Post a picture of your Oilhead

I was merely contributing to the colour discussion. You may have noticed my oilhead a few posts before.

Texas sunset

Sienna, not the same as henna

sonnyb said:

Texas sunset

Click to expand...

Wow, great bike, epic picture!!!

mhines said:

Wow, great bike, epic picture!!!

Click to expand...

Thank you sir.

Brand new member here. My buddies tease me and say that I've gone "traitor" and joined the Germans! I got into the sport of motorcycling about 6 years ago by resurrecting and restoring a sad old Honda CX500. Rode it for a few years and graduated to a GL650. The CX/GL community has been wonderful to me. Then I decided that I needed to get into a more powerful machine and I just had to continue with twin cylinder goodness. I found this gorgeous '94 R1100RS for sale by another member here. She's been very well maintained and her prior owners pampered her. First thing I plan on doing is putting in a new HES (just ordered one from EuroMotoElectrics), as that's about the one thing I think it needs at the moment. Oh, and I want to make sure the final drive has been lubed and her splines are in good shape. Then, I want to put many, many miles on her and take another photo in a much more epic location. I look forward to learning all that I can about these amazing bikes.

Early Spring, ain't such a bad thing.

Get busy riding, when possible.

On the way to the MOA rally in Gillette, WY in 2008. Hard to believe that it has been 16 years...

robsryder said:

On the way to the MOA rally in Gillette, WY in 2008. Hard to believe that it has been 16 years...

View attachment 97519

Click to expand...

Another of the best of the bunch!

New to me Oilhead.., never thought I'd have something that looked like a jetski, from the cockpit.. AND have a stereo! Question; What precautions are necessary to protect the speakers at bath time??? She's a Bute! Will post when she's freshly waxed!

Congrats on the purchase of your new to you RT. I love the styling of the Oilhead RT’s. I think BMW nailed it in the styling and proportions when they designed the bike. By comparison, the generations that followed became much to bloated and overly complex with electronics for my taste. I appreciate having an electrically adjustable windscreen, heated grips and the option of a radio is nice feature for those who want it. Truly the only feature that I wish that the RT came with is electronic cruise control. Aside from that, in my opinion the bike is near perfect. I hope you enjoy yours as much as I have enjoyed mine.

My stereo, chassis, speakers, LED readout, antenna and controls are sitting in a box. On the rare occasion that I listen to music when riding, I listen to it through my helmet via my Sena which is connected via Bluetooth to my phone. I have days worth of music in my music library or I can stream it and I ask ways have the option of listen to FM stations through the Sena. So for me, that’s the route I prefer to go.

Theoretically, the speakers are marine grade and should be water resistant to rain, however I wouldn’t test that on a 20+ year old bike. My practice when it comes to washing the dash is to mist water on to the dash, gauges and switch gear. I find that prevents over saturation and prevents large amounts of water getting in to places you may not want. A good set of microfiber towels, a good spray detailer and brushes go a real long way and gets my bike looking immaculate I tend to be someone who pampers my bikes, because I like them to look nice and last a long time.

I look forward to seeing more pics of your RT soon. Enjoy!

Thanks tangoalpha! I had intended caution whilst cockpit cleaning. Marine grade makes sense.., as it IS a BMW... Had planned on masking, at the very least.

Wife fixin' to retire.., so started the hunt for a cruiser. Had always thought that the 2 up bike would be an '89 K100RS. Been looking for years.., but it's a unicorn. Saw the r1150rt and the reviews were unanimously positive. Watched a few online, made a few offers.., always just a little too late. Finally found this '02, with 22k, an hour away. First 2 owners were friends, and I know (knew) the guys at the shop where it was purchased. I haven't found any damage yet (except deteriorated wire wrap to the tail piece) Installed HyperLites so fixed that.

Short ride on Eclipse Day (couple hundred) to escape the clouds and reach centerline. The RT could easily be interpreted as "Rolls Turns." Just got 'er papered up. Can't wait to launch.

Thanks for the info and the reply. See my other bikes through my profile link / albums. Need to get to my San Marcos River photo spot.., to snap a few...

riccas59 said:

Thanks tangoalpha! I had intended caution whilst cockpit cleaning. Marine grade makes sense.., as it IS a BMW... Had planned on masking, at the very least.

Wife fixin' to retire.., so started the hunt for a cruiser. Had always thought that the 2 up bike would be an '89 K100RS. Been looking for years.., but it's a unicorn. Saw the r1150rt and the reviews were unanimously positive. Watched a few online, made a few offers.., always just a little too late. Finally found this '02, with 22k, an hour away. First 2 owners were friends, and I know (knew) the guys at the shop where it was purchased. I haven't found any damage yet (except deteriorated wire wrap to the tail piece) Installed HyperLites so fixed that.

Short ride on Eclipse Day (couple hundred) to escape the clouds and reach centerline. The RT could easily be interpreted as "Rolls Turns." Just got 'er papered up. Can't wait to launch.

Thanks for the info and the reply. See my other bikes through my profile link / albums. Need to get to my San Marcos River photo spot.., to snap a few...

Click to expand...

Awesome. Another ‘02 RT owner in the group. You’ve got a lot of catching up to do. This is a fantastic forum and never will you find a more helpful group of guys and gals than the Oilheads. I love these guys. Truly, they are the best and were so helpful to me in giving advice, tips and guidance when I bought my ‘02 RT and they continue to be the group that I seek wisdom anytime I tackle something I’m not familiar with on my RT. If I can help you in any way, feel free to reach out to me through IM.

Now, let’s talk brakes. Specifically, YOUR brakes. ‘02 models came equipped with servo-assisted braking. Is your bike so equipped? If you’re not sure, the way to know for certain is to turn the key on to the ignition position and grab the brake lever. If you hear a distinct whining sound when applying front or rear brake, then your bike has iABS and the whining sound you hear are the servos pumping fluid through the ABS system to the calipers. The guys here on the forum refer to them as “whizzy brakes” and for the most part, they dislike them. When the units fail, often you’ll find Oilhead owners have removed the system entirely rather than repairing/replacing them. I’m probably one of the few members who actually like the whizzy brakes and my system works perfectly as designed. They also STOP your bike instantly. They are very touchy so one has to be very cautious, especially when doing slow parking lot maneuvers or when performing a tight U-turn. However, once you ride with them, you adapt and learn how to appreciate them. I’ve told the story before about riding my bike in Northern California, Bay Area while fully loaded holding a steep hill while my whizzy brakes did all the work. There have been other instances where I’ve had to stop suddenly when approaching an intersection to avoid getting t-boned when I saw a car approaching who clearly wasn’t going to stop for the red light. So yes, I am a believer and the system does work. Speaking of work….they are work to maintain, but fortunately it’s something you only need to do once per year.

Lots of tremendous resources here. I bought my RT in 2016, so I still consider myself fairly new to the Oilhead arena. There are guys and gals on this very forum who have well eclipsed over 100k miles on their Oilheads. You’ll meet them at some point, but to give you some perspective one member named Voni has logged over 400k miles on her Oilhead. I say all this to emphasize that as an Oilhead owner, you are in the right place.