BMW R1150RT Brake Line Install DIY

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[@gmcjetpilot]

I just finished installing 5 lines, and 6 new brake pads on my 2004 BMW R1150RT. I went with Galfer brake lines. They are as good and less expensive than Spiegler, which was $300 with banjo bolts. Galfer was $213 with everything. You can rotate and clock the line banjo fitting on Galfer lines if/as needed just like Spiegel. They both are good. I had a lot of info from BMW Sport Touring form and watched a few videos, including this one. It helps to see it done. Thanks for video.

[@mehdimirza8777]

Excellent Explanation good service to Humanity and Riders Thanks i always appreciate and enjoy your knowledge vedios

[@andrewwatts3288]

Oh dear. Mine has been tampered with by a previous owner and has two hoses of approx equal length leading to the front calipers. They join at the top with a long banjo bolt to the pipe from the servo. The pipe that crosses the front wheel behind the forks is gone. Thanks for your video I know now how it should be set up. I’ll need that missing piece if a standard hose kit is to be used

[@gregmosbarger1553]

Should be able to make the missing line out of copper nickel alloy brake line from a good auto parts store.

[@gregmosbarger1553]

Where’s your gloves? Lol

[@mtyquinn6]

Enjoyed your pace and your manner of explaining. I enjoy and support more videos done like this!

[@GummeeH3]

so there I was riding down the freeway and my rear brake jams on! Eek! Not a pleasant feeling. Got to work, and parked the bike for the day. Brakes seemed to loosen back up so I was hoping that all was well. ..well... 20min into the ride home it did it again! The next 40-ish min was a butt puckering 'adventure.' I started working lots closer to home and didn't want to deal with it so parked the bike for going on 2 years now. I'm likely to be working 45min away from home again and my Ram gets maybe 12mpg. With gas over $3.50/gal, that's not sustainable so I'm rehabbing the bike. Replaced the rear hose 1st because the screw closest to me on the reservoir is stripped. $#%! Phillips head screwdrivers! Ordered a new ebay special AL cover for once I get the front brake reservoir off. In the meantime, I replaced the rear line and started bleeding. Brake fluid was leaking badly so I took the caliper off and it's leaking from one of the pistons! Also found out that the brake pads were shot and broken! The TL:DR this repair is costing me a funnel, a used caliper and new pads from Beemer Boneyard, the bleed wrench from KC Tools, the reservoir cover from ebay, and Vessel screwdrivers from Vessel. The worst part is the 'find out X is broken and I have order parts' waiting. The caliper and pads should theoretically be here tomorrow. Then I have to figure out how to get the screw loose from the reservoir . Grrr

[@demiratmotovlog]

Great video, just a suggestion, while bleeing the front brakes , I'd start from the long line which is the left than the short line which is right...

[@tomgray6093]

Excellent video, I am going to replace my brake lines but my R850R does not have ABS so the process will be a lot easier.

[@Seyiaaa]

Very good Video. A good tip is to put a coin into front reservoir , above the small hole, to avoid spilling liquid.

[@garyturner6257]

Good instruction. I’m going to be doing my brake lines this off-season. Thanks.

[@kirksmotorrad]

EBC and Carbo Lorraine pads are my favs

[@MadrigalIreneo]

Muy buenos videos bien explicado saludos

[@TheHypnotstCollector]

bought a 2002 K1200LT with 37,000 miles on it. The owner had ALL the updates done by dealer, brake lines, pads, bleed brakes, all the oils, spark pluga, etc, he spent $2300 . Then he sold it to me for $2500. Oh and he bought a new battery, $160..... And the ABS brake light was blinking. So in November I removed the plastics and did the O2 sensor, radiator, bled the brakes.....The brake fluid was very clean, it was 2 years old and had 1000 miles on it. And it was at the Minimum level. That's why it was blinking, the dealer didn't keep the reservoir full. That brake bleed cost a cool $450. Nice bike, smooth on the road. But if it's not parked on flat surface it can roll off the side stand. Did it to me twice. So Now I always put it in gear.

[@MadrigalIreneo]

Hola buenos días me podrías mandar como se ven.las líneas de frenos osea que desarme y ahora no puedo armarla .si fuera tan,amable gracias

[@donkemp8151]

Thanks. On the agenda for July 4 holiday.

[@mirose5553]

Great video. Thanks

[@charlesrose5758]

THANK YOU! Your video just saved me a ton of cash!

[@narcissistinjurygiver2932]

i just did this repair on my 96 r1100rt but my abs was much different.

[@firbyd]

same here, mine is a 99 r1100rt, same Brembo brakes w/o power assist, i believe he has the Evo brakes in this video

[@jubiletabustamanteserrano2446]

buen trabajo como siempre AMIGO

[@mehdimirza8777]

Excellent Explanation good service

[@southernstyle067]

My oem ones on my 2002 k1200lt actually lasted 15 years. But now I got spiegler.

[@firbyd]

my 2003 K1200LT is still original, and, going strong!

[@southernstyle067]

@@firbyd Mine probably would have lasted a little longer if I would have flush them more. I live in the south. Lots of humidity.

[@firbyd]

@@southernstyle067 yeah, I live on the west coast myself but it was serviced by dealer in Ft. Meyers and only has 17k on it,, maybe that helps as well, good points! Spiegler are awesome for sure!

