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MOTOBRICK.COM => Welcome To Motobrick.Com => Topic started by: C_Mick on March 28, 2012, 05:26:30 AM
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I'm an old motorcyclist, no longer a bold motorcyclist which all things considered is probably a good thing - I'm in my sixties! I was pleased to find this forum while browsing the Net this morning. I have a 1986 K75S which I bought new and which has a bit less than 30,000 miles on the clock. The unusually low mileage is in part due to my owning 3 bikes for a long time and to the bike standing in my garage for the past 5 years unused because of problem with my eyes. The problem has eased to the point where I intend to ride again, but first I am giving the bike a thorough servicing. The only real problem I have found so far is that the rear master cylinder reservoir had decomposed and fractured and I have the part on order from Germany. The rear brake master cylinder was slightly pitted but I have polished the bore and hopefully it will function all right. I was told the part will take about 3 weeks to arrive in SA so by that time all that should remain maintenance-wise is replenishing the brake fluid and bleeding the rear brake.
I have previously never left a bike stand for more than a few months, and given the time it has stood (5 years) I need to research how to prepare the engine before firing it up with the starter button. Any advice on this will be appreciated.
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Its probably OK to just start it up but it probably wouldn't hurt to pull the spark plugs and spray some fogging oil into the cylinders first to lube them. That's what I did a couple of years ago when I brought an engine back from the dead.
Let it warm up a bit at low RPMs and then give it an oil change.
And welcome to motobrick.com. :k75s
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greetings c_mick...
welcome to motobrick.com...
you and mnb and motodude are the only ones here that im aware of who are the original owners of their motobricks...
j o
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greetings c_mick...
welcome to motobrick.com...
you and mnb are the only ones here that im aware of who are the original owners of their motobricks...
j o
I aquired my whip with only 600 miles on her. Ha, almost makes me a original owner.
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greetings c_mick...
welcome to motobrick.com...
you and mnb are the only ones here that im aware of who are the original owners of their motobricks...
j o
Better yet, how many motobricKer's here, have NEVER been to BMW dealer for service on there K ?
Ha, look on the service manager face was priceless when I applied for my 100 K award two years ago. Dumb ass was searching for my name in the maintenance/warranty records. :bmwsmile
Hard to believe you do NOT have at least one hit he proclaims.
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Do tire changes count? When I first got my K75RT the seller included a new front Metzeler that I needed installed before I went on my first long ride. Not knowing any better I took the wheel off and went to Ride West to have the tire put on.
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greetings c_mick...
welcome to motobrick.com...
you and mnb are the only ones here that im aware of who are the original owners of their motobricks...
j o
Not a big deal, but: I am the original owner of my '90 K75RT. Purchased new in the spring of '91. 117K miles and counting.
And, welcome to motobrick!
Tom
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Do tire changes count? When I first got my K75RT the seller included a new front Metzeler that I needed installed before I went on my first long ride. Not knowing any better I took the wheel off and went to Ride West to have the tire put on.
Above is allowed, as the bike itself was NOT in the dealers service bay.
Time for a ride now that the rain has cleared. :bmwsmile :bmwsmile
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Thanks for the welcome guys; I hope to make a few posts and put up a few pics before too long. Apart from one dealer service in 1987 (I think) I have done my own routine maintenance. I prefer it and it saves some cash. However I recently had a BMW dealer renew the front fork seals as I thought I would probably need special tools for that. I wasn't aware of the need to lube the final drive splines (I haven't had any indications of trouble there) but now I have read some stuff on here I think I should do it. I have had persistent, intermittent trouble with the speedo; it just stops working for a while. Sometimes a tap on the casing will get it going again, but sometimes not. I read some more stuff on here that describes a possible fix; so something else to try. The forum has already proved to be a valuable resource and I am pleased to have found y'all.
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I have never serviced my brick by a dealer yet. Of course, I have only owned it from November until now, so it really does not not count for much, if anything.
Welcome, C_Mick.
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I have had persistent, intermittent trouble with the speedo; it just stops working for a while. Sometimes a tap on the casing will get it going again, but sometimes not. I read some more stuff on here that describes a possible fix; so something else to try. The forum has already proved to be a valuable resource and I am pleased to have found y'all.
http://www.motobrick.com/index.php/topic,449.0.html (http://www.motobrick.com/index.php/topic,449.0.html)