Author Topic: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ? (Read 2998726 times)

doctorchad · « **Reply #550 on:** August 24, 2012, 06:55:43 PM »

Had it towed to a mechanic. After three hours chasing electrical gremlins on Sunday am, I thought I had it figured...ran great all week until yesterday. I couldn't get it started last night and had to take the train home.

Is there "K" god I can sacrifice something to?

Scott_ · « **Reply #551 on:** August 25, 2012, 09:58:19 AM »

Quote from: argent brick on August 16, 2012, 02:20:56 AM

True, but look how many three letter acronyms he made up:)

If I may ask, about how much do you guys pay in other areas than California?

Here in Iowa, $10 for each of my bikes, and $65 for my "K"2500 Chevy pickup.(it's grandfathered in at the lower rate).

argent brick · « **Reply #552 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:20:55 PM »

Quote from: Scott_ on August 25, 2012, 09:58:19 AM

Quote from: argent brick on August 16, 2012, 02:20:56 AM
True, but look how many three letter acronyms he made up:)

If I may ask, about how much do you guys pay in other areas than California?

Here in Iowa, $10 for each of my bikes, and $65 for my "K"2500 Chevy pickup.(it's grandfathered in at the lower rate).

10 DOLLARS A YEAR?
Man, I am living in the wrong state.

frankenduck · « **Reply #553 on:** August 25, 2012, 02:37:18 PM »

About $53/bike/year.

Snowy · « **Reply #554 on:** August 25, 2012, 03:38:17 PM »

Fitted a new pair of PR3's to the K1100RS and while I had the front off I cleaned the brakes and fitted a new set of EBC HH brake pads. Hope to get a ride in tomorrow, partly to bed them in but also because its my birthday! Will follow the ride with a few cans of draught Guinness and a steak.

sh00ter · « **Reply #555 on:** August 25, 2012, 07:53:11 PM »

nothing yet. ... got a new toy :yes

Quaddawg · « **Reply #556 on:** August 26, 2012, 10:05:58 AM »

I played around with my Plasmacam and made a quick little coil cover with my shop logo on it, just for grins.

I'll probably re-do it, and change it up, but this was a quicky for fun.

Opus · « **Reply #557 on:** August 26, 2012, 10:11:05 AM »

Found that #2 header Pipe was loose and leaking. Remove and replaced all the gaskets & put header wrap on all the pipes back to the muffler.
Hoping it will cure my heat problem on my left leg. :2thumbup:
With all the work I have done on this thing, I'm begining to think I have a HOG not a BMW. :confused:
Spend more time repairing than riding. :hehehe

sh00ter · « **Reply #558 on:** August 28, 2012, 12:22:33 AM »

Installed, then rode a couple hundred miles on, a new works performance shock. Absolutely magnificant.

orforester · « **Reply #559 on:** August 28, 2012, 10:19:57 PM »

Johnny, I think you get more miles on a tow truck than anyone I have seen, you must have the Motobrick special on towing rates! LOL :hehehe

Scott_ · « **Reply #560 on:** August 28, 2012, 11:04:46 PM »

Quote from: orforester on August 28, 2012, 10:19:57 PM

Johnny, I think you get more miles on a tow truck than anyone I have seen, you must have the Motobrick special on towing rates! LOL :hehehe

Naw, that's his work truck.

Scott_ · « **Reply #561 on:** August 28, 2012, 11:15:44 PM »

Today on the '97, I removed the 4 month old vac caps that were "cooked to crumbs". I replaced them with a vac line header and connected it then to my cruise vac feed.
They must have been some real cheapo material that couldn't take the heat.
My indication something was wrong was that my idle speed has been slowly increasing since April. Up about 100-150 rpm from when I set it.
I also rechecked my TB balance while I had the caps off...............

leecow · « **Reply #562 on:** August 29, 2012, 08:02:03 PM »

Care package arrived from Max BMW yesterday containing output shaft O-ring and Final Drive pivot bearings. Time to start putting this thing back together. 3 weeks without riding is far too long.

WoahGold · « **Reply #563 on:** August 29, 2012, 08:33:17 PM »

Pulled the fairings, gauges, fuel injectors and rail. Full reassembly will have to wait until I get my CarbTune in and can sync the throttle bodies.

