Author Topic: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ? (Read 2998846 times)

HYPERR · « **Reply #1475 on:** May 31, 2015, 10:43:40 AM »

Quote from: kryder on May 31, 2015, 09:29:40 AM

Montana! I will also be visiting Utah, Wyoming and Idaho.

Wyoming is amazing! IMO the most beautiful state in the contiguous US 48 states.

johnny · « **Reply #1476 on:** May 31, 2015, 11:16:18 AM »

i vote for utall... been through it in a car... gonna go through it in 2016 on a rs eleven hundert motobrick...

j o

koapono · « **Reply #1477 on:** June 04, 2015, 06:07:29 AM »

IDAHO......overlooked, often ignored and under-rated but then anywhere in that neck-o-the-woods is lovely.
I'll be rolling through on US Route 2 in a couple weeks.

kryder · « **Reply #1478 on:** June 04, 2015, 04:13:21 PM »

I installed a Corbin Gunfighter and a Reynolds rack. Okay, not today but very recently.

Slaw · « **Reply #1479 on:** June 04, 2015, 11:13:41 PM »

Installed some randome vintage taillights I got off a 70 triumph bobber :-))

TimTyler · « **Reply #1480 on:** June 05, 2015, 12:14:45 AM »

Quote from: koapono on June 04, 2015, 06:07:29 AM

I'll be rolling through on US Route 2 in a couple weeks.

Gimme a cupla days notice and I'll roll out there if I can.

ckp · « **Reply #1481 on:** June 05, 2015, 11:05:23 PM »

Installed these risers. Quite happy so far, as is my surgically repaired wrist. I'll have to do something about my dashboard.

bizzaro · « **Reply #1482 on:** June 06, 2015, 08:53:37 AM »

:clap: I replaced the clutch arm boot. I removed the arm and Ultra Blacked the boot to the arm, cleaned and lubed the arm bearings before I reinstalled it. I would at least take off the muffler next time for easier access etc. I would have done it this time as well, but I didn't have the manifold seals, and didn't want to wait for them. I was lucky not to tear the boot reinstalling the return spring. I used zip ties to compress the spring to get it in place, and cut them away once the spring was where it needed to be. Even with the spring compressed it was larger than the space it had to be returned to. With some pressure on the exhaust pipes I managed to open the arm enough to squeeze in the spring and not tear the boot. :riding: In my "open air dirt floor garage!"(yes that means outside)

Now wasn't that some fun not to be missed. So far so good. No more leaking from that end of my bike. I did have to flex the exhaust a good bit to get the return spring back in there without tearing the new boot. I tell ya. Next is the bleeding up front at the timing chain cover. And also the cooling fan is not working. Got to get that done before the days get much hotter.
See Ya On the Road,

Bizz

billday · « **Reply #1483 on:** June 06, 2015, 01:16:32 PM »

New clutch cable and fuel filter.

RobP · « **Reply #1484 on:** June 06, 2015, 05:26:16 PM »

Full repaint: basecoat and clearcoat. Came out great!

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1485 on:** June 07, 2015, 09:12:46 PM »

Quote from: RobP on June 06, 2015, 05:26:16 PM

Full repaint: basecoat and clearcoat. Came out great!

Pitchures!

bizzaro · « **Reply #1486 on:** June 08, 2015, 05:19:43 PM »

love this bike, so at a hunnert it is really bout ninty, but WTF it just flies without so much as a flutter..........................LOVE THE BRICK! The best riding and handling bike I have ever owned.

Scott_ · « **Reply #1487 on:** June 10, 2015, 11:35:56 PM »

Last week I replaced the rear brake rotor(brand new EBC from Beemer Boneyard) on the '95.
I didn't like how the pads were wanting to bed into the rotor, so I ordered calliper rebuild kits from Motobins(can't buy them in the states).

So tonight I installed the 1st kit for the rear of the '95. Was pretty straight forward and simple. Pistons extend and retract nice and easy now.
.... much, much better grip and the initial wear pattern is looking good.

Next are the front's.

MonkeyMcBean · « **Reply #1488 on:** June 12, 2015, 10:25:29 PM »

Today, I broke it.

Second real day of riding this season, I was out tooling around rural Minnesota, when I noticed that when I hit the brakes, the battery light came on, and the tach dropped to zero (engine still turning of course) When I let go of the brakes, the dials came back up and the battery light turned off. The battery is fairly new, but I'll have to pull it tonight to check it out.

When I stopped at my destination to look around, the bike wouldn't start. wouldn't turn over. Really sounds like a battery. I had to pop the clutch to start it. thank god It was still warm, or I would never have started it.

