She's Back

[Jeff Roof]

Well after a crash this past summer and having shoulder surgery afterwards, I finally got motivated to start doing the paint work on all the panels which I had purchased. I bought an aluminum cage on EBAY for a 100 bucks and that was bent and the hardest pill to swallow in the rebuild was buying a one new for 680 bucks. The part listed for 850. It was worth it though after messing with the bent one. So much time had transpired I could not go back to the seller from EBAY. He told me it came from a complete bike that had not been crashed. Well when I got the new one I realized how bad it was bent. Just an FYI for anyone planning to make the same purchase. Then the shock tower was cheap at 100 bucks, new ignition switch with a gas cap and lock for the rear seat a few hundred. I was able to get a wiring harness with the buckets and fuses and relay's intact for another hundred Also, something someone may find interesting is that I put a Rockster Gauge Cluster on it. So far based on the RPM's and the speedo, it is pretty much as accurate as the factory one, but looks so much better and more modern. Its like it freshened the whole bike up.

Not counting my labor, all the monies involved with the repair made it about a 2000.00 mishap. I can't imagine having to pay someone to paint it or worse yet buy the panels painted. I decided to do the bag covers in blue and put the checks on them. The thing almost looks as good with bags now as without. I had wanted to do this since I first purchased it.

Before



After

[Don Ro]

Very nice.
Another R1100S love affair!

[blackduc238]

She looks naked without the boxercup writing on the top.
I love those side bags. The color matched bags look so much better on that bike!

[wswartzwel]

Very nice. I really like the way you painted the saddle bag lids.

[Rapid Dog]

looks great
was it a buy back from the insurance company?
score!

Hey, what kinda of bar risers are those...?

[Jeff Roof]

Originally Posted by blackduc238

She looks naked without the boxercup writing on the top.
I love those side bags. The color matched bags look so much better on that bike!

Thanks on the Bags

Actually I kind of agree with you on the decals. No problem to put them on later and clear over them. The last time I painted it, I put enough clear on it that the decals could not be felt. This time it was a quickie as I was trying to get ready for riding season. Of course it could grow on me because it does look clean.

[Jeff Roof]

Originally Posted by Rapid Dog

looks great
was it a buy back from the insurance company?
score!

Hey, what kinda of bar risers are those...?

Hell no, it was out of pocket. It hurt. I've never gone the full coverage route as it used to be to expensive. But the wife called the other day to add full coverage and it was maybe an extra 200 a year. I told her, do it. Liability and Comp was only 120 a year.

[Jeff Roof]

Originally Posted by Rapid Dog

looks great
was it a buy back from the insurance company?
score!

Hey, what kinda of bar risers are those...?

Sorry didn't notice the question. They are vario bar risers. you can get them in 60, 70 & 80mm. These are 80's.

Gilles Tooling Clip On Handlebars - OPPRACING Products

[metropolis2k]

Looks great! Good job on the rebuild.

[Mitch1100]

Great job!

[r1100sp]

Very nice.
Another R1100S love affair!

+1

Jeff, the website claims delivery for those risers is 3 to 8 weeks. Just curious, how long did you wait?
Shame you loose heated grips with the risers.

[SeabeckS]

Originally Posted by r1100sp

+1

Jeff, the website claims delivery for those risers is 3 to 8 weeks. Just curious, how long did you wait?
Shame you loose heated grips with the risers.

+2! Sweet rehab!

[mikek]

Jeff,
your repaired motorcycle is Beautiful!! its gotta be a 'proud moment' to post such nice repair work here. Excellent Work!! I assume your shoulder has healed up well

[Jeff Roof]

Originally Posted by SeabeckS

+2! Sweet rehab!

Well I bought them used from a guy on here or in the classified section. They are made in Germany I believe. But if I recall he had stated something about a long delivery time. But he had to order direct from oversea's whereas now this oppracing has them, but I'm sure they are just having to order them from the manufacturer. The problem is more than likely they will have to make them due to the age of the R1100S. But they are beautiful and that beauty certainly enhances the riding experience visually. Not to mention they are adjustable 3 ways from Sunday. Plus if you happen to have the gold ohlins adjuster knob it matches perfectly. I'd like to find some bar ends that color gold, but all the ones I've seen are way off. Because of the clip ons you need to go a different type of bar end. Bascially the ones from most all Aprilia's will work.

