I own a 2019 R1250RT but it's very hard to find someone selling a repair manual. There are enough similarities that I'd be willing to buy someone's service manual for a Wethead. Let me know your price.
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Have you used one and are they any good? I have one for my Tacoma and it's not a great manual. Very low quality pictures that are almost unusable. The written instructions are decent but that's about it.
I'm not really in a rush but would definitely prefer a BMW DVD. Does anyone know how many computers they can be installed on? I heard you have to register them. Can they be used by a second owner?
No I have not. I've always preferred the official documentation but even they can have errors. I'm planning on following @Boxflyer s postings/site when I'm ready for maintenance.
Yeah, his 1250 videos will be invaluable. Looking forward to them becoming available.
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The option that I recommend, if you are just interested in doing maintenance only, is to buy JVB's video DVD: JVB Productions
Click on the "Tech_Pictorials" tab to see some details taken from the video. There are enough details there to do all the works that you need to do without buying his DVD, but personally, I like to support a fellow rider!
Click on the "Tech_Pictorials" tab to see some details taken from the video. There are enough details there to do all the works that you need to do without buying his DVD, but personally, I like to support a fellow rider!
I was going to buy his video but he doesn't show cam timing in his R1250 video. He told me he didnt have the tools available. I've also heard he didn't use any of the special tools from BMW to do the valve clearance checks on the R1250RT. From what I've read it does make a difference whether or not you use a proper TDC alignment tool and the cam chain tensioner, whether from BMW or an equivalent homemade version. I can't confirm that as I never asked him about it, but that's what I believe I read on one of the forums.
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What you have read is quite incorrect! You do NOT need to be precise with TDC when doing clearance check. You DO need to be dead accurate, when doing the cam timing, since what you are doing there is to make sure that the cam shafts are in dead sync with the engine's crankshaft! OTOH, if you understand how a 4-stroke engines work, you will realize that there are tremendous amount of tolerance around the TDC for you to do the check.
I went back and re-read the posts. You're right, they were referring to the process for the cam timing, not the valve clearance check. My mistake.
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No problems! Just trying to help.
Going back to JVB, you will find that Jim does the valve clearance check just the way that BMW will tell you to do in their DVD, and that is to use a straight-edge across the flats that are designed into the camshafts, to locate TDC. Go to his site, and as I said, click on the Tech_Pictorial tab, and look for 12k Maintenance for wethead 1200 (or something like that). The link will take you to his posts on AdvRider forum (that's where you will usually find him) that will give you pretty much full information and pictures (frame-grab from his video) for the complete maintenance.
I have a 1250, I'll check out his site again. I don't think you can use a straight edge across the flats anymore on the 1250. I have all the tools ordered now anyways. I've heard another member has a video for the 1250 on the way that is going to show the cam timing and valve clearance procedure as well.
Found a DVD on ebay. Works great and has all the information needed for repairs. I have a seeping fork seal right now. I was easily able to find the instructions for disassembly and reassembly. Going to try a Seal Mate first...
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Why not have the dealer do it! You are still under warranty.
I'm pretty sure my warranty is expired. The bike is a 2019
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Well, you have 3 years, and so it depends on when you bought the bike!
I bought it last year from the dealership where the original owner had traded it in for a new model. For some reason, I had it in my head that the warranty expired February of 2022. I just went through my emails with the dealers and see they told me the original warranty was good until April 2022. They didn't list a specific day. The funny thing is I noticed this last Saturday (April 30, 2022), but now I would be out of warranty. I emailed the dealer and told them about the situation and asked to confirm the date the warranty would have expired.
Here's where it gets weird...I wiped up the oil from the fork and put an additional 300km on the bike this weekend. The leak seems to have disappeared. Whatever debris was stuck in there must have worked it's way out. So there is no proof it was leaking and nothing really for the dealer to fix at this point. Hopefully the seal hasn't been compromised at all and will continue to stay leak free.
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I would still communicate with the dealer and explain everything, especially that the issue had happened earlier, along with your "confusion" about warranty dates. The worse case is that they will tell you that they can't help you, but they may very well surprise you with service and assistance!
They told me fork seals are considered normal wear items and not covered by warranty. My warranty expired mid-April anyways. On the positive side, its not leaking anymore.
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Well, if the initial leak was very light, and it had gone away, don't even bother to try to repair it! Remember, our forks are not like those on typical bikes in that it does NOT do any of the dampening or spring functions. Inside of our forks are only bushings, seal, and some oil for lubricating the bushings. So, the oil just sloshes around in its reservoir, and that's about all.
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