Author Topic: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ? (Read 2998853 times)

Tuco · « **Reply #1700 on:** November 09, 2015, 08:07:19 PM »

What did you polish it with? My bike is filthy and could use some cleaning up.

Nine80seven · « **Reply #1701 on:** November 09, 2015, 09:00:27 PM »

All I see is black plug covers. So last week removed paint buffed it up. Pulled it out flush with the covers, streamlining. Gotta do something with brick compulsions. Yer sittin there thinking, "That doesn't look right."

Scott_ · « **Reply #1702 on:** November 09, 2015, 09:28:11 PM »

Yesterday was on oil/filter change on the '95. Just about ready to sleep for the winter.

johnny · « **Reply #1703 on:** November 10, 2015, 06:45:43 AM »

sunday i put 1 bottle of seafoam and 1 bottle of chevron techron in a full tank of no corn ethyl in each of my rs eleven hundert motobricks...

took them out and rode them hard... manipulating all the switches and allowing the fans to come on and run...

toped them off with no ethyl and a half a bottle of marine stabil...

my weekends are tied up till mid december... hope to get the black one back out before 16...

note... it is important to switch health to move them back and forth on a regular basis and before winter nesting... same with the fan... gotta run that fan...

j o

Weatherbrick2112 · « **Reply #1704 on:** November 13, 2015, 03:44:33 PM »

I road the heck out of it and busted 50k! Sunny and 65. Perfect!!! :riding:

Glacial · « **Reply #1705 on:** November 13, 2015, 05:26:57 PM »

Cleaned it, sprayed it with protective, disconnected the battery and tucked it up for the next 5 weeks.

I am off the Antarctic for the 19th time on Sunday to do a radar survey of an ice shelf. Snowmobile at -20C will be my primary transport for 10 hours each day. The most welcome technical innovation over the past 30 years in my world was the heated thumb throttle!

Best wishes from what may be the only continent never to have seen a motobrick.

Tuco · « **Reply #1706 on:** November 13, 2015, 07:02:06 PM »

Still working on the heated grip install (when I can sort of thing).

Tuco · « **Reply #1707 on:** November 23, 2015, 01:37:19 AM »

Buggered up the clutch cable adjuster at the bars, went to town, procured a tap (10mm x 1.00mm), cleaned up the threads and got the left side controls installed.

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #1708 on:** November 23, 2015, 06:54:00 PM »

Was getting the bike ready to begin my year-round riding experiment but found a nail in my rear Shinko 230 Tour Master...seems that plugging it isn't recommended so I'll have to replace it. It isn't new but I was hoping to get a few thousand more miles out of it

K1300S · « **Reply #1709 on:** November 23, 2015, 07:30:45 PM »

Quote from: F14CRAZY on November 23, 2015, 06:54:00 PM

Was getting the bike ready to begin my year-round riding experiment but found a nail in my rear Shinko 230 Tour Master...seems that plugging it isn't recommended so I'll have to replace it. It isn't new but I was hoping to get a few thousand more miles out of it

if just a nail and it is in the tread section, not the sidewall, then should have no issues using a plug.

kris · « **Reply #1710 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:54:15 PM »

I had a nail go through the tread and sidewall on my Concours....two days after buying it. I was pissed!! Ready to toss it. My local mechanic, Brian at Ultimate Cycle in Hamilton (a great bloke, I might add) said, "Why not put a tube in it?" So I did and it has been fine. $14 tube...probably $3.50 in the good ole USA....should be fine.

kris · « **Reply #1711 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:55:01 PM »

I had a nail go through the tread and sidewall on my Concours....two days after buying it. I was pissed!! Ready to toss it. My local mechanic, Brian at Ultimate Cycle in Hamilton (a great bloke, I might add) said, "Why not put a tube in it?" So I did and it has been fine. $14 tube...probably $3.50 in the good ole USA....should be fine.

kris · « **Reply #1712 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:55:27 PM »

I had a nail go through the tread and sidewall on my Concours....two days after buying it. I was pissed!! Ready to toss it. My local mechanic, Brian at Ultimate Cycle in Hamilton (a great bloke, I might add) said, "Why not put a tube in it?" So I did and it has been fine. $14 tube...probably $3.50 in the good ole USA....should be fine.

kris · « **Reply #1713 on:** November 23, 2015, 08:56:00 PM »

I had a nail go through the tread and sidewall on my Concours....two days after buying it. I was pissed!! Ready to toss it. My local mechanic, Brian at Ultimate Cycle in Hamilton (a great bloke, I might add) said, "Why not put a tube in it?" So I did and it has been fine. $14 tube...probably $3.50 in the good ole USA....should be fine.

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #1714 on:** November 23, 2015, 09:16:51 PM »

I can't say I've thought about adding a tube...I don't see any safety issues with the idea. My tire has around 4k on it so it has a decent amount of life left but not a ton so I'm undecided on whether I should have it serviced or just replace it

Scud · « **Reply #1715 on:** November 24, 2015, 09:50:00 PM »

I put on a set of black reflective stickers from http://motoreflective.com/

The stickers are black in daylight (not very noticeable on the bags). Here is is a picture with flash from my phone. The website does not list the stickers for the K bikes, but I asked and he sill had the pattern and made me a set. BTW, the owner of the business is a moderator over at BMWSportTouring.com.

Level of difficulty = 6 iPhone screen protectors.

Massive improvement in rear-end visibility for only about $30. Very nice for the evening commute home.

K1300S · « **Reply #1716 on:** November 24, 2015, 10:51:31 PM »

wow! those reflective stickers look bright!

Laitch · « **Reply #1717 on:** November 25, 2015, 07:40:02 AM »

They're bright, all right, Marshall. I've some on my cases, too. The bike really stands out in night traffic. That outfit that Scud mentions also sells neoprene face shield protectors. I keep my night shield in one of them and my day shield in another in my tank bag, swapping them when necessary. It's a heavy duty product.

K1300S · « **Reply #1718 on:** November 25, 2015, 08:18:23 AM »

Sigh...more things on my "must have" list!

kris · « **Reply #1719 on:** November 25, 2015, 08:38:36 AM »

Ya', but Christmas is just around the corner! Wives never know what to buy us....tell her about these things!

Laitch · « **Reply #1720 on:** November 25, 2015, 08:42:06 AM »

I prefer a "must have" list composed of stuff like that rather than stuff like "an MRI." :hehehe

johnny · « **Reply #1721 on:** November 25, 2015, 08:49:02 AM »

4" black scotchlite reflective black...

run-n-lites...

stock tail light...

yeeeeehaaaa...

j o

Laitch · « **Reply #1722 on:** November 25, 2015, 08:52:15 AM »

You missed a spot, johnny.

johnny · « **Reply #1723 on:** November 25, 2015, 08:55:22 AM »

greetings...

i have a strong and powerful stream... i seldom miss...

j o

Laitch · « **Reply #1724 on:** November 25, 2015, 09:01:49 AM »

A blessing for those around you, no doubt.

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