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    Progessive?

    Is the word used as a brand name or a feature of their design? If you want progressive springs you will need some pretty tricky tapered steel bar. Or you could do what I did, install Fournales units....
  2. Thread: Valve Check

    by lapirow
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    Valve Clearance Checks

    The big, dangerous, problem with these motors is the valve clearances reducing; caused by the valves wearing the seat. At least in theory. When the clearances (measured cold) are too tight, the valve...
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    Sorry

    I was not intending to offend. I was trying to work out the effect of change of a component / alignment in one area with alignment in another. Had I been better able to set out the comment on my...
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    What actually changes?

    [QUOTE=BLUEKNIGHT911;671066]

    If you have even tire wear on the outside edge you have TOO MUCH TOE IN....and you need to remove some of the toe ( lessen it ).
    The front suspension is 2 "A" arms...
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    Just Do It

    I hope that by now you have done the deed. I found on my RS (2009/10) that it was a piece of cake except that my front spring units are not standard. There is no advantage in working with the "frunk"...
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    quick fix at small cost

    2 years ago this was my first mod. Got a disc horn. drilled a 6 mm hole on upper front left side panel support (behind fuse box). mounted horn so it is concealled by panel. Ran a fused wire from the...
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    lock lubrication

    Try powdered graphite. It is the traditional lube.
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    Overheating

    I have posted on this problem several times. My 09 RS SM had this problem 3 weeks ago with 25k klm on the clock. Problem may have been caused by mechancial distress (pressure) causing tank to rub on...
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    Fan Switch

    Yes and there is a third way too. The horn circuit is accessable. Power is on a 10 sec. delay-off. Use a piggy back spade connector and take a feed from that to a 2 pole switch (mine has a LED...
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    Engineer's identity

    He is the same guy at BMW that designed my R 1100S. Try to change a fuel filter. Try to check battery fluid. Wonder why he specified 16 mm nuts on the Telelever.

    My guess he was fired when BMW...
  11. Thread: KUHMO Tires

    by lapirow
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    car tyres

    The Spyder is not a motorcycle. It cannot run bike tyres. It is not a motorcycle under the UN standards. It is a great thing, but it is not a motorcycle by design or dynamics. Reality may be...
  12. Thread: Tires

    by lapirow
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    car tyres

    What is the problem with car tyres? As much as I like my RS SM I know it is not a motorcycle. I have been riding daily since 1968. Hondas, Yamahas, Suzukis, Kawasakis, BMW and even a Moto Martin. I...
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    Also happened to me

    zip ties. rescue tape. mobile phone.money.
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    another failure

    same thing happened to me last week on an 09 RS SM. It is winter here in Oz so heat stress is not expected. Best guess isthat it started with a poor or loose connection to thermostat housing which...
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