What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?

[billday]

Been scrubbing and sanding and getting ready to paint.

My embarrassing hodge podge is going to be transformed to Toyota Heritage Blue with black chin spoiler, radiator shroud and fairing.

The prep is almost done, now all I need is a mild, windless day before the maple trees start their annual pollen dump. (Good luck with that -- yesterday it snowed two inches and today it's about 15 degrees Farenheit.)

[technostructural]

New front tire!





Coming up next: spline lube, valve check, brake fluid flush... etc etc.

[K1300S]

bridgy S11's?

[technostructural]

bridgy S11's?

Yes sir. I got a good deal on it. $89, including shipping. It's what was on there before, and I never had any issues. I know that there are other options though.

[whosyurdaddy]

  Well I finished running the new fuel lines and changed the oil . Waiting on the new radiator hoses then on to spline service , fork seals and flush brakes . The best thing I did all day was I got to see a bald eagle twice today about a mile from my house which is a rare but welcome sight in my neck of the woods .

[Chaos]

Damn, I thought that tread looked familiar.  Thought they stopped making Spitfires, those are a totally decent tire

[Bill]

Finally got my shed warm enough to get this far into my slipping clutch, spline lube and [sigh] rear seal leak.  Will match mark the clutch pack before removing but evidence of a seal leak is there.  Patches has 150k Km of which 10K are mine.  The splines look good buy I will clean them for a closer look then lube after the seal and likely clutch replacement.  Clutch started slipping at the end of season when I cracked the throttle hard at 5k. RPM.

[technostructural]

Damn, I thought that tread looked familiar.  Thought they stopped making Spitfires, those are a totally decent tire

As far as I know, they're still makin' em'!

[kris]

Bill,
you can get your clutch plate re-lined at EuroDrive in Burlington for about $45...if memory serves. Might want to check 'em out.


Have fun....and stop crackin the throttle at 5K!!

[Bill]

[size=0px] "Have fun....and stop crackin the throttle at 5K!!"  Where is the fun in that ?[/size]
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[/size][size=0px]When I get the clutch pack off I'll check the disk splines, if worn then I'll spring for a new disk. Given my low entry price on the bike a new clutch is okay.  A newer bike that I would like [R1200RT] is 5 times what this one cost me so a new clutch is cheap ![/size]
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[Filmcamera]

Rotated the LED headlight to a different position - I think it is better.  These photos taken at 50 feet from the Suzuki


First is low beam, second hi beam with driving lights as well

[Chaos]

Rotated the LED headlight to a different position - I think it is better.  These photos taken at 50 feet from the Suzuki

How'd you do that?  H4 bulb only fits in socket one way, at least all I've seen. Unless you have a different set up.

[Filmcamera]

The bulb comes with three different adaptor rings so the same bulb fits different types of socket (H6, PH7, H4 and PH8). 


The adaptor ring is just two prongs so you can fit the bulb in various ways.


The bulb consists of three LED filaments, two of which are lit in low beam and the third in hi beam.  Originally I installed it with the low low beam lights at the bottom but it seems to work better with them at the top

[Chaos]

thanks for the explanation.  I got an H4 led for my Ural and it only fit the one way, fortunately it works well. 

[K1300S]

Yes sir. I got a good deal on it. $89, including shipping. It's what was on there before, and I never had any issues. I know that there are other options though.

S11's were what i just took off my bike for the Michelins.  they had 80% tread left front and rear, but were 6+ years old.  no issues with them, just wanted fresher rubber.

[jay1622]

Fitted Wilburs springs, a TFX 132 shock, a Givi tank bag and a Corbin seat.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Got my new display to replace the waterlogged one in my Garmin Nuvi. 

Waterproofed it with the clear vinyl that sign makers use.  Hope I don't have to replace any more of these things when they get caught in the rain or snow.

[Martin]

Gryph my $100.00 Chinese GPS is still going fine and is just over 12 months old. For the price of the maps update it is probably cheaper just to replace the whole thing every 2-3 years. The only thing that is wrong with it compared to my wife's Garmin  is no free map updates, no speed camera or red light camera warnings. It has weathered Qld tropical storms so far with out any complaints, and I do love it's ability to store and play music.
Regards Martin.

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Martin, my Nuvi 40LM(lifetime maps) for Canada and U.S. cost me $26 on eBay.  The $17 display is the second and was the result of leaving the unit out overnight in a snow storm.  If I ever breakdown and buy a new unit rather than used, it will probably be that Chinese model.

I discovered that the display is not sealed around the edge of the display "sandwich" and the capillary action sucks water in and won't let it out until it's damaged the display.  Putting the plastic film around the edge makes the thing pretty waterproof.  This will probably be the last display I have to buy for this unit.

I put the same plastic around the joint between the front and back parts of the case and over the speaker.  It's not really necessary, as the electronics are reasonably protected from water already.

[Martin]

Gryph I nearly bought a car type Garmin that my wife has with free maps and traffic reports etc. I got hers from the Good Guys ( electrical store) on special for $100.00 dollars. I was going to buy one, open it up and wire in a earphone plug and waterproof it. But for the $100.00 decided to give the Chinese one with the added benefit of music a go. I do miss slightly the traffic updates and warnings the Garmin gives but I have also been looking at the new Fodsport 5'' larger screen and a larger sun visor. Luckily I won't have to make a decision for at least another year or two. :dunno
Regards Martin.

[Filmcamera]

I just use Waze on my Galaxy S7 - which is waterproof - mounted on the bike with a ram mount.


Works great and gives me music etc to my Sena S20 via bluetooth, I love the real time notifications of police speed traps,,,,  :riding:

[The Mighty Gryphon]

I love the real time notifications of police speed traps,,,,  :riding:

I recall a few years ago when the New York State Police were anonymously calling in the locations of their speed traps on the I-90 to a local radio station.  Only they were a couple miles DOWN the road from the actual ambush location. 

I travel my home area enough to know where they like to ambush people, and when on the road I have learned to keep an eye on the limits when in strange territory.  I still get tickets, about one every 120,000 miles, I can live with that.

[technostructural]

Cleaned up my brakes. Lots of life left in the pads, but they were filthy and starting to squeak.

[koapono]

In preparation for upcoming cross-country ride (Richmond, VA to Los Olivos, CA to Olympic nat'l park, WA then return to Richmond, VA) I am going through the 93 LT. Replacing the usual "tune-up" items: filters, plugs, wires, etc, new tires on the way as the current ones don't have enough thread left for the trip. Also getting the cracked exhaust tended to, been deferring that repair for a while.
pictured are tune-up bits, all bought from Beemer Boneyard, reasonable cost and quickly shipped.
balancing rear wheel, used the marc parnes static balance tool, elegant in its simplicity and function.
exhaust cracks, not uncommon on earlier LT's
the LT, stripped down and ready for maintenance.


I will also lube the splines once the new tires arrive, Michelin PR3 front and PR4 rear I have had very good service, longevity and performance with that combination of tires so I'll give them another go.


I am scheduled to leave Virginia on the 22nd of April, will meet the spouse at LAX on the 28th. Plan is to zip across USA on I-40 to LA, CA and then meander. I'll post under rides and photos once that trip gets underway.

[Laitch]

Also getting the cracked exhaust tended to, been deferring that repair for a while.

You might be interested in this K100 forum thread discussing a preventive measure for exhaust joint cracking. It just involves installing a hose clamp around the exhaust pipes upstream of their welded joint with the muffler.