What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?

[natsmada]

I installed some Skene Design P3 rear lights with turn signal option and these babies ROCK!  See the website:

http://www.lights.skenedesign.com/P3_Features.shtml

The best conspicuity mod that I've done so far!   :yow

[Liverpool Brick]

I rode it to work and it felt good. As Fr. Jack Hackett said "I love my brick!"

[WoahGold]

I got in the parts for the repair and finally had a chance to put things back together yesterday evening.

I then promtly went out and scartched the itch.

[BexarWolf]

Installed a Silver Star bulb in the headlight and I have the fairing apart in anticipation of the big brown UPS truck to deliver my Parabellum screen. Got my Corbin seatrest yesterday but don't have the under-seat parts to mount it. I have the Corbin site open and ready to order the parts needed for that.

Just ordered a set of the Skene Designs Photon Booster lights to mount up front and have a pair of 55w Walmart cheapies mocked up, trying to decide whether I want to mount them with a separate switch or wire them into the high-beam.  :hmm:

Oh yeah, picked up a GoPro Naked a few weeks ago and playing with mounting options for that. Finally, I'll be able to show the wife just how much fun it is to drive in Austin traffic.  :laugh

[BexarWolf]

And just like that, the big white truck delivered.  :2thumbup:  :yes



This is sitting upright in my normal seating position.



And this is with just a little bend in the elbow.

[pallum]

Busted off a shift lever 2 weeks ago in Michigan. Field repair with pvc tape and FI hose got me home




Finally took care of that today with a replacement

[sh00ter]

I installed the Audiovox cruise control on my '97 K1100LT this past week and it does NOT work!  Is there anyone in the Minneapolis, MN that has done this mod SUCCESSFULLY and that I could pick their brain as to what I did not do correctly?  For instance, I used the included control pad and there is a RED wire that I did not connect to anything.
Thanks.

I'm in the area, done it successfully.  If you're stil having issues, PM me ... we can chat

[WoahGold]

-Cleaned it
-Did some touch up paintwork
-Cleaned and lubed the master cylinder piston (doesn't seem to be sticking anymore)
-Made sure it was ready for my trip this weekend

[healthy]

went to put on a pair of hand shields. got stumped when i found the left mirror mount is rusted/crudded in place. currently looking for some kind of bar/hook that i can use to increase leverage. bummer.

[BexarWolf]

Ordered a new Odyssey battery.

Ordered Eastern Beaver headlight relay (with driving light cable)

Ordered a 100/135 watt headlight bulb

Have my Skene Industries Photon Booster and bracket on hand to install

Installed my passenger backrest and bracket

Have a pair of Walmart cheapo driving lights to install once I get the headlight relay wiring.

My poor baby is gonna be in pieces for a while so I can install all this stuff.  :embarass:

[Inge K.]

Ordered Eastern Beaver headlight relay (with driving light cable)

Ordered a 100/135 watt headlight bulb

Since you going to use a high power bulb afterall, did you order the relay kit with a ceramic socket,
as I adviced in the other forum?

Inge K.

[BexarWolf]

Ordered Eastern Beaver headlight relay (with driving light cable)

Ordered a 100/135 watt headlight bulb

Since you going to use a high power bulb afterall, did you order the relay kit with a ceramic socket,
as I adviced in the other forum?

Inge K.

DOH! No, got the regular one. After I ordered the bulb, I started questioning if I really wanted to go with something that high wattage or not. I ordered the relay and THEN ordered the bulb after seeing someone else here using it. I plan on having my driving lights wired in with the high beam so I'll probably stay with the Silver Star 55/60. I don't mind being seen on the road but I do a lot of commuting that inevitably ends up with me sitting behind someone at a red light. If the headlight was mounted to the forks where I could angle the light away from the rearview mirror, I'd consider it but working nights and planting a 100 watt bulb in someone's eyes is just an invitation to a meeting that I don't need.

The higher wattage bulb will most likely end up in my toolbox, gathering dust.  :laugh

[frankenduck]

Blinding other road users at night is not an issue if you're running a high watt H4.  The low beam on your RS has a very distinct cutoff so if you keep it aimed properly it's not an issue. I run them in my bikes.  Point your bike at a wall at night and you'll see what I mean.

[BexarWolf]

Yeah, I've seen the cutoff and it's VERY distinct. I just wish I'd gone with the ceramic setup on the headlight relay from Eastern Beaver but I was intrigued with the one that includes the hookup for driving lights. That'll eliminate yet another relay and hooks them right in with the high beam like I planned on doing anyway. I just don't want to melt my housing with a lava-driven bulb.  :giggles

[frankenduck]

My LT has an EB kit and has been running a 100/90 for tens of thousands of miles.

