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I heard from the Service Manager of the BMW dealership which is working on my RT. He said that BMW is sending an entirely new final drive unit from Germany to replace the FD in my RT, thus this is a...

I vote for option 3, if the power is gone completely. Speed down the road on a motorcycle is similar to having altitude in an airplane which experiences power loss...it gives you time to make some...

Interesting point...with the flashing triangle, it's like the bike is crying "Wolf!" which over time would (as you say) mask some other more important warning. I think when the triangle flashes red...

Ponch - This situation was discovered by the BMW Tech at the dealership which services the bike. About a month ago, I tried to rock the rear wheel to see if there was any play, and there was not. 1k...

John - First, welcome to the forum. Second, I and am sure others are sorry to hear of your crash as the result of the apparent failure of the fuel strip. Many of us (me included) have had fuel strips...

Scot - At the moment I am not aware of the particulars of the failure, that is which bearings, gears, and the like caused this. As this evolves, I'll attempt to get that information so that I can...

Here's another one to add to the list. My RT was in for a 6K service at my BMW dealer. During the service the technician discovered that the final drive was grinding. Looks like a replacement is the...

Thanks Marchyman and Billy. I went back and looked a the documents (online at A&S Cycles seemed to be the easiest place). It is confusing to say the least. Looks like the valves have to be adjusted...

I hope this is not another oil or tire thread. I have gotten conflicting information about how often an RT of my vintage and mileage should have a valve adjustment. Dealers are saying every 6,000...