BMW R1200RT/R1250RT Forum

Call Ted Porter's BeemerShop and he will fit you up a shock no issue.  Personally I would not rebuild a factory shock and I am not really sure it can be done correctly and is a good cost benefit rather than buy new.  When I had money I would buy my bike, buy new shocks, keep the OE...

You experience the shudder only when braking?  Does it get better if you brake hard? Only a few things come to mind. Did you pull the pads and look for wear or strange wear patterns on the pads.  Are the pads messed up in any way?  Like a chip out of a edge or something?&...

I do not use this brand but I use this type.  It works fine and I use a lot on the road.

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I think for a very nominal fee they will do the rear seat as a "normal" sized.  I always said 130 LBS 5'4".  I can count on one hand the people who road on the back of my 07 LT or my 10 FJR, or my now 15 RTW.  But no one complained.  I did it to all...

Not surprising they went to a unit. 

If you look at a-arms on cars now the ball joint is part of the a-arm and that is how you replace the ball joint.

Easier and faster to replace the whole a-arm then pressing out/in new ball joint. 

This works just fine.:
https://www.amazon.com/Liqui-Moly-75W-90-Fully-Synthetic/dp/B0055HS24O

I have a quart of the Castrol also as I change it every oil change.  Just for inspection of the fluid and a quart fills it all but 4 times so I am ok with that cost.