The Rusty Brick - '92 K100RS

[MaraudeRS]

Maybe somebody will come along who is interested in answering that for you, if you can't answer it yourself.

Hopefully not. I know the answer, and besides, I'd rather talk about the brick  :riding: :falldown:

[Laitch]

Hopefully not. I know the answer, and besides, I'd rather talk about the brick  :riding: :falldown:

Can't blame you for that!  :yes

[MaraudeRS]

I finally had time to pull the tank (which was really easy, by the way) and found the leak. There's a pinhole on the lowest right corner. I called a motorcycle restorer, who also did my powdercoating, and he suggested an epoxy liner inside the tank. I'm going to drop it off on Monday to him for that procedure.

In other news, I got the fairing removed, also. I'm liking the way the bike is looks naked so I think I'm going to stick with it.

The fork tubes are in awful shape and I doubt I'll be able to clean them up so I'll have to replace those, eventually.

I already have a Koso TNT-01 gauge to replace the lunchbox, and my BEP 3.0 is on its way. I'm just having a hard time deciding on a headlight and turn signals. I like the look of the mirrors with the turn indicators built in, and also the headlights with the indicators built in. There are so many options that I can't decide. I've been looking at different bikes to try to help with the decision but nothing has solidified it for me yet. Oh well, I guess I have to keep looking at beautiful motorcycles until I decide.



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[MaraudeRS]

Good news...finally! I pulled the air filter out and it looks brand new

I started on putting the brake calipers together with the new parts
I can't install them yet, tho, as I'm going to use this
to clean these
I'm really happy with how the calipers look in gold with nice shiny hardware

Next up is flushing the coolant. I'm hoping to have a little time this weekend to accomplish it. I still need a headlight, turn indicators, and mirrors. Decisions, decisions.


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[nods]

Love the calipers!  And hopefully that air filter is an indicator as to the condition of the rest of the internals  :2thumbup: 

[Martin]

Bricks are really economical on air elements probably due to the position of the snorkel. I am on my second in 19 years I just reverse blow them and my original is still fine. I replaced it just because I had a spare and got sick of seeing the old one. 
Regards Martin.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Ever since the mid 80's the components related to the combustion process, emissions, and fuel economy have been designed for a useful working life of 100,000 miles.  EPA regulations for the auto industry mandate that vehicles must operate for that distance with no owner maintenance and still meet fuel mileage and emission requirements.  That is why things like air filters last so much longer than they did in the good old days. 

[Laitch]

That is why things like air filters last so much longer than they did in the good old days.

I'm guessing that if you let this sit for 10 years without riding it just like the guy who sold it to you did, MaraudeRS, it'll still be looking purty durn good, if mice or pythons haven't gotten to it.  :yes

[MaraudeRS]

Love the calipers!  And hopefully that air filter is an indicator as to the condition of the rest of the internals  :2thumbup:

Thanks! Hopefully. Fingers crossed.

Bricks are really economical on air elements probably due to the position of the snorkel. I am on my second in 19 years I just reverse blow them and my original is still fine. I replaced it just because I had a spare and got sick of seeing the old one. 
Regards Martin.

Makes sense to me.

I'm guessing that if you let this sit for 10 years without riding it just like the guy who sold it to you did, MaraudeRS, it'll still be looking purty durn good, if mice or pythons haven't gotten to it.  :yes

Out of all the things that could have possibly been wrong with the filter pythons getting to it was my biggest concern[emoji23]

Ever since the mid 80's the components related to the combustion process, emissions, and fuel economy have been designed for a useful working life of 100,000 miles.  EPA regulations for the auto industry mandate that vehicles must operate for that distance with no owner maintenance and still meet fuel mileage and emission requirements.  That is why things like air filters last so much longer than they did in the good old days.

That's good to know. Thanks for the info[emoji1360]


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[Laitch]

That is why things like air filters last so much longer than they did in the good old days.

Air filters are classified as non-emission related items by the EPA so they can wear and be replaced at whatever intervals are recommended by the manufacturers. They're not part of the 100,000 standard.

[bocutter Ed]

Please don't 'blow' your air filters. That puts holes in them. Just smack them on any convenient surface to remove the dust.

[MaraudeRS]

Please don't 'blow' your air filters. That puts holes in them. Just smack them on any convenient surface to remove the dust.

Are you sure they don't prefer to be blown rather than smacked? I know I do ;)


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[MaraudeRS]

I took the bar ends off to see if I could install bar end mirrors and found this inside
Can anyone confirm that this means I have heated grips?


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[MaraudeRS]

I took the bar ends off to see if I could install bar end mirrors and found this inside
Can anyone confirm that this means I have heated grips?


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[MaraudeRS]

Double post. Can't figure out how to delete it on Tapatalk

[MaraudeRS]

I took the bar ends off to see if I could install bar end mirrors and found this inside
Can anyone confirm that this means I have heated grips?


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[Laitch]

Can anyone confirm that this means I have heated grips?

Once upon a time your bike did.

[MaraudeRS]

Once upon a time your bike did.

Thank you! That's the same pic I saw in the Clymer but wanted to be sure. Is it removable or are the parts welded/soldered to the inside of the bar? Even if they are functional (which I doubt) I don't need them where I live. 


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[Laitch]

That's the same pic I saw in the Clymer but wanted to be sure. Is it removable or are the parts welded/soldered to the inside of the bar? Even if they are functional (which I doubt) I don't need them where I live.

 
Believe leave your manuals! You should have two or three different ones for cross reference. Given evolving circumstance here, there may not always be someone around to hold your hand, and even when there is, you both might be out to lunch.
On your bike it probably has been welded by cosmic forces over the last 10 years. :giggles
If you don't want it, get rid of it.

[MaraudeRS]

 
Believe leave your manuals! You should have two or three different ones for cross reference. Given evolving circumstance here, there may not always be someone around to hold your hand, and even when there is, you both might be out to lunch.
On your bike it probably has been welded by cosmic forces over the last 10 years. :giggles
If you don't want it, get rid of it.

Thanks. I like holding hands :giggles

I took my brake bits out of the rust removal bath and here's what I got Amazing! I'm so glad Chris Harris told me about this kind of stuff. Now to reassemble the brakes. Here's the rest of my to do list:
Finish rebuilding brake calipers
Take gas tank to get repaired
Flush coolant
Install & bleed brakes
Install headlight
Install mirrors
Install BEP & Instrument cluster


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[MaraudeRS]

I like how this is looking.


My concern is with the brake pads. I couldn't get the retention pin to go all the way thru without drilling out the hole in the pad. This can't be normal to have to do. Has anyone else had to do this with these pads?



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[Martin]

What brand pads? And some brands of  pads do seem to require a bit of fettling.
Regards Martin.

[MaraudeRS]

These guys:



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[Filmcamera]

Ha - just had a set of those ship today.  They will be here end of next week so I will let you know if I have the same issue.  Meanwhile I am struggling with knowing that all three discs are below minimum width (3.1 - 3.3 mm) but not having a handy $700 to replace them for EBC discs - anyone know any cheaper options?

[Martin]

TMG swears by them. If I could get them in OZ I was considering them for my next change. However they are a different model pad, but apparently according to TMG his are easy on rotors and cheap as chips.
Regards Martin.