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Offline BlitzenGruv

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2200 on: July 17, 2016, 12:15:47 AM »
I changed my crankcase breather.
PO had a rubber 90 piece attached to the tube which runs into the air box, cracked and leaky.
I've reviewed the process of replacing the tube. Seems like an all-day PITA. So, I removed the 90, a bit of a pain in itself. I bought some 5/8" heater hose at Pep Boys and some spring type hose clamps. I just connected a short bit of hose to a breather filter and plugged the hose into the air box. Those hose clamps are a snap to get on with some long needle-nose pliers.
I only had time to start the bike and rev it a few times before I had to leave my house, but it definitely idles better than it did.
Tomorrow's ride will tell the story.
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Offline Laitch

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2201 on: July 17, 2016, 12:30:29 AM »
Some photos of your mod might be helpful here if it all works out, Blitzen Gruv.
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Offline bocutter Ed

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2202 on: July 17, 2016, 06:03:10 AM »
Quote from: The Dude on July 16, 2016, 07:37:41 PM
Nice!
Do you "pack any heat" with that?
... Coleman Dual Fuel 533 single burner in the upper left quadrant (beside the gray coffee can).
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Offline The Dude

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2203 on: July 17, 2016, 06:19:35 AM »
Quote from: bocutter Ed on July 17, 2016, 06:03:10 AM
... Coleman Dual Fuel 533 single burner in the upper left quadrant (beside the gray coffee can).
Gotcha.I equip similarly but not so wokcentric.
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  • Auckland, New Zealand
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TR6R 1973 from new.
Moto guzzi 850 III .1983 from,almost, new.
K75S 1986 from new.vin-0103141
On my second millionth km.give or take a hundred k Kay's.
"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there."
All the best!

Offline F14CRAZY

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2204 on: July 17, 2016, 01:02:58 PM »
My final drive's ring gear was seeping so I took it off and had BMWMC of Grand Rapids replace the seal. $329.16 later it seems to not be leaking. 3 hours of labor. I asked about replacing the big ball bearing in there but they said it was in good shape and didn't need replacement. I did tell them beforehand that there wasn't any play in the wheel.

The said some of the bolts that hold it together were loose. Is there a reason for that?

Before I put it back on I removed the trans to clean and lube the clutch splines. About 30k miles and two seasons since I did that, which was when I replaced the clutch disc due to the hub splines being near failure. Wear on the hub this time was negligible and the trans input shaft looked good. Lubed with Honda Moly 60.

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Offline ICBMW

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2205 on: July 17, 2016, 04:44:14 PM »
Added some Lucas a couple weeks ago. Engine was still pinging and tapping a little. Then added 20oz of Techron into my 3 gals of gas then rode it around and then filled her with Exxon 93 and before knowing it my K11LT is running like amazeballs -- thank you additive technology!

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Offline Brahma

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2206 on: July 17, 2016, 08:55:21 PM »
Changed the coolant, put in a new horn relay, replaced the front turn signal/parking light/horn wiring harness, changed the rear drive and trans lube.

Now my speedo went dead.  It was intermittent- more than normally so, so I tried some carbon conducting grease.  I tweaked the pins a little, then put the three pins in, but did NOT fully seat them, instead, pushing them in until I felt resistance.  I thought this was a snug fit, also supported by the fact that the plastic support "bridging"- now broken, was at the same "elevation", which would have held the pins out a little.  I'll pull it off and reseat to check.

Damn speedometer...
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Offline BlitzenGruv

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2207 on: July 17, 2016, 10:15:41 PM »
The breather mod seems to have worked. I put about 150 miles on the bike today, and it ran well. It still has a tendency to cut out when downshifting from 3 to 2 unless I keep the throttle slightly open. Guess I really should replace all those O-rings and whatnot just to be safe.
I did have one heart-attack moment. I was cruising on the motorway at about 75 when a heron was flying around.  A few cars managed to miss the thing, but it veered right just as I was about to pass. Nailed it with my front wheel!
The bike never skipped a beat. Just glad the poor thing wasn't flying two feet higher.
I'll post pictures of the breather mod tomorrow.
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Offline bocutter Ed

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2208 on: July 18, 2016, 08:43:10 AM »
Quote from: The Dude on July 17, 2016, 06:19:35 AM
... not so wokcentric.
Reason for the wokcentricity is my shop's proximity to the storage building 10 cubic yard 'tip'. It's amazing what people will pay to store for years ... then into the dumpster when they move out.
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Offline BlitzenGruv

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2209 on: July 19, 2016, 08:28:42 PM »
More on my breather mod. PO had attached the top tube to the case with this:

And this:


I removed the elbow and ran a tube directly from the crankcase up to this filter:

I just put a 3/8" vacuum cap over the end of the connector to the top hose (seen at left.)
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Offline The Dude

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2210 on: July 19, 2016, 11:33:58 PM »
Nice one, Gruv.
I hope it doesn't end up looking like my Guzzi or your BSA after a long hot blast.
Wrap the end in a plastic bag?
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  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • K75s
Current.
TR6R 1973 from new.
Moto guzzi 850 III .1983 from,almost, new.
K75S 1986 from new.vin-0103141
On my second millionth km.give or take a hundred k Kay's.
"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there."
All the best!

