Category: BMW Motorrad Forum

Hello in the round… I bought a RT 1200 RT from 2009. Navi mount for my Tomtom is already mounted above the speedometer in front of the windshield. Now the power supply still has to come. Of course I don’t want to have the mount permanently under power, but only when the motorcycle is on. Where can I turn off power in the front area??? My idea would be at the dipped beam, as this is only on when the engine is running. Or do you have any other ideas???? Thank you and greetings

Hello all, I would like to retrofit a two-part and two-stage seat heater at my K 1100 LT. I had thought that I would install two toggle switches like it is for the handle heating in the front panel in order to be able to operate the seat heaters. I am not sure if I have to switch between a relay and how to secure everything. Maybe someone also has experience with seat heaters and may also be able to tell me which manufacturers provide good quality.

For BMW Automobile there is a charger, which has so far been advertised with the tenor “also suitable for BMW Motorcycles”. It is the device with the part number 61432411592. My inquiry at BMW Motorrad showed that you did not know about the product there. I could not answer the question about the compatibility with the CAN bus of the BMW Motorcycles. You don’t want to test this device, because you have your own device in the program, which is also suitable for charging the car battery It would take longer, but it would be possible. For charging its car, the customer supporter added a second device that is very similar to the BMW device. So I (frustrated) bought the above battery charger and tested it at the board socket of the C Evolution. The charging worked. How long the device will support BMW motorcycles with adapter cable with CAN bus, I don’t know. I keep it because it convinced me and that’s what I’ve been doing since J My conclusion: BMW Automobile has understood the wishes of its customers, who have car and motorcycle, and in my opinion well implemented. BMW Motorrad has shown me with the attitude that customer wishes and uniform corporate thinking behind profit thinking. If you want to load both types of vehicle, you should take a look at the car charger. Rifle, that it works safely in every configuration and also in the future does its service at the board socket, I can’t take over.

Hello BMW municipality, at this year’s oil change (20 km warm driven, oil filter unscrewed) the waste oil did not run off. I then ran the engine very briefly and the oil came out with quite a pressure. New filter screwed in, 3.8 liters of oil filled – the oil level is clearly visible on the glass. Engine started, the oil level sank very quickly in the glass and was not readable even after 1/2 hours of standstill. Of course, I don’t dare to move the mopped anymore without causing a capital damage. Something like that hasn’t happened to me in my entire screwdriver life. I’ve been changing oil for over 50 years with all my cars and motorcycles. The waste oil has always run unreservedly. Has any of you ever experienced similar things or can make a rhyme? I’m looking forward to every well-intentioned hint and I’m curious if anyone has ever told me something like that. Greetings Gerd.

Good day together! I keep myself short. Original thought: Husqvarna 701. However, I would have to save for the nice part this year and after 8 years of possession of a driver’s license without a motorcycle, I would still like to “try out” this year. I discovered the above BMW, short basic data: – approx. 9800km – Built 2007 – Checkbook maintained (completely by BMW) – with ABS – 4400 € (private provider) Apart from a Supermoto I would at the same price a Kawasaki Versys 650 Bj. 2014 with only 14tkm. Is someone familiar with the BMW, what you should pay attention to. I actually hate to buy from a private provider but with service booklet gives me a little better feeling. What do you mean? Thank you very much in advance!

Hello, my father has a R1150R which has not been moved for longer and the clutch can now suddenly be pressed without resistance and does not open any more. Before everything went still great. I would like to refill it and vent it and look for a guide. Since I am a mechanic the necessary ability should be available. How is BMW the exact procedure and which oil is recommended? VG and many thanks

Is there any other biker with such a problem? BMW F 750 GS First registration: 11 July 2018 Approval on 30 August 2018 Kilometer level: 57,000 km Waited according to regulations. On 25 May 2024 during a Corsican trip: try to start in the morning. Strong metallic blow in the engine. Engine defective. On 19 July 2024: inspection of the engine at my BMW dealer. Diagnosis: Total damage, the control chain tensioner was broken. Valves broken and piston damaged. The dealer classifies the damage as unv The dealer has made a Kulanzan search at BMW. BMW offers 20% discount on one of the spare parts. The remaining costs of € 7000,- up to 8,000,- for the replacement or new engine are not financially viable.

Hello together I have to replace my K1200RS next year with a K1300S. Now I wanted to know how you are satisfied with it: how you can cope with the new switches but also generally p.s. what do you think of the color LavaOrange (I find it zimlich horny especially in the sun) below still a picture of my “old” many thanks already

Hello together. Just to the background of my question: my wife and I have run 2 cars in our family. I drive 30 km daily to work with my golf. My wife works in the same place and can easily ride the route by bicycle. Purchases and other minor completions are done by the second car. We now consider abolishing a car. I would then be able to drive the motorcycle to work as often as possible. In the case of snow and ice, of course, I ride on 4 wheels. However, I would also be partly on the road. Of course, I would not like to expect my BMW r65 to do so. A r1150r would be intended for this purpose. Does the moped suffer from bad weather in winter or is it due to the corrosion like in the car? Are there good helmets, which do not fog in the cold and what is the situation with suitable clothing? With what insurance, tax I have to reckon about with the machine? The r65 costs almost nothing. It would be great if you could share your experiences and opinions with me. VG Markus

hello in the round there is the possibility to find certain screws somewhere, which can be found in the original accessories at bmw??? to explain: e.g. I need a screw m10x75 10.9 and m8x40 with the well-known inner torx. the original screw from bmw has only a length of (m10)60mm / (m8)25mm. if you have an article number, you get the matching screws displayed. also in the bmw part catalog you get one or the other out. however, you have to know where the part is sitting! n bmw has so many items, you don’t get an article number to tell the spare part service what you want to have. also the spare part service can’t do the search for “m10x75”. the model and the vehicle is completely dirty! > right you can also take a screw from the construction market or screw trade, > but I don’t want to!!! < it should be the originals of bmw - the same color and key drive as the one to be replaced!!! bmw has so many items grapes in all the models of motorcycles and cars, there must be a suitable screw to find!!! I hope it is understandable what I say my greetings andreas