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BMW Motorrad announces recall for 2022-23 S & M 1000 bikes

18 October 202218 October 2022 BMW MOA 823 Viewsm1000rr, s1000, s1000r, S1000RR, s1000xr

Pursuant to NHTSA Campaign Number 22-V752, BMW of North America, LLC, is recalling 951 motorcycles based around their inline-four 999cc

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Marc Parnes Wheel Balancing Adapter for Single-Sided Swing Arms

7 September 20227 September 2022 Mark Barnes 586 Views

Changing tires at home is a dirty, sweaty ordeal and usually involves much swearing and gnashing of teeth. Specialized tools

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen Tech Corner 

Hex ezCAN II

17 July 202226 July 2022 Mark Barnes 604 Views

Does the prospect of tapping into your sophisticated motorcycle’s CAN bus electrical system strike fear in your heart? Are you

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Fill ‘er up! – Dispelling some gas myths

4 May 2022 Bill Shaw 658 Viewsadvice, fuel, gas

Every hobby, avocation and profession has ideological blind spots. Some of these beliefs are so profoundly rooted in its culture

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The pains of a new owner’s Airhead odyssey

28 March 2022 Keith Montone 483 Viewsairhead

The Craigslist ad caught my eye: “For Sale 1976 R60/6 $3200.” Although a long-time motorcyclist, I was in the market

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Club Life Tech Corner 

Butt burn!

2 March 202214 March 2022 Steve Cantrill 1007 Views

Most of us get it. No one wants it. If butt burn had a personality, it would have a major

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Inside BMW Motorrad Product News Tech Corner 

BMW issues recall on 2019-20 K 1600 motorcycles

21 January 202224 February 2022 BMW MOA 707 Views

On 21 January 2022, BMW NA issued a recall for all 2019-20 K 1600 B, GT and GTL motorcycles due

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Motorcycle Test Kitchen Tech Corner 

Seal healers – the tool you never knew you needed

6 January 202224 February 2022 Mark Barnes 853 Viewstools

Fork seal leaks are unhappy discoveries. First, fork oil has already escaped and must be cleaned off the fork, and

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Tech Corner 

What’s this with the manuals?

6 January 202224 February 2022 Wes Fleming 1554 Viewsmaintenance, manuals, opinion, service, tools

It’s not often I get a truly frantic message from an MOA member, but it happens. Occasionally they’ll be stuck

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Inside BMW Motorrad Tech Corner 

Recall Report: August 2020

22 August 202028 December 2021 NHTSA/BMW of North America 322 Viewsrecall

BMW Motorcycles and the NHTSA announced recalls affecting braking and fuel systems on several thousand BMWs in the United States.

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