Forum: GS Boxers
05-10-2013, 06:26 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-29-2013, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 7,651
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Try hotfootmoto.net . They say they have a...
Try hotfootmoto.net . They say they have a reproduction lower chain slider block for $19.95 - w/free shipping. It looks like the right thing according to the photo.
If you buy one, Reposado,...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-24-2013, 11:02 PM
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Replies: 8,970
Views: 1,359,350
F bmw
I paid a deposit the day after the press release, ordered by detail the day that was possible, was told my bike was built the first week in January, now am told it is "in route to warehouse". I...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-19-2013, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 8,970
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My dealer has my cases but my built-in-January...
My dealer has my cases but my built-in-January bike is nowhere to be seen. This delivery scheme of BMW's flat bleauxs dog. I am resenting BMW's nonsense more and more every day; they are generating...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-19-2013, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 8,970
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My bike was ordered the day after the press...
My bike was ordered the day after the press release in November, built the first week in January, and has been sitting in New Jersey for weeks waiting for BMW to unf#$% themselves, get their dealer...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-19-2013, 11:17 AM
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Replies: 8,970
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Deliveries - wtf?
What are people hearing about US deliveries? I am getting the mushroom treatment* from my dealer - I ordered mine back in November of 2012 and it was allegedly built the first week of January 2012. ...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-06-2013, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 1,286
Views: 147,559
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-12-2012, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 8,970
Views: 1,359,350
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Forum: Thumpers
10-23-2012, 03:37 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
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Forum: Thumpers
10-23-2012, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
Timing Chain Tensioner O-ring job
It appears that my timing chain tensioner shaft o-ring is weeping a tiny bit, tiny bit being more than I can tolerate. So this winter (about 2-3 weeks long in Houston) I will pull the engine and fix...
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Forum: Vendors
10-06-2012, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 1,071
Views: 159,210
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Forum: Thumpers
10-06-2012, 06:04 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
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Forum: Thumpers
10-06-2012, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
If you're dumping your bike a lot, there's...
If you're dumping your bike a lot, there's something amiss - try the low pressure technique, maybe the bikes you've been riding before have a little different geometry, etc. I should have said "Learn...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-05-2012, 12:27 PM
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Replies: 7,651
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Forum: Thumpers
10-05-2012, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
THE Zombie_Stomp inna mofo'ing XL600R house! I...
THE Zombie_Stomp inna mofo'ing XL600R house! I read all your stuff digesting this thread back in April through May. I'd like to whip the trash who stole your bike with my old OEM(DID) 520 chain.
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Forum: Thumpers
10-05-2012, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-04-2012, 03:13 PM
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Replies: 8,970
Views: 1,359,350
No, I was talking about the transmission input...
No, I was talking about the transmission input splines that cause you to have to take the back of an oilhead apart to apply a dollars worth of grease.
Driveshaft splines on oilheads are easily...
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-04-2012, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 8,970
Views: 1,359,350
Spline lube?
Will the 2013 R1200GS need the tedious/ridiculous spline lube operation like the oilheads do?
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Forum: GS Boxers
10-04-2012, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 8,970
Views: 1,359,350
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-23-2012, 11:51 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 672
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Forum: Thumpers
09-23-2012, 07:22 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
There's not much that can run with a healthy...
There's not much that can run with a healthy XL600R. Yesterday evening I was out for a put and a KLR pulled up next to me. When the light changed I let him have a quick look at my tailpipe and...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-23-2012, 09:36 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,075
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Forum: Thumpers
09-23-2012, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
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Forum: Thumpers
09-21-2012, 10:03 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,251
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Forum: Thumpers
09-21-2012, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-20-2012, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 1,170
Those who can't recommend Progressive - what...
Those who can't recommend Progressive - what other insurance company(s) do you recommend and what has your claims experience been with them?
I've been with Progressive since my 2000 BMW R1150GS...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-20-2012, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 30
Views: 2,251
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Forum: Thumpers
09-20-2012, 09:27 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
Homer, could you please post a photo or two of...
Homer, could you please post a photo or two of your XL350R brake line? The only thing I could figure out is to try to get a custom line made and mount it like the brake line on a modern XR650L. I'd...
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-19-2012, 06:03 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 713
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Forum: Thumpers
09-13-2012, 10:55 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-12-2012, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 707
Views: 84,940
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Forum: Thumpers
09-12-2012, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
29 year old brake hoses / '83 XL600R
I'm not too keen on my 29 year old brake hoses - they look fine but are old. I notice Honda still sells the upper hose ($17.74 from Service Honda with their ultra-slow shipping) but the lower hose is...
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-12-2012, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 306
Spiegler Clutch Line, '00 R1150GS
I bought a Spiegler clutch line and they sell you for big $$ only the line from the master cylinder to slave cylinder - they do not include the "vent line" from the slave cylinder to the bleed point....
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Forum: Thumpers
09-10-2012, 10:01 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
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Forum: Vendors
09-03-2012, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 1,071
Views: 159,210
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Forum: GS Boxers
08-23-2012, 06:47 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 4,754
Undermoose, can you please the process of your...
Undermoose, can you please the process of your back and forth - were you talking to the dealer who was talking to BMW, or were you talking to BMW, etc?
Unfortunately, the consumer must now expect...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-11-2012, 07:35 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
Sorry to hear that, Pete. If mine was like that...
Sorry to hear that, Pete. If mine was like that I'd dive right in, too - the bike is such an excellent combination of high power and excellent handling - well worth fixing. After you get the power...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-06-2012, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
I don't recall this issue - I don't remember...
I don't recall this issue - I don't remember getting a recall notice. Perhaps my bike was built late enough in the production run (I bought it in 10/83) to have come with the "right" parts? At any...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-05-2012, 09:33 PM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
Thanks, Mopowa. I rode it 4 times this weekend,...
Thanks, Mopowa. I rode it 4 times this weekend, about 175 miles total. It runs about like new. What a great riding bike these XL600R's are. I remember back when mine was new in '83-'84 my employer...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-05-2012, 12:43 AM
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Replies: 7,651
Views: 691,136
Back in Red
I just got my 1983 XL600R back on the road Friday. I bought it new in October 1983 at Barber Honda in Ventura, CA. I put 8,000 miles on it through the end of 1989 and then parked it. I started to...
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