Lil “how to” remove the fairings of the 23-24 M1000RR per setting the wrenching stage for all the pending performance mods plus basic maintenance… bonus track footage at the end.
Sweet, excellent info. Actually helped me out quite a bit when I was pulling the fairings off mine today, so perfect timing. This'll help me plan out my future teardown when i start adding upgrades. I'll tell you, I was not comfortable with that first initial sound of popping tabs. I was wondering if you think it'd be possible to convert the screws to D rings? As for coolant, have you considered distilled? My buddy and I ran RO/DI to be specific for our track days. Bikes ran great during 90 to 100° sessions.
Right on! I was very nervous the first time I took off the fairings and the lack of info online and somewhat vague directions in the manual, so im happy I helped! (and also that I didnt break anything the first time I figured it out. lol) Ive read running distilled does a solid job cooling but usually opt for the track safe mixes w/ the special sauce additives. I have never performed and A/B test to see if one cools more effectively than the other but Water Wetter has never let me down. Engine Ice is another Ive heard good things from...
@McBurly fortune favors the bold hahaha. When I realized nothing broke I also realized I wasn't breathing 🤣 I couldn't recommend it enough fo distilled. We were showing 170 to 185 temps on track and 190 to 200 at idle. He was running his RSV4RF with their flash and I was running a stage 1 BT on my S1KRR. We're both a little hesitant on water wetter and engine ice. His MV F4 was gunking up on him with engine ice, but if you're running great on the secret sauce then it's a win. We just feel it's just safer all around and takes the second guessing out of the equation.
How do you like that front wheel lift? I currently have a lift that requires me to take off the covers and bracket. Is it a tight fit without scratching the wheel covers? Also where did you get the carbon air box inlet?
The alpha racing front wheel lift has proven to be solid for me, both in the garage and at the track w/ warmers. No need to remove the covers but you do have to be mindful when lifting/ lowering as they slide in/out in a particular fashion to slip over the covers and under the forks. Once you do it a couple times its straight forward. That said eventually I want to get a dedicated headlift stand for when I service the forks. I already have a Pitbull front stand with the headlift adapter but it will not work on the M as the tire hugger is too wide so you have to get the dedicated headlift stand to get clearance... likewise I think you have to remove the plastic shield that nests right below the mounting point underneath the forks... The carbon air inlet I sourced from Aliexpress as I was willing to gamble on quality for the pricepoint ($134 at purchase) and the gamble paid off, looks great and is lighter than the original per carbon swap metrics. www.aliexpress.us/item/3256806468903162.html?spm=a2g0o.order_detail.order_detail_item.2.3957f19cPM9zsY&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa else Motomillion has them for like $380: www.motomillion.com/collections/bmw-s1000rr-23/products/zmm-carbon-fiber-air-intake-for-bmw-m1000rr-k66-2023-2024?variant=40382940381250
@McBurly great thanks for the feedback. I didn't know if I wanted to get the pit bull stand that uses the pin to pick it up or get the OEM BMW stand without taking off the covers. Again Appreciate the feed back.
