miseenscene
New member
Good day and happy new year,
In a previous post, I asked for advice on an 1996 R850R I was considering. I have now purchased the cycle and am contemplating immediate maintenance needs and upgrades. I plan to change all the fluids and replace/upgrade the brake fluid lines. The cycle has only 20K and has been well maintained so I am not concerned about abuse or abnormal wear. It needs new bushings on the steering dampener and some other soft part replacements here and there but nothing major.
The previous owner added the optional tachometer but not the optional clock. The basic instrument cluster on the R850R is adequate, but I find it an incongruous aesthetic component of the cycle. Can this be easily swapped with the instrument cluster from an R1100rR with the incorporated full size tachometer?
Are there any other common maintenance points I should check or essential upgrades other R850/1100 owners would recommended?
Thank you.
Be well, ride safely,
RK
R850R cluster
R1100R cluster
In a previous post, I asked for advice on an 1996 R850R I was considering. I have now purchased the cycle and am contemplating immediate maintenance needs and upgrades. I plan to change all the fluids and replace/upgrade the brake fluid lines. The cycle has only 20K and has been well maintained so I am not concerned about abuse or abnormal wear. It needs new bushings on the steering dampener and some other soft part replacements here and there but nothing major.
The previous owner added the optional tachometer but not the optional clock. The basic instrument cluster on the R850R is adequate, but I find it an incongruous aesthetic component of the cycle. Can this be easily swapped with the instrument cluster from an R1100rR with the incorporated full size tachometer?
Are there any other common maintenance points I should check or essential upgrades other R850/1100 owners would recommended?
Thank you.
Be well, ride safely,
RK
R850R cluster
R1100R cluster