[Lars]

Originally Posted by Markus from Oz

Quick question. When I took the A-arm off the bike, I also removed the front shock. When I pulled the preload adjuster cap off I didn't notice anything falling out but when I put it back on it doesn't 'click' and hold its position. Looking inside the cap I can see the ridges - was there a small ball bearing in there that fell out without me noticing? R1100S manual and Clymers manual doesn't have enough detail about this cap...

Markus, that's your bike telling you that it's time to dump the OEM front shock in favor of an Ohlins

Originally Posted by motoyoyo

Good to see you guys having some fun with this thread. Before you guys get too OT though I thought I would answer the clearance questions with the 10mm and 12mm offset. There should be no problem on the R1100S with the standard headers. I think the HP2S mainly had a problem because the headers came together directly behind the front wheel. There is plenty of room on the R1100S.

Here are a couple quick pics I took this morning of the bike with the 10mm offset.






Markus, thanks for the great observations on your experience with the 10mm offset. Very spot on. Also, there was a thread I posted here years ago about the exact ball and spring replacement sizes for the stock front shock damping knob. Here is the link to that post, http://forums.pelicanparts.com/bmw-r1100s-r1200s-tech-forum/173134-front-shock-parts-question.html#post1418467

Scott, what's that strange frosty-looking stuff all over the tail section of your bike? I thought SoCal was supposed to be warm and sunny around now?

Seriously, I do miss fall/winter riding down there- especially highway 33/166/58 etc. It's butt-cold here now, looking forward to 5 straight days of rain starting tomorrow. Once I get a few more things wrapped up on the plane project I'm going to round up an a-arm and get busy on the mod.