Why does the paint peel off of my valve covers on my 2004 bmw gs adventure i only have 5000 miles. i am the first owner and i dont ride it that hard.

remove the cover ,wind motor over to Top Dead Centre ,look for timing marks (may need to turn over once more to get all the marks to line up) Mark all the reference marks with a white paint pen to make them clear , Release the tenenser & lock it out remove the old belt ,refit the belt making sure the marks all line up release the tenenser and lock it ,recheck your marks ,wind over by hand a couple of times to check everything is OK refit covers

sounds like the sensor strip has failed i`m afraid and its a garage only fix not possible to do yourself as the onboard computer needs recalibrating

hope this helps

john

With modern spark plugs and unleaded fuel you can easily change them only every 50 000 miles

The fuel gauge sensor on my 2008 1200GS Adventure was defective and needed replacement. On my first ride after buying it new from the dealer it showed full (all bars), but ran out of gas on my first ride. No further problems, and it is now 40,000 miles.
Hope this helps.

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You have a shift fork going bad. Major repair. Sorry.

I have the same problem with my 2002 1150 (18,000 mi) I just bought last week. I roll it forward a bit as I put it in 1st from Neutral at a stand still. I don't know if that is the right this to do, but it works for me.

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if you have determined the batt is good leads are tight electrolite (distilled water) level is ok the part to look at is the voltage regulator with the help of the stator and rotor(alternator) it charges the battery if you have no power coming out to charge the battery then the regulator is bad just replace it no authorized service needed just the part hope this helps please give us a rate have supplied 50 soulitions and only recived 8 votes