Hello all,
My name is Brian Fograshy from Monson, Ma.
I've enjoyed owning, riding motorcycles for most of my life. My current bike is a 2000 Triumph Trophy 1200 that I've owned since 2004.
What am I doing posting on a BMW site you ask? Well I'll tell you.
I'm in the process of acquiring a 1983 R100 RS from a neighbor who's husband owned the bike but has passed away.
The bike has 29k miles on it and from all appearances is complete and in decent shape.
The catch is it has not run in 26 years. That's why the title of this thread has the word project in it...
It has been garaged and covered all this time. I know it was parked for some issue. Not sure yet if it was electrical or mechanical yet. It needs someone to bring it back and that's what I plan to do. Over time.
I'm looking for some guidance in that area.
I'm thinking before I get too far along I want to see if the motor will turn over. I don't plan to try to start it. A friend suggested I pull the plugs, get the rear wheel off the ground and put the bike in third gear to see if turning the rear wheel will turn the engine over. Sounds safe enough to me. I thought about some mystery oil in the cylinders for a bit before I try put the bike was not stored out side so I don't know if that's necessary.
Any help will greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks in advance.
Brian
My name is Brian Fograshy from Monson, Ma.
I've enjoyed owning, riding motorcycles for most of my life. My current bike is a 2000 Triumph Trophy 1200 that I've owned since 2004.
What am I doing posting on a BMW site you ask? Well I'll tell you.
I'm in the process of acquiring a 1983 R100 RS from a neighbor who's husband owned the bike but has passed away.
The bike has 29k miles on it and from all appearances is complete and in decent shape.
The catch is it has not run in 26 years. That's why the title of this thread has the word project in it...
It has been garaged and covered all this time. I know it was parked for some issue. Not sure yet if it was electrical or mechanical yet. It needs someone to bring it back and that's what I plan to do. Over time.
I'm looking for some guidance in that area.
I'm thinking before I get too far along I want to see if the motor will turn over. I don't plan to try to start it. A friend suggested I pull the plugs, get the rear wheel off the ground and put the bike in third gear to see if turning the rear wheel will turn the engine over. Sounds safe enough to me. I thought about some mystery oil in the cylinders for a bit before I try put the bike was not stored out side so I don't know if that's necessary.
Any help will greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks in advance.
Brian