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Hi Everyone,

Just bought a 2015 Sport SE (blue and white...) with 24000 miles, and had the main service done before purchase.

Loving the bike so far, so easy to ride and surprisingly economical. Just brilliant all round.

I do have 2 little issues:

After riding to a junction, coming to a stop, then pulling away, i've had the bike stall a number of times in this first week. I'm in road mode usually, and it seem to happen less in dynamic. Does anyone know why it might happen in road mode? Pulling away from complete stop is normally fine, it's only when I've just been moving.

Also, is there anyone in the South of England with a taller seat that they'd like to swap for a low seat? Mine came with the low and I think i'd be better off with a taller option, not too bothered which!

Pics to follow!

Cheers,

My RS was built in April 2015 and has never stalled at any time - unlike my Royal Enfield and very occasionally my 2009 BMW F650GS. So your problem does not seem to be typical of the RS. Perhaps your FI computer program has a glitch and needs to be re-flashed by a dealer?

Regarding suspension performance, when riding solo, my suspension is very harsh in both road and dynamic settings and there is very little difference in damping action between the two settings on my bike. It seems to me that the early-build RS models, which use Sachs suspension components, might have been a work in progress for that company.

Great, thanks for the replies! I will see how it goes and probably use the dynamic engine setting more.
Just had a bulb warning light come on too up front, doh! However the engine covers have just arrived and the rear hugger, fender extender and windscreen touring extension (using as a test) are on the way to keep it all protected a little better.

Pics attached (hopefully)

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Great, thanks for the replies! I will see how it goes and probably use the dynamic engine setting more.
Just had a bulb warning light come on too up front, doh! However the engine covers have just arrived and the rear hugger, fender extender and windscreen touring extension (using as a test) are on the way to keep it all protected a little better.

Pics attached (hopefully)

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Zitat von timmy3k im Beitrag #5

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Great, thanks for the replies! I will see how it goes and probably use the dynamic engine setting more.
Just had a bulb warning light come on too up front, doh! However the engine covers have just arrived and the rear hugger, fender extender and windscreen touring extension (using as a test) are on the way to keep it all protected a little better.

Pics attached (hopefully)

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Richard: Interestingly, on my way to work yesterday I went over a manhole cover that shook the right hand light cover loose! I saw it drop down on the road and spun round to collect it. It's a little tight to get hands in to the space but easy compared to the car! Reckon it's worth upgrading LED or HID while I'm at it?

Wessie, thanks for the idea but it has had a full tank and then some in the past week. If it doesn't remedy itself in the next few days/weeks then I might take it to a stealer.

Talking of which, are there any recommendations for BMW garages in the south? Maybe one that will also do my seat swap?

Thanks again all!

My original H7 bulb lasted for 18K miles of riding and it is the only bulb that has burned out on the bike so far. A name brand replacement bulb cost $20. Unless you need more lighting, I would recommend sticking with the stock bulbs. It should save you money and hassle, compared with LED or HID conversion systems.

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Hi All,

Thanks again for the info on lighting and the engine issues. I took the bike to the dealer today and they ran an 'engine adaptation'. The tech said it was bouncing all over the place! All sorted now and it's is running perfectly at all revs.

I also managed to hop on a standard seat and it is much more comfortable than my low one (i'm 6ft). If anyone needs a low seat, my will soon be for sale. Now to decide if I go for a second hand bmw standard seat, a wunderlich from eBay or one of these with heating front and rear....

Werbung: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R-1200-RS...497.m4902.l9144

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Zitat von timmy3k im Beitrag #11

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Hi All,

Thanks again for the info on lighting and the engine issues. I took the bike to the dealer today and they ran an 'engine adaptation'. The tech said it was bouncing all over the place! All sorted now and it's is running perfectly at all revs.

I also managed to hop on a standard seat and it is much more comfortable than my low one (i'm 6ft). If anyone needs a low seat, my will soon be for sale. Now to decide if I go for a second hand bmw standard seat, a wunderlich from eBay or one of these with heating front and rear....

Werbung: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-R-1200-RS...497.m4902.l9144

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Zitat von timmy3k im Beitrag #5

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Pics attached (hopefully)

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give the sport seat a go before you make final decision

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Thanks Graham. The standard seat was much more comfortable but I was in the rough air a bit more (i have a touring extension on my screen that works great). Will the sport seat not put me in the wind more? I do like the higher riding position otherwise though.

Zitat von AZGeek im Beitrag #13

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That bike looks to be in great condition. Congrats on the purchase.

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