Offline BlitzenGruv

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2211 on: July 20, 2016, 07:18:49 AM »
Actually the Beezer only weeps a bit from the stock breather. The breather I added to it stays dry, at least at the end of the hose. I'll keep an eye on this one.
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  • '92 K100rs, 16v, '71 BSA Lightning, '72 Triumph Bonneville, '72 Triumph Trident
You say I'm schizophrenic, but I don't believe we are.

Offline Laitch

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2212 on: July 20, 2016, 07:57:24 AM »
Thanks for the photos, BlitzenGruv.
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Offline bizzaro

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2213 on: July 20, 2016, 11:09:31 AM »
 :falldown: No injuries I had my tires hard for pavement and got side tracked on  wet n greassy dirt road!Two more miles and I woulda been clear. Trying to decide to replace the fairing or butcher it?
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Offline Laitch

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2214 on: July 20, 2016, 11:24:09 AM »
Quote from: bizzaro on July 20, 2016, 11:09:31 AM
:falldown: No injuries I had my tires hard for pavement and got side tracked on  wet n greassy dirt road!Two more miles and I woulda been clear. Trying to decide to replace the fairing or butcher it?
I'm glad you're ok, bizzaro. The backroads up here that get chloride spread on them to control dust and tighten them up after grading are especially challenging to navigate with road tires after a soaking rain depending upon how well they've been crowned. If I come across LT parts I'll let you know.
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Offline bizzaro

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2215 on: July 20, 2016, 11:57:39 AM »
Thanks Laitch....... much appreciated. I have collision insurance on it. Not sure if it would be worth it to make a claim?

I also did the Techron treatment. Full bottle in half a tank o gas.  WOW! What a difference.  I used it regularly last season, but backed off so far this year? Its like a tune up in a bottle :2thumbup:
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Offline Laitch

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2216 on: July 20, 2016, 12:19:51 PM »
Quote from: bizzaro on July 20, 2016, 11:57:39 AM
I have collision insurance on it. Not sure if it would be worth it to make a claim?
No telling. A couple of members have extensive experience with tip-over damage repair—one of them does three-at-a-time tip-overs—just to keep his repair skills up I'm guessing. Maybe one of them will chime in with repair techniques. There are certainly a few threads about fairing repairs on the site.
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Offline Martin

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2217 on: July 20, 2016, 05:08:07 PM »
Sorry about the drop but at least you are not hurt. Bounced my bike off the lift wheel clamp and down it went. Crack in the fairing plus a scrape, and a hole and scrape on the belly pan. Was going to do it myself, but after pricing all the materials it would have worked out only slightly cheaper
than having it professionally done. Also I have never been able to match metallic paint only solid colours. I did remove all the parts and took them to the repair shop which did save money.
Good luck Martin.
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Offline motorheadsdiygarage

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2218 on: July 20, 2016, 05:47:22 PM »
Received parts today from :bmwsmile.

Woohoo!....the face lift continues.  :2thumbup:

Heat shield installed and a few missing or damaged pieces of trim or hardware.

 :k75s

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Offline kmev

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2219 on: July 26, 2016, 11:56:47 PM »


Broke in the new tires with a 700-mile round-trip to Aerostich in Duluth to get a new riding suit. Word of warning - if they send you an email claiming an in-person discount, be prepared to produce said email to secure said discount, and then only getting a discount on a portion of your purchase. I expected better of them.
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Offline The Dude

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2220 on: July 27, 2016, 12:56:35 AM »
Quote from: kmev on July 26, 2016, 11:56:47 PM
I expected better of them.
"............"
I'm an old fart.
Nice bike though!
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  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • K75s
Current.
TR6R 1973 from new.
Moto guzzi 850 III .1983 from,almost, new.
K75S 1986 from new.vin-0103141
On my second millionth km.give or take a hundred k Kay's.
"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there."
All the best!

Offline Laitch

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2221 on: July 27, 2016, 01:25:32 AM »
Quote from: The Dude on July 27, 2016, 12:56:35 AM
"............"
I'm an old fart.
You're a cryptic old fart though, and that ought to count for something!
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Offline The Dude

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2222 on: July 27, 2016, 04:05:44 AM »
Quote from: Laitch on July 27, 2016, 01:25:32 AM
You're a cryptic old fart though, and that ought to count for something!
Eh!I'm a synical,cryptical old fart.I have someway to go,yet and this is the bright side.
I have also recently become a devout tongue biter.Not very cathartic but I'll get over it and the pain seems to help put it all into perspective.

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  • Auckland, New Zealand
  • K75s
Current.
TR6R 1973 from new.
Moto guzzi 850 III .1983 from,almost, new.
K75S 1986 from new.vin-0103141
On my second millionth km.give or take a hundred k Kay's.
"The Dude abides. I don't know about you but I take comfort in that. It's good knowin' he's out there."
All the best!

Offline Laitch

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2223 on: July 27, 2016, 04:08:07 AM »
Quote from: The Dude on July 27, 2016, 04:05:44 AM
Eh!I'm a synical,cryptical old fart.I have someway to go,yet and this is the bright side.
I have also recently become a devout tongue biter.Not very cathartic but I'll get over it and the pain seems to help put it all into perspective.
It's a fortunate, cryptic old fart who finds somebody's tongue to bite. Especially somebody who is devout.
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Offline TrueAce

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Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Reply #2224 on: July 27, 2016, 10:46:57 AM »
Tongue biting can be a result of seizures. Been taking your meds?
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