K11 Owners Group

It became known over this side of the water a few years ago that dealerships, principally, BMW (cars) AUDI and Volkswagen, and possibly also Seat, and Skoda, that the fuel pump intended to fit the sma ...

One tip from an independent engineer if you are replacing the hoses and the system is completely drained it is also good practise to strip the master cylinder as well.
Over time corrosion will build ...

You will find that the use of a hand operated vacuum bleeder, or one that works off air pressure (Uses an inflated tyre as the pressure source at around 25- 30psi). Either will do the job very well. J ...

My left side mirror got knocked off and came apart. What glue would you recommend for gluing it back together?

From personal experience a 2 part epoxy resin. Not one of the quick setting versions b ...

Thanks F.D. I have passed the info back to give him something to chew over and possible get working

Move forward 5 months and I am still not back on 2 wheels. The repair to the thigh muscles is taking far longer than I expected but the Doctor does not seem to be worried.
I am off pain killers at n ...

I am asking on behalf of another UK Biker who doesn't use the internet.
He has a very late K100LT on which the fuel gauge failed. The gauge was disconnected and he relied upon the fuel level warning ...

Ouch!

Who did the repair. If by a dealer, take it back and suggest they sort it out!

They have replaced the pick up which sits on the top of the final drive.

Any electric vehicle 2 or 4 wheeled has as much charm as a dose of Covid 19

Is this a car forum or a motorcycle one? Just asking!

I have just checked a manual for the forks using a BMW workshop RAM disc and they look as if they have identical components so the damping is probably with both legs. I would have thought only using o ...

Fingers crossed.
Sorry to hear, but wishing you the best and continued riding. Yes, I know of many that have had very successful outcomes with hip replacement.

Have fun,
Jer

Well the news ...

No sadly I had to call it off, I have damaged my right hip and am waiting to get on the list for a replacement.

Before I was due to go I knew I had a problem, so I decided to try to see how far I ...

I had to replace the same seal on my '96 K1100 and because I did not know how to do it I took it to my nearest BMW dealer to have it done. It was well worth it because the seal had been replaced befor ...

5 litres to be counted as the reserve, is just about 1.1 UK gallons which depending on how active you use the twist grip should give you around 60 miles give or take after the warning light comes on.

Bearing in mind a UK Gallon is quite a bit more than a US one. This about just over half a litre, and the UK gallon is 4.546 litres to the gallon. I can get about 220 miles (give or take) from a full ...

The 1st sentence in the commentary adequately describes it as 'this thing'. (900 pounds weight - that is nearly half a ton) What do you do if you drop it?

Come on BMW let's get back to lighter bike ...

Unless BMW changed the thermostat design, which I doubt, this is what mine look like. 17 11 1 460 716
https://shop.maxbmw.com/fiche/NotesParts/17111460716_3_B.jpg

There are some aftermarket 'stat ...

As I understand it, Norway has the most vigorous speed restrictions of all the countries in Europe with the max allowed anywhere is 60 on dual carriageway roads separated by a central barrier and I do ...