Author Topic: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ? (Read 2998818 times)

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1400 on:** March 29, 2015, 11:30:31 PM »

I used the stainless sheet that outdoor electrical cabinets are made of. Very stiff and HARD. For drilling holes I got a new 1/4" Titanium bit and put the bracket in a large pan of water with a piece of 1x4 pine behind it. Drilled the holes at low speed under water, otherwise the bit will be dull before you finish one hole. Drill a small 1/16" or smaller pilot hole first.

richarddacat · « **Reply #1401 on:** March 30, 2015, 12:02:08 AM »

Quote from: Elipten on March 29, 2015, 10:33:41 PM

I also would like to know details on LED brake lights.

http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=3317

The Lieberry is required reading, don't miss out. [emoji1]

Good idea on drilling stainless, cheaper than a can of WD40 [emoji13]

Elipten · « **Reply #1402 on:** March 30, 2015, 01:27:32 AM »

Thanks, best design and install I have seen.

Elipten · « **Reply #1403 on:** March 30, 2015, 01:33:00 AM »

That one I know, what about LED replacement for factory lights in the tail light?

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #1404 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:36:41 AM »

I have heard of gas boiling in K tanks, but is this an issue? I didn't think it was dangerous

johnny · « **Reply #1405 on:** March 30, 2015, 08:44:33 AM »

greetings anonymous mighty gryphon...

template... this is not how a supernatural motobricker would do it...

a supernatural motobricker would tape a piece of old siding up there get on it with self tappers and snips...

j o

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1406 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:10:54 AM »

Wait! Someone accused me of being proficient?!?

Heat is an issue only in that on hot days the tank can get hot enough to literally barbecue my legs. Stop and go traffic, a tank bag and the RT's full fairing keep the heat in the tank where it radiates out the sides.

Since the heat off the tank is the most annoying thing about riding my bike, the cooler should make things quite a bit more pleasant, especially when I'm wanting to cover a lot of miles.

F14CRAZY · « **Reply #1407 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:37:37 AM »

I didn't think of the comfort part but that makes sense

richarddacat · « **Reply #1408 on:** March 30, 2015, 09:00:44 PM »

Eastern Beaver came today and jumped on the install. Everything's back together.
Rode to work and the front end feels much improved but I think I got oil on the brake pads.
Seemed a little better braking by the time I got there.

kris · « **Reply #1409 on:** March 30, 2015, 11:13:09 PM »

Maybe one day the bike manufacturers will design fairings with removable panels for hot weather/ city riding. I think that would be great. As much as I like the idea of making the RT naked I am much accustomed to full fairing riding with the Concours. It really extends the season and you can literally laugh at riding in the rain....and it takes much of the wind stress off.

Elipten · « **Reply #1410 on:** March 30, 2015, 11:41:09 PM »

Now that is an excellent idea! My K75RT is one hot SOB when the temp. gets above 80F.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1411 on:** March 30, 2015, 11:55:31 PM »

Being in Texas, you must be cooking yourself most of the year.

Have you done the Johnny Blanket yet? Just did one on my K75RT. Along with the cooler I am hoping for a more comfortable ride when it's warm. Had the bike out a couple weeks ago, it was pretty cold, and I was getting no heat at all from the engine, so maybe I have done some good.

Elipten · « **Reply #1412 on:** March 31, 2015, 12:15:54 AM »

Been doing a significant rebuild and long list of mods for last 15 months. Johnny blanket on list of few remaining things left to do.

zilla · « **Reply #1413 on:** March 31, 2015, 07:23:32 PM »

Got my new tires on the beast today. Tomorrow, fluids.

billday · « **Reply #1414 on:** March 31, 2015, 08:11:54 PM »

Quote from: Elipten on March 30, 2015, 01:33:00 AM

That one I know, what about LED replacement for factory lights in the tail light?

Hyperwhites

http://www.hyperlites.com/stdsf.html

There's more than one writeup here on Motobrick about how to install them in the empty spaces on either side of the taillight.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1415 on:** March 31, 2015, 09:43:23 PM »

I gots the Hyperlites on my 3/4 brick, and to be honest, I am not impressed. Maybe mine are old technology, but they sure don't throw many candlepowers when I hit the brakes.

Am looking for some red LED's in about a 1w output to put back there. Seen nothing I like so far. White doesn't work cuz it looks pink through the lens, which is part of the problem with the Hyperlites.

staffordworks · « **Reply #1416 on:** April 01, 2015, 12:16:20 PM »

I decided to go ahead and file down the front of the head by fishtailing, flipping then laying it down on a steel ferry deck, it came out pretty nice but the blinker, headlight, saddle bag and most of all my knee didn't take such a good shine.

props to the tourmaster transition jacket though, my elbow and forearm would have been a mess without it and that was left unscathed. need leg armor.

