Apparently BMW Motorrad USA has issued a Stop Sale on all motorcycles in the US due to emission issues.
https://www.rideapart.com/news/687857/bmw-motorrad-usa-stop-sale/
Apparently BMW Motorrad USA has issued a Stop Sale on all motorcycles in the US due to emission issues.
https://www.rideapart.com/news/687857/bmw-motorrad-usa-stop-sale/
BMW M1000XR. But, I think I’ll keep my beloved 2018 XR…..
So I decided to get rid of the Navigator 5, which I was using on both bikes. Slow, crashing easy, terrible screen in bright daylight, prone to lead you astray at a minutes notice, and just hard to work with. So I decided to try a Garmin Zumo XT, which is the newest iteration of motorcycle GPS from Garmin.
The XT has a very nice, super-bright screen, which works very good in day / sun light. It looks like the OS has been revamped completely. Evidently it is running an Android OS. Fine with me, as long as it works.
The old Nav 5 was sitting on a OEM Nav mount that came installed on the R1200 GSA as well as the S1000 XR. However, the mount on the XR was not lockable, so re-did the entire mount (basically a new mount including the lock cylinder. I also had to build out the mount enough with spacers behind the mount in order to clear the left side windshield bracket. But I digress.
In order to power the new XT and use it on the original mount as the Nav 5, I went ahead and ordered a conversion plate, 3D printed by a company called Adapter 3D Motorrad, based in Italy. This adapter sits between the original back plate and the XT mounting plate. Since I am using the original mount, the GPS is also locked when in place. They were kind enough to send me an additional lock lever since I was using it on two bikes.
Adapter:
This is the original Nav backplate, with the adapter mounted. The GPS sits on the front square adapter. The GPS will sit a bit off the back plate compared to the original, which is not a big deal.
Fit right in there. I’ll do a better write-up when I have used it for a while.
Went ahead and pushed up stage 1-3 Brentune flash for my S1000 XR. This something I had been wanting to do for a while. Wow, big difference in every way. More torque, horsepower, smoother quick shift, and a lot more. You load down your original ECU flash down to the handheld, send it to Brentune Moto, and they send back a modified file that is pushed to the bike, again, using the handheld. Good stuff.
Stage 1:
That’s a lot of changes and improvements. and you can certainly feel it when riding. Should have done this long time ago.
After a massive retina detachment in July of 2021, the rest of the year was pretty somber as far as riding goes. No riding for 6-7 months. Eye is back to almost normal, with some different correction that worked extremely good. Having a very talented eye surgeon helped as well. Can’t thank the surgeons and nurses at Carolina Eye Associates enough for what they did. Outstanding.
She didn’t complain at all when I took her out to stretch her legs. Awesome bike.