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Offline Martin

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2100 on: May 22, 2016, 05:41:32 PM »
Changed out the front brake pads at 0600 this morning. Noticed a bit of wear on the new Metal Gear discs running LK 1163 pads . I can't remember what brand pads they were. I normally write it down, the numbers are a bit hard to read the six could be wrong. Switched to SBS 506 HF ceramic. Took about an hour all up.
Regards Martin.
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Offline billday

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2101 on: May 22, 2016, 08:26:31 PM »
Quote from: billday on May 07, 2016, 06:19:22 PM
Fork oil change. Did the right hand fork first, first thing I noticed was the fork oil really didn't really need changing. OK. Left hand fork, some DPO's bad thread repair came out with the plug. Off to Autozone, got their version of Helicoil, the included tool basically crumbled on me but I thought I had the coil in OK. Got everything buttoned up, pump the forks, red stuff oozing out of fork number 2. Grrr.

Just to close the loop on this mini-drama: Today I drained the fork, redid the repair with a new helicoil and a bit more patience and care, and  . . . voila, I'm back on the road.

Probably next time I'll take JO's advice and tap it for a bigger screw.
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Offline Laitch

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2102 on: May 22, 2016, 08:28:17 PM »
Quote from: billday on May 22, 2016, 08:26:31 PM
  . . . voila, I'm back on the road.
Probably next time I'll take JO's advice and tap it for a bigger screw.
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Offline bizzaro

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2103 on: May 22, 2016, 09:31:53 PM »
1  Rebuilt rear caliper and bled the system. New pads. Cheapos from ebay. My rotors are border line so I didn't want to invest much in pads. When bleeding the ABS II, no matter how much fluid I put through it, I could always get bubbles?(twelve ounces!) Brakes still work so I will try again latter.

2  New pigtail for motronic ground.

3  Battery cover upgrade.

4 Changed transmission oil.

5  Changed final drive oil.

6  Changed engine oil and filter.

I know most of us can't actually read so:
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Offline The Mighty Gryphon

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2104 on: May 22, 2016, 10:04:07 PM »
Pittchers!!!  I like pittchers, all of them except for the one with the fuzzy drain plug.  That one looks scary...
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Offline mystic red

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2105 on: May 22, 2016, 10:13:30 PM »
Quote from: The Mighty Gryphon on May 22, 2016, 10:04:07 PM
Pittchers!!!  I like pittchers, all of them except for the one with the fuzzy drain plug.  That one looks scary...

Yep, that's not a little powder.
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Offline johnny

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2106 on: May 22, 2016, 10:15:29 PM »
i like your thinking there bizzaro... my rotors are junk and now my pads are junk... one thing that will make it better is if your tiors are junk too... the junk trifecta...

j o

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Offline bizzaro

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2107 on: May 23, 2016, 08:56:42 AM »
Pittchers: yea my fav is the first one with the tin foil over the center stand. It looks like something out of a Clymer Manual. You can' t tell w t f your looking at! :dunno2:

Yea, the tranny drain plug spooked me  also.  But I ain't get n into the tranny this Summer less I have to.  Shit, with the Mobil 1  75/140 and Molly in there it shifts like a Honda! :mbird  And there was't a bunch of shrapnel in the old oil. Seemed to be what was on the plug was it. Anyone consider the likely culprit(besides terrible shifting skills!

I will change out the spark plugs today, and be done with maintenance for a moment!

Johnny, will be ordering tiors soon! These Bridgestone T 30's are pretty close to done. Not only did I not like the tior, I only got about 4K out of them!

Anybody guess as to why my ABS II wouldn't bleed out properly? The caliper bled fine?

And a shout out to Scott here for his primer on my caliper rebuild.  I did not split the caliper to clean and replace the seals. It came with the parts to split the caliper, so I surely would have if not for Scott's advice against it.  I am sure it saved me a bunch of time and headache!
See Ya in the Twisties,
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Offline jay1622

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2108 on: May 24, 2016, 12:02:39 PM »
 The rebuild continues. Installed the center stand, kickstand, exhaust and if you other items here and there.
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Offline bizzaro

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2109 on: May 28, 2016, 09:44:37 PM »
 Jay 1622,
Sweet. Nice job.  Really envy those shinny new manifold nuts. Mine were all crappy and rounded, but I did only have one stud come out with the nut when I took my muffler off. How much were the seals for the manifold/ pipes?
Hey give me your address and I will bring my bike over at the end of the season.  I wouldn't want you to get bored this Winter!   :riding:  I can [pick it up in the Spring? :clap:
Bizz
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Offline jay1622

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2110 on: May 29, 2016, 09:59:29 PM »
Quote from: bizzaro on May 28, 2016, 09:44:37 PM
Jay 1622,
Sweet. Nice job.  Really envy those shinny new manifold nuts. Mine were all crappy and rounded, but I did only have one stud come out with the nut when I took my muffler off. How much were the seals for the manifold/ pipes?
Hey give me your address and I will bring my bike over at the end of the season.  I wouldn't want you to get bored this Winter!   :riding:  I can [pick it up in the Spring? :clap:
Bizz

Hey brother, thanks for the props! Still enjoying every bit of this as I get closer and closer to completion. My son continues to help me and is enjoying the project still.  Tonight we completely stripped down and repainted the pork slider tubes. They will get baked tomorrow.
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Offline jay1622

