Haynes Maintenance and Repair Manual for BMW R850 & 1100 4-Valve Twins, 1993-1997 [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Matthew Coombs (Author)

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Product Description
Models covered by this manual: R850R 848cc 1995 - 97, R1100R 1085cc 1995 - 97, R1100RS 1085cc 1993 - 97, R1100RT 1085cc 1995 - 97, R1100GS 1085cc 1994 - 97

Product Details

• Paperback: 248 pages
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing; 1 edition (January 15, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859604668
• ISBN-13: 978-1859604663
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #972,386 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Beemer Maintenance Guide for Do-It-Yourselfers, May 15, 2000

By	Tom Fuldner (Raleigh, North Carolina, USA) - See all my reviews

No manual can be all things to all home mechanics, but the Haynes manual comes close. A five-scale degree-of-difficulty rating for every task tells the reader if their reach is greater than their grasp. So even if your not going to install new pistons, or just change the engine oil, the Haynes book makes great reading for the rider who wants to understand more about that shiny new Beemer in their driveway. For whatever tasks you choose, read thoroughly before opening your toolbox. To do something as straighforward as changing front brake pads requires reading sections from two different chapters, plus a listing of torque settings at yet another page. It saves ink and paper, but not your time.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An absolute must have for boxer owners, November 22, 2000

By	Jean-Francois Theoret (St-Philippe, Quebec Canada) - See all my reviews

This book is a must have for BMW boxer owner, even if you don't plan on doing a lot of maintenance on yourself. It goes into complete tear-down and rebuild (God forbid I would attempt such a thing on my own!) so you can look through what your local dealer will be doing to your machine and you don't: 1. look like a dork when they talk to you about some maintenance procedures 2. get embezzeled by one of those crook-type mechanics.

Don't get me wrong - there is some stuff even the most unexperienced mechanic can take care of in this book. It covers the steps of all recommended maintenance schedules and a lot of these steps anybody can do. But it goes into much more detail also.

2.0 out of 5 stars clutered., December 17, 2007

By	Gary Gunn - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

No a very good choice. The book is clutered with many differnt models. Hard to find anything. Would not recommend it.