My other bikes (including a couple I've sold) use Jim's heavy duty H4 sockets and my own relay setups and nary a problem there running high watt H4s either.

http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/Headlight_Connectors/headlight_connectors.html

[mystic red]

My LT has an EB kit and has been running a 100/90 for tens of thousands of miles.

My other bikes (including a couple I've sold) use Jim's heavy duty H4 sockets and my own relay setups and nary a problem there running high watt H4s either.

http://www.easternbeaver.com/Main/Elec__Products/Connectors/Headlight_Connectors/headlight_connectors.html

+1

[BexarWolf]

So what you're saying is, I'd be ok running the 100/130 watt bulb in the non-ceramic EB socket? That'd be awesome.  :eek:

[frankenduck]

Yep.

And, since you're running a fused relay setup, the worst possible scenario is blowing a fuse.

[BexarWolf]

That's great news.  :2thumbup: I'm looking forward to getting all these parts together and doing some wiring. I ain't afraid of the dark but I sure do like being able to see what's coming up. Most of my commute is toll roads and interstate but there are a couple of stretches where I've seen way too many deer either smushed on the side of the road or standing there staring at me as I go by. My work is in a wooded area and I watch them walking across the parking lot all the time. Cute little critters but I sure don't want to be caught by surprise at 75mph. At least I'll be able to see what they're thinking right before I plow into them.  :hehehe

[TimTyler]

Steering bearing lube.

Removed the front wheel, forks, brakes, instruments, etc. When I tried to loosen the bearing nuts the entire top triple-tree unthreaded so just kept going. Since I was not replacing the bearings (just lubing them) I figured the measurements would be the same and there was no need to disassemble the adjustment nuts.

The lower triple-tree, bearings, and threaded tube slipped out easily. The lower bearing slipped off the tube without resistance so they were easy to clean and repack. Found a tiny rough spot on the top race but I'm going to leave it as is for now. After degreasing, the top bearings fell apart so I reassembled and stuck it all back together with fresh grease.

Put it all back together and tested with and without the fluidbloc resistance and it's smoother for sure.

[Rick G]

That's great news.  :2thumbup: I'm looking forward to getting all these parts together and doing some wiring. I ain't afraid of the dark but I sure do like being able to see what's coming up. Most of my commute is toll roads and interstate but there are a couple of stretches where I've seen way too many deer either smushed on the side of the road or standing there staring at me as I go by. My work is in a wooded area and I watch them walking across the parking lot all the time. Cute little critters but I sure don't want to be caught by surprise at 75mph. At least I'll be able to see what they're thinking right before I plow into them.  :hehehe

Deers don't think there is a prerequisite for that :loco: and like our kangaroos they often fall from the sky, :yow  thats what I am told it's like as I have never had the missfortune to hit one myself.

[BexarWolf]

Added a GPS mount last night. I tried a couple of different RAM mounts utilizing the open mirror mount hole on the clutch side and just didn't like the way the GPS sat. It was somewhat at an angle and I just couldn't get it where I could see it and feel comfortable about it clearing the windscreen at full right lock.

So, I took a hint from a thread on K11og.org and made a simple mount with a piece of flat stock from Lowe's. I'm taking a short trip this morning and will see how it performs.

[Brickhead]

I am going to some more research on removing the final drive, swing arm and drive shaft to get to the trany on my 1996 K1100RS. I have got to get into the trany to tighten up the gear shift lever linkage, AGAIN!!!!  :confused: I had it apart this summer and snugged it up good WITH red Loctite and it is coming loose again. So instead taking the drive line off in one piece I am going to take it apart piece by piece. I have never had it apart so it will be to learn some thing new and check the drive shaft splines. Oh fun..... :loopy:

[Rick G]

Only thing there to be careful with is to phase the drive shaft correctly. Have a look in the lieberry there is a bit about doing it.

[frankenduck]

I am going to some more research on removing the final drive, swing arm and drive shaft to get to the trany on my 1996 K1100RS. I have got to get into the trany to tighten up the gear shift lever linkage, AGAIN!!!!  :confused: I had it apart this summer and snugged it up good WITH red Loctite and it is coming loose again. So instead taking the drive line off in one piece I am going to take it apart piece by piece. I have never had it apart so it will be to learn some thing new and check the drive shaft splines. Oh fun..... :loopy:

Here you go: K1100 ABS II Spline Lube Notes and Checklist