Having such a fun ride in this morning that I didn't stop for fuel that I would have normally put in by now. Zeroed it last fill & the trip meter is on 170 when I pulled in to work this morning. The fuel light's been showing since about 135ish, I'm guessing I must nearly be on the fumes.
Got me thinking , how far can you get out of a tankful
Hi all, I once pushed my luck with mine on the way home from Louth and just made it home (petrol station in the village of Gilberdyke) bike was begining to splutter with 178 on the trip, now I dont push my luck so much and fill up after about 20 miles with the light on. By the way I like Me-109 answer
Dave
ps: how many of you guys service your own bikes or do you take the trip to BMW I used to but now do my own service as I dont intend selling it for the forseeable future and just keep my receits
Bazil wrote:ps: how many of you guys service your own bikes or do you take the trip to BMW I used to but now do my own service as I dont intend selling it for the forseeable future and just keep my receits
DIY - I trust myself far more than I trust some unknown monkey in a workshop who may just have started work the day I take my bike in, or may be having a bad day. Doing it myself is also far cheaper, and I know exactly what I've done, how I've done it and what I've used to do it (grades of oil, etc). The monkey can think "I can't be bothered to change the final drive oil" (or carry out any other particular service item) because it's not his bike and he doesn't care, and he reckons no-one will notice. I won't skip anything because it IS my bike and I DO care!
I took my GS to the dealer to have the paralever bearings changed because that's a bugger of a job (easier on the S, I believe?), needs special tools and I didn't have time to do it myself. But that was the only time the dealer saw it in 16,000 miles.
Bazil wrote:Hi all, I once pushed my luck with mine on the way home from Louth and just made it home (petrol station in the village of Gilberdyke) bike was begining to splutter with 178 on the trip, now I dont push my luck so much and fill up after about 20 miles with the light on. By the way I like Me-109 answer
Dave
ps: how many of you guys service your own bikes or do you take the trip to BMW I used to but now do my own service as I dont intend selling it for the forseeable future and just keep my receits
pps: sorry for mixing the thread
I'll be doing mine once the dealer warranty runs out, and I've got more time (currrently every minute at home is pretty much occupied. I've got 2 bikes that don't need much work to be roadworthy lying there - they've been there for 2 years. )
Bazil wrote:
I took my GS to the dealer to have the paralever bearings changed because that's a bugger of a job (easier on the S, I believe?), needs special tools
eh? I can't see how they are different to the S at all? Hours job with a centre punch and a hammer? Maybe I'm missing something
DIY here too unless it's something nasty like reshimming the rear diff, and I'll probably take a go at that next time after forking out nearly £400 the last time.
On the S, the paralever pivots on the frame and I'm lead to believe that changing the bearings is easy. On the 1150GS (and, I think, all other 1100's and 1150's) the paralever pivots on the gearbox casing and various special tools are required to change the bearings according to the manual I looked at the instructions in the manual and decided I didn't fancy doing it.
Sproggy, I think you've got the wrong end of the stick, or in this case, shaft. The paralever bearings are just in front of the final drive.
To answer the mpg question. I once managed to get to 178 miles (nervously awaiting an autoroute service station) and put just under 17 litres in so in theory still had another litre or so to play with.
Adam
Forgive me father for I have sinned... ex S owner moved onto pastures new with four cylinders and a chain... and back to a twin, albeit in a V.
adamski49 wrote:Sproggy, I think you've got the wrong end of the stick, or in this case, shaft. The paralever bearings are just in front of the final drive.
In that case it's a terminology issue. 'My' paralever bearings are what would, on a more conventional bike, be referred to as swingarm bearings. These are in the frame on an S and in the gearbox casing on the other R's. 'Your' paralever bearings are, presumably, the final drive pivot bearings - where the final drive pivots on the shaft housing?
Having such a fun ride in this morning that I didn't stop for fuel that I would have normally put in by now. Zeroed it last fill & the trip meter is on 170 when I pulled in to work this morning. The fuel light's been showing since about 135ish, I'm guessing I must nearly be on the fumes.
Got me thinking , how far can you get out of a tankful
Nero
I did that once but never again. The pump got so noisy that I ended up replacing it. (I could hear the pump while riding with earplugs )
Nigel B
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adamski49 wrote:Sproggy, I think you've got the wrong end of the stick, or in this case, shaft. The paralever bearings are just in front of the final drive.
In that case it's a terminology issue. 'My' paralever bearings are what would, on a more conventional bike, be referred to as swingarm bearings. These are in the frame on an S and in the gearbox casing on the other R's.
The swing arm bearings on the S are in the eh.. swing arm.... not the frame - I changed them not so long ago. You either need a long pointy thing and a hammer or a lovely slide hammer and blind bearing extraction tool like I treated myself too
I'll have to look out for that if I ever get a GS then - I though they would be the same arangement on both bikes I must admit.
, how far can you get out of a tankful 
I've got 2 bikes that don't need much work to be roadworthy lying there - they've been there for 2 years. 
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I looked at the instructions in the manual and decided I didn't fancy doing it.
