I get it. It's not the cost, it's the attitude behind it. If you're spending £10K on a bike and regularly £500 on servicing/parts per year, what's £2.50 to BMW. You want (and I think deserve) a bit of recognition and to feel "valued" as a customer, not a "cash cow". This sort of ...

I'm not familiar with this particular engine, but certainly on old British bikes if there is a problem with crankcase breathing (basically removing gasses and vapours from underneath the piston) huge oily smoke finds its way out of anywhere as pressure builds. Just a though, good luck

Strikes me as tight charging you for 3 6mm bolts in the first place. Especially if you are known to them. Mind you I once got charged for a photocopy of a cooling system arrangement by a Honda dealer :angry: Nothing's free. Were the bolts a special design that you needed to get them from BMW and not...

I've renovated plenty of old bikes and cars in my time. Here's what I'd suggest (just my opinions of course): - 1. Make sure you have somewhere to do the work. You'll need room to work on it and room to store it in bits while you're doing the work. 2. For a first timer, get a project that's complete...

1. Heated grips! Out yesterday in freezing fog and felt nothing. How did we survive without them. 2. Camping towel. What a space saver; folds to the size of a (ok big) sausage roll but is big enough to dry a burly bloke like me, and dries quickly in fresh air. 3. Tank bag. I was amazed how useful th...

Some years ago we stopped at Quiet Site close to Ullswater. Had its own bar with open fire; very cosy, very relaxing. Site was ok too, but a bit expensive. It's still there winning awards but don't know if the bar arrangement survives

I've heard the Tigers are heavy and thirsty (a bit like my good self :) ). I'm also a bit put off by the accesibility of the engine (ie tank off for plug changes etc). I had a Sprint and found it a pain during maintenance/fault finding. One "fault" ended up being because I turned the ignit...

Theres always something you can pick up. Only a short article but good info (thumbs)

Speeding convictions are only valid for 3 years after which the points go away. However, insurance companies ask for convictions over the previous 5 years (because they can).

The 660 engine is completely gutless especially with a headwind/motorway ride. After 25K on mine I can't take it any more so I'm going for a bigger engine. Also a missfiring cylender on a single is catastrophic (happened a lot in the wet and I could never find the reason so carried WD40). With a twi...