FYI, the 60MM will work with the factory throttle cable, but the 70 & 80's require the throttle cable upgrade. The best part though as I just found out, if you wreck and just break one piece, you can order just that one piece.

and thanks for the compliment

[OldR11rdr]

>> Also, something someone may find interesting is that I put a Rockster Gauge Cluster on it. So far based on the RPM's and the speedo, it is pretty much as accurate as the factory one, but looks so much better and more modern. Its like it freshened the whole bike up. <<

Hi Jeff, I really like the Rockster gauge cluster. Is it plug compatable or did you have to make some wiring mods? If it is plug and play, I'm going to find one and do the swap. My gauge cluster has a weird wrinkle in the housing above the speedo and that, along with the fact that I find the orange on black hard to read, would make the swap worthwhile for me.

Thanks in advance, Fred

[Jeff Roof]

Originally Posted by OldR11rdr

>> Also, something someone may find interesting is that I put a Rockster Gauge Cluster on it. So far based on the RPM's and the speedo, it is pretty much as accurate as the factory one, but looks so much better and more modern. Its like it freshened the whole bike up. <<

Hi Jeff, I really like the Rockster gauge cluster. Is it plug compatable or did you have to make some wiring mods? If it is plug and play, I'm going to find one and do the swap. My gauge cluster has a weird wrinkle in the housing above the speedo and that, along with the fact that I find the orange on black hard to read, would make the swap worthwhile for me.

Thanks in advance, Fred

Yes it is for the most part. The plug on the Rockster is different, but you can take the R1100S wiring and match it wire for wire. In other words as you take off one wire from your gauge put it in the same place on the Rockster gauge. That part is the same but the plug in on the Rockster is different. So for instance if you bought a Rockster gauge and there were no wires on it you would never know the difference.

I've got photo's too if you were to need them.

[OldR11rdr]

Originally Posted by Jeff Roof

Yes it is for the most part. The plug on the Rockster is different, but you can take the R1100S wiring and match it wire for wire. In other words as you take off one wire from your gauge put it in the same place on the Rockster gauge. That part is the same but the plug in on the Rockster is different. So for instance if you bought a Rockster gauge and there were no wires on it you would never know the difference.

I've got photo's too if you were to need them.

Jeff - thanks for the quick response. Easy enough. Thanks for the offer of the pics, I'll let you know if I need them after I locate an instrument cluster (they're over 1K $ new of course).

BTW - great job on the bike.

Rgds, Fred

[Jeff Roof]

Originally Posted by OldR11rdr

Jeff - thanks for the quick response. Easy enough. Thanks for the offer of the pics, I'll let you know if I need them after I locate an instrument cluster (they're over 1K $ new of course).

BTW - great job on the bike.

Rgds, Fred

No Problem, the reason I did it was that I found my cluster for 200 bucks and I just thought it was worth the gamble to buy it and try it. One tip though, when you are searching for parts on ebay, use the R1150R versus Rockster. Find someone who has a lot of parts and send them an email asking about the gauge. Also if you see a photo of one they will look wrong because they have this bracket on them. Once removed the cluster is identical in size and shape to the R1100S.

[OldR11rdr]

Originally Posted by Jeff Roof

No Problem, the reason I did it was that I found my cluster for 200 bucks and I just thought it was worth the gamble to buy it and try it. One tip though, when you are searching for parts on ebay, use the R1150R versus Rockster. Find someone who has a lot of parts and send them an email asking about the gauge. Also if you see a photo of one they will look wrong because they have this bracket on them. Once removed the cluster is identical in size and shape to the R1100S.

Thanks for the tip regarding the R1150R search. I've also noted that there is an ABS version and a non ABS version of the cluster. Probably has to do with inclusion of wiring in the harness for the ABS warning light. I have the BMW part numbers for both units. At least now I know what the "mit ABS' and "ohne ABS" stickers on the back of the instrument clusters mean. Some of the ABS clusters also have "I-ABS" stamped on the back.

The search and find is a large part of the fun anyway.

Rgds, Fred

[OldR11rdr]

Went a slightly different route on the gauges. Found two different trashed Rockster clusters. One with a tach, but speedo in kilometers and the other with a MPH speedo and no tach.

The white back housing and front black housings are trashed on both. I doubt that either unit works. Doesn't matter though, because all I need are the gauge faces and needles (appear in great shape on both units). $133 all in + my labor (of love!). Don't know when I'll get around to making the changes because we're retiring and moving from TX to NY and I need to ride the bike up there at some point. I've also got a pristine Laser Boxer II exhaust system and chip awaiting install (thanks to PeteZ).

I'm late to the R1100s party, but glad to be here. Bought the bike in SC last Dec and had a great ride back to Texas.

I'll take some pics and post a thread when I do the gauge rebuild. Probably late summer or fall.

Rgds, Fred