What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?

[johnny]

greetings...

i have used the beamerboneryard rebuild kits with 100% success..

http://www.beemerboneyard.com/macyreki.html

j o

[koapono]

saga continues: have been "going through" 94 K1100LT that i acquired in March 2014.
got around to checking out clutch splines today. if you take close look at picture you'll see a ring of crud around the inside of the housing, ring matches the spinning circumference of clutch plate and is thick, gooey and full of particles. My guess is that last joker to lube the clutch splines must have really painted the lube on and excess has spun off and found its way to housing. In the process clutch plate has become contaminated to the point where rivet holes were full of same gooey substance which is too bad as clutch plate mic'd well within tolerance! new plate about to be ordered which brings me to a question:
anyone have any experience/good things to say about beemer boneyard standard clutch plates? OEM plate suits me fine but beemer boneyard plate is just over half the price.
I don't believe that any amount of "backspin" maintenance would have cured this issue.

[orforester]

Found another set of fairings for my 85, these are all painted the same color, so no painting involved, all for $75!!




Bike still in the shop, cause no room in the garage anymore, too many bikes







Not perfect, but way better than before:



Sorry guys, here is why there is no more room in garage:



So anyone out there need RT fairings? or parts?  I have two fronts, one with new mirrors tow right side lowers, one left side lower, radiator cover, small other fairing parts, a frame mount and mounting brackets.  Would love to give them away for a very small fee, like $75 for the lot or piece, but you pay shipping costs.

[koapono]

the saga continues:
ABS completely removed from bike, according to my un-calibrated kitchen scale total weight loss was approximately 15 pounds. The new, front braided steel hoses are in place, fit nicely, no interference with fender or forks, system bled and no leaks! fitment of rear will have to wait for reassembly after clutch install but i anticipate no issues.
cruise control vacuum servo will be installed in space once occupied by ABS controller.
Anyone want the parts (excluding brake lines, they have been spoken for)? you pay shipping!
I cannot say with certainty what is good or bad. I bought this bike in March 2014, ABS was not working, re-set and diagnostics indicate control unit failure, PO had a used controller installed said it was the third. I wasn't going to spend more fixing ABS than i spent for the bike and as i live in a "safety inspection" state (virginia) bike wouldn't pass inspection with ABS lights aglow. I did power off the lights but as i have no intent to repair ABS why carry the excess weight? 

[detbmw]

Added a tank bra I found in the MOA Owners News to my K75S! Been looking for one of these for a while.

[johnny]

greetings detbmw...

that motobrick is looking good...

j o

[detbmw]

greetings detbmw...

that motobrick is looking good...

j o

Thanks Johnny! I'm working on getting a top of the line rack from a guy in NYC, hoping to add that in a week or so.

[koapono]

replaced rubber intake bushings on throttle body manifold, also replaced all the vacuum and crankcase breather hoses.
word of caution: some of those molded hoses are quite pricey and only sourced through BMW, i got some sticker shock!
two of the four bushings were cracked through and all the vacuum and crankcase breather/vent hoses were cracked.
this bike has sat idle for quite some time and lack of use/improper storage caused hoses to dry and get brittle.
bushings have an arrow for installation orientation, bench top exam revealed no difference in interior molding of bushings to the untrained eye, supplier (max bmw) went so far as to write "top" on each bushing, nice!
steel wire on left end of throttle linkage will hook up to cruise control cable.
also got clutch parts in so now i can get that installed and get the rear wheel back on the ground.
more to come as i plod through.
i bought this 94 LT in march of this year and have been slowly working my way through it. Runs great as most bricks do but was neglected by PO.

[drut]

Clutch spline lube time:downshifting became difficult last couple of rides.Found splines dry but good condition so hopefully will be good again once I get it back together.Waiting on some stainless exhaust studs as although I managed to remove originals they are far from good.

[subforry]

Checked valve clearance and synchronized throttle butterflies.  Valves were right in the correct range.  Front butterflies needed a little adjustment.  Both easy jobs.  Always a pleasure working on the BMW.

