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Posted 12/27/2005 1:31:47 PM
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I have a 2000 BMW K1200 LTC with 62000 miles that sat for a month. When I started it up recently the machine smoked like a mosquito sprayer a blue oily smoke. Has anyone had a similar problem? I would appreciate any feedback.
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Posted 12/27/2005 7:15:35 PM


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I'm not real familiar with BMWs, but let me make a guess. Was the machine parked on the side stand? If so, there is a fair chance some oil leaked past the piston rings into one cylinder, and then smoked when you started it. The BMW twins were noted for smoking from the left (downhill) cylinder when parked on their sidestands for a while.

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Posted 12/27/2005 7:48:15 PM


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I have a couple 100 thousand miles on K models and I would say Charon nailed it. If any of the ring gaps come to rest at the bottom, you won't win any clean air awards. You might consider a closer relationship with the centerstand.

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Posted 12/28/2005 4:42:08 AM
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REAL bikes don't NEED centerstands!


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Posted 12/28/2005 5:49:16 AM


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I come from a time when only real bikes had center stands.

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Posted 12/28/2005 6:44:46 AM


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Yep... that is a common K Bike problem. The heads are on the downhill side. Doesn't seem to hurt anything.

I use the center stand to prevent that. And she is a REAL bike... She started up one morning when it was 18 degrees and ran like a champ.

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Posted 12/28/2005 7:11:09 AM
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Thanks everyone for the feedback. I called my BMW mechanic friend last night and he said the exact same thing about parking the bike on the center stand. Have a great New Year!
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Posted 1/9/2006 9:01:08 AM