K11 Owners Group

Just had a look.

There are two wires vattached to the alternator. First is a big red wire and it screws to the big terminal. In fact on my bike the wire is attached directly to the nut. That big r ...

Well, for those of you wondering the same thing in the future I can confirm that removing the rear metal brake lines is all that is necessary to get the alternator out.

Actually, I also disconnecte ...

Hey guys;

I'm in the midst of removing my alternator so as to replace the monkey nutz. I have all the bolts out and the cables disconnected and I can pull the alternator back an inch or so but it's ...

Comparing a K75 to a K1100 is like comparing a sewing machine to a jackhammer.

When I ride one of my K75s after riding one of my K1100s I often think they have died when I come to a stoplight. Then ...

Google being a freind of mine and all I found this on MOA:

"And of course there is the infamous anti-rattle-gear knock that large K engines (the K75 doesn't have it..) are prone to. This was a ...

I'm two days into ownership of a 1996 K11RS. It runs great after I replaced the plugs and wires. It barely ran before that. I changed the oil and filter as well but other than (and some brake work) I' ...

When I did find my fourth deflector that didn't pass the adjusting test while the bike was parked, I was a bit tired of it.

Did remove most of the "ears" exept a small edge on the outer e ...

That's actually not too bad of a price for a BMW part. There are much worse. Like $850 for a drive shaft. Shocked

I always keep mine all of the way forward on my RS bikes. Not sure why they made i ...

Thanks Inge;

Sounds like this is what has happened.

I will disassemble and inspect. Hopefully I can make a repair without having to purchase a new deflector. A new one will cost $86 USD.

jas ...

Hi - I'm anew K1100 owner but years long K75s owner.

I've only just gotten the K11 and have ridden it 100 miles from the sellers house to mine. I have it in pieces at the moment - it needs a few t ...