What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?

[Laitch]

We are now ready to munch some more miles together hitting the Rallies.

That's elegant looking.  :2thumbup:

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[Filmcamera]

very nice

[Elipten]

Way too nice to sell.  Ride it


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[The Mighty Gryphon]

Sweet!!!  The striping is so old school BMW.  Classy.

[Nine80seven]

A solid runner is priceless.  If it's as clean and beautiful as this one, it's a huge bonus.  Ride it, enjoy it, it's a gem.  They'll never again be made.  Last of the classics.  The new bikes of today all look about the same.  Kinda weird.  Built by committee. 

[RobP]

@Snowman - looks great - it's a keeper!   What make of rear shock is that? 

[Snowman]

The shock is from RAM, Realm Engineering in the UK. Excellent quality unit, very impressed. With the dollar/Pound exchange rate where it is it was also affordable. ($325 to my door for my 1100) They custom build based on your weight, riding style etc.

http://www.ramshox.com/products.html

[bizzaro]

Yep, I got a shock from Ram Shox. Totally happy with it, but I don't know shit about suspension. Compared to the used up OEM shock, anything would be an improvement.  I am not sure why more guys here at the forum don't buy them. It is a really good price for a really good shock.

In prepping for the riding season, I charged the battery, and took the battery to where I store my bike in the off season and installed it.  I hit the start button...................................NOTHING!  :mbird Key on and off again several times, lights all working. Rechecked all my connections, kill switch etc. and hit the start again, and again, and again. NOTHING! :dunno Started wondering how deep into dismantling I would have to get to the  jump the starter. Then with my supernatural/voodoo mojo working, I slipped the gas tank back and wiggled the wires around a good bit?  Turned the key back on. Hit the starter. BINGO......she fired right up. :clap:   Then the motronic slipped down and grounded out on the battery. (I had the seat and battery cover off.) Lots of sparks and smoke! :mbird SHIT. This is happening with the gas tank resting over this electrical fire/explosion!!! :nono So I quickly turned the key off, slid the tank back up a bit, and grabbed the motronic away from the battery terminals.  I managed to fry the motronic ground pigtail that goes to the negative side of the battery. So I cleaned up the wire and spliced it back together.  Then I made sure the motronic was in a safe position and fired her up again. BINGO! :yes Ran like a top! :clap: Lots of smoke from the pipe for about ten minutes.  You get used to that.( I think I need valve seals replaced.[do they shrink or wear out over time?Both?]) For my next trick on Sunday I will be riding it home from where it is stored at my brothers camp on the Lake Champlain. The first two miles are on a muddy, potholed,rutted, slick as all get out dirt road.................think mud season in Vermont.  That is going to be one hell of a challenge.  Hoping to keep the rubber side down! :2thumbup: If I was smart about it I would trailer it out of there................. :hehehe

[Chaos]

bizzaro, you got smoke, mud and nearly fire, sounds exciting  :eek:   the alchemist of K-ville :clap:

[bizzaro]

Yea, and the riding season has just begun! :eek: Pretty talented, eh? And I have decided to trailer it out. Not worth it to try and drive it.  I mean the road is really bad. This is a really heavy bike, and top heavy as well.  At low speeds  I find it the hardest to handle!  And this would be a crawl. And then I can ride it all day tomorrow! :2thumbup: Temps are supposed to get up in the low sixties here on Sunday!  :riding: WOOOHOOO! :2thumbup:

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Wise move with the trailer, Bizz.  Last summer I wiped out the right(it's always the right isn't it) side of my RT fairing and tragkorb at about 10mph on some Nebraska mud. 

Where abouts do you hang?  I want to get up that way again this summer for a long weekend to do VT 100 and head up into Maine.

