RS fuel tank mod for capacity increase .
c10 General Discussions 28 1,088 01-26-2024, 05:35 PM
    Thread: FORGED WHEELS
Post: RE: FORGED WHEELS

Some of us do take weight savings to next lvl .   2014 Hayabusa factory wet weight 586 lb   . When it was done 498 Wet with all function gear, Givi V35 case and added electronic cruise control .  Goog...
c10 Technology & Performance 16 890 01-14-2024, 07:07 PM
    Thread: FORGED WHEELS
Post: RE: FORGED WHEELS

The RS wheels are already quiet light compared to many OEM cast wheels .  You can probably make a M series front wheel work from the S1000XR  Have you weighed the OEM wheels yet ?
c10 Technology & Performance 16 890 01-07-2024, 06:12 PM
    Thread: Video of Driveshaft failure on R1200 ... this one on an RS
Post: RE: Video of Driveshaft failure on R1200 ... this ...

Wayne then he recently edited out due to comments .   When I watched it he put the pry bar on the engine case to pry the shaft off the splines . Looking at video its still there @ 6 min mark ( 6 :2...
c10 General Discussions 15 992 12-14-2023, 05:07 AM
    Thread: Video of Driveshaft failure on R1200 ... this one on an RS
Post: RE: Video of Driveshaft failure on R1200 ... this ...

Master tech gets thrown around loosely.  While @ yamaha we were taught to never pry on a engine case. I saw where he pulls up the BMW info use suitable tool , however your not instructed to pry off th...
c10 General Discussions 15 992 12-13-2023, 06:06 PM
    Thread: Boxflyer as New Member
Post: RE: Boxflyer as New Member

Welcome .  Nice videos .
c10 New Member Introductions 7 449 12-10-2023, 06:28 AM
    Thread: Which is the better BMW Sport Tourer - S1000XR vs R1250RS
Post: RE: Which is the better BMW Sport Tourer - S1000XR...

The RS .   Why did I chose a RS over XR ?   Seating , Shaft drive , Valve service ease , engine heat .  The XR seat is horrible , and engine heat off the XR is like all inline fours hear in sout...
c10 R1200RS / R1250RS vs the Competition 34 5,652 10-21-2023, 01:11 PM
    Thread: Three RS's in one place
Post: Three RS's in one place

Video curtesy of Julian on the 23 Red / White / Blue .    https://youtu.be/R6aGqmO7ryU?si=XcVL_pqoaO83XUJ2
c10 General Discussions 2 599 09-19-2023, 07:09 PM