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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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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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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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REAL bikes don't NEED centerstands!
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I come from a time when only real bikes had center stands. 
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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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| 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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Yes, agree. My K1 does the same thing if parked on the sidestand for a longer period of time. On BMWs, you should ALWAYS use the centerstand for one other reason: The starter relais. They have a tendency to fail with the circuit closed, which means your starter will engage at will and if the bike is in gear and on the rear wheel, it will move forward. Often with undesirable results. Don't ask me how I know.
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You are correct real bikes don't need center stands. My son's schwinn and my other son's huffy don't have them.
But real motorcycles do.
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I'm familiar w/the smoke from my'88 K75c. When left on the side stand for ANY amount of time, there is a 40/60 chance it will smoke. My '93 K75RT doesn't!! I was told by a tech that the engine designers forgot to "pin" the rings to top of the piston so that the gap stays on top not allowing oil to seep by the bottom gap when left on the side stand. They fixed it around '90.
Any one loose an oil sight glass on a K and find it stopped leaking when placed on the side stand? ('glass on the right - stand on the left.)
I've wondered what happens on the newer 'R' oilheads with both 'glass and stand on the left???
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