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Originally Posted by Trip
The BMW is equally easy to work on. There is no alignment whatsoever in the rear wheel. Single sided swingarm, just bolt it on. The valves can be adjusted, not just checked, in the same period you do the the primary chain. No chain or belt, it's a shaft. Replacing the spark plugs takes two seconds. Clutch is wet, lifetime. I check the fault codes with my phone in a matter of seconds cause I bought the service module with bluetooth, so I don't even use the dealer for that anymore. Can run all the dealer tests from my garage through a phone.
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ECM spy let's you tune the Buell with a laptop as well as read and reset fault codes. And it's free, you just need a bastardized cable.
Getting the the plugs can be a chore the first couple of times. You have to remove the airbox cover, airbox, and then remove the entire base of the airbox, then it's a matter of extensions and skinned knuckles to get them out. Replacing them is rubber tubes and lots of patience.
However, on the DDFI3 bikes, you can fire off the plugs by turning the key on, holding the throttle open all the way and turning the kill switch to on. This will burn off any condensation or anything else that builds up on them. I went through a few sets of plugs until I found out about that trick..