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by Mrussell16
Wed Mar 20, 2024 2:52 am
Forum: Wanted
Topic: '05 RT Looking for passenger backrest / rear corbin seat
Replies: 0
Views: 4760

'05 RT Looking for passenger backrest / rear corbin seat

Hello. I have a 2005 R1200rt. I am looking for a passenger backrest to bolt onto factory rack, Or a sw moto aluminum rack, or a rear corbin seat. I currently have a factory top box but am trying to lose some top weight. Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated (other than telling me or the wife...
by Mrussell16
Wed Jun 02, 2021 7:07 am
Forum: Aftermarket Parts & Accessories
Topic: Pannier rebuild questions.
Replies: 3
Views: 1235

Re: Pannier rebuild questions.

Here is the location that another user sent me.
by Mrussell16
Wed Jun 02, 2021 1:31 am
Forum: Aftermarket Parts & Accessories
Topic: Pannier rebuild questions.
Replies: 3
Views: 1235

Re: Pannier rebuild questions.

has anybody rebuilt their panniers before. I have read in a sports touring forum but nobody explained the little spring.
by Mrussell16
Sat May 29, 2021 8:50 pm
Forum: Aftermarket Parts & Accessories
Topic: Pannier rebuild questions.
Replies: 3
Views: 1235

Re: Pannier rebuild questions.

here is a picture of the spring
by Mrussell16
Sat May 29, 2021 8:43 pm
Forum: Aftermarket Parts & Accessories
Topic: Pannier rebuild questions.
Replies: 3
Views: 1235

Pannier rebuild questions.

Hello all. I bought a motorcycle that has been dropped and I have been fixing it up. So far everything is going well. I was replacing the bottom latch that locks the pannier onto the bike. When I popped off the lower latch there is a spring that came off. I do not know where this spring goes. Does a...
by Mrussell16
Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:40 am
Forum: Tech and Performance
Topic: How to tell if you need new shocks
Replies: 3
Views: 5135

Re: How to tell if you need new shocks

I played around with it while running. No noticeable change in sport/normal/comfort, or solo/solo with bags/two up. I looked at the suspension and found that they have been replaced with HyperPro units. Do the front forks do anything, or are they just to attach the front wheel?
by Mrussell16
Mon Apr 19, 2021 9:32 pm
Forum: Tech and Performance
Topic: How to tell if you need new shocks
Replies: 3
Views: 5135

How to tell if you need new shocks

Hello all. I am a new member who just purchased my first BMW motorcycle. I bought a fixer upper that has been crashed (mostly fairing damage). The motorcycle is a 2005 R1200RT with ESA, and around 50000km. When I push down on the motorcycle it moves a lot (seems soft) up and down. I came from a 2004...