I had this on my "watch later" list just to enjoy it in the relaxing mood of a Saturday morning. Worth it. Thank you for the educative/entertaining videos and.., I'll miss the old Garage. Keep up the good work!

Great video thank you

Or if one side actually leaks: Remove the top plastic thingy. Loosen the top nut. Push down on that side of the fork and skew the whole thing. Then loosen the air vent on top. Pull the leg out and check oil level which is not that important and requires no change. Replace the pack box. It has one spring on each side so make sure they both stay in place. Reassemble and torque to 45Nm. I did this on the left side after it started leaking at 15000km and then the right side just 500km later when that started leaking. Which means changing both is probably a good idea. Then again doing one side takes less than fifteen minutes. There is then the work shop manual which recommends total disassembly. Why it says that beats me because it's the same great design that could be fixed roadside the way I just described on older models...maybe BMW just forgot about it?

The most import part, one should always use an oily rag and keep those chromed "stand röhren" always moist. My original R1100RS has some minor pitting under the triple tree. i got a R1150 front fork witch is 10 years younger. the original ball joints are expensive and you can't buy the tools to loosen these, you have to remove the upper frame under the tank and take it to the dealer. the same for the bridge between the front suspension "holms" where the telelever rests.