What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?

[John Lang]

Barrieb -- If I understand your problem, removal of the drive arm pivots requires no gorilla strength. Loosen left-side lock nut and tensioner before attempting to remove the plate on the right-side. Here is one of 6 Chris Harris videos showing the complete spline lube procedure.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

yesterday i searched every craigslist nationwide to see if someone was trying to sell my stolen bike. Today i'm calling every pawn shop within 200 miles....

Do you have a photo of your bike you can post here?

[Barrieb]

Thanks guys, but it is out now.  It was a reply to: “what did you do on your Brick today“

I’ve rebuilt 3 K bikes and never had this issue before, though I have seen a lot of posts across forums with the same issue.

Mine wasn’t seized into the gearbox housing, but into the swing arm bearing!  So even after freeing from the housing by turning, any turning after that would not have helped as the bearing would just spin.

heat would only make it worse as the dowel/plate is very soft and expand more than the box.

Anyway it’s out and I have spare ones thankfully, so remember to lube the part that mates with the bearing as well as the rest

👍

[Scott_]

So yesterday I tried to take the rear brake system(mc and caliper) from the '97LT and put on my '95LT. Thinking everything should interchange.... nope.
The ABS sensor tripped me up. The ABS controller on the '95 didn't like the sensor that I pulled off the '97 with the caliper.
Ended up buying a long handle torx tool to be able to swap the rear sensors, isn't it a good day when you can add to your tool box?????
Put the original back on, cleared the code and all is good.

According to BMW they made a sensor change in 03/93(I'd presume abs1 to abs2), my bikes are 06/95 and 02/97(both abs2), a good 2 years after the change... yet it appears that the '95 must still use an older sensor. I did see that the abs gap identifier tags on the bike specified different gaps.

[daveson]

Made a valve lifting tool. About a week later  was turfing some '87 Telstar (just a Mazda 626, with Ford badges) parts in the bin. Noticed the air filter support bracket looked right, the same outside diameter. Cut along the black line with an angle grinder, dressed it with a bench grinder and file. I think the Laser (so Mazda 323) has a bracket like this too, along with many other cars. The eyelets hold rubber grommets originally. Too bad there ain't too many carby cars left.

[TriSpark]

The ignition switch on my K75 froze solid and wouldn't turn on last week. It has 3 positions but only went from Off to Park, and refused to go further. Looked online and the part is NLA anywhere, and battered used ones are over $100 on fleabay. What to do? Took it off the bike and gave it a 30 minute bath in the ultrasonic cleaner, filled with leftover carb cleaner solution, diluted 50/50 with water. After that, the lock operates normally and turns to all 3 positions. 

[natalena]

Taking advantage of the M&M's that come with a Max order, and installing a fresh side stand bushing, and other fiddly bits. Still riding here in Montana, not much snow/ice and now 40f doesn't seem so cold anymore.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Just finishing up annual wrenching on Ilsa my RT.  New steering head bearings, clutch spline lube, brake pads all around, and all the fluids.  Waiting on my M&M's, should be here Tuesday.


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Not too bad for 97,000 miles.

[TriSpark]

A rare sunny day in December......so I went for a ride!

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Yesterday I fired up the woodstove in the garage, put my spray booth together, and finished up the repair to the upper fairing where it got cracked when the side stand sunk into some soft mud.


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[Filmcamera]

On my last ride the fuel pump cut out three times so enough was enough, so today I finally got round to replacing the infamous 4 pin connector with a Deutsch weatherproof 4 pin instead.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS, got a bath today to rinse off the salt she picked up taking me to coffee with some friends up in Youngstown this morning.  110 miles on January 15th.  Looks like the last ride for a couple weeks. 


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[ScooterNSticks]

Today, just watching the snow fall.  About ready to start the snowblower.  But a week ago I was riding the K75.  Without any protection on the bike I'm good down to 25F with the gear I have and electric gloves.

