| Author | Message | ||
     Willmrx |
I have owned my 1125R for a year and a half, I have had to trouble shoot a lot of issues, and not just on mine. I have three buddy's that have 2008 1125R. I have had to fix almost every of the common problems that these incredible bikes have. Don't get me wrong, I love these motorcycles. I enjoy fixing theses bikes, it has become a enjoyable hobby for me. With the help of this forum BTW. | ||
| Stevel |
As motorcycles go, these are difficult for most mechanics. They are remarkably sophisticated and require a lot more skills and tools that many experienced mechanics do not possess. | ||
| Panshovevo |
Feel free to share your experience when someone has a puzzling problem that you've had before. It's called giving back. Your profile's a little sparse. What sort of mechanical background and experience do you have? (Message edited by Panshovevo on November 02, 2015) | ||
| Panshovevo |
Stevel, I don't see them as being especially challenging, other than the electronics, just different. In some ways, they are easier to work on than others I have experience with. The biggest difference I've seen thus far is the need to rotate the motor for some procedures, and what seems to be a poorly written maintenance manual that requires jumping from section to section to section to complete one process. The latter is common these days though. Having the Electrical Diagnostic manual helps a lot with some issues. The one piece crankshaft, two piece rods and offset cylinders are much simpler than earlier Harleys with 5 piece flywheel assemblies that have to be balanced and trued. Yes, the hydraulic slipper clutch is a bit more complicated than some simpler clutches. Yes, the water cooling adds more complications than air/oil cooled motors, but it's not unique to 1125s. These are my first water cooled bikes, but having cooked an expensive high compression V-Twin In stagnant traffic, I'm beginning to appreciate it. The 4 valve heads with overhead chain driven cams add some complexity compared to a single cam pushrod motor, but the performance potential is worth it to me. (Message edited by Panshovevo on November 02, 2015) | ||
| Willmrx |
I bought the 1125R form Craig's list, it was crashed and they couldn't get it started. I said I would never buy a motorcycle that was not running. So I ended up flipping a coin, heads it was! When I got it home to see what was going on, I was impressed by how they used the same screws to hold all of the covers on. What ended up being the problem (one of many) was that some of ignition switch wires had pulled out of the switch. Since then I have gone through the entire bike. I have three friends that have 2008 1125R and have repaired them as well. I am very lucky to have a DIY motorcycle lift that make working on motorcycles much easier, plus I can swap out parts to help trouble shoot things. I also put some eye hooks in the ceiling so I can strap up the bike to hold the front or rear end up. (Message edited by Willmrx on November 02, 2015) | ||
| Zhen13 |
I lost the wife to cancer last December, was diagnosed a year earlier. Riding and wrenching have been my saving grace. Even my kids noticed the difference when I started wrenching again something very therapeutic about it. I must say the knowledge and technical expertise in this community is top notch. I love both my 1125s they are great bikes. Big thanks to everyone here for their help keeping them on the road. | ||
| Sprintst |
I find the 1125R very very easy to work on better engineering, most of its a lot simplier than japanese or triumphs i've done |
