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The Motobrick Workshop / Re: What Did You Did To Your Motobrick Today ?
« Last post by The Mighty Gryphon on Today at 10:50:57 PM »One of the nicest thing about buying a brick that's been sitting for a while is when it finally wakes up and starts to run like it's supposed to. Last week I ran a tank of gas with Techron through Moby Brick Too's engine and then on Saturday did a fill up with no-corn 90 octane. About 10 miles into that tank of gas the buzz in the grips almost disappeared, especially in the 65-80 mph range and the power noticeably increased. Idle is a bit smoother(it already was pretty good) and throttle response is getting better.
I suspect that one or more injectors were gummed up from sitting idle for 5 years and that after a thousand+ miles have finally broken loose. Looking forward to checking valve clearances and balancing the throttle bodies again this winter.
The difference in running from when I first got it to now is like night and day. It's almost running as good as the Moby Brick did now.
Another job done was to replace some of the clips that hold the mirror/turn signals to the fairing. The mirrors were so loose that the slightest bump would knock them off. With the new clips they feel incredibly secure and can take quite a shot without loosening.
The clips are rather expensive, even by BMW standards(over $6 for a tiny bit of metal), but the improvement in how solid the even more costly mirror assemblies are is more than worth the investment. My suggestion is if you have an RS with delicate mirror attachments you should get some of these clips. I'm pretty sure you will notice the improvement.
I suspect that one or more injectors were gummed up from sitting idle for 5 years and that after a thousand+ miles have finally broken loose. Looking forward to checking valve clearances and balancing the throttle bodies again this winter.
The difference in running from when I first got it to now is like night and day. It's almost running as good as the Moby Brick did now.
Another job done was to replace some of the clips that hold the mirror/turn signals to the fairing. The mirrors were so loose that the slightest bump would knock them off. With the new clips they feel incredibly secure and can take quite a shot without loosening.
The clips are rather expensive, even by BMW standards(over $6 for a tiny bit of metal), but the improvement in how solid the even more costly mirror assemblies are is more than worth the investment. My suggestion is if you have an RS with delicate mirror attachments you should get some of these clips. I'm pretty sure you will notice the improvement.
