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Interesting. I'm pretty sure the rim width measurement should be taken between the inner seating faces - ie, where the bead sits inside the wheel - so I would expect the outside of the wheel to measure wider. How much wider will depend on the design / material of the wheel of course. Does this pict...

My 11S has the five inch rim. Looking at it next to another machine with a five inch, the S appeared to be wider all round. Out came the Verniers, and measured across at the narrowest gap (to match where the tyre rim is seated) I came up with a digital read out of 5.55 inches, seemingly contradictin...

SP250 wrote:Other option for raising the rear is to use the shorter GS paralever strut (or Wunderlich / Ram one) and keep the standard shock length.

ta, I think given the fact that the OEs are dysfunctional insofar as they don't absorb shocks I'll get some new ones sorted. Sooner rather than later.

SP250 wrote:Other option for raising the rear is to use the shorter GS paralever strut (or Wunderlich / Ram one) and keep the standard shock length.

ta, I think given the fact that the OEs are dysfunctional insofar as they don't absorb shocks I'll get some new ones sorted. Sooner rather than later.

Bugger. So barring an unexpected visit from The Damping Fairy tis a rebuild (both ends) or new ones. I did look on the suspension sticky but I think it's fair to say views were mixed... I guess if I wanted to go for the longer spring on the rear (Sport stylee) that would be a reason for new. On the ...

R1100S is a bit like being at sea in a small yacht, the weight transfer on and off the throttle has us merrily pitching up and down.. I've tried adjusting suspenders fore and aft, rear is adjusting OK and compressing as it should but there is very little damping. You get your arse slapped as further...

Ride it for a couple of months and it will be recalled to fix something BMW should have designed properly in the first place. Not even that long in my case, and less than 25k miles on the clock before the gearbox started lunching itself. Like the OP I recently had a GSXR 750, a bike I should have k...

Thanks for the contributions. I've PMd Steptoe, in the meantime the bike stays in the garage, it doesn't feel like putting miles on given the current state of play is a sensible idea.

Alright? I picked up a lowish miles 1100S (25k) which was in reasonable nick. Unfortunately a couple of hundred miles down the road I disengaged the clutch (lever to bar) slowing in some heavy traffic and heard a nasty percussion section kick in somewhere down below.... Further investigation reveale...