[bizzaro]

 I am in Waterville VT.  Stowe, Johnson area.  RTE 100 is practically out my front door. And up in this neck of the woods, not recommended for a tour.  It is in awful shape. The pavement is coming up all over the place, patched, and potholed. There is one meandering crack I pass by daily on my way to work that is wider and deeper than any motorcycle tire and runs for at least 20' or more just left of center of the southern lane!  :mbird   It could easily chuck you off your ride if caught off guard. Not sure about the Southern leg. South of Waterbury.  Or you could come up the roads between the lake and the spine of the Greens.  Lots of nice winding  paved farm roads in better shape left over from the days when farms where king here.  Or if you come cross the state line in Rouses Point/Alburg there are some decent recently paved east west roads. Drop me a line when it gets closer and we can discuss it.  And maybe join you for a stretch. I have been wanting to map out the roads in my area by riding condition. Like a 1 to 5. 1 being being fresh paved, 2 recently paved  etc., 5 being avoid at all costs. and post here and about the internet.  So yea, be in touch. 

[Laitch]

I am in Waterville VT.  Stowe, Johnson area. 

You're the first person I've heard put Waterville, Stowe, and Johnson in the same neighborhood, bizarro.   :hehehe

Rt100 below Waterbury is in good condition all the way south. It'll be under construction north from Waterbury to Stowe this summer so is best avoided. There are lots of decent hill and mountain riding but North Central Vermont has a climate that breeds tar snakes so it's not for the faint of heart.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

VT 100 wasn't that bad last Fall when I rode up to visit Laitch.  Other than the friggin' snow it was a nice ride.

[bizzaro]

Funny Laitch and Gryph, I was going to suggest  hitting Laitch up for the mid RTE. 100 condition. The stretch from Waterbury north is just awful. Some parts are O K, but mostly suck.  And Yea Laitch, You know the greater Waterville, Stowe, Johnson area! :eek: The burbs of Morrisville! :hehehe

[bizzaro]

 :riding: AHHH, Back on the road today. My season has begun! :clap: :2thumbup: :2thumbup:
See Ya in the Twisties,
Bizz

[RobP]

I installed an Aeroflow (Tall) windscreen on my K100RS and went for a test ride.  At 80mph I no longer had the deafening, high pitch wind shriek and bobble head effect that I used to have with the stock fairing.  In fact I forgot to pull down the face shield on my FF helmet. A great improvement overall.

[Vespa no more]

Pulled and cleaned the throttle bodies.


Jeh Heeesus what muck.


Not back on yet but a hell of a lot cleaner.


Recommend that owners of the older bikes pay a visit one day. Bike might run a lot smoother.


Having worked on a R65 Bing carbs, I am underwhelmed by the aerodynamics of the butterfly mount in the throat of the throttle body. It could be much better.


G

[jakgieger]

I installed an Aeroflow (Tall) windscreen on my K100RS and went for a test ride.  At 80mph I no longer had the deafening, high pitch wind shriek and bobble head effect that I used to have with the stock fairing.  In fact I forgot to pull down the face shield on my FF helmet. A great improvement overall.

Please show pics w/side view and mounting points!!!  Others are considering this

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Last summer Ilsa the RT went down on a mud shoulder in Nebraska.  Although all the damage was repaired, the fairing was cocked off to one side and tilted over to the left(guess what side she went down on).

After trying to ignore it for almost a year I decided something had to be done, so I pulled the fairing and straightened the spider.  Built a jig, and after ten minutes of wailing on it with a rubber mallet I got it straight again.  Reinstalled everything and went for a long ride today. 

Sheer bliss.

[Martin]

 :clap:  Great solution nice rig.
Regards Martin.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

But not nearly as nice as a straight fairing and windshield...

[Vespa no more]

I have the same problem.

At risk of asking a stupid question...


When the Fairing mount is bent, isn't there the danger of misligning by using the centre line?

The centre line on the board is aligned visually to the vee as the two legs come together. The spike aligns to the vertical line created by the square held on the line.



Or do you drill the holes (where the fairing attaches) at the same distance from the centre line and this causes the spike to be off centre - guiding the malleting into position?

Keen to get your success

Guy

[The Dude]

 "Made in the USA" Nice detail.

[Rcgreaves]

Clever!  ( originally typed with a typo cleaver...not as generous)


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