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It's a tight squeeze getting that battery out and then back in with all the wires! I installed the pigtail from a new Battery Tender charger, snugged it up, works great. I was a little worried about snapping in half the rubber strap which is difficult to get back on, takes some effort and...
Removed my foot pegs as well since I ride solo and it cleans up the look of the bike and opens up the view of the unique drive shaft. I purchased two steel cap head hex bolts of the same size as the factory bolts from True Value hardware. Pushed them into a Styrofoam block so the heads were...
Nice overview, mine was set at the shipping position, fully counter clockwise - rotated 7 turns clockwise 220 lb rider 30 lbs fuel, rear fender up approx 1.5 inches, ride was much improved. Can't believe the BMW dealer missed this at set-up!
I purchased the dealers 2021 DEMO Classic in June with 997 miles on the odometer, with the 1st service completed. Did received a nice discount off MSRP because they had two new bikes on the showroom floor and 5 more in the back in crates. If I sold it today I'd loose about $5K due to market...
Looking for a small windscreen for chest protection only - don't want to take away the clean naked look of the R18, my full face Shoie can take care of that.
Nice article, I checked my preload and it was indeed all the way counter clockwise (shipping position) I weight 220 lb and with fuel approx. 24 lbs. set it at 7 rotations clockwise, bike rides much better now, thanks for posting, dealer should have caught that!