I'm itching to ride more.  While our ERs and hospitals were filling with COVID cases I put riding on hiatus.  With a compromised immune system I didn't want to make an unfortunate trip into the medical world.

A big disappointment to stop at a local cafe on my way home to pick up some croissants and brownies only to find they close now at 4pm.

I need to plan better.

[Skunky]

NOTHING - BUT I DID DONATE $26 TO HELP HEEP THIS SITE RUNNING. ANYONE ELSE?

[Chaos]

  But a week ago I was riding the K75.  Without any protection on the bike I'm good down to 25F with the gear I have and electric gloves.

I don't ride the 2 wheeler if there's a chance of ice on the road, bones too old for that.  But the Ural thrives, I'm good down to 5 below, and since the daughter has the car for college and the wife has a minivan I refuse to be seen in the 3 wheeler is pretty much my only way of getting around. 

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Chaos, that, my friend, is a real man's ride!  Even on a warm sunny day Urals have a certain look about them that says they mean business.

I agree about the chance of ice.  I dropped my RT a couple years ago at the bottom of my hill when I hit a spot where a little dribble of water from a spring froze on an otherwise dry road.  Bones pretty much take care of themselves, fairings need me to get off my butt and work on them.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Last week my K75RT didn't want to start after stopping for fuel.  Took a couple minutes of fiddling to get the electrical system to energize when I turned on the ignition switch.  Yesterday, during a 10 mile ride to check out some suspension changes the electrical system and engine shut down three times while running at 40+mph.  Fortunately, a quick turn off and back on would get the engine running again.

Ignition Switch Whack...  It's been 35,000 miles or so since the last time I cleaned it so today I went back in.

Pulled the tank back and unplugged the switch, pulled it out of the switch pad and set up a box on the tank to catch the springs that I recall dropping the last time, resulting in a couple hours of crawling around the garage floor.


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Sure enough the main contacts were burnt, requiring a couple minutes of buffing with a bit of 1200 grit and then reassembling the switch.


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Put it all back together and everything works.  We'll see when I get it out again this weekend.

[Laitch]

Good photos and cautionary advice for all. 

[stokester]

On my to-do list!

[TriSpark]

Two entries for today. I forgot to post the first one when it occurred last Fall.

1)  The ignition switch on the K75s froze solid and wouldn't turn on. Luckily I was at home not stuck on the highway. It only went from Off to Park, and refused to go further round to ON. Looked online and the lock is NLA anywhere, and battered used ones are daft money on fleabay. What to do? I took it off the bike and gave it a 30 minute bath in the ultrasonic cleaner, filled with my usual mix of Yamaha carb cleaner solution, diluted 50/50 with distilled water. After that, the lock operates normally and turns to all 3 positions smoothly.  I think the original factory grease had finally dried up and jammed it. I read all kinds of "how to" pieces on stripping it down to clean it and they looked daunting. Lots of springs and balls to lose! This way I just dunk the whole lock assembly in one go, have a cup of coffee, then dry it off. Treated it with water dispersant and then lock oil, and I was back on the road again.

2) Replaced the split fork gaiters that look like OEM from 1987. Yes, I got the Rancho ones recommended on here. While I had the fork legs off I replaced the fork oil as I had no idea how long it had been in there and if it had ever been changed. The 'unusual' handling problem was solved - I took out 250cc from the right leg and 150cc from the left. At least the PO had used decent fork oil and it was clean. Just not enough of it.

[Supershooter]

March 27 and 28, YouTube research and started stripping paint off of parts.

Supershooter

[frankenduck]

[CTDOM!]

Figured I would share my shiny wheels.  I needed a new front tire and 20 plus years of existence had made the old paint show its age, I repainted the wheels. 

Here's the K post final drive rebuild shake down ride..

[natalena]

Not a brick, but got in a winter ride from MT to CA. Snow going over Truckee/Tahoe and rain all the way to Sonoma. The ride back to MT was splendid.

[CTDOM!]

Swapped out the illumination lights in the gauges for LED's.  Its like Vegas now!