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By: AdvWisdomTitle: KLR Alternator ModSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/klr-alternator-mod/Published Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:58:24 +0000 Enclosed are step by step detailed instructions for installation, lessons Learned, and review of the new whiz-bang 400 watt Electrosport stator and regulator . Since I’m  way there, I’ll be swapping out my Doo Hicky and cleaning my oil screen also…. read more »

By: AdvWisdomTitle: Iron Butt WisdomSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/iron-butt-wisdom/Published Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:51:12 +0000 Long Distance Riding Wisdom From The Masters. 1. Know your limits and plan your trip around them. If the longest ride you have ever taken is 300 miles in a day, don’t plan a trip with a string of endless five-… read more »

By: AdvWisdomTitle: Paralever toolSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/paralever-tool/Published Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:46:42 +0000 Paralever Thrust Bearing Adjustment. Just finished doing this job today and saw this thread. Apologies if it’s been covered but a search didn’t throw it up! A couple of weeks back, when cleaning the bike (04 GSA) I did the usual check… read more »

By: AdvWisdomTitle: Reducing buffeting BMW GSSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/reducing-buffeting-bmw-gs/Published Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2020 02:39:48 +0000 Reducing Buffeting and/or Improving Noise, Wind, and Weather Protection on a BMW R1100GS or a R1150GS   http://www.advrider.com/ – April 2002   Many BMW R11GS riders find the performance of the factory windscreen unsatisfactory.  Several replacement windscreens exist and are… read more »

By: AdvWisdomTitle: R1150GS Fuel Gauge RepairSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/r1150gs-fuel-gauge-repair/Published Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 23:33:29 +0000 How To Fix A Sticking Fuel Gauge About 8 months ago my ’03 1150 GSA did stop to show the top fuel bar on the RID even if filled up to the neck. I did not pay much attention because… read more »

By: AdvWisdomTitle: R12GS Final Drive Fluid ChangeSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/r12gs-final-drive-fluid-change/Published Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 23:21:26 +0000 Photo instructions on changing the R12GS final drive oil After removing the rear wheel, remove the bolt that holds the ABS sensor, then pull the sensor out of the FD housing. A little twisting motion helps, as the O-ring… read more »

By: AdvWisdomTitle: Tire Changing ThreadSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/tire-changing-thread/Published Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2020 22:58:42 +0000 Neduro’s Tire Changing Class I debated on where to put this, and decided on Thumpers as we probably change our tires the most in here. Maybe it belongs in “The perfect line” but I’ve never been in there, and it seems… read more »

By: AdvWisdomTitle: GS throttle cable swapSourced From: advwisdom.com/a/gs-throttle-cable-swap/Published Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:50:22 +0000 So today I swap my throttle cables. I pick up the new cables at lunchtime from Portland BMW… …there are 4 cables and a splitter box. A main throttle cable leads from the twist grip to the splitter box, then… read more »