[@tomjacobs3710]

Thanks for the very helpful video.

[@noelsiottee8222]

good video why not relocate the battery to the storage/sterio compartment on the left side of the fairing...make things a whole lot easier? Just a thought...im just thinking for a safe reason in case you have to get to the power supply fast if had a electrical issue!

[@user-rt5xu7qk3j]

구독함니다. 브레이크오일 교환하는법 여기서 보고 확실하게 이해를 했습니다.😅 좋은정보 감사합니다😊 앞으로도 더 많은 정보 부탁합니다.

[@thodkats]

Thank you so much for the video! I am thinking of doing the exact same thing on my 2001 R1100S with Integral ABS. In case I want to both change the brake lines AND flush the whole system at the same time, should i just follow the complete procedure that you have shown in other videos ? Thanks in advance!

[@kirksmotorrad]

yes. Do it all!

[@thodkats]

@@kirksmotorrad Thanks a lot for your answer Kirk! Really appreciated. I think I have captured everything that I need to do and keep an eye on from your videos, one last question that I have though, is the following: do i need to remove the brake pads and replace them with dummies, in order to ensure that the brake pistons are pushed all the way back (so as to not trap any old brake fluid) ? Thanks again and thanks in advance!

[@1carterkm]

Great video!! Thanks

[@christianf8347]

Bonjour et merci pour cette vidéo super bien détaillée et précise. Je ne parle pas anglais, mais les images sont explicites. Pouvez vous me dire qui fabrique ces repose pieds qui sont vissés sur les cache culbuteurs ? Ça a l'air bien pratique. Et le support à boule sur le réservoir de l'emetteur d'huile d'embrayage ,c'est pour un téléphone ? Merci. 👍

[@kirksmotorrad]

Je ne suis pas sûr des repose-pieds et le support de boule est fabriqué par Ram

[@RichardGraydon-eu3tw]

Thank you for that. Is it the same on a r1100 r?

[@diosdadorondon2571]

Where are you located my friend,I have my old BMW 1150 R 2002,need to do this job ,let me know where are you located to go and let me know the price for you job friend,God Bless you

[@kirksmotorrad]

I am in Crystal Lake IL. Contact me through kirksmotorrad.com for the details

[@kamiilmane336]

Hello Kirk. Kami from UK here. A truly great video, I watched it about ,5 times now to get the confidence to go and do mine. I about to replace the lower front right hose. I have a 2001 BMW r859rt. The abs side looks a bit different to yours. I can't see the abs tank you're referring to in your video. I only can see a bleeding nipple which will allow me to bleed the upper side, but I can't see the abs tank so that I can bleed the front caliper. Also, I can't see a bleeding nipple on the right caliper. I can see it on the left caliper but on the right I only can see a knob which you can crank but doesn't look like a bleeding nipple. Sorry Kirk, maybe it's too much to ask. I've been looking for the last week for videos or diagrams and couldn't find anything helpful. The only helpful thing was your video, but unfortunately a slightly different bike l, so I'm stuck..lol..🤣🤣 hope you can help. Thank you so much.

[@kirksmotorrad]

That bike will just have the reservoirs on the handle bar and in the back of the bike. None on the the ABS. You can remove the bleed/grub screw thing on the right caliper and replace it with a regular bleeder like that on the left. I am not sure why BMW did that at the factory but I am sure they would say "vee have always done is zat vey!"

[@kamiilmane336]

@@kirksmotorrad that's awesome, your the man, thanks Mr Kirk. That's great that means I don't have to do the ABS bleeding bit I guess. Brilliant. I think I have now all the confidence to go and do it myself...🤣🤣🤣. My mechanic doesn't want to know, he wasn't confident doing this sort of bikes !!! Take care brother and thanks again.

[@GuiRt1150]

Great work. I asked you if you ride a Rt 1150 with non abs module ? I not shure if the brakes work fine but im really atemp to take off the all unit in Rt 1150… No like work in lowers speed and not like the work noise…

[@kirksmotorrad]

I do not ride an RT. I do work on them though

[@glenlisenby3413]

Would like you to change my brake lines l have a 1996 r1100rt

[@kirksmotorrad]

Contact me at www.kirksmotorrad.com and I will get you taken care of.

[@richardveilleux4814]

Is it possible to disconnect the electrical connection of the ABS pump in order to bleed the upper system and be able to use a normal 7mm key and reconnect it to bleed the lower system ?????

[@kirksmotorrad]

I cant imagine why you would do this

[@richardveilleux4814]

@@kirksmotorrad In order to be able to reach the bleeder with an ordinary 7mm key.

[@nevillehernandez4269]

is the same process on a 2002 r1150gs?

[@GaryLarsen-uo4jx]

Excellent video. Uh

[@richfjr1300]

so do you use the clear lines or are they silver?

[@kirksmotorrad]

both. They are listed as clear/silver

[@johnbaker1039]

Amazon must not like you anymore the link shows no items in the store?

[@kirksmotorrad]

They changed the format for some reason. Just click on the first image and it will open up.

[@kirksmotorrad]

You should probably update your bookmark once you go there. It is going to take me a while to update all of my videos. I just hope they dont change it again.

[@shamoy1000]

Those BMW brake lines are sht. I replaced mine just before a major failure.