BMW Service - Pre-Purchase Evaluation - 1996 K1100LT 

You're welcome!

Did you bump your head?!

Chris: If you look around on The Internet you'll find that lots of people run tires like Pilot Road 2s at 36 psi front. Did they all bump their heads too?

I rarely mount Michelin radials and yes those need lower pressure because the carcass is very thin compared to the Metzeler Z6 as I use. Heavy tires improve high speed stability. These machines were designed with very heavy wheels using very heavy tires. That unsprung weight enhances the stability. The K1200LT, just as an example, had a heavier front wheel than the K1200RS and BMW forbade installation of the RS front rim on the LT because there were stability issues during testing which led to the heavier front wheel being on production bikes. You would put a lighter tire on this machine? I've put more miles on these machines than you're probably aware of but you and your internet pals run whatever tires at whatever pressure you like. I'm going riding.

OK, so I don't do Internet pissing matches, I will concede that you're an awesome Internet Ninja rider. All I have to say is that I find PR2s to work quite well on my K1100RSs and my K1100LT.

By the way, I'm just messing with you. I do think that you posting all of these RU-vids for shadetree mechanics is pretty cool.

I drilled a very small hole through near where the fender connects to the fork (on each side) and ran a zip tie round the fork tube and through the hole. Works perfectly. You do need to replace the zip tie before changing front tire and reapply again after the wheel and fender are replaced ...not a big deal

Lube 'em or loose 'em.