• Welcome, Guest! We hope you enjoy the excellent technical knowledge, event information and discussions that the BMW MOA forum provides. Some forum content will be hidden from you if you remain logged out. If you want to view all content, please click the 'Log in' button above and enter your BMW MOA username and password.

    If you are not an MOA member, why not take the time to join the club, so you can enjoy posting on the forum, the BMW Owners News magazine, and all of the discounts and benefits the BMW MOA offers?

  • Beginning April 1st, and running through April 30th, there is a new 2024 BMW MOA Election discussion area within The Club section of the forum. Within this forum area is also a sticky post that provides the ground rules for participating in the Election forum area. Also, the candidates statements are provided. Please read before joining the conversation, because the rules are very specific to maintain civility.

    The Election forum is here: Election Forum

Hall effects sensor question

flhfxd

New member
I have negotiated purchase of a 2000 R1100RT with 19,000 miles. Very clean bike. Can't wait to pick it up in a few weeks. I will be flying in to pick it up, then riding it 1300 miles to home. The seller is second owner and has averaged 2000 miles per year for last 5 years of ownership. The bike has been to dealer for routine maintenance only / nothing out of necessity. Battery is 2 1/2 yrs old. The bike has obviously been ridden on an occasional basis. My original post was put in the airhead section (oops...still learning this brand) and had to do with hall sensor / ignition failure. Now a bit spooked by the concept of sudden and unexpected failure on the road and wondering if I should pack a spare for the ride home. Seems a little on the extreme to me but is this issue a matter of when and not if, there's a failure? Or, was the issue satisfactorily addressed by the year of manufacture? Comments appreciated.
Cheers, Flhfxd.
 
The R1100s had the wrong insulation on the trigger's wiring - thank the German equivalent of the EPA for that farce. At 19,000 miles, it's probably OK for now, but will likely have issues in the future. You can get it rewired later, and have one less thing to worry about.
 
I can provide the updated wiring service when you decide to proceed.
Aircraft Teflon shielded cable.
 
Avoid riding in the rain on the way home. The original insulation gets brittle and cracks. Then the water gets in and then..... well, you get the idea. Enjoy the new ride, sounds like a good find!
 
Back
Top