And 1150 RT maintenance

[Don Eilenberger]

Greg - depending on what CC did on your last maintenance - you may need 
or not need a few things.  There are things I'd suggest checking:

- Rear drive. When was the oii last changed?  Has the driveshaft spline 
to the rear-drive been lubricated?

- Alternator belt. It dies with age and use. I usually plan on every 
40,000 miles, but the newer bikes use a stretch belt that's a bit more 
forgiving. You have a fixed length belt and it might be time to change 
it before subjecting it to miles and heat.

- Transmission oil.  I don't know what's called for on the R1150 series 
bikes, but you may want to check that.

- Brake fluid and flushing of the brakes. I don't recall exactly what 
year bikes have the "whizzy" brakes, but I think most of the 1150's do. 
That requires a different sort of flush/bleed procedure, that many home 
mechanics get wrong. There are two circuits for each wheel - and it 
takes some knowledge to do them right.  The fluid is called for every 24 
months from the date the bike was manufactured.  I'd stick to that 
schedule since repairing that system can be quite costly, and failure 
isn't something you want.

And if these have been done by CC as part of a major service - then you 
can forgeddaboutit..

All of the above could be done by Mike Kowal (MG Cycles - Howell - a 
club member - 732-239-8541).   You probably want to contact him now if 
you're considering scheduling it with him. It's his busy season.

Don

On 6/28/2021 2:48 AM, Greg Berger wrote:
> Hi, just putting this out there.
> I’m getting ready for a fairly big ride for me end of July. headed to the Smoky Mountains. NC  & TN.
> Going to ride mostly back roads getting there + a couple loops while I’m out there.
>   I have some GP X-Files. (thanks to some of you that helped with maps and files)I also used my “scenic “ app in addition.
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> (Btw If anybody’s interested in tagging along that would be fine with me,  the more the merrier. )
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> I want to make sure that me & my motorcycle is prepared for the journey.
> Looking for some advice as far as maintenance for my 2004 1150RT.
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> Bought the bike with 18 K about 2 1/2 years ago.
> Cross country did a full maintenance and some needed work out about 20 k.
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> Other than that some of the things below have already been taken care of.
> I still feel that I would like I have the bike looked at as well as serviced and or replace any needed belts -parts -fluids , etc.
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> Any advice or recommendations would be much appreciated.  I guess I could go back to cross country but I need to have some money left over for the trip - 😝
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> Thanks in advance,
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> Greg B RT🎹🏍
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