need repairs in Montreal

[danielleforbeowulf]

Hi, I've just been across Canada, from Vancouver.  The bike started idling really roughly through the prairies.  In Winnipeg I went to the BMW dealership, the mechanic there said that there is an air leak at the manifold, that the rubber seal is worn out.  He told me I could ride it like this to Montreal without damaging the engine.

I arrived in Ottawa yesterday and the idling is worse and worse, the bike sounds terrible.  I am planning to get to Montreal today or tomorrow and I need to take the bike to a shop.  

Anyone knows a shoppe or a mechanic that could help me with that issue in Montreal or surrounding areas?  

I also have front end issues that have been getting progressively worse.  I had the steering head bearing replaced, but still had some wobble and that wobble is getting worse.  Everyone who checked my front end, forks say it's all good.  

I still need to ride to Nashville, then California from Montreal, I need to get my bike repaired!  

any help is appreciated

Danielle

[frankenduck]

http://www.motovanier.ca/fr/index.spy

http://www.bmw-club-quebec.qc.ca/

http://www.monettesports.com/

The front end wobble could be caused by your tire so a new front tire might fix the problem.

[Ocelot]

The rubber seal at the manifold might be repairable with RTV. No, seriously, I've done it -- not on this bike, but with others. Makes a good repair that lasts a long time. Any auto parts will have heat resistant silicone, or RTV, in a four dollar tube. Just smear a coating all over.

The wobble could be that you tire is not seated properly. Look all around the rim on both sides. Inspect closely to make sure that the bead is evenly seated on the rime all around. This happens on my KLR when I deflate the tires to run in sand. Then I have to pump the tire up to a hundred pounds and beat on it to make it seat right. Then deflate to the regular pressure. If you let it go too far unseated, then you wind up cupping your tire, and have to buy a new one. Darn thing can balance up right and not be seated all round.

On your way from Montreal to Tennessee, feel free to drop by chez Ocelot. I have a garage full of bikes, a tray full of wrenches, and the hubris to think I can't screw it up worse than I can fix it, whatever it is. There's even a spare room.

[frankenduck]

What kind of tire is it?  Dunlop?