[TimTyler]

How did you adjust the butterflies?

[Chaos]

Filled up with fresh has, added StaBil and parked it in the back of the garage.  I'll be on 3 or 4 wheels for the most part until next spring.

[koapono]

finished installation of cruise control. picked up a CSS-100 on e-bay couple months ago and decided to install the unit while i was doing clutch exchange and spline lube.
straight forward job, tons of info and detailed write-ups on various forums.
i mounted vacuum canister/servo unit in space where ABS unit once sat, plenty of room and nice clean fit.
tapped wires into relay box using posi-taps where splices were required.
mounted control cable on to throttle body linkage using aluminum crimp fittings bought at local big-box store, this made for a nice, clean looking installation.
mounted control on handle bar using old radio control mount.
will install fairing and trim pieces tomorrow followed by test-ride.

[subforry]

How did you adjust the butterflies?

I didn't, just used the wrong part name or was thinking that I was syncing a carb bike.  I really adjusted the screw which I think is a air bypass.  What is it and what does it do?  There are 4 of them.

[koapono]

synched throttle bodies and ready for the road!
used mercury manometer.
running smooth and idling at 950 RPM.
purring like a K-itty.

[roddney62]

re built the front wheel after getting it refurbished. All shiny now Ooo (the rest of the bike is still a mess)

[detbmw]

Finally received my Top of the Line bracket along with a flat luggage rack. I'm debating whether to buy a Givi lug kit so I can use my 51 Liter Givi top case on my K75 or look for a tail bag. I think the Givi case will just fit.

[hartrepair]

Heating the copper to red hot and quenching them in cold water will make them soft for reuse. This is common practice in aviation spark plug gaskets.

[hartrepair]

New Mertzler Z6 rear tire, and about 2oz of DynaBeads. Very smooth ride and no external weights.

[Roadbandit]

first day spannering on a brick. started with a drive shaft spline inspection. 129000km and they look great. quick regrease and reassemble. should have it on classic plates next week.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Cleaned, keyed alike and painted tragkorbs for the K100RS16V that I bought in August.  I'm now down to the short strokes waiting for the body parts to come back from the paint shop. 

The bike had been neglected for a while and although it was mechanically sound and ran well it was filthy and needed a pretty extensive detailing, service and restoration.  Changed all fluids, lubed splines, stripped ABS, new brake pads and lines, touched up frame and mechanicals paint, new battery, 12 hour clock mod, instrument LED's, new front tire, LED driving lights, manual fan switch, stainless hardware, speedo calibration, fuel lines, recharged rear shock, new fork gaiters, installed LED parking lights, headlight relays, replaced missing radiator grille and repaired radiator fan.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Working on my K75RT now.  In the past couple weeks I've changed the fluids, done the splines, sent the final drive off to get a new pinion seal, installed driving/conspicuity lights, a radiator fan switch, a "choke" indicator switch and an LED parking light retrofit. 

Today I installed a water temperature gauge, made harnesses for the driving lights and the controls for a heated jacket, and repainted the HES and pump covers.   

[Roadbandit]

Today my brick saw the light of day for the first time. Club plates on and beautiful skies.
What did I do? …. I rode it !!

[detbmw]

Replaced my Top of the Line rack with a Givi rack I found used locally. I can now carry two helmets or all my camping gear in the top case.





I plan to post the Top of the Line rack for sale. Nothing wrong with it, but the Givi rack is made for the Monokey case that I have.

[koapono]

added relays for improved lighting.......what a difference!
got two 14VDC, 30 amp relays from radio shack, glued them together with marine epoxy.
drilled and tapped two holes on instrument cluster vibration damper and mounted relays there, plenty of room for relays and wiring.
used stock wiring from headlamp switch to activate coils on relays.
used 12 gauge wire for power to bulb and ground, also used a high-temp, water resistant ceramic H4 plug.
power supply is fused and ground was made at frame connection under fuel tank (gave this a good cleaning while there).
got caught up in the job and didn't take many pics.
connections are either soldered or made with posi-taps.