Author Topic: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ? (Read 2998849 times)

KMGuy · « **Reply #1225 on:** August 01, 2014, 05:37:00 PM »

Quote from: drut on July 31, 2014, 04:43:32 PM

Confidence & a little bit of lube/oil on the 3 "posts" helps,when I first tried I was too gentle,placing in position then slapping end of housing "positively" works for me.

Well I got it on finally, a touch of lube and then after very carefully lining it up, you say a prayer to bricK Gods and smack it harder than you'd really like, at first I thought I had broken either my hand, the mirror, or both! :yow

drut · « **Reply #1226 on:** August 01, 2014, 05:49:10 PM »

"Well I got it on finally, a touch of lube and then after very carefully lining it up, you say a prayer to bricK Gods and smack it harder than you'd really like, at first I thought I had broken either my hand, the mirror, or both! :yow"

Glad you won,like you say it doesn't seem right to whack it on but it works!

roninvt · « **Reply #1227 on:** August 06, 2014, 07:19:13 PM »

Yesterday I Re-Replacedright side fork seal from the top down this time...successful!!! Today, my friend and uber, indie BMW wrench, Bud Provin installed and setup my new Wilber shock! :2thumbup:

subforry · « **Reply #1228 on:** August 09, 2014, 05:16:18 PM »

Rebuilt leaky rear master cylinder. Simple enough. Not sure all the air is bled from the system. Going to take a ride then bleed again.

For some reason every time I unplug something (rear break switch, fuel tank) the ABS needs to be reset. Any ideas or is this just how it is?

johnny · « **Reply #1229 on:** August 09, 2014, 05:49:42 PM »

wiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiilllllllllllllllllllllllbers... yeeehaaaa...

donts sound right abouts the ans reset there subforry... ats least you are getting practice...

been riding the burd motobrick cause the brick of the corn was near metal to metal on the bung brakes... so today i replaced the bung brakes and refreshed all the brake fluids... gonna be riding the brick of the corn for a while as i prepare the burd motobrick for winter riding...

j o

mjydrafter · « **Reply #1230 on:** August 10, 2014, 05:02:27 PM »

Slapped in a set of progressive front springs. All I can say is wow, what a difference.

If you're thinking about it, DO IT! :yes

richarddacat · « **Reply #1231 on:** August 10, 2014, 08:01:38 PM »

Quote from: mjydrafter on August 10, 2014, 05:02:27 PM

Slapped in a set of progressive front springs. All I can say is wow, what a difference.

If you're thinking about it, DO IT! :yes

Where did you buy yours? What wt. fluid did you use?

mjydrafter · « **Reply #1232 on:** August 11, 2014, 07:40:42 AM »

Quote from: richarddacat on August 10, 2014, 08:01:38 PM

Quote from: mjydrafter on August 10, 2014, 05:02:27 PM
Slapped in a set of progressive front springs. All I can say is wow, what a difference.

If you're thinking about it, DO IT! :yes
Where did you buy yours? What wt. fluid did you use?

I didn't have enough fluid to change it out to 5 wt. So I just swapped out the springs.
The fluid I have in there is a Belray 10wt, it's not too old. I will change it out to 5 wt this week, which I can only imagine will make it even better.
I got the springs on ebay, apparently I had them on my watch list and they came up on sale with free shipping, so I pulled the trigger. :yes

TimTyler · « **Reply #1233 on:** August 11, 2014, 02:16:38 PM »

Added Rigid Industries 23252 conspicuity lights.

(They are brighter than they appear in the photos. I think the high shutter speed conflicts with the LED freq.)

johnny · « **Reply #1234 on:** August 11, 2014, 02:30:43 PM »

i likes your old ones better...

j o

pallum · « **Reply #1235 on:** August 11, 2014, 04:53:07 PM »

Turned a headlight rewire into a flooding no start-- oh the joys...

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #1236 on:** August 13, 2014, 07:10:51 PM »

I did the K75LT conversion

I still have to get hardware for the grab handles and eventually paint it to match my back (currently the darker red as used on LT's). Oh and get the latches keyed to my ignition key.

I also swapped out my leaking Progressive rear shock for a used, good OEM one. Ride is soooo much better.

I ordered these goods from JD of Beemerbits.com. Stuff was priced quite reasonably and I'd recommended him

gpcrane · « **Reply #1237 on:** August 13, 2014, 10:32:56 PM »

New tires and front brake pads. The pads were down to being as thick and two sheets of paper. Sure I could have gotten another 10 miles of city riding but what the hell.

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #1238 on:** August 16, 2014, 12:49:51 PM »

Recently I've had a few times where the starter wouldn't engage but after rocking it in gear it would start. Also had times where the lights would flicker or not come on at all after starting. I googled and from a few forum posts (including one here) I decided to clean the starter and ignition switch. Brushes still looked good. I used Lectra Clean (amazing stuff) and this CRC lubricant for the switch. Haven't ridden it yet but i started the bike a few times and the issue seems to be fixed

TimTyler · « **Reply #1239 on:** August 17, 2014, 06:48:22 PM »

Been noticing some backfiring lately so I balanced the throttle bodies today. #3 was just a little off. Reset the TPS and idle screw.

Decided to wash out my one-year-old helmet for the first time. I've cleaned the cheek pads a few times since new though. Just used hot water. Surprising number of dead bugs came streaming out of the vents! Ewww.

