Re: 2001 RS

[Darron Spohn <dspohn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gerrit Herbst expostulated:

> Hi
> I took delivery of a 2001 RS on 5 December 2000 and have done just over 800
> km's to date. To say the bike has "character" is a bit of an understatement,
> but i'm sure that the noisy and stiff gearbox will sort itself out as the
> miles roll past. My one true concern however is a second neutral between 5th
> and 6th gear. It has happened about four times now that I somehow managed to
> miss top gear (sending the revs to 7K during break-in). I am an experienced
> rider but all my previuos bikes were Honda's with silky smooth flawless
> boxes. 

My 2000 RS has a similar problem between 3rd and 2nd, listed that way
because it usually manifests itself when downshifting. It isn't usually a
problem on the street, but on the track it can get a bit exciting. And, of
course, the tranny found the false neutral at the Streets of Willow Springs
as I was entering turn four right in front of Reg Pridmore's lady friend
Gigi. I totally botched the corner, naturally. Luckily, Gig was
understanding and we had a good laugh about it after the session.

Darron Spohn
Hollister, CA, USA
'00 Sprint RS
'93 BMW R100R


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