What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?

[johnny]

greetings bizzaro...

"urrr... ah... how do you delete posts..."

not possible... all posts are permanent...

you sure you aint canadican...

j o

[TimTyler]

Installed new fork spring retainer O-rings part# 11377514007 (#4 in diagram). The old ones seemed in good shape, but what the hell. Trying to figure out why my front end bottoms out on potholes. Maybe they all do that.

Using a few feet of white solid wire as a dipstick I checked the fork oil level. Both forks matched exactly. Not really a surprise since I flushed the forks a few months ago. Discovered that the fork oil level is about 2.5 inches below the fork seal in the Sport inner tube.

[johnny]

greetings timtiorler...

supposed to avoid potholes...

butts if you see any opium dens please let me know...

you sure you aint canadican...


j o

[TimTyler]

Yeah... Them wirr dirt road potholes.

[Laitch]

I synced my throttle bodies with my home grown bottle throttle synchronization tool.:dunno2:

Looks like a citrus kombucha dispenser at the Montpelier Farmers Market; maybe could do double duty as one.

[bizzaro]

Thanks again. j o. And I curls in Canadica, and my state border's that fine nation..............Does that count? 
"Is that your son work n on the bike or what?

Trying to figure out why my front end bottoms out on potholes.

Tim,
Try carrying just half a cord o wood for your campfires on the bike!  :hehehe  When I recently changed out my fork oil, the cap washer under the right spring retainer nut on top of the fork was actually bent from bottoming out hard on the road. Vt roads are some of the worst maintained in the nation.  :musicboohoo:  Oh, and that may be your toe in your avatar , and your not peg draggin, it is still a pretty rad lean angle for a loaded bike IMHO!  :yes
 
Laitch,
Yes, it is the cherry/turmeric Kombucha. Tastes even better with a good dose of exhaust flavor smoked in there. Finished up the last one tonight.  I will be sure and save you one next time.
See ya in the twisties,
Bizz

[Laitch]

Yes, it is the cherry/turmeric Kombucha.

I'm glad there's a better use for it than drinking it.

[Laitch]

Trying to figure out why my front end bottoms out on potholes. Maybe they all do that.

My bike has Showas. The fork bottomed out less when I replaced the rear shock. Cleaning the fork tubes and refilling with 7.5 weight tightened the response and ended the bottoming out completely. The tubes have progressive springs and my weight is about 190 lbs. Potholes are a way of life up here.

[riots100]

Some prime motorcycle riding country is literally 20 minutes from my front door.  Mulholland Highway between Las Virgines and Kanan Dume Road, home to The Rock Store and The Snake.  Getting in some make-up riding time after finishing the repairs from the accident.

[TimTyler]

Some prime motorcycle riding country is literally 20 minutes from my front door.

Cool.

Wrong thread. Should have posted it here http://www.motobrick.com/index.php/topic,835.0.html

[herseyb]

Showed up late to Johnny's, ate all his hot dogs, drank all his beer and stole a bunch of moto accessories.

He must have noticed cause I have 16 red eyed rodents up top....

Johnny - I think the forks must have been overfull before 'cause it was a LOT smoother going over bumps on the way home.  Really appreciate the help!

[Chaos]

He must have noticed cause I have 16 red eyed rodents up top....

I got two of the vermin and I didn't do nothin!

[jllphan]

I agree, and it's useful that these alternative methods get trial, safely.

To belabor this moot point further because it's raining here and I've misplaced my dictionary for my daily meditation— :beatdeadhorse: —will the compression of a rubber seal by a bolt tightened "more than the oem bolts ever were" exert an outward force on the bolt that eventually damages all the threads of an admittedly low thread-count hole and thus allow the bolt to be ejected by fluid compression?

The trial is now underway.

Ha, indeed.  Unfortunately, I'd need a pile of bricks and a million miles of road testing to determine a "better than oem" solution.  So long as it holds up for me until I tear the front end apart and refresh everything -- I'll consider it a success.  Wish me luck, according to Johnny, I'll need it.

[Laitch]

So long as it holds up for me until I tear the front end apart and refresh everything -- I'll consider it a success.  Wish me luck, according to Johnny, I'll need it.

Good luck, then; thanks for your commitment to science.

[TimTyler]

Remounted my tragkorbs to create more ground clearance in tight turns.

I noticed in some photos that the front edge of the tragkorb was the closest part of the bike to the road when leaning.

Now it's easier to see my fugly muffler.  :mbird

[TrueAce]

Your boot must have touched, and that right frame tube is very close. Say, mount some narrow magnesium strips on the lower tubes for sparks and send us a night photo!

[Vespa no more]

More like: What did my bike to to me today?

To quote one of my 12yo son's favourite recent South Park sayings... "long story short"

The bike finally started, idled, restarted and restarted and restarted. WTF!