One of the old injectors

The new ones on the rail

I also got an 85' gauge cluster on ebay. I'm going to pull the parts from it and transplant them into mine.

argent brick · « **Reply #564 on:** August 31, 2012, 01:03:32 AM »

Looks like one of them has a Fuel + unit in it. Is that the one you found on ebay?

Opus · « **Reply #565 on:** August 31, 2012, 06:51:53 AM »

Okay I got tired of watching TV last night so,
It was raining on and off keeping the temps cool and skeeters down.

Did a oil & filter change. Gaped and installed new spark plugs.
Set the SP Gap @ .026. Started up and sounds great. No missing at all!!!

Will do Trans & Rear gear oil change this morning if not too wet under the carport.

BTW: I see how to do the Trans Oil change, but need to know if I can remove the right peg support with out problems to get a clear view?

frankenduck · « **Reply #566 on:** August 31, 2012, 10:03:13 AM »

There's no need to remove the right peg plate. But use some foil to keep the gear oil from dribbling down the canter stand.

Scott_ · « **Reply #567 on:** August 31, 2012, 06:01:39 PM »

Quote from: argent brick on August 31, 2012, 01:03:32 AM

Looks like one of them has a Fuel + unit in it. Is that the one you found on ebay?

Looking at the pics of the bike with the cluster mounted, the F+ cluster one is the one on the bike.

WayneDW · « **Reply #568 on:** August 31, 2012, 07:56:37 PM »

Quote from: Scott_ on August 31, 2012, 06:01:39 PM

Quote from: argent brick on August 31, 2012, 01:03:32 AM
Looks like one of them has a Fuel + unit in it. Is that the one you found on ebay?

Looking at the pics of the bike with the cluster mounted, the F+ cluster one is the one on the bike.

Please educate me. What are you guys talking about? What's a Fuel + unit?

frankenduck · « **Reply #569 on:** August 31, 2012, 08:25:50 PM »

http://www.bmwra.org/otl/fuelplus/

TimTyler · « **Reply #570 on:** August 31, 2012, 09:34:00 PM »

Another full spline lube. Second time this month. Is that overkill? :lol:

To embarrassed to say why I had to do it. Okay, here's the deal.

Mostly I knew that I hadn't fully torqued the clutch nut to 140nm the first time around when I installed a new rear main seal a few weeks ago. Probably only got to 90nm because I was in a hurry, distracted, alone with nobody to hold the bike in place, whatever. I've done 300 miles since the low-torqued nut was installed without issue, but I don'it like surprises, especially far from home.

I was also reading some thread where a guy pulled his clutch and found that the rivets on the clutch housing were rubbing his newly installed main seal (raised .5mm) and made a melted metal mess. I did not remove my one month old clutch nut (would have had to buy a new one) but I made a laminated paper feeler and ran it behind the housing where it cleared the rivets. I'll sleep better now.

On the upside, the seal and lube a few weeks ago took me three days, while today's service was under six hours.

frankenduck · « **Reply #571 on:** August 31, 2012, 09:55:40 PM »

I know people will disagree with me but practical experience tells me you don't need a new clutch every time. Same with the cltuch bolts. Yes, I understand the theoretical metalurgy of it as I have a Civil Engineering degree and spent many, many hours studying material stresses/moments/etc... but in many respects these things are built like tanks. If you don't believe, me put it on a scale. :deal:

Rick G · « **Reply #572 on:** August 31, 2012, 10:12:25 PM »

The only time I have ever used new bolts in the clutch is because the socket head was damaged getting the bolt out. I know others that reuse the bolts and I have never heard of them failing. I also reuse the center nut and just close the gap on the crushed thread a bit to make sure it locks well.
BMW as do other manufacturers go a bit overboard with this replace every nut or bolt caper to protect themselves and not the bike.

frankenduck · « **Reply #573 on:** August 31, 2012, 10:29:54 PM »

Agreed. There's what engineers think is "perfect" and what works in the real world.

Not to mention the profit margin on selling nuts for $10 a pop. :laugh

Opus · « **Reply #574 on:** September 01, 2012, 12:33:03 AM »

Changed out the trans & rear end oils.
Trans oil looked in good shape but the rear end oil was almost black. Looks like it was not changed in a very long time.
Duck: Did the foil trick. Worked great. Thanks.

Took it for a quick spin between showers and it is running alot better after replacing the old plugs.
Now if this rain would only clear out!

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