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2111 on: May 29, 2016, 10:02:29 PM »
Put about six hours in the garage with my boy today stripping down, cleaning out and repainting the forks.  Tomorrow, the slider tubes and the fork bridge will all get baked. Looking to have this thing rolling again by Tuesday.  Not under its own power of course, but rolling.
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Offline johnny

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2112 on: May 30, 2016, 06:26:33 PM »
greetings...

after recovering from psychedelics ingested in indy... whew... have not had that much fun since the last time...


anyway back on track... my gripps had been slipping for a couple years now... was getting good dragging trankorb with slipping gripps...  butts decided i bests get er done...

so i prepared to replace the heating elements... butts they were still good... cleaned the heating elements with rubbing alcohol... i used the rubbing method... and slathered them with pro honda grip cement... its the first time for cement for me... butts my aquanet isnt lasting like it used too... caints getts any midcentury quality hairspray anymore... 

so it was pro honda cement... slide the 699 progrips on... slide the grip buddys on... put the manic salamanders back on... should be good to go to balltown for a tenderloin... yeeeehaaaaaa...

j o
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Offline obsessed

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2113 on: May 31, 2016, 12:01:05 PM »
Replaced the fuel filter.  The old one I removed was date stamped August of 1999.  Not sure exactly when it was installed since I've only owned the bike for about 9 months, but potentially it's been in there for over 16 years.   :eek:
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Offline K75RT Keith

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2114 on: May 31, 2016, 04:34:51 PM »
Mounted Motolights and Installed wiring.  Installed Spiegler stainless brake lines front and rear.  Replaced brake fluid front and back and bled system.  Installed heated grips and added variable temp control. repainted tail rack and rear topcase mounting plate.  re-installed rear shock after rebuild.  (3 years old and the thing leaked all over my rear brake. NO pleased with YSS quality but not ready to buy another shock. swapped out fairing mounting bracket. rebuilt headlight assembly and added LED strip in place of parking light bulb. 
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Offline jay1622

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2115 on: May 31, 2016, 11:11:08 PM »
Cleaned these things, bought new things to work with these things. Oh... Built a new ground cable too.
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Offline enb54

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2116 on: June 02, 2016, 02:16:25 PM »
Quote from: jay1622 on May 29, 2016, 10:02:29 PM
Put about six hours in the garage with my boy today stripping down, cleaning out and repainting the forks.  Tomorrow, the slider tubes and the fork bridge will all get baked. Looking to have this thing rolling again by Tuesday.  Not under its own power of course, but rolling.

Jay... What brand of primer/finish coats and what method did you use for baking? I'm contemplating refinishing my K75 when riding season ends this year...
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Offline jay1622

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2117 on: June 02, 2016, 06:52:01 PM »
Quote from: enb54 on June 02, 2016, 02:16:25 PM
Jay... What brand of primer/finish coats and what method did you use for baking? I'm contemplating refinishing my K75 when riding season ends this year...

I am not totally sold on chip or cracking resistance yet; haven't found a reason to test it, but what little bit of work I have done with them, I think I would opt for powder coating and/or electrostatic paint of some sort  for future builds. Otherwise, this is what I used.
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Offline TimTyler

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2118 on: June 02, 2016, 06:58:28 PM »
I've heard good things about the MAJIC TRACTOR, TRUCK & IMPLEMENT SPRAY ENAMEL.

I used it on my radiator shroud. It takes FOREVER to dry. Allow 24 hours to touch. When it's dry it feels like a solid coating.

http://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/majic-tractor-truck-implement-spray-enamel-11-oz-gloss-black?cm_vc=IOPDP1
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Offline enb54

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2119 on: June 04, 2016, 06:17:34 PM »
OK thanks Jay and Tim, also replaced my K75 battery today, plus bought a new 2015 Honda Grom for the better half, we'll pick it up on Monday, should be fun...
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Offline enb54

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2120 on: June 04, 2016, 07:46:57 PM »
Quote from: johnny on May 30, 2016, 06:26:33 PM
greetings...

after recovering from psychedelics ingested in indy... whew... have not had that much fun since the last time...



It took a while, but I finally realized what that "psychedelic" drug picture was about, I prefer "Double Diesels" (double white rum and coke... no ice)
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Offline beemrdon

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2121 on: June 04, 2016, 08:57:08 PM »
I wiped the pollen off of my K1100 today and went for a ride with my stereo (cassette) blasting The Doobie Brothers...Minute By Minute. Beautiful.
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Offline motorheadsdiygarage

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2122 on: June 05, 2016, 06:25:44 PM »
1992 K75S Painted the water pump cover and the lower engine fairing..... :2thumbup:
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Offline Martin

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2123 on: June 05, 2016, 06:52:23 PM »
After painting my belly pan I coated it with Rustoleum spray can bed liner to stop chipping also made a longer mudflap.
Regards Martin.
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Offline motorheadsdiygarage

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2124 on: June 05, 2016, 07:06:07 PM »
Quote from: Martin on June 05, 2016, 06:52:23 PM
After painting my belly pan I coated it with Rustoleum spray can bed liner to stop chipping also made a longer mudflap.
Regards Martin.

Good ideas Martin.
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