2000 r1100rt post tune up

[kitze2]

Last week I did the full 36K service on my "new" 2000 rt. The whole deal...valves, TPS, TB sync, belt and all the fluids. The whole deal. Gotta say with the possible exception of an old thumper this bike is the easiest I've ever worked on. Screw adjuster valves! I've died and gone to heaven. Forget that Desmo or 5 valve head with shims under buckets crap! And a real tool kit! My Daytona 675 comes with one Allen wrench! And Triumph actually calls that Allen wrench the tool kit in the manual!

Anywho...Went out on a 350 mile test ride this past Sunday. Roads were about 3/4 twisty back roads and 1/4 freeway. Runs sweet, "um, well officer I just got it and no I didn't realize we were doing 95" Gulp! It's still got a wee bit of a lean stumble around 4-4.5K. But otherwise seems perfect to this newbie.

So, with the $700 labor charge I saved I'm gonna treat myself to a FI module. I'm OK with the Techlusion unit. But I'm much more familiar with the Power Commander units. Does anyone have any experience with the "Wide Band" PC unit? Or should I just go with the Techlusion?

Thanks for letting me ramble on.
Damien

[Godfather]

Great news on the tune up!
I too am doing the 36K mile tune up/service, (my first time...BMW virgin) and can not wait to get it out for a good long ride...unfortunatly I will have to wait...untill spring. Winter is here in northern Michigan and just not too favorable for riding.
Enjoy the sunny Cal-e-forn-ya weather. :thumb

[JimMoore]

Before you spend any $$$, try pulling the cat code plug. That sometimes works wonders on older (pre-1150) oilheads.

[MikeFigielski]

I have had the Techlusion and now have the wide band Power Commander. Both work well, but the Power Commander is much more tuneable, especially if you have any mods to the bike. It allows fuel to be added and subtracted while the Techlusion only allows fuel to be added. By the way, using a 3.5 bar K1200RS fuel pressure regulator in place of the stock 3.0 bar unit does almost the exact same thing as a Techlusion for about $50. The only downside is that you have to take half the bike apart to get at it!! When I put the K12RS regulator in I had to turn the settings on the Techlusion all the way down. I think the power Commander, if custom tuned on a dyno, offers the most exact fueling and the best results. For a stock bike, the benefit over the Power Commander may not be worth the extra $ for some. Hope this helps.
Mike

[kitze2]

Mike, that's an interesting idea about the fuel pressure reg swap. I think you're right about the PC unit. The bike is stock so the techlusion is probably the way to go. Besides, I don't want to Dyno a street bike. And without a Dyno run the PC only gets to "almost"

One other thing I came across during this service...The mountings for the fairing on the tank, the captive nut in the plastic boss...A couple of 'em are pretty messed up. I ran a bottoming tap to clean 'em out. But I don't think they are gonna last too many more cycles. I was thinking of using a dimensionally stable foundation material called Chokfast to repair them. Anybody have to repair these? How did you do it and did it hold up?

Also...To all the newbies afraid of a "major" service. Don't sweat it. Honestly, the hardest part is taking all the plastic bits off. The actual service is a cake walk. The only part I'd do differently was the fuel filter. To tell the truth...changing it twice in 36K miles is a total waste off time unless you buy the crap gas from "Billy Bobs Gas And Mineral Water Emporium" Or maybe leave the USA and head south. I back flushed the old filter through a sub-micron filter and not a speck! Besides it's a plastic tank!

Happy Riding.

Batman...It's raining with wind gusts to 65MPH here right now. So much for sunny California! But I feel for ya. I grew up in New England!