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#3 | RE: Joined the RS fraternity today...
Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:30 am (Last edited: Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:14 am)
Sat Mar 04, 2023 4:30 am (Last edited: Sat Mar 04, 2023 5:14 am)
Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #2Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #1 Not sure what you mean...? It's full package, including heated seat...but no billet "bling". |
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #4Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #3 I'm looking forward to riding it. Bike in crate at dealer, panniers on order...should be in my garage within a couple of weeks. Reading the manual online right now...the level of technology on this bike, and the sheer number of settings, is a bit daunting compared to my RR, but it'll become intuitive within a week I figure. I ride exclusively in mountain canyons, and at age 76 I've finally concluded that being in constant "attack" mode on a superbike (for the past 10 years) has somewhat lost its lustre. Looking forward to a bit more "refinement"! |
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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #6Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #3 OK...it's got everything. I have a question on center stand use. Been reading an old thread and someone mentioned it's easier to get on the CS if you set suspension preload to "MAX" first. Normally, I'd park in garage, shut off engine, then put on stand. Sounds like the method mentioned would require turning ignition back on...an extra step. Any consistently-useful tips on CS use? Thanks...don't want to start a new thread about this, but what do the "majority" do? |
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #7 I always put mine on the center stand in the garage also. It would be easier to put it on max preload first, but I don't bother. Just put my weight on the lever and pull the bike back with my hands on the bar and grab rail. It's fairly easy though I've had easier bikes. One other note on the CS. My garage floor is epoxied and sometimes it'll slide on the stand if I try to get it off. My solution is to put my left foot in front of the stand to trip it. I also have a thin (1/8") sheet of aluminum that I put under the stand to keep the floor from getting too scraped up.
2020 R1250RS
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #7Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #6Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #3 unnecessary in my experience - BMWs have very well designed centre stands if you make sure the bike is upright and on both feet. People who struggle usually don't have the bike upright enough as they are worried it will fall away from them. Push down on the stand by transferring your body weight, rather than lifting the bike.
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Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #8Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #7 I always have my bikes on industrial mats...keeps them off the concrete and they don't slide. Do you center the front wheel when doing the CS? And are you talking about the rail to the rear of the pillion seat? |
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#12 | RE: Joined the RS fraternity today...
Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:56 pm (Last edited: Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:56 pm)
Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:56 pm (Last edited: Sat Mar 04, 2023 6:56 pm)
Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #10 I do center the front wheel (as if I were traveling straight). For the rear, the passenger grab handles, though I have the rear rack on mine (so they're part of that in my case). 2020 R1250RS |
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No lifting or pulling required.
Carpe Diem!
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Zitat von Boxerboy55 im Beitrag #13 for added style points, stick your left leg out at a jaunty angle
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Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #7Zitat von Paul911 im Beitrag #6Zitat von BEARR im Beitrag #3 One of the few issues with these bikes as standard is the side stand is a bit too long, this means the bike sits very upright and could be at risk of tipping over. For this reason it sometimes helps if you set the suspension preload to max before parking it - or at least unweight the suspension before turning the ignition off, because this will help. |
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