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by Crawdad1200RT
Mon Aug 07, 2017 3:23 am
Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
Topic: <!> symbol, Oil level, burning oil?
Replies: 10
Views: 1868

Re: <!> symbol, Oil level, burning oil?

You can open the fill cap with a straight edge or a screwdriver placed horizontally across to catch the tabs.&nbsp; I'm sure you have to be careful when you do it, but I've seen it done in a video, so it's possible.
by Crawdad1200RT
Tue Aug 01, 2017 4:20 pm
Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
Topic: 2011 R1200RT Brake Flush Disaster!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1628

Re: 2011 R1200RT Brake Flush Disaster!!

I got it figured out.&nbsp; Thanks for the help.&nbsp; Here was the solution. First, I unwound the kink in the reservoir hose.&nbsp; DOH!!&nbsp; I guess while putting on the lid, I had spun it around a few times.&nbsp; Unwinding the hose allowed me to... Backflush the system with...
by Crawdad1200RT
Tue Aug 01, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
Topic: 2011 R1200RT Brake Flush Disaster!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1628

Re: 2011 R1200RT Brake Flush Disaster!!

Thanks for the quick responses.&nbsp; I pushed the calipers back in with door shims when I did the job originally.&nbsp; That held them in place.&nbsp; When I did this, the fluid level in the reservoir increased, confirming I had forced fluid backward.&nbsp; Now it doesn't because th...
by Crawdad1200RT
Tue Aug 01, 2017 1:24 am
Forum: Maintenance, Servicing and Problems
Topic: 2011 R1200RT Brake Flush Disaster!!
Replies: 12
Views: 1628

2011 R1200RT Brake Flush Disaster!!

New to the forum.&nbsp; I have a 2011 R1200RT.&nbsp; I bought the bike at 33,000 miles and have ridden over 3k in the last month.&nbsp; I love this bike!&nbsp; But.... It was time for maintenance, so I bought the JVB productions video, went to Beemer Boneyard and got some stuff, and ...