Disarm the side stand interlock

GSAddict said:

Mod the wiring to the way the 1150's are. They can be started in Neutral with the sidestand down. Bike will stall the moment it's put into gear if the stand is not retracted first.

https://ibmwr.org/index.php/2001/12/08/enable-r1100rt-starting-with-the-sidestand-down-1/

https://ibmwr.org/index.php/2005/04/09/enable-r1100rt-starting-with-the-sidestand-down/

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This is a better idea to me. I have a Yamaha 650 Seca Turbo ( I've had a few ) They have a piece of rubber mounted on the side stand above the foot. if you ride off with the side stand down, it will "Supposedly" flip it up.

Funny story. I rode to my local post office one Saturday. Had to pickup car parts. Got back on the bike to leave, turned on the key, hit the switch...nothing. Checked kill switch, on. Checked for a headlight, nope. Nothing..wtf? Bike was due for a battery and wouldn't start if it was too cold because of that and thick oil. I had just ridden it so I was pretty sure it should turn over.( I'm fairly new to BMW ownership ) So, as I'm about to start checking electrical connections and such, I realize the bikes on the center stand and the side stand is down. DOH!

I took the BRC back in the late 1980s when the little commuter bikes didn't have the interlock. By that time, I had been riding R80/K75c BMW's with the retracting sidestands for a few years and frequently failed to do the manual side stand retraction on the commuter bike. The course instructor, a local police officer, truly enjoyed yelling across the range............"BMW! Side stand!". At some point, the message was expanded to, "BMW, you Dummy! Side Stand!"

Thank you d-yoda. Exactly what I was looking for.

wenas said:

Thank you d-yoda. Exactly what I was looking for.

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Actually, I didn't read the whole post first but GSAddict posted the exact same thing a bit of awhile ago. A caution though, if you do this mod, don't use Scotch-Loks or Stak-Ons. I wound up going back and solder/shrink tube everything after I drove away with my side stand down.

1997 R1100rt

My RT will not stay running if the side stand is down, even if it is in neutral. It will run when perched on the center stand. It was this way when I got it. I don't think that is normal, but I've been wrong before.

Artie John said:

My RT will not stay running if the side stand is down, even if it is in neutral. It will run when perched on the center stand. It was this way when I got it. I don't think that is normal, but I've been wrong before.

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It is normal. It is what R1100 bikes (except the R1100S which is more like an 1150) do. The electrical intern was in charge the day they designed that feature, but everybody else was at Octoberfest. The didn't notice when they got back.

BMW changed the circuitry on the R1150 bikes so they will run with the side stand down but only while in neutral. It is a bit more complicated circuitry but a huge improvement.

PGlaves said:

It is normal. It is what R1100 bikes (except the R1100S which is more like an 1150) do. The electrical intern was in charge the day they designed that feature, but everybody else was at Octoberfest. The didn't notice when they got back.

BMW changed the circuitry on the R1150 bikes so they will run with the side stand down but only while in neutral. It is a bit more complicated circuitry but a huge improvement.

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OK, thanks for the information.