I totally agree. My Front Ohlins began leaking oil at 20,000 miles. Sent them in for a rebuild and the ride was appreciably better than before the rebuild. Really good shocks don't last any longer...
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I totally agree. My Front Ohlins began leaking oil at 20,000 miles. Sent them in for a rebuild and the ride was appreciably better than before the rebuild. Really good shocks don't last any longer...
Couldn't have been said better! I replaced my stock shocks with Ohlins around 20,000 miles. Not because I thought my stock shocks were bad, but because I wanted a pair of Ohlins. WOW! The difference...
Had a similar, but not as harrowing an experience on my '04 GS. I crested a hill on a very wet 2 lane road with a center turn lane. My view field was immediately filled by the broadside of a school...
Since new my '04 GS pinged on acceleration during really hot weather (ie, >90 degrees), especially when going up a hill. Nothing I did seemed to help until I upgraded the left side cam chain...
My guess is either loose battery connection or bad starter.
I've got an '04 GS which which had the stock speedohub which overestimated MPH (and milage) by about 10%. For $32 and 10 minutes of my time I replaced it with different BMW speedohub and now use 6th...
Oneflag-I have exactly the same problem as you describe, only difference is I'm 56 and, therefore, have had it longer (thru 8 motorcycles).Didn't really experience it so much when I was 18, but in...