What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?

[Martin]

Lately I've had trouble doing long distances ( lost too much natural padding)on my modified lowered and softened ( questionable) OEM seat. I can go about an hour before it gets uncomfortable, two hours with a gel seat pad. I  bought another seat when I wanted to lower my seat it was good except for a split on the cover. I have now decided to try and lower, refoam and recover my OEM seat. After a lot of chasing I managed to get four different densities of foam  and some marine vinyl all for $30.00. I think after trying three variations I might have found the right one, I will know in a couple of weeks when I go for a long ride with a mate. I have held back recovering the seat until I have the foam solved. I would love to try one of Jo's seat but it's a bit of a drive.
Regards Martin

[Filmcamera]

Today, after three or four attempts, I finally found the right place to mount my Ram phone mount


It is perfect there, the handlebars have full movement without anything touching the tank, all instruments and mirrors are clear and the phone is nicely in my field of view (I use at as a GPS when riding)

[kmev]

Today was my first-year anniversary with a K-bike, so to commemorate 16,877 miles since purchase I lubed and adjusted the clutch cable, changed the spark plugs, and ordered Ken Lively's valve tools and a new set of tires.

[K1300S]

KMEV....nice ride!!!

[kmev]

Got Ken Lively's valve tools in short order, so I popped the valve cover to have a look. To my dismay, five of the six valves needed adjustment - all exhaust valves were pretty tight, and my #1 exhaust valve only had .001" of clearance.  :yow  I wish I had checked the valves last year. Current mileage is 62,567 miles. That #1 exhaust valve took a 2.15 mm shim to give me .012", so I still have three shims sizes before new valve seats.

[whosyurdaddy]

  I got my tranny pulled yesterday and I'm happy to say all my splines are in excellent shape . Hard to say when the splines were lubed last because I found very little lube residue on any of the splines . The leaky main seal will be replaced next along with O-ring and then its time to put the puzzle back together . I'm really amazed how good all the bits have looked considering what appears to be a poor service history .

[Brick_hack]

I replaced the air filter in my K1100LT. That took an hour because I couldn't remove the right fairing due to there being a sidecar frame in the way. I had to rotate the fairing out of the way enough to squeeze a hand back there to get the front clip out. Eventually got it done. Over the winter and spring I also replaced the fork springs, bushings, seals, and oil. I also rebuilt both front brake calipers with new seals, brake lines (Spiegler) and pads. I put a new front tire on, changed the fuel filter, and changed the engine, transmission, and final drive oils. Finally, I also rewired the side car and rebuilt the sidecar side marker light and tail light with LEDs.

[Chaos]

, five of the six valves needed adjustment - all exhaust valves were pretty tight, and my #1 exhaust valve only had .001" of clearance.  :yow  I wish I had checked the valves last year. Current mileage is 62,567 miles.

Good chance that's the first time anyone ever checked the valves.  Can't remember mine every needing 1 or 2 shims, and that wasn't until I had well over 60,000.  K's need adjustments so seldom it often gets put off until it's too late. 

[Brick_hack]

Got Ken Lively's valve tools in short order, so I popped the valve cover to have a look. To my dismay, five of the six valves needed adjustment - all exhaust valves were pretty tight, and my #1 exhaust valve only had .001" of clearance.  :yow  I wish I had checked the valves last year. Current mileage is 62,567 miles. That #1 exhaust valve took a 2.15 mm shim to give me .012", so I still have three shims sizes before new valve seats.

Will these tools also work for the K1100? Or are they even needed for that bike? Thanks.

[Brick_hack]

No they will not, those tools are for 2V bikes, adjusting the valves on a 4V is a totally different thing - and honestly not something most of us mere humans can undertake - I know I would never try it anyway.

Okay, thanks!

[The Mighty Gryphon]

Although the shims on the 4 valve engines don't normally need changing it's a really good idea to check them and record the clearances from time to time just in case they do start to wear for some reason.  Definitely encourages peace of mind.

I don't remember what the service interval is, but 20,000 miles probably isn't bad.  For most of us, that works out to every two years.  Do it in the years between coolant changes.  If you're not changing buckets, it's one of those maintenance jobs that doesn't cost anything to do.

