Author Topic: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ? (Read 2998899 times)

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1550 on:** July 24, 2015, 10:32:35 PM »

After I did their clutch splines my K's shift like they're Japanese.

bizzaro · « **Reply #1551 on:** July 26, 2015, 10:06:47 PM »

GOT HER UP TO A HUNNERT!!! 110 on the speedo so I figure that is a legit 100 MPH>>>>>>YEEEEHAWWWW! Installed blind spot mirrors!
I mounted my mirrors high and outside on the glass. Not sure if I will leave them on? They really don't help much! Really tiny and distant image! I would probably hear the vehicle before i saw it in the mirrors and it hit me from behind, rather than see it, and it would show up in the mirrors after the collision! :falldown:

billday · « **Reply #1552 on:** July 27, 2015, 05:40:05 PM »

On a recent hot day I was sitting at a red light and wondering why my fan wasn't running. Back home I stuck my finger in there to give the fan a spin. It didn't spin like it used to. So, ordered a replacement motor from Beemer Boneyard (plus a new Z hose) and put it in. Like every job, getting to the thing you need to do is way more than half the labor, but it was a good excuse to put in fresh coolant. (The old stuff came out nice and clean after 5+ years.)

Prying the fan off the old motor was a job. But when I put the fan on the new motor: no friction at all. So I put a dollop of JB Weld on the hole and slid the fan on. Should be good for a while.

By the way, anyone who says the OEM fans are no good should give it a rethink. That sucker worked for 30 years -- what more could you ask for? It's interesting to note that the new Bosch fan is identical to the one they made in 1984. The only difference I could see was the "Made in W. Germany" stamp now reads "Made in Hungary."

http://www.beemerboneyard.com/kfanmtr0427.html

herseyb · « **Reply #1553 on:** July 27, 2015, 11:40:15 PM »

Fresh headlight bulb. I can see at night now!

...and while adjusting the headlight angle I forgot to kick the sidestand up before pulling the clutch in and broke about half of the clutch cable.

:musicboohoo:

TimTyler · « **Reply #1554 on:** July 28, 2015, 01:13:58 AM »

Quote from: herseyb on July 27, 2015, 11:40:15 PM

... forgot to kick the sidestand up before pulling the clutch in and broke about half of the clutch cable.

Johnny hates when that happens. :yes

koapono · « **Reply #1555 on:** July 29, 2015, 08:24:21 AM »

replaced cruise control switch. installed CCS-100 cruise control this previous March. used original switch supplied with unit. I did apply some silicone sealant in an attempt to "waterproof" it and the switch did work well until i got caught in a rocky mountain "monsoon" a couple weeks ago. The rain was similar to standing neath a waterfall and this caused the switch to fail. I replaced supplied switch with a toggle-type power window switch procured from local auto-recycle yard, works great! eventually i will obtain a power-windscreen OEM type switch and wire that in until then this solution works well and doesn't look so bad, used a gutted radio control pod to mount switch to handlebar.

MonkeyMcBean · « **Reply #1556 on:** August 05, 2015, 01:56:38 AM »

Today, I finally followed Johnny's advice and rode the he'll out of it. Four tanks of gas, three of which were ethanol free, and ran some sea foam through it. Over the course of the four tanks, I saw my milage go from just over 35 to just over 45 mpg. These bikes fix themselves!

ts888 · « **Reply #1557 on:** August 06, 2015, 12:12:45 AM »

I fixed my leaky cam cover gasket! It wasn't a bad leak, but when the bike warmed up it was pushing oil out, which would blow back and coat my leg and the front of the left bag. I replaced the gasket about a year ago when I replaced the broken cam cover, but apparently I let the upper front corner slip just a little. Zipped the bolts out, put the gasket back in the groove proper, buttoned it up and took a quick test spin. No leaky. Me happy. :2thumbup:

K75RT Keith · « **Reply #1558 on:** August 07, 2015, 04:58:54 PM »

Finished rebuilding 50 amp alternator. Sanded out the gouges in motolights I picked up.

MonkeyMcBean · « **Reply #1559 on:** August 07, 2015, 08:10:31 PM »

My battery didn't like this long trip apparently. Replaced.

Chaos · « **Reply #1560 on:** August 09, 2015, 12:10:28 AM »

Rode it! The K has taken a back seat and the Ural has been my daily rider the last 3 years. Figure I ought to burn out the corn diluted gas and keep it fresh. After all the saddle time on the 3 wheeled highway legal lawn tractor the old brick is 21st century bliss. :riding:

ts888 · « **Reply #1561 on:** August 10, 2015, 01:41:53 AM »

I fixed my leaky cam cover gasket. Again!

