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StroupDog

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I am the proud new owner of a black 2000 R1100RT with 26K miles. The bike was a trade in at a Hardley dealer in Sparks NV, inported to Salem Oregon where I found it. Most of the maintenance was stamped as being completed by Sierra BMW in Sparks Nevada. Any info on the previous owner would be appreciated. I bought the BMW one day and sold the DL-650 the next day (Guy flew up from Reno and rode it home). I have owned several bikes including Hardleys, Hondas, Yamahas, Suzukis.....

 

Looking forward to getting many enjoyable miles out of this bike. Repair manual is in my posession and I have 30 years mechanic experience from jet engines (marine gas turbines) automotive, marine, cycles, building systems.

 

Looking forward to being a sponge and soaking up the collective knowledge available on this and other BMW forums.

 

Here she is...

 

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I think you will find that the Boxer is easier to work on than jet engines.

:thumbsup:

 

Yeah, but it's down on power.

 

Nice bike though.

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That's a beauty.

Looks like showroom condition.

Remember...

Take into garage, close door.make sure nobody else is around.

Put on center-stand and if you haven't already dropped it...kick it over.

Cry into your beer for a while and pick it up.

You are now over the worse part and won't have to go through this in public.

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It is a nice bike indeed, but it is missing a hole (or THE hole) in the middle of the final drive, how odd!. Mine came with a hole :)

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Thanks for all the remarks guys. Please tell me I don't have to start referring to you guys as "Chaps" or speaking broken German...As far as dropping it, I have two other bikes I drop all the time. ;)

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Thanks for all the remarks guys. Please tell me I don't have to start referring to you guys as "Chaps" or speaking broken German...As far as dropping it, I have two other bikes I drop all the time. ;)

 

Well, you don't HAVE to, but assimilation would go so much easier.

:rofl:

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Thanks for all the remarks guys. Please tell me I don't have to start referring to you guys as "Chaps" or speaking broken German...As far as dropping it, I have two other bikes I drop all the time. ;)

 

Well, you don't HAVE to, but assimilation would go so much easier.

:rofl:

:rofl:

Welcome StroupDog!

 

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Welcome & nice bike!

 

You will discover that some of us are closer than you realize.

 

Albany is not very far!

 

Ewell

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Welcome.....nice new scoot!

 

Looks like it already has a good aftermarket seat on it. I had many happy miles on my RT. That one should serve you well for a long time. :thumbsup:

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Thanks for all the remarks guys. Please tell me I don't have to start referring to you guys as "Chaps" or speaking broken German...

 

Well, you don't HAVE to, but assimilation would go so much easier.

:rofl:

Resistance is futile!

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Nice Bike! Looks just like mine without all of the scratches and cracked plastic.

 

If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for it?

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sold the DL-650

 

I went the other way. Riding position is similar. My RT-P was just too heavy to pick up when it wanted wanted to rest on it's side.

The RT-P was a perfect tourer though.

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Peter Parts

Nice machine. Correct color too.

 

I don't know much about your model, but good for you to understand what mods and add-ons are present. Is that a custom saddle? Odd (to me) to see a three-spoke rear?

 

You know that screw that looks like an idle stop? It is a throttle body factory calibration. Don't ever touch it, not even if some uninformed people urge you to do something called "zero=zero". If you or anybody has touched it, try to re-align back to the nail-polish markings.

 

Work on the ergos till you have the bike right for you.

 

Ben

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