Recent content by scott123007

ANY soap (well maybe not bar soap) will trash aluminum wheels. DO NOT use dish soap, dishwasher soap, laundry soap, or Windex, as a rubber lube! Argue this point at your own risk.

Just make the holes bigger. Problem solved.

An old trick is to cut grooves into the pad material if you want less braking force. (less swept area) You may ultimately get faster pad wear, but not as much dust because there is less material now.

Put a 6mm Helicoil in there. Easy Peasy.

Actually, changing gear without using the clutch will still show a dash momentarily from one gear to the next, so I guess neither of those micro switches have any effect on that, but if I remember correctly, for some reason, there is a slight engine mapping change when the clutch is pulled in.

I wish one of you big bad off roaders would take me somewhere where I would need to disable my ABS. LOL

Guys, if it is not for a '14 or newer Tenere, the switches are NOT the same.

Zero. More than likely you bumped something when installing the new battery that shorted and popped the fuse.

Just a minor correction on what EricV said about over tightening the handlebar clamps. They cannot be overtightened per se, as they have spacers inside the rubber vibration isolators that the nut and washer bottom out against. I don't have the torque value available, but they are supposed to be...

@Smokin RZ, I'm a little late to this party so it may be water under the bridge at this point, but your situation does sound like the classic "hard start". If you want to attempt to push start your bike again, as you let out the clutch in second gear, push the starter button at the same time to...

I "think" he is talking about the hydraulic fluid for the clutch, even though I can guarantee that is NOT the problem.

The most common culprit so far has been a faulty front brake switch. They are quite expensive, so if your bike is under warranty, take it to the dealer.

I guess BMW doesn't want the same hags on the back of their cruisers that you see on the back of Harley's, so no passenger provisions.:oops:

I think part of this problem is if your state has a "stay at home " order, it does not mean it's a " use your judgement" order. It means unless it an absolute necessity to leave your house, stay the fuck at home. How hard is that for a couple of weeks? When it comes to using our own judgement...

On another note, but related to this conversation, is the fact that from 2014 on, the ground clearance is less because the cat is slightly different than the Gen 1's. I found this out because, years ago, I made my own skid plate for my '12 and when I got my '14, it would not fit. A real...