[Brick_hack]

Although the shims on the 4 valve engines don't normally need changing it's a really good idea to check them and record the clearances from time to time just in case they do start to wear for some reason.  Definitely encourages peace of mind.

I don't remember what the service interval is, but 20,000 miles probably isn't bad.  For most of us, that works out to every two years.  Do it in the years between coolant changes.  If you're not changing buckets, it's one of those maintenance jobs that doesn't cost anything to do.

Thank you. Looking back at the maintenance history it looks like they were done at 43,000 miles and had two valves adjusted. I'm at 53K now, so I guess I'll have to get ready to check them again soon. It's a bit of a hassle to do because I have to take the sidecar frame off to do it since it bolts through the fairing, preventing me from removing it to access the valve cover.

[Laitch]

I don't remember what the service interval is, but 20,000 miles probably isn't bad.  For most of us, that works out to every two years.

Looking back at the maintenance history it looks like they were done at 43,000 miles and had two valves adjusted. I'm at 53K now, so I guess I'll have to get ready to check them again soon.

Does your maintenance history tell you whether they were intake or exhaust valves and whether they were too tight or too loose, Brick_hack?

BMW recommends 16,000 mile intervals, Chris Harris says they are unlikely to get too tight on a 16 valve engine and loose is ok, so 20,000 miles seems a reasonable interval to begin an obsession about them. You've got 10,000 miles to go until that benchmark.
 :yippee:
 

[Brick_hack]

Does your maintenance history tell you whether they were intake or exhaust valves and whether they were too tight or too loose, Brick_hack?

BMW recommends 16,000 mile intervals, Chris Harris says they are unlikely to get too tight on a 16 valve engine and loose is ok, so 20,000 miles seems a reasonable interval to begin an obsession about them. You've got 10,000 miles to go until that benchmark.
 :yippee:

I just sent the PO an email asking because the maintenance history doesn't state. The valves are ticking away though, so hopefully they were set loose when they were adjusted. One of these days when I'm feeling motivated, I'll remove the sidecar and frame so I can check them. That's going to suuuuuuuuck!!  :musicboohoo:

[Laitch]

That's going to suuuuuuuuck!!  :musicboohoo:

How does your rig interfere with removing the camshaft cover? I can't picture that. Anyway, if you think it will suck, it will probably suck—character building though, maybe.

[Brick_hack]

How does your rig interfere with removing the camshaft cover? I can't picture that.

I'll grab some pictures when I get home. It also makes getting to the air filter a PITA.

[The Dude]

How does your rig interfere with removing the camshaft cover? I can't picture that. Anyway, if you think it will suck, it will probably suck—character building though, maybe.

I'm trying to picture this.
Best put the chair on the other side,surely. :hehehe if you drive on the right.
Am I missing something again?

[Laitch]

Am I missing something again?

All will be revealed in the fullness of time. :oldguy:

[MIbrick]

Today I attached the license plate and stored the registration and proof of insurance in the tail compartment.  :clap:

[The Dude]

All will be revealed in the fullness of time. :oldguy:

Ahhh."Airfilter access".Yeah that would be bad,if...
I thought I'd heard of mirror image versions just then 'till the fug cleared.Oh well.
Valve inspection could be easier than you think.
Unless,of course,I am still missing ....

[Laitch]

Unless,of course,I am still missing ....

It could be easier than he thinks and more difficult than we think. It might have been a faith-based project.

[kmev]

I rode an hour and a half in a 50 degree Fahrenheit rain. I love my Aerostich gear more every day.

[idahoblueskies]

First fix on my new to me K75...  the front brake light switch wire was broken at the switch, and the light wasn't coming on with the brake. I whittled the molded rubber off of the wire and switch, soldered the wires back on, and sealed it up with shrink tube. Works fine now.

[wayside]

install'n new fuel pump! lots of good info on you tube.

[bmwpyro]

in the last few months, cleaned, repaired, lined the tank, fixed the level sensor, replace all the gas lines, replaced filter, put in a new fan, fixed the fairing sag issue. still have a lot to the list. wish i had more time... this weekend mainly working on the fan replacement. it was a tight fit but it worked.

Thanks to all the folks here for their help and knowledge.


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