:falldown: :musicboohoo:

beemuker · « **Reply #1417 on:** April 01, 2015, 05:56:48 PM »

Quote from: staffordworks on April 01, 2015, 12:16:20 PM

I decided to go ahead and file down the front of the head by fishtailing, flipping then laying it down on a steel ferry deck, it came out pretty nice but the blinker, headlight, saddle bag and most of all my knee didn't take such a good shine.

props to the tourmaster transition jacket though, my elbow and forearm would have been a mess without it and that was left unscathed. need leg armor.

:falldown: :musicboohoo:

Wow, and all I did was glue an extenda fender on. didn't even get any epoxy on my fingers. hope your knee is OK. harder to fix than the bike.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1418 on:** April 01, 2015, 06:50:57 PM »

I will be reinstalling the lower right fairing on my RT tonight. Just had it clearcoated at the local collision shop.

BTW, if anyone is looking for touchup paint for their brick I would highly recommend these guys:

http://www.cyclecolor.com/wwwroot/index.htm

The website is a bitch to navigate, but their matches are spot on. Perfect on my Mystic Red, which the local BASF Glasurite paint shop couldn't even match accurately. They sell a one part polyurethane that doesn't need catalyst. I do the base with a cheap Badger 250 airbrush and let the local collision shop do the clear with two part. $20 to clear my right side lower after I shoot about $5 of base. Results look better than factory. If I could get a good photo of this paint job I would post it, but my camera doesn't do it any justice. Seriously tempted to do the rest of the bike next winter.

johnny · « **Reply #1419 on:** April 01, 2015, 08:18:39 PM »

i unnested the brick of the corn...

it started 1st push and purred... let it idle till the fan came on... rode it around the block...

the black one has a hundert thou more on it than the blue one... whack aints it...

j o

kris · « **Reply #1420 on:** April 01, 2015, 09:50:28 PM »

Nice looking bikes, Johnny...

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1421 on:** April 02, 2015, 05:39:27 PM »

Took Ilsa the RT out for a hunnert miles today to blow out a few cobwebs.

Fuel cooler must be working, can't feel any heat coming from tank.

Washed her and put her away as it started to rain. Talking snow again tomorrow.

Scott_ · « **Reply #1422 on:** April 02, 2015, 09:32:45 PM »

Today, I finished the spring service on the '97.
Changed the oils, put the fairing lowers back on, got it ready to roll...........

zilla · « **Reply #1423 on:** April 03, 2015, 04:30:57 PM »

I decided to change the fluids on my K100 today.

The rear end and the trans were easy enough.
Rear end oil was pretty nasty, but no hard pieces on the drain plug, but lot's of fines.
The trans oil looked like it was new, and nothing on the drain plug.

The fun began when I went to change the engine oil.
Took the plate off to get to the oil filter. Simple enough.
I bought a filter wrench for it, but it had a lip on it that had to grind off.
Got that done and the filter was so tight, the wrench just slipped.

Well I got on here to see what I could do to get the damn thing off.

I ended up taking the oil pan off. It had been off before, judging by the old sealer on it.

Sorry for not taking pictures, but I was a little perturbed! :yes

Overall it wasn't a bad job. Maybe next weekend, i'll flush the cooling system.

The inside of the engine looked pretty good. But the best estimate I have on the mileage is around 45k.

I got everything cleaned up and resealed with Ultra Grey. I'll let it sit at least 24 hours before I fill the engine with oil.

Put a new filter on, and lightly tightened it down.

Hopefully I won't have to do that again anytime soon.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1424 on:** April 03, 2015, 06:08:04 PM »

Yeah, the filters on these bikes are a bitch. I used to do a lot of oil changes at work and had a touch that could tighten a filter that it wouldn't leak, but could be loosened by hand at the next oil change. If you ever worked on small sailboat diesels you'd know why that is important.

Anyway, not being able to see if this filter is loose made me put a little extra torque on it when I installed it. Even then I was concerned about it loosening. Shouldn't have worried. Next change the damn thing felt like it was welded in place. Making it worse is that the housing is covered with oil.

Had to grab one of my wife's rubber cleaning gloves and put it over the end of the filter inside the wrench after wiping things down real good. A huge pull and the friggin thing finally gave up. After all that, I still couldn't make myself put it on looser than the last time. Am not looking forward to the next change.

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