I can't take any credit for the result ... except perhaps I was just poking around and around and around.
Was following Burt's flow chart and ticking off confirmed items.
Thought I'd found it with a good fuse (fuel pump 7.5V) but no power behind it. This is still the case (with ignition on or off). Even told my long suffering wife. Can anyone explain?

Was confused with the position of the fuel injection relay (front RHS) and just went around with the multimeter measuring and recording. On the flow chart it asks "power from ignition to pin 86 of relay" ... well battery measured 12.30V, pin 86 read: 12.22V and pin 85 12.22V. Is pin 85 important? Why no question about this pin in the flow chart?

Centre front relay is horn of course. Too loud in a single car garage.

Power saver relay (front LHS) was reading: pin 85: 12.28V, pin 86: 11.86V. Others zero or very small voltage...eg 0.23V.

Wasn't sure how to check the ground from pin 7 of ECU to pin 85 of FI relay. I only got readings of incomplete circuit using multimeter. No joy here. Can someone elaborate?

Starter used to only last approx 3-5 secs before cutting out. Now the bike starts up almost immediately. I did pull the starter motor and clean the innards. Q: Should the starter stay on as long as the button is pressed?

Had gone over the relays and fuses with de-oxit. But that had given no joy.

Fuel pump was not on constantly when key turned ... bad connection... something up stream had to be the problem.

Disconnected the fuel hose (to injectors) and confirmed supply and then pulled the injectors and confirmed "squirting" (pointless given that they were serviced... but I couldn't leave this uncertain).

I was scratching my head and getting the shits with it... but couldn't bring myself to take it into the shop. I was so far down the path to despair that I had retrieved my mobile to phone a very mechanical friend of a friend. Bit more poking around and ...

...ignition!

Perhaps it was a bad connection under the tank and de-oxiting and pulling relays (and fuses) in and out repeatedly made the difference.

Apart from the Hall effect sensor, I had generally exhausted all else. Still, the bike's not registered for the road. Last time, I had phoned them to say I would be 5 minutes, got dressed and closed the garage before it cut out in the driveway and then this vortex of hell.

Got a result and got to be happy.

But somedays, can't help but scratch the head and wonder what the hell it was.

It will be 7 years... all going well.

Now there's a K1100LT under a tarp calling me like the sirens of ancient Greek legend ... and an unfinished vespa.

Will post a few other bits which might be useful elsewhere

Guy

PS. one upside to all this global warming is more days to ride motorbikes!

[tsnap]

As we up here know, the field goes left down under, violating the right hand rule.
My starter keeps going as long as I hold the button in.  At least it did on initial start up.  Now it just requires a few seconds to start. :clap:

tom

[jay1622]

Removed, tested, labeled and rewrapped the entire wiring harness.  In recent days, I also installed the engine into the frame, repainted all of the covers and baked them, rebuilt and installed the starter, installed the alternator, painted and reinstalled the gearbox, installed the swingarm, and test fit  The new rear shock with the final drive.

[jay1622]

 If you other random pics from the rebuild that I have neglected to post.  Oh, and yes, I have since removed the paint and resurfaced the ground contact point since this picture was taken. ;)

[WayneDW]

Wow, you've been busy.  Looks great!

[jay1622]

Wow, you've been busy.  Looks great!

 Thanks! Can't wait to do the first test crank. Next is rebuilding the forks and painting the slider tubes.

[koapono]

cruise control evolution.........
upgraded cruise control switch, finally found a left-hand switch cluster that had windshield control switch. wired my cruise control to windshield switch (as many others have done), this makes for a nice, clean factory look. This was 3rd switch evolution.
first picture shows stock switch that came with ccs 100 "universal" cruise control this worked fine for about 6 months until I got caught in a torrential downpour in Colorado.Despite being filled with silicon sealer switch got soaked and never worked again.
second picture shows a simple, rocker-type window control switch obtained from local re-cycle auto junk-yard. This worked great but lacked the "factory look".
third picture shows new switch cluster mounted.
this also cleared up space on the handlebar and I mounted a tomtom "rider" GPS. The GPS was a gift, is new to me and as yet untested. It does have a "winding roads" feature which I look forward to trying. It does seem rather large but as mounted it neither limits handlebar movement nor obstructs/distracts vision.
I plan a ride to Voyageurs Nat'l Park in northern Minnesota  next month, I will get to test the GPS unit then.

[billday]

Jay, Looks fantastic. If my moto was ever that clean, I don't know if I could bear to ride it.

[BlitzenGruv]

Just got back from the local TonUp club meeting. We're planning for our annual show.
I'm beginning to figure this bike out. The more I ride it, the more it reminds me of my old Trident. Hold every gear out to at least 6000rpm and it shifts much better. Only difference is that the Beemer is happy doing 30mph in fourth gear.