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JohnT wrote: ↑Mon Mar 03, 2025 1:39 pm https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XVvG9imq ... ture=share

Now that’s got me thinking again!

Being a bit on the short side, I also have difficulty in putting out sidestand whilst sat on the bike. I rarely use it as a consequence, preferring the centre stand, the sidestand seems to leave the bike at a crazy angle! Did see this method of deploying the Sidestand whilst still sat on the bike wi...

Problem solved, thanks for the advice.

As you both said relatively easy to track down the short. Issue caused by badly routed starter cable, with cracked insulation which was touching the inside of the starter engine cover. Slight burn mark on the inside of cover provided the evidence.

Doug

One point to mention. On the 'RS and 'RT fairing, there is a known and acknowledged danger that the main positive battery lead can rub against the lower fairing support and short out. Don't know if that's your problem but certainly somewhere to look. Thanks for the advice Rob, I’ll check this out o...

Thanks, for the advice, I’ll give it a look over the weekend and let you know how it goes. Battery is disconnected, didn’t know I could twirl an Allen key so fast once I spotted a wisp of smoke!

1989 BMW R80RT Any advice welcomed, fine with all things mechanical but not so good at chasing electrical gremlins. Much against my better judgement, which is “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it” I removed the Bosch starter motor over the winter break to give it a clean / overhaul. This was mainly a goo...

Great photographs Melville, I really must begin to take some images on my runs out into Northumberland. Small scale landscapes compared to your routes no doubt. I’m never further than 90 minutes from “civilisation” but it can feel remote at time’s, particularly when you haven’t seen another person o...

Quite an interesting article in “The Vintagent”, re: do we need “adventure” bikes? I ponder this question as I frequently tour rural Northumberland on my 1989 R80RT, and on occasions deliberately “get lost” on single track routes not too dissimilar to those in the YouTube videos shown in the article...