Recent content by husafreak

Since my last post on this subject and after countless rides I have had the warning twice both times after bumpy patches on longish rides. Oil level is fine. It’s a fickle thing on these older bikes…

Thanks, I have checked and my 2016 has the mechanical tensioner. I don’t know but is it that the Sport seat can’t be used with a top case? I’ve never seen the GT seat arrangement. I just meant that I don’t mind using the flex trunk for storing my helmet when parked. Doesn’t work so well after...

Wow, popular thread, and now with a life of its own ;) I just wanted to add something already said really, but my experience. I test rode my 2016 C650 Sport and a 2023 C400 GT last fall at a local BMW dealer with my wife on the back. Previously had a small Yamaha scooter and they are fun, traded...

Absolutely, check out the “respect the scooter” thread. I have a 2016 650 Sport. It goes good ;)

That is probably very true! I brought mine back 4x for "check oil" alerts (this was right when I bought it) before finally topping it off to the full line while on the center stand myself, which stopped the alerts. I told the service department and they said "oh, they are all different" LOL. BTW...

I had a similar experience, fun huh?

Thanks that sound does seem to be it then.

For the last couple of posters how did you know it was time to replace the tensioner? Engine failure or some other indication? Just curious…

I think the stroke remains the same, the spring is just compressed more, so you start off with already loaded up. I don’t really understand why this affects bottoming out though, it’s still the same spring being compressed by the same load…

Agreed. I had been riding with it set on 4, as it was when I got it. OK for me alone but bottoming with two up. I have it set to 6 now, much better for two up but pretty stiff for me alone. I've gotten used to it though and even got to ride it really aggressively like that when with friends. But...

OK, thanks. Sounds like a good idea. Small exposed seven year old switch is probably a good candidate for failure. I went by the BMW shop and they did say there is no "work around" if it does fail, I would be stuck wherever. No way to bypass it. Is this a known life limited thing? I ask because...

Freaked out today when my scoot wouldn't start. It was on the center stand and when I hit the starter button it turned over once and died. After that pressing the button did nothing. I ended up with the panels off checking fuses and battery, all good, fully charged via my battery tender. I even...

Thank you, I’ll look into it.

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Had my (new to me) 2016 Sport out for a fun 190 miler today with friends. They were impressed by its performance, so was I! Cruising at 80mph and hanging in there on the twisty stuff! Woot! Anyway, I may have found a real issue though? Coming back I got home with 1 fuel bar still showing at 136...