Pokie's BMW Cruiser Tech Page
Pokie's BMW Cruiser Tech Page
I've written a series of technical articles concerning BMW Cruisers. Be sure to read the FAQ first!
| Cruiser FAQ | Here's the questions I'm frequently asked about the Cruiser. Got a question about your bike? Look here to see if I've answered it! |
| Service notes | Notes I've created so that you too can perform simple maintenance tasks on your BMW cruiser. |
| Cruiser notes | Notes I've put together about your BMW Cruiser. |
| Dealer notes | Ever wonder what happens at the dealer? These notes try to explain what to expect. |
Service Notes:
| Service Schedule | What gets done when: BMW's service list (in my order). |
| Changing Your Own Oils | The care and feeding of your Cruiser. Cleaning and oiling your trusty mount is key to its long-term life. Here are the methods I use to change engine, transmission, and rear drive oils. |
| You and Your Valves | Altering the Cruiser Tick. Valve adjustments are an important maintenance step for the boxer engine. Here are my tricks. |
| Plug Cap Tools | Useing the tool from the bikes tool kit or the BMW special tool, here's how I remove the plug caps. |
| Quickie Belt Check | A quickie way to check the tension of your alternator drive belt. |
| Tank Off! | Whether you only have to check the battery, put on a set of heated grips or change the fuel filter, at some point you are going to need to pull your tank. Here is the method I use to remove the fuel tank. |
| Check That Battery Level | Keeping your battery topped up is not easy but here is how I do it. |
| Air Filter | Want to make your bike breathe easier? Here's how to change your air filter. |
| Change your fuel filter | I changed my fuel filter, now you can too! |
| Draining your Airbox | Got a miss? Here's the fix! Fluid in your airbox will cause poor starting and poor running, so here's how to deal with it. |
| Changing brake and clutch fluids | You should change your brake and clutch fluids at least once a year. Here's the way I do it. |
| Changing your Brake Pads | Need to change your brake pads? Here's how I did mine. |
| Swapping Discs | Got some new wheels, or just need to swap a disc? Here's how I did mine. |
| Remove your Grips | Need to get a grip? Here is how I removed my grips. |
| Torque that bolt! | Keeping your Cruiser's fasteners tight. |
| Storage | Going to store your Cruiser over the winter? Here's some things to consider. |
| Coming out | Of storage, silly. |
| Oil Leak! | James got a timing cover oil leak, this is how I fixed it. |
| Off/On Exhaust | Getting the exhaust system off, then back on. |
| Off/On Shocks | I remove and refit James's shocks. |
| Shift Linkage | Starting to have shifting problems or need to adjust your shift lever? Here's what I did. |
| Ignition Timing | Here I check and adjust the ignition timing. |
| Swingarm/ Driveshaft | I had to replace the swingarm on my bike, so while it was off I also lubed my drive splines. |
| Removing the charcoal canister | If you need to remove your charcoal canister, here's how I removed mine. |
| Handle bar adjustment | Adjusting the handle bars is easy, see how I did it. |
| The Dreaded Spline Lube | Yes, the dreaded spline lube. Here's how I did it on my bike. |
Cruiser Notes:
| Jumper Cables | Fitting jumper cables to your Cruiser. |
| Jump Start | Jump starting your Cruiser. |
| Your Toolkit | What should be in your tool kit. |
| Adjusting your Rear Shock | I will (hopefully) clarify rear shock spring preload adjustment. |
| Idle Plug | How to put it in and what to expect. Is this really the answer to all of your stalling and running woes? Read my impressions and decide for yourself. |
| Plugging a Tubeless Tire | Got a flat? Well, here's how I deal with a tubeless tire. |
Dealer Notes:
| The Fork Stem Recall | Here's what will happen to your Cruiser if the Fork Stem Recall needs to be done to it. |
Pokie started working professionally on BMW motorcycles back in 1970. There are few bikes in the interim that he hasn't worked on.
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