johnwraystewart
New member
2001 R1150RT, which I bought last summer. Two questions:
1 - When I start it up cold, there's a disturbing amount of "squeaking" coming from, I guess, the upper part of the engine. At first I thought it was plastic shifting around, but indeed once the bike warms up, it goes away, so I'm thinking this is more like metal-on-metal sounds. Is this oil just getting into the upper part of the engine, and is it normal? Seems very disturbing, but maybe it's just the way of this bike.
2 - I noticed last night that the bright headlight is kind of useless - hardly makes a difference having it on or off. It's visible, but it's not very effective. Is there a good drop-in replacement for the bright bulb that is more intense.
thanks!
1 - When I start it up cold, there's a disturbing amount of "squeaking" coming from, I guess, the upper part of the engine. At first I thought it was plastic shifting around, but indeed once the bike warms up, it goes away, so I'm thinking this is more like metal-on-metal sounds. Is this oil just getting into the upper part of the engine, and is it normal? Seems very disturbing, but maybe it's just the way of this bike.
2 - I noticed last night that the bright headlight is kind of useless - hardly makes a difference having it on or off. It's visible, but it's not very effective. Is there a good drop-in replacement for the bright bulb that is more intense.
thanks!