This time I spent a bit more time, and what did I discover? Some Dagwood put sili-snot on the case where the front cover mates to the head. :machinegun: :bang-head: :swear:

That was causing the gasket to squeege out of place and open up the leak again. If I am ever given three wishes, I may spend two of them on having all the sili-snot in the world collected and smooshed into the orifices of whatever marketing dipschitt decided to sell that crap as gasket sealer. I don't use it on toilets, let alone my vehicles!

I cleaned that crap off, cleaned the gasket, the cover, and the head, and put it all together again. Then a 3 hour ride, and it's REALLY not leaking now.

TimTyler · « **Reply #1562 on:** August 11, 2015, 01:35:50 PM »

Lubed the final drive splines. The shaft and final drive are 55k miles old.

Installed new EBC brake rotor.

Replaced rusty ol' muffler clamp screw. There's just enough clearance between the clamp and the gearbox to slip a playing card through. No more. Seems like an awfully tight spec. Filing down the washer doesn't help either.

Just waiting for the UPS guy to show up with fresh brake pads.

bizzaro · « **Reply #1563 on:** August 11, 2015, 08:41:56 PM »

EERR, AAH, Is that a floating rear disk? Man that disk looks nice and thick compared to my worn out disks.

jensk · « **Reply #1564 on:** August 12, 2015, 04:48:57 PM »

Installed new front brakepads with kevlar. I tried how my neewly bought vakuum brake bleeder worked. It was so efficient that it emptied the front brakefluid container on the handlebar before i noticed and could stop it from sucking brakefluid. Got a lot of air in the tubes so i had to bleed from the beginning again - first bleed abs then bleed calibers :hehehe

bizzaro · « **Reply #1565 on:** August 13, 2015, 07:21:33 AM »

So Tim, is that a retro fit floating disk for the rear tire? My rear brake is fixed. And did it mount right up? No mods? I will need them all around soon(probably 6-7k ago!) and a floating rear would be great! Amazon?

TimTyler · « **Reply #1566 on:** August 13, 2015, 08:19:22 AM »

It's the EBC MD611 and I got it from Amazon

Installed in 5 minutes.

bizzaro · « **Reply #1567 on:** August 19, 2015, 08:50:20 PM »

Synced throttle bodies with home made sync tool.

jay1622 · « **Reply #1568 on:** August 20, 2015, 03:15:42 PM »

Made a rear frame support with locking casters, pulled the shock, final drive, swing arm and gear box. Found more leaks to fix than I care to admit to... Yay!

herseyb · « **Reply #1569 on:** August 20, 2015, 05:11:49 PM »

Wow that stand looks great!

mejetski2000 · « **Reply #1570 on:** August 21, 2015, 10:13:37 PM »

I pulled the lower fairing and cleaned off the engine to find source of a minor oil leak. Also shopping new shock and fork springs.

MonkeyMcBean · « **Reply #1571 on:** August 22, 2015, 02:51:43 AM »

I dented the tank.

I was sitting on it wishing I was out riding, and when I leaned forward it seemed the front end sank a little too easily. I decided to see how much the front end would fall if all my weight were forward, and put my knee on the tank forward near the handlebars. The tank is made of aluminum. I am not a smart man, nor a very lightweight man. SHIT! ..dented.

Breathe... it's already happened. It is what it is.

Tuco · « **Reply #1572 on:** August 22, 2015, 08:45:20 AM »

A place I used to work at had a guy that would come to our location and do paintless dent removal. Basically he would press or roll the dent from the inside, might be a possibility.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1573 on:** August 22, 2015, 09:39:12 AM »

Actually yesterday. Pulled the belly pan and valve cover to check the valves on my K100RS. Exhaust valves are all at top of the spec, and two of the intakes are at the bottom but usable. Will probably get to them this winter when I do the valve stem seals.

Checked compression, and it's high and balanced on all cylinders. Looks like a just broken in engine.

Plugs are a bit oil fouled on cylinders 2,3,and4 but I expected that since the bike is using a bit of oil. That's why I'm doing the valve stem seals.

Did a throttle body balance as long as I was in there. Must have made a difference as the engine idles a tiny bit smoother and is running cooler now.

Bike still breaks up a little below 3000rpm when accelerating with small throttle openings. Will need to do a CO test and O2 sensor adjustment when I put the new exhaust on next week.

I will be selling the Remus exhaust that came with the bike. Very good condition with mounting hardware. Asking $250 + shipping. PM me if interested.

Snowy Mountains Mick · « **Reply #1574 on:** August 23, 2015, 04:54:22 AM »

Cool! Cool! I like the reflectors, I have a few metres of that LED strip! As far as my K100RS went today, it was pissing down here, so I shook the excess water off the cover and just looked at it, :(

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