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The oil (in mine) was red so I assume its ATF or similiar. Since all the suspension action is taken up by the exposed shock and spring its probably OK to just leave it in there unless the seal fails and some of it leaks out.

Ilmberger makes a rear hugger for the R11S, as does Pyramid. This is the Pyramid, in CF I had an Ilmberger, which is much more attractive, but there was discussion a few years back about them fracturing at inopportune times (like when you're in motion), so i went with the Pyramid. you need to head over to Pelicanparts.com, and get into the R1100S Tech Forum- much more focused info there on the 11S than anywhere else. word of advice- use...

Quote: Originally Posted by GSAddict Canadian bikes do not even come with the plug OE from ze Fatherland. Loose the cat plug, change to Autolite 3923 sparkplugs, enjoy the increase in response and don't sweat the possible slight decrease in fuel economy. BTW: Lean mixtures damage piston engines, not richer ones. +1

Quote: Originally Posted by JimBud I could use some rear drive oil leakage analysis help. A few weeks ago when washing my '01 1150GS with 60k miles I noiticed that the right side of the rear spoke wheel had a bit more dirt on it...I thought it a bit strange, but no rear sign of a cause was visable. I have used the bike for a few short rides since and all was well and I sort of forgot about this prior dirt collection on the right side of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Dave_Faria ???slotted. aren't they all torx heds? The frame mounting point is slotted. .[/QUOTE] duuh. Thanx, Dave and gadly above, too.

After the ever popular oil thread and the reocurring tire thread, I think this subject (tire wear) which is a relative of the standard tire thread, is about third most common, or at least in the top five. All the answers for the left side wear are contained herein, some of the responses are just plain wrong, but those are easy to figure out.

Lots of folks say this is just a nuisance, but there have been more than a few cases of broken cam chain rails on these bikes. I can't imagine that having the chain slapping that rail is good for it.

Quote: Originally Posted by bikerfish1100 Dasher- fwiw, i ran a set of the BWings on my F8GS (stock tire). Great mileage (about 8K on the pair), and a very good handling road tire. Fine on a dirt road, but not much confidence when on (semi-)slippery surfaces. About a 90/10 tire. If that is in your line of battle, then it should be a fine tire. If you were looking for something more dirt oriented, i'd keep looking. Thanks. 90-10 is great...

I took the tank off again today to examine the float switch. Indeed that was the problem. Inside that white cylinder is a float that contains a small magnet and moves up and down on a center post. Next to the post is a magnetic reed switch. When the float comes near the magnetic reed switch to opens the circuit and when it sinks down as the fuel drops it closes the circuit and lights the reserve light. When I applied 12 volts across the switch...

I hear what sounds like a pump running for a few seconds but, your right it could be the abs. I have unplugged and reseated the quik disconnects.