New Moto Bricker in need of direction

[DJEwen]

Hello fellow Motobrickers. Newbie here from sunny Scotland.

I’ve been lurking on the Forum since October of last year and felt it was time to share.In September of last year I purchased myself a couple of K100s, one 1985 K100 with 46,000 Miles, it has no keys but runs and hasn’t been on the road since 2005. It’s unfortunately had had a small fire in the loom which the PO had repaired to some extent. The second is a 1987 K100 LT which is broken down, most of the parts are there with the exception of the fairings and lunch box. Here’s a few pictures of the machines in question:









I’m planning on customising the running bike into a street Scrambler, the inspiration for this build is Sir Ulrich by NTC Motorcycles, some of you may be familiar:



The Bricks making it home:



I have a 3x3 meter section on the end of my garage that was used as a dumping ground previously, I spent time painting and building shelves in attempt of turning it into some form of workshop where the magic, or disaster will slowly happen. It’s small but it has great lighting, power and optional heat:



As I wasn't present for the collection of the Bikes I didn't get to see the runner running so the first task for me was to install a battery and get her started. After confirming the fuel tank wasn't filled with black sludge i siphoned the old fuel and added a squirt of new. I fitted a new 12V 14AH GEL battery which had no issues turning the big brick over. I eventually got her started but she was unable to idle by herself. The bike engaged first and drove forward with no painful sounds from the splines. Excuse the vertical filming of this shot:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lu6NejvyMlI

Post start up I noticed there was one oily drip from the Oil/Water Pump weep hole.

The runner came with a 22ltr top box and RHS Touring tragkorb which I began to remove the mountings of last night (can be found on Gumtree for sale if anyone is interested) I got a little carried away during the removal and got this far, I got the seat from Texavina by the way:





From close inspection the brick is already already sporting some stainless front lines and all the hoses seem to be in un-cracked good condition albeit I intend to change the fuel lines regardless. I've spotted some rounded hex heads in the pinch bolts of the triple trees and the rear master cylinder is finished.
For the last 5 months I have immersed myself in this forum, a used Clymer manual and almost memorised Mr Chris harris's most helpful YouTube hits. I have purchased all fluids and assembly lubes including, Staburags, and made up my short fall in tooling. What would you guys absolutely say I need to change/replace during this build?

Thanks in advance

Dave

[billday]

Chris Harris's vocabulary doesn't take long to memorize!

Welcome, and keep us posted with lots of pictures.

[daveson]

check for vacuum leaks, would be a shame to burn valves if vacuum leak caused lean mixture
same for coolant leaks oil leaks, fuel leaks
check that all four headers are hot
do a service by the manual
press the start button while engine warm and 1000rpm is another good tip from here to test air fuel ratio
chris harris is great, so too is michaelovich with a k75

[Skunky]

Hi DJ, Just checked out your video and it sounds good to me. I am doing the same as you Street more than Scrambler. Obviously there's lots to do. Make sure the tank is clean and the change the fuel filter. Splines will need checking and no doubt cleaning and greasing. Apart from that its checking for age related wear and tear and new fluids/oils etc. Oh and you'll probably need a heater (for the garage) I daresay its cold up there too. I also have the BEP3.0 and currently that's where I am. Due to unforeseen circumstances progress has been slow but hopefully I can get back to it. Maybe get a run up the A68 before next winter.

here's my thread http://www.motobrick.com/index.php/topic,10301.0.html