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Re: Burning Oil



Tom,  Take a close look at the 1200 motor on the left side.  The air 
box has a 1 inch or so hose draining right into the left valve cover 
area.  I suppose this is also the crankcase vent.  But in any case, it 
will prevent any significant build up of oil in the air  box.

Bob Hadden '05R12GS, '62R27

On May 9, 2005, at 4:54 PM, Tom Brown wrote:

> <snip>
>
> I refuse to run the bike with the level at the top of the glass out of
> principal.   I don't want windage and wet airbox syndrome.  Even if 
> BMW has
> "fixed" this issue, which I haven't heard about, I still have my pride.
>
> -TB

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