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MOTOBRICK.COM => Welcome To Motobrick.Com => Topic started by: SHNAPS GUY on March 19, 2020, 11:00:26 PM
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Hello all, thanks firstly for a ton of great info over my first year of K-bike ownership. I'm getting back into motorcycles, after about 20 years off, as a reward for getting my hip replaced at the ripe age of 40.
I grabbed my 1992 K75 RT last summer from my mechanic neighbor, whos wife was the primary rider. She'd ridden it to CA from WI and back the previous year, so I knew it was reliable; and at $800, plus another $100 for a mismatched set of Integral cases, the price was right!
The front end had a bad headlight and rusty universal turnsignals, which I replaced with a 7" "Halo" LED and cascading LED turns.
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Anyway, stoked to be here on 2! Next week with a sudden lack of work to do, I'm going to be deleting the non-operative ABS system, replacing bent handlebars, re-clamping the forks so they're actually even, and doing a few clean up and brighten up projects that I've had in mind. I'm warmly remembering my old BMW forum days from mye28.com as I read the posts here, and I'm looking forward to getting to know some of you all. TIA!
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Thanks for joining the conversation!
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welcome! great pic!
still have an E28? there are a few of us on here that are old Bimmer and Beemer owners..
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welcome! great pic!
still have an E28? there are a few of us on here that are old Bimmer and Beemer owners..
Alas no. Sold "Heidi," my last 535is after 10 years and 150k+ of good times and road trips back in 2010. Also had a 535i in Zinnabar Rot, and, my first BMW; a 1985 635CSi 5 sp in Schwartz/Schwartz that had 47k on it when I bought it in '99. Too much for a college kid, but I had the coolest car on Langdon St. for a few years there....that's the only 4 wheeler out of 30 or so I regret selling.
Now I have a W211 MB E320 CDI (242k, GDE Tune, Koni Sport Adjustables) for my work car, and a '16 Focus ST (Cobb Tuned, Exhaust, Intake, Short Shift, PS4's) for weekend duty. I think the ST will be going away to make room for more 2 wheeled fun though.....I see a K1100RS in my future....
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reward for getting my hip replaced at the ripe age of 40.
Ripe? good lord, what's that make me at 67?
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Ripe? good lord, what's that make me at 67?
Vintage, like fine wine? Mellowed, like good whiskey?
Sorry, my sarcasm didn't come through that well. I thought I was pretty young to be having a hip r&r...the doc didn't seem to agree!
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Ripe? good lord, what's that make me at 67?
Overripe.
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Sorry, my sarcasm didn't come through that well. I thought I was pretty young to be having a hip r&r...the doc didn't seem to agree!
No apology necessary, I was just thinking I'm awfully old not to have at least one artificial joint. Laitch's response is more what's expected around here :welcome
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Yeah, some of us have twisted senses of humor on the brick.... You will get used to us...
But yes, 40 is a bit "under ripe" for a new knee...
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Yeah, some of us have twisted senses of humor on the brick.... You will get used to us...
But yes, 40 is a bit "under ripe" for a new knee...
Oh, so it'll be like the old mye28.com days....perfect. I'm glad I found a group that matches my Martini-dry wit!
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Did you keep your thumbs out of the way when you bricked yourself? :johnny
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Ha my only replaced (partial) joint is my right thumb!.
ABS isn't that hard to rejuvenate and I can tell you that once it engaged once, I was glad I did so on my K75!
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But I would take that ABS stuff off your hands if you go through with it. I need them for strategic troubleshooting purposes. Welcome here.
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Yeah, some of us have twisted senses of humor on the brick.... You will get used to us...
But yes, 40 is a bit "under ripe" for a new knee...
I dug up (rummaging in boxes) a matching set of Gen2 knee's, pristine, never installed. I'll look for the Iconic 22 Tibial plateau that goes with the set. PM for price/trade. Check your bursa's and proper lube, you may want these replacements.
apologies to the Mod's, as I'll switch this to Marketplace if deemed.
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I dug up (rummaging in boxes) a matching set of Gen2 knee's, pristine, never installed.
Do you provide stylized monograms on those or is that up to the purchaser?
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These are GPS enabled, and pre-wired by Stark Industries. Monogram would be nice, but slapping some BMW MOA stickers would look youneek on Shnaps build.
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Did you keep your thumbs out of the way when you bricked yourself? :johnny
ALWAYS tuck the thumbs 112350
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I dug up (rummaging in boxes) a matching set of Gen2 knee's, pristine, never installed. I'll look for the Iconic 22 Tibial plateau that goes with the set. PM for price/trade. Check your bursa's and proper lube, you may want these replacements.
apologies to the Mod's, as I'll switch this to Marketplace if deemed.
Such a deal! Luckily, my knees are still in good nick, so I'll pass for the moment....thanks anyway. Beautiful pup in your avatar!
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But I would take that ABS stuff off your hands if you go through with it. I need them for strategic troubleshooting purposes. Welcome here.
Shoot me an email if you're still interested after this: I have no idea if the two pumps are working or not. It hasn't had an ABS brain in my stewardship, and I cut one of the connectors near the harness connection on the removal. I have both pumps and the bracket. Hard lines are cut and gone.
To those who advised keeping the ABS: it had no brain when I got it, the front has Galfer wave rotors with no ABS tooth ring or sensor. It would cost me more $$ to revive the old system and still have old lines, pads, etc. Part of my idea is an eventual 4 pot Brembo front setup, with the 15mm master cylinder off an Airhead. My change is using the non-ABS factory Y-pipe, and separate lines instead of the steel crossover line on the ABS model. I'm all for the safety of ABS, but I'd rather use the $$ to ditch some weight and setup for future performance gains. I promise when I get my 1100RS or 1200RS, I'll keep everything as our Bavarian overlords intended.