Zipster · « **Reply #1489 on:** June 13, 2015, 06:03:30 PM »

How old is your battery!

MonkeyMcBean · « **Reply #1490 on:** June 13, 2015, 07:21:14 PM »

About two years.

Scott_ · « **Reply #1491 on:** June 14, 2015, 06:16:14 PM »

Today was the front calipers on the '95.
The new kits for the front came with 4 new pistons and all 8 seals, yet the rear kits have the seals and dust rings as well as new bolts and o-ring for splitting the caliper(which I did not do.....) but no pistons....... and none of the caliper kits came with the crush seal rings for the brake line banjo connection.
So now I have much better brakes, almost new..... and another fresh fluid flush.

Next will be the '97 both front and rear.

MonkeyMcBean · « **Reply #1492 on:** June 14, 2015, 06:34:25 PM »

It's nice to be able to stop...

Scott_ · « **Reply #1493 on:** June 14, 2015, 11:16:04 PM »

Quote from: MonkeyMcBean on June 14, 2015, 06:34:25 PM

It's nice to be able to stop...

You can say that again. I will say I have a hare more lever travel, but I also now have more brake grab than I had previous.
At this point I'm relating the increased lever travel to all 8 pistons now moving equally, rather than the 4-5 that weren't sticking previously.......
It's a good thing that the new kits came with pistons, I had to take pliers to 3-4 of the old ones to get them out.. Very stiff.
I'm going to ride a couple more days and bleed again, just to be anal about it, but I'm pretty sure that there isn't any air in the lines.

kris · « **Reply #1494 on:** June 15, 2015, 07:36:52 AM »

I CURSED IT!!....for not running properly! Actually, I didn't. I stressed over it....like having a sick dog and you don't know how to make it better. But I think the clanking MAF flapper was ample warning to let me know her days of smooth operation were numbered. So if that is the problem to her not running then I'll source a replacement, put her back together and love her all over again!! Not like I can kick her to the curb now....too much into it!! The old story.

billday · « **Reply #1495 on:** June 15, 2015, 01:19:30 PM »

Quote from: Scott_ on June 14, 2015, 06:16:14 PM

Today was the front calipers on the '95.
The new kits for the front came with 4 new pistons and all 8 seals, yet the rear kits have the seals and dust rings as well as new bolts and o-ring for splitting the caliper(which I did not do.....) but no pistons....... and none of the caliper kits came with the crush seal rings for the brake line banjo connection.
So now I have much better brakes, almost new..... and another fresh fluid flush.

Next will be the '97 both front and rear.

Scott, can you post info about the rebuild kits you got?

MonkeyMcBean · « **Reply #1496 on:** June 15, 2015, 09:45:15 PM »

Today I troubleshooter the no-start. It was just a blown fuse. I think the culprit is the heated grips...

Also, it's crazy how difficult it is to find 7.5 amp fuses!

Scott_ · « **Reply #1497 on:** June 15, 2015, 11:54:45 PM »

Quote from: billday on June 15, 2015, 01:19:30 PM

Quote from: Scott_ on June 14, 2015, 06:16:14 PM
Today was the front calipers on the '95.
The new kits for the front came with 4 new pistons and all 8 seals, yet the rear kits have the seals and dust rings as well as new bolts and o-ring for splitting the caliper(which I did not do.....) but no pistons....... and none of the caliper kits came with the crush seal rings for the brake line banjo connection.
So now I have much better brakes, almost new..... and another fresh fluid flush.

Next will be the '97 both front and rear.

Scott, can you post info about the rebuild kits you got?

The caliper kits came from Motobins as you cannot source them(not that I was able to find) in the states.
https://www.motobins.co.uk/bmw-parts.php?model=K%20Series&bikeref=K100

The Master cylinder kits I got from Beemerboneyard..till supplies last then they will not be restocking them.
Quoted from their website..

DUE TO THE RECENT LAWSUIT BROUGHT BY BMW AGAINST MAGURA, ONCE OUR CURRENT STOCK OF MAGURA PRODUCTS IS GONE WE WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO SELL ANY BMW SPECIFIC MAGURA PRODUCTS.

So get them while you can.........without paying BMW markup or install labor.

billday · « **Reply #1498 on:** June 16, 2015, 10:35:15 PM »

Great find, Scott, thanks! Bill

slipring · « **Reply #1499 on:** June 18, 2015, 08:00:56 PM »

I stripped, primed and painted the battery hold-down bracket (it was rusty from battery acid corrosion):

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