fuel supply

[Lawrence]

Nubee here - at least as far as K-bikes go - I've committed to buying one this week and have planned a "fly-n'-ride" thang.  It'll be a ride home of some distance, and I'm a little nervous about that on a new to me bike.  Thinking of the things I may do to assure I don't find myself stopped on the roadside 48 miles past resume speed, I'm mulling over changing the fuel filter immediately.  The bike has very low miles for a K100RS, so I know it has sat unloved for a while.  Question I have is, how in the world do you change a fuel filter when it's deep inside the tank? I've never owned a fuel injected m/c before, and certain never owned one with a pump and filter in the tank.  I looked at a parts fiche, thinking I'd see a panel somewhere on the tank that would give access, but no.  So, the logical thing to assume is you somehow fish the rascal out the filler opening, right?  Is this gonna cause me to exhaust my vocabulary of questionable words before I can manage the change-out? Alternatively, should I just pour in some TecTron and wait for some quality garage time to do the filter after I (hopefully) arrive home?

[mystic red]

Nope, pull the tank cap off to give yourself some room to work and it's not hard. Might siphon some gas off first but if it runs OK don't worry about it until you get home.

[frankenduck]

Fuel filters tend to get overlooked and for the $4 a 3032 costs you at Napa it's well worth replacing it.  

Have the owner keep the gas level low.

Open the gas cap.

Clean out the grooves of the Phillips screw heads. Use a good screwdriver to remove them because if they haven't been removed in a while then the threads can get corroded and sticky so you can strip the Philips heads.

Remove the hose clamp at the front of the front filter hose.  Then it's easy to pull it out of the tank and replace it.

[Ocelot]

Lawrence

Post up where you are picking her up and where you are riding to. Might be that some moto brickster along the way will offer to help you out or put you up. Gives them a chance to admire your new steel.

I've had very good luck and fine adventures buying bikes at a distance and riding them home. An R12C from KY, a KLR from Chicago, a Wing from CT, and so forth. By the time you get home, you'll know what she needs and be ready to mod. Once I needed a tire along the way. Another time a roll of duct tape saved the day. Other'n that, nothing. UPS a tool kit to your buddy near your pickup. Enjoy.

[Lawrence]

It sounds like the tank has connections that remain within/intact when you renew the fuel filter. How does this impact coating the interior with my favorite, Caswell tank liner?  I know that I'm getting ahead of myself here, just thinking about longer term care and feeding of an admittedly old bike.
I'll pick the bike up on the Monterey Peninsula and ride to Reno on the first leg, then to Boise (home).
I too have had good luck with distant buys.  I bought a bike in Montreal one year.  It turned out to be less well preserved than had been described, but I did make it home.  In retrospect, I don't think that was a wise thing to do.  I was lucky to have pull that off, since the ride home was looooong and the weather didn't always cooperate, either. This time I expect I'll just be dealing with heat.

[Ocelot]

If it's anything like my K75, then the tank is aluminum. No need to coat.

[frankenduck]

All K tanks are double-walled aluminum. I don't think the fuel filter hits anything but is held in place by hoses.

You can also find helpful information in these threads:

Operation: http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=370.0

Maintenance: http://www.motobrick.com/index.php?topic=339.0

[Ocelot]

That frankenduck avatar is a mean motherducker. Looks like he could duck you up.

[frankenduck]

That frankenduck avatar is a mean motherducker. Looks like he could duck you up.

I needed something to compete with Johnny's. 8)