Author Topic: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ? (Read 2998896 times)

saha6818 · « **Reply #1975 on:** April 12, 2016, 03:13:55 PM »

By the way, thank you all for chiming in when I needed help here! :2thumbup:

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1976 on:** April 13, 2016, 10:52:38 AM »

Put things back together after doing the valves and balancing the throttle bodies. Except for a wash and wax, I have finished three months of foreplay on Ilsa. Did a ton of stuff, fluids, shock recharge, Russell seat, rear tire, clutch o-ring, rear seal, fixed the clank, etc., etc.

Ready for a summer of yeehaaa! (At least as much yeehaa as you can get on an RT.)

Nine80seven · « **Reply #1977 on:** April 13, 2016, 11:48:06 AM »

Well done gryph, still working on RS here.

Chaos · « **Reply #1978 on:** April 13, 2016, 12:32:31 PM »

What?! :mbird You kept it an RT and didn't do the cafe thing? What's wrong with you :clap:

TrueAce · « **Reply #1979 on:** April 13, 2016, 01:39:14 PM »

BEAUTIFUL!

beemrdon · « **Reply #1980 on:** April 13, 2016, 02:16:48 PM »

Nice looking K75 RT.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1981 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:17:07 PM »

Quote from: Chaos on April 13, 2016, 12:32:31 PM

What?! :mbird You kept it an RT and didn't do the cafe thing? What's wrong with you :clap:

Next winter...

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1982 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:21:11 PM »

Ilsa, she's such a slut. I can ride her hard all day for weeks.

Cafe bikes are for the four minute wonders.

Elipten · « **Reply #1983 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:37:04 PM »

That RT is very nice! You should be able to grind out 1,000 days endlessly

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Martin · « **Reply #1984 on:** April 13, 2016, 05:52:03 PM »

Gryph great looking RT, it also looks like nice weather, so get out there while you have a chance. :riding:
Regards Martin.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1985 on:** April 13, 2016, 06:43:46 PM »

6C today Martin. Took her out for a shakedown and did 120 miles. Full fairing and heated grips on low. I was stylin' big time.

With valves all shimmed for equal clearance, throttle bodies balanced, new air filter, ignition advanced a couple degrees and a good clutch lube she feels at least 50 lb lighter and the throttle response has NEVER been smoother. Inching along in traffic and hardly had to dab.

Still can't find any palm trees though.

WayneDW · « **Reply #1986 on:** April 13, 2016, 07:43:53 PM »

Nice job Gryphon. Gorgeous bike.

ICBMW · « **Reply #1987 on:** April 13, 2016, 08:19:51 PM »

So I had some really weird experience with my K1100LT circa 1995 and got really worried... Until I realised it was just a pair of sunglasses rattling around in one is my boxes. Ha ha!

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Scud · « **Reply #1988 on:** April 13, 2016, 08:36:26 PM »

I won a bid for a K75s fairing bracket cover on eBay. Only $20. Mine was cracked. I won a white one - will need some paint.

New ones are listed for about $350 at Max's.

TrueAce · « **Reply #1989 on:** April 13, 2016, 09:47:37 PM »

Gryphon........don't be a cafe puke........let me come up in November and we'll turn that slut into a first-class scrambler, given your dirt history. You can even keep the heated grips.

The Mighty Gryphon · « **Reply #1990 on:** April 13, 2016, 11:04:35 PM »

I'm thinking more along the lines of an urban assault vehicle. Flat black paint applied with a broom on the stuff I leave on it.

Martin · « **Reply #1991 on:** April 14, 2016, 03:12:43 AM »

Gryph desert camo three wheeler with tracks. Great on sand or snow.
Yeee Haaaa.

Bill · « **Reply #1992 on:** April 16, 2016, 09:02:09 PM »

To celebrate my first 1000 km after 30 years away from motorcycles .....

I bled out all the DOT 4 and flushed/ filled with DOT 5 . Checked with a 50 km ride. :riding:

Once the engine was nicely warm, an oil and filter change with Mobil 1 0W-40 :2thumbup:

Proceeded to a 150 km bug collection exercise where the engine ticked over to 140,000 km

Laitch · « **Reply #1993 on:** April 16, 2016, 09:22:22 PM »

Quote from: Bill on April 16, 2016, 09:02:09 PM

I bled out all the DOT 4 and flushed/ filled with DOT 5 .

Why use DOT 5, Bill?

Bill · « **Reply #1994 on:** April 16, 2016, 09:36:49 PM »

DOT 5 is silicone based and has a higher boiling point than glycol based 3 and 4.
DOT 3 and 4 are hydroscopic and will pull water from the air as they cool. Given the wider temp swings I've seen in my neighbourhood lately it seemed like a good choice. I've also read about other brickers and corrosion problems in their brake systems.

Laitch · « **Reply #1995 on:** April 16, 2016, 09:57:58 PM »

Quote from: Bill on April 16, 2016, 09:36:49 PM

DOT 5 is silicone based and has a higher boiling point than glycol based 3 and 4.
DOT 3 and 4 are hydroscopic and will pull water from the air as they cool. Given the wider temp swings I've seen in my neighbourhood lately it seemed like a good choice. I've also read about other brickers and corrosion problems in their brake systems.

That's an understandable concern. A system that is bled yearly shouldn't be plagued by moisture problems. DOT 3 attracts more moisture than DOT 4.
What concerns me is the extra expense, references to "sponginess" in the brakes and references like this one to ABS incompatibility and this one.

I just take the least costly approach especially when it's recommended, but I hope you'll post a review of DOT 5 performance in your bike's brake system once you've given it a good trial.

Scud · « **Reply #1996 on:** April 16, 2016, 10:58:06 PM »

Uh oh - I think DOT 5 is not good...

Dot 3, 4, and 5.1 can be used in the same systems. But if I understand it correctly, DOT 5 can cause your seals to swell. Better do some quick research and decide whether you are comfortable with that. Swollen seals can cause bad things, such as stuck pistons.

beemrdon · « **Reply #1997 on:** April 16, 2016, 11:06:58 PM »

I would get rid of that dot 5...pronto.

Dennis de Vries · « **Reply #1998 on:** April 17, 2016, 03:24:20 AM »

Also, do not, ever, top up with anything other than DOT5 if you decide to stick with it... It does strange things when mixed, none of them funny!

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Bill · « **Reply #1999 on:** April 17, 2016, 09:49:38 AM »

Will be dumping it straight away this morning ! Hopefully 24 hours and 200 km isn't long enough to damage things. In my bleeder bag they did not mix but will check that again. My ride after showed no ill but then again I didn't work them hard.

Thanks for the heads up warning, I just didn't read far enough beyond what I wanted hear.

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