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I definitely don't like relying on a torque wrench when I'm dealing with relatively low torque settings and I'm screwing steel threads into aluminum threads. I'm ultra-cautious with things like spark plugs, and I've never put a torque wrench on a spark plug. Maybe I would if I had a high...

Yeah, I went to BMW's website and saw the lowest priced one was in the 19 thousand range. There were other models called things like the Trophy and the Triple Black, which I figured were even more expensive but the website wasn't very transparent about the cost for those. I presume it's a case...

The lowest priced new 1300 GS is right at the $19,000 mark, and I imagine once you add all the doo-dads we all love like panniers and whatnot, you're well above the 20 grand point. I don't think people who are willing to put that much money into a motorcycle value steadfast boring reliability...

LOL, you're picking up your own S10 this week. Why not just ride it for a while and learn first hand what the virtues of the bike are? That'll be a lot more useful than using someone else's 'BMW Vs Yamaha" opinion. You'll find out soon enough what a great bike it is. Plus, if your buddy is...

I just went out in the garage and tried it. It works fine. You don't even need to grab the front wheel; you just have to push down on the seat a little to unweight the front wheel, and you can spin the bike on the centerstand just by pushing or pulling against the rear side of the bike.

I think I'd rather try putting the centerstand down, then getting off the bike, grabbing the front wheel, and dragging the bike from the front so the bike pivots on the centerstand. It seems like it would be a lot less prone to disaster than trying to balance a 700 pound bike on a sidestand.

I used to suggest the film negative idea too, and then I realized that pretty much anyone under the age of forty probably has never seen a film negative and doesn't have any of it around their house. Yet another thing to remind me that I'm old.

When you say that you have a fork seal gone, to you mean that it has literally fallen apart, or is it just leaking? Before you spend the time and money to replace a seal, you could try using a fork seal cleaner to sweep between the fork seal and the fork tube to remove any debris that might be...

Which is your correct forum name? Your profile says "mrfawlty" but you signed your post as "mrfaulty". Do you just prefer "Basil"? :D

Last time I looked on eBay, maybe a month ago, there were two complete 2013 Super Tenere engines. One had been in a fire so the wiring harness and other parts were toast, but probably some stuff was salvageable. The other engine was intact. I believe they were US sellers. Using a VPN can...

That's why I was curious about the actual compression reading on the cylinders during one of these type of events. It would at least tend to prove or disprove that particular theory about why a hard start was occurring. Though that still wouldn't solve the question of why the engine was...

I am absolutely the ninja master of "I wonder if a cheaper part will do the trick", but I would probably bite the bullet and go with OEM unless someone could provide a really trustworthy recommendation for an aftermarket one. Before you buy a new one, you can try to clean the MAP sensor. I...

I think the part number is 1WS-82380-00-00. I wasn't sure what year your bike is, so that's the sensor for a 2014 (the year of my Super Tenere). It's listed on Rocky Mountain ATV's website as "Sensor, Pressure". The one I'm referring to is Number 7 in the diagram. OEM price is $137 from...

I wouldn't wish a hard start on anyone, but it would be interesting to see what the results would be if they were able to put a compression tester on the cylinders while in the midst of a hard start and see what the compression actually was. The randomness of the hard start occurrences always...

I really don't think lower CCA batteries are the cause of the hard start conundrum. The battery can be at fault if the voltage output is too low; I believe the fuel injectors won't work if the battery voltage drops below 11 volts while cranking. But since my OEM Yuasa died many years ago, I've...

Where did you obtain that particular hard start procedure? I don't think I've ever heard of depressing those buttons. I'd still recommend that you try the procedure I mentioned in my post, where you remove the EFI fuse and follow the other steps.

When you changed the plugs, were they wet with fuel? If they were, then fuel delivery is being accomplished, so at least you know that fuel is getting to the cylinders and it isn't a failed fuel pump. You ruled out spark problems, so it sounds like the ignition system is functioning. So that...

From my time in Germany, the opinion I formed was that Germans took driving seriously, in a way that Americans never have and never will. And it wasn't "nanny state-ism", or whatever the current in-vogue expression is; I think Germans rightfully recognized that they lived in a relatively small...

That's a fairly simple image to reproduce as an SVG file, even easier if you skip the shading effects. I used to make my own decals, using just vinyl decal paper, a UV resistant clear coat, a regular color inkjet printer, and a free graphic design program called Inkscape. The decals do fade...

That "Not A BMW" decal in Superraid's post is mine; I designed it years ago. I don't have any actual decals of it any more. The ones I did have were homemade. I do still have the SVG file I created for the decal, and any graphics shop could use that to make a decal.