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Good work then. Incidentally, I just found this video on the Pelican Parts Technical Issues forum in the BMW bike section. 'How to check for spline wear in your 6-speed hydraulically-actuated Boxer's clutch assembly.' Veeeerry Interesting.... https://youtu.be/dw6xP7a4EfM And a touch worrying ! AL in...

I think slparry did, yes to be sure - and Nord at MW in Meltham Bridge supplied an SB to one of my UK boxer pals not too long ago. Basically an SB differs from an ordinary bleed nipple in that it has a tiny one-way valve inside, so air doesn't get sucked back into the hose if you don't quite get the...

Depends where you are my friend. Tends to be Goodridge in the USA and Stahlbus in the EU; but a Duckduckgo ( doesn't track your searches and then send you tons of junk pages ) or Google ( does ! ) search for a 10mm by 1 SpeedBleeder should sort you out. Around 20 to 30 snoojits each depending on you...

Yes, it makes me wonder why BMW ever went to a hydraulically actuated clutch when the previous cable-operated version was so effective - a bit harder to squeeze maybe, but so what ? In fact why did they persevere for so long with their original back-to-front Austin Mini-style DRY clutch before final...

How did it go James ? Did you add new DOT4 from the top downwards, topping up the master cylinder on the bars at frequent intervals - or did you pump fluid from the bleed hose up backwards through the slave cylinder, like they did years ago in the factory ? I watched a guy doing it to a newly assemb...

Why not ditch the black thingie that's screwed onto the end of the clutch bleeder hose hidden under the helmet lock and ziptied to the frame ? It was only used at the factory for back-filling the hydraulically operated clutch with DOT4 rapidly and cost-effectively. Thereafter it serves no purpose wh...

Bad news and sorry it spoilt your holiday. Once again, blame Berlin for the design fault in hydraulic clutches on each and every 6-speed boxer. The friction-plate's splined hub is too short to fully engage the plate onto the full length of the gearbox input shaft splines, causing wobbles, accentuati...

...and as for the 'quality' of the hub component of a replacement OEM clutch plate, I despair....
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Yes, Dave, the Rockster owner in question, who's not a trader and has done the job of designing and sourcing a CNC fabricated spacer out of an objective desire to solve a serious design fault on the part of Spandau. He's a regular biker with whom I have no connection other than buying 2 from him for...

Many thanks Merecat for your rapid response. No, sorry, check with Berlin please, as I have done. I'm lucky enough to live in a sultry coastal resort where BMW Motorrad brings dozens of examples of each and every new season model for show and ride for a select band of German bikers each Spring, and ...

They say the web is the modern source of all knowledge, so I'm very surprised to discover hardly a mention on these pages of the crucial design fault that's built into the transmission of all R1100S and 1150 6-speed Beemers that causes premature clutch and spline failure - a topic that's absolutely ...