WayneDW · « **Reply #1240 on:** August 17, 2014, 07:40:07 PM »

Like Tim I was cleaning today too but not my helmet, my rims. The product I stumbled across did an amazing job.
I have a huge bottle of K&N air filter cleaner left over from my previous bike. I tried some of it on the saddle bags brackets and noticed that the overspray onto the rim immediately took off the crud. I said to my self, "hey look at that!". Started spraying it on the rim on purpose and wiping it off with a wet rag...wow. Very little "elbow grease", very much success. Take a look in the bucket to see all the crap that used to be on the wheel (second bucket, first bucket was much darker).

TimTyler · « **Reply #1241 on:** August 24, 2014, 01:34:05 AM »

Installed a new CARBON BRUSH SET in my starter motor. Discovered that the kit #12 41 1459567 only includes one brush and my starter has two brushes. :dunno No problem though; plenty of life left in brush #2.

Also discovered that the starter EXCITER WINDING (the tube encasement) was on backwards. WTF? :mbird

Installed a new crankcase breather hose. Discovered that THAT was on backwards too. Holy shit.

Going riding with pals tomorrow.

staffordworks · « **Reply #1242 on:** August 24, 2014, 12:58:42 PM »

couple days ago but i've been busy, i worked up the nerve to replace the fuel filter, napa gold thing, smaller than the stock pretty much the nerve wracking pain in the butt i thought it would be but most of the hesitating and bogging down is gone and i have POWER now, even got a chance to pass somebody and was most pleased. now i feel like a jerk for letting it go so long.

lessons learned, yes you can re-route the hose so its much easier to get everything all together on the outside, no the filter wont fit back through that slot so... back to doing it the hard way with the hose wet with gas and the clamp threatening to slip off and get lost in the tank. but hey if a nerd can do it you can to :2thumbup:

WayneDW · « **Reply #1243 on:** August 24, 2014, 11:41:09 PM »

Replaced the oil pan with a new, used, one because I had foolishly stripped threads out of the old one. Learned that the k75, 100 and 1100 all have the same pan. This is very helpful in finding the best deal on a used one.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1244 on:** August 28, 2014, 10:28:19 PM »

Finally replaced the old final drive and drive shaft. Bearing was gone in the old final drive (my assumption) and it was getting dangerously close to seizing up, as well as wearing the rear splines way faster than they normally would have. That was all discovered during spline lube service a few weeks ago, so good timing!

That completes my drivetrain maintenance saga which has been going on near a month now, so everything is keen now.

Now to send the old parts off to be rebuilt at some point. Plus I'm about a tank of gas away from hitting 100k... Hmmmm...

bocutter Ed · « **Reply #1245 on:** August 29, 2014, 08:27:00 AM »

Quote from: Mongrel on August 28, 2014, 10:28:19 PM

Now to send the old parts off to be rebuilt at some point. Plus I'm about a tank of gas away from hitting 100k... Hmmmm...

I think it's 2 tanks to Iron Bridge ...

Photog · « **Reply #1246 on:** August 29, 2014, 06:34:58 PM »

Exhaust valve adjustment.
It's had the cold stall symptom for a bit, finally decided to have a look and the exhaust valves were way tight.
Ordered up Polepenhollow's tool, pulled out the shims, measured, ordered new ones, then found I had mis-measured and ordered more.
Finally got the right ones in there and it runs great, no more cold stalls.

Anyone need some 2.5 mm spacers?

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #1247 on:** August 29, 2014, 09:46:43 PM »

Did a bunch of wrenchin today...

Headlight bulb burned out this morning so I replaced the PIAA bulb that Drake installed with a Silverstar Ultra. Was pretty happy with it on my ride home tonight. The Pichler has a Hella H4 headlight.

Removed my front wheel (first time doing that) and had a non-beemer dealer replace the Lasertech that was pretty much used up with a Dunlop D404, now matching the rear. I'm racking up a few hundred miles each week now that I'm attending Michigan State full time and these are said to last 10k miles. I'll be reporting back with their longevity.

Changed engine oil. Had about 5k miles on it. Valvoline conventional motorcycle 20w50 and an AC Delco PF53 oil filter. I have a stash of Bosch filters that came with the bike but didn't get to grab one where they're stored.

Replaced the radiator fan with a used one from BMW of Grand Rapids. I got that with a radiator for a pretty good price. I swapped just the fan though. Refilled the system with new coolant and tested the fan by idling...turned on at around 200 degrees. Sitting in traffic for 1.5 hours and watching the gauge push 235 degrees isn't fun. Turning the engine off when not moving, then running your battery down isn't that fun either...fortunately in that case we were still rolling so I gave the "hang on" command, popped the clutch in 2nd, and it fired back up. That fan sure makes the blast furnace even hotter.

Mongrel · « **Reply #1248 on:** August 30, 2014, 03:15:37 PM »

Quote from: bocutter Ed on August 29, 2014, 08:27:00 AM

Quote from: Mongrel on August 28, 2014, 10:28:19 PM
Now to send the old parts off to be rebuilt at some point. Plus I'm about a tank of gas away from hitting 100k... Hmmmm...
I think it's 2 tanks to Iron Bridge ...

Definitely thinking of driving instead of shipping (at least for the drop-off)! Not sure if that'll happen this fall or not though.

ackgs · « **Reply #1249 on:** September 06, 2014, 06:39:41 PM »

Not too exciting but changed my rear brake pads and flushed the rear brake line. Next I have to attend to the front pads/flush and an oil change. I appreciate how easy this bike is to service, well so far anyway.

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