Fixing glowing telltale light on K models A friend applied the official BMW service bulletin fix to solve the glowing telltale light problem on his…
Cleaning the K Bike Ignition Switch By Bill Wagaman The following is the procedure I used to clean the ignition switch on my 1988 K75C.…
Headlight (Hi-Lo) Switch Repair By Don Eilenberger April 1998 Folks – I know we’ve beaten it almost to death, butt – a few notes on…
Trip Odometer Repair By Fred Scott July 2005 You’re resetting the trip odometer, but one of those damned digits refuses to reset properly, so you…
Diagnose Temperature Gauge Problems By: Walt Briden April 2003 All at once my temperature gauge on my ’95 K1100RS would read one quarter scale for…
LCD Clock Repair By: Bob Wilson April 2003 Should the digital clock on your BMW K100 begin to suffer from missing digital segments, there is…
What Do You Mean, “It Won’t Start?” By Don Hamblin A whole year or so of putting up with, “it won’t start when it’s hot,”…
K1200RS Headlight Relay Installation by Ed Benson June 2001 In the quest for more light, I recently ordered a PIAA Super-White 85W for my high beam,…
Headlight Relay Installation By Robert Laposta June 2001 (Editor’s Note: The first article explains this method in general, the second gives more specific instructions) I…
Starter Mechanical Problem By Niel Manson January 2001 I had an intermittent problem with my 1988 K100LT starter for the longest time. Starter would not…
K100RS Temp Gage Replacement By Bob Carter January 2001 Here are my notes on my search for an after market temperature gage to replace the…
K1100 Sidestand Switch Bypass By Bruce Keahey January 2001 As one who has in the past repaired far too many butchered wiring harnesses, here’s how…
Starter Relay Problems By Patrick Barney September 2000 I have experienced several problems with the starter relay contacts welding on my ’85 K100RT. I had…
Improving the Brake Light Visibility of a K75 By Rick Korchak July 2000 I recently installed a “Signal Dynamics” LED brake light bar and a…
Mounting a Kisan Pathblazer Headlight Modulator on a K75 By Rick Korchak June 2000 Mounting a headlight modulator is an easy procedure that will help…
PIAA 910 Installation By: Gary Harris March 1999 Over the weekend I installed a set of PIAA 910’s (110W) on my K11RS. I thought I’d…
Transmission Gear Position Switch Troubleshooting By: Brian Curry March 1999 A number of people have reported their transmission gear position indicator (TGPI) getting goofy after…
Adding a Fan Indicator Light By: Clarence Dold March 1999 There is a yellow light on the tach face, alongside the red overtemp light, which…
Activating the Choke Warning Light on Late K’s By: Jeremy Bell March 1999 My 87 K75 had a Yellow choke (technically a Fast Idle)…
Electrical Box Contents By: Paul Glaves March 1999 I have sorted out the components in my K75 electric box. They do not match the chart…
How To Check a K Battery WITHOUT Disconnecting The FI Computer by Sam Lepore March 1999 Credit Due: The information for this article came from…
ABS I Sensor Removal By Brian Curry September 1998 How do you get the ABS sensors off?… Well, I did it (at least on the…
ABS I Diagnostic Methods By Brian Curry September 1998 Generally when the ABS lights start flashing, people start seeing dollar signs since there seems to…
“The Electricity’s Gotta’ Be In There Somewhere!” By Don Hamblin August 1998 That faithful old “K” of yours won’t start when it’s hot, the battery…
K100/75RT Headlight Relay Installation by Don Eilenberger, NJ-Shore-BMW-Riders, deilenberger@monmouth.com (Editor’s Note: this method will work on many kinds of bikes, as you build a custom wire…
Starter Electrical Problems By Richard Meltz April 1998 Yes I can explain this and it’s a very obscure aspect of the bike’s wiring system. Here’s…
Clearing ABS-I (and possibly II) Faults By Richard Paton April 1998 Well, I’ve now tried disconnecting the battery for over 1/2 hour … the ABS…
K-Bike Speedo Calibrator By Jack Hawley April 1998 Last summer I built a speedo calibrator which puts out very accurate rates of pulses per second…
K Bike Speedo Adjustment By: Brian Curry November 1996 Rob Lentini and I have been having a discussion on the “adjustability” of K bike speedo’s…
Modification of K-bike Turn Signals to Dual-Filament Bulbs by Jeff Dunkle This procedure is my adaptation of one posted some months ago by Mick McKinnon…
K-Bike Tachometer Fix By: Mark Camrud I’ll start this tech tip with a caveat. I’m not an instrument technician, and there are probably more elegant…
Tail Light Bulb Upgrade by BMWDUCMAN@aol.com January 1996 On bikes that use a 1157 tail/brake combination bulb, a simple and inexpensive upgrade in the brake light…
Dealing with Moisture in your Instrument Cluster By: Tom Childers August 1995 When it rains or gets wet or damp (humid), the instrument cluster fogs…
Ignition Switch Disassembly From: stuartj@actrix.gen.nz (Stuart Scott) Subject: BMW: Re: K bike ignition switches Date: Sat, 01 Apr 1995 11:45:02 -0500 Tom Coradeschi, having trouble…
Flaky Speedo Fix From: Rob Lentini Date: Wed, 8 Mar 95 10:10:54 MST Subject: BMW: Motometer Fix Dan Eggert asked what can be done to…