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What did you do to your bike before the trip?
- Thread starter SGTBORING
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SGTBORING
New member
Rain...
I saw that! Now I have to decide what to pack! My wife has left me one saddle bag and I have use that side for tools, oil, and a emergency/first aid kit. I think that leaves room for a pair of boxer shorts, and my tooth brush! I think its time for a trailer, or a bike for my wife!
In fact If I gave my bike to her....I could get another new bike...
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Perhaps I will win one of the two bikes at the rally?
However, this year I will be the unshaved guy in a dirty tee-shirt, shorts, and boots with clean teeth. My wife will be the pretty one in clean coordinated outfits...
I saw that! Now I have to decide what to pack! My wife has left me one saddle bag and I have use that side for tools, oil, and a emergency/first aid kit. I think that leaves room for a pair of boxer shorts, and my tooth brush! I think its time for a trailer, or a bike for my wife!
In fact If I gave my bike to her....I could get another new bike...
........!Perhaps I will win one of the two bikes at the rally?
However, this year I will be the unshaved guy in a dirty tee-shirt, shorts, and boots with clean teeth. My wife will be the pretty one in clean coordinated outfits...
rbertalotto
New member
Just bought this 04 R1150RSL three weeks ago:
Tires
Replaces Pivot Bearings
Installed Amplirider headset stereo amplifier and Garmin 2730/XM/MP3
Installed Whistler Crusader radar detector
Installed Moto Office rear box
Oil
Brake flush
tran/FD fluid change
I'm at the Rally now...........looking good!
Tires
Replaces Pivot Bearings
Installed Amplirider headset stereo amplifier and Garmin 2730/XM/MP3
Installed Whistler Crusader radar detector
Installed Moto Office rear box
Oil
Brake flush
tran/FD fluid change
I'm at the Rally now...........looking good!
T
TGHSMITH
Guest
when mounting new tires last month, found that the final drive splines on my wifes bike had gone to crap since the last rear tire, found a used final with a close-enough ratio and good splines to use while the ring gear on the other goes out for rebuild... oh yeah all fluids,valves and everything else...
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BUBBAZANETTI
Guest
lets see:
all fluids
carb rebuild
push rod tube replacement
valves/carb balance
new tires
transmission input shaft seal replacement
refresh the throw out bearing in the clutch actuator
emergency late night day before leaving welding repairs to the right bag mount
and very last minute on the last three, we'd already packed up a truck in anticipation of the bike being in pieces come go time. but everyone came through, max bmw, my welding connection and myself.
so i just threw the bike in the truck and took off.
and now i'm sitting in a hotel, enjoying a Yuengling in a hotel about 200 miles northeast of the rally after a great day of touring homes of former presidents in Virginia.
all fluids
carb rebuild
push rod tube replacement
valves/carb balance
new tires
transmission input shaft seal replacement
refresh the throw out bearing in the clutch actuator
emergency late night day before leaving welding repairs to the right bag mount
and very last minute on the last three, we'd already packed up a truck in anticipation of the bike being in pieces come go time. but everyone came through, max bmw, my welding connection and myself.
so i just threw the bike in the truck and took off.
and now i'm sitting in a hotel, enjoying a Yuengling in a hotel about 200 miles northeast of the rally after a great day of touring homes of former presidents in Virginia.
manicmechanic
ABC,AMA(LIFE),MOA,RA,IBMW
I'm presently at the rally site. Today I experienced the failure of the alternator belt on my 1150GS. Fortunately I had a spare, and within 20 minutes I was back on the road.Takes up little room, but worth its weight in gold.
manicmechanic
ABC,AMA(LIFE),MOA,RA,IBMW
Well, truth be known, I do have another belt along with extra spark plugs, tools, DVM, and twin-max. Mostly all the tools are to help others. That was the first time I've ever needed to do for me.
rwichtendahl
Lost in NJ
my prep
I got new tires and a oil change. Loaded up the ipod. Built a new dashboard on my '96 R1100RT to hold my V1 and GPS. Got a beeded seat cover (yes, it does work!). Also bought a Cardo Q2 headset. Now I can hear my wife so 'oh god' on every curve! Finally, I washed the bike, cleaned windshield and check the air pressure. Great ride and great rally.
I got new tires and a oil change. Loaded up the ipod. Built a new dashboard on my '96 R1100RT to hold my V1 and GPS. Got a beeded seat cover (yes, it does work!). Also bought a Cardo Q2 headset. Now I can hear my wife so 'oh god' on every curve! Finally, I washed the bike, cleaned windshield and check the air pressure. Great ride and great rally.
142445
New member
Weekend before rally, rebuilt the forks to take care of some leaking seals. Replaced the steering bearings at the same time. The morning of the ride, checked my tire pressure and left the dang valve stem cap on the driveway and proceeded on my merry way for a 500 mile round trip. Cap laying right there when I got home. Did not wash the windshield.
Tuesday, (the day I left for the rally):
Two weeks before rally:
One month before rally:
I think that mostly covers it.
As for pending work:
- New front tire
- Upgrated front and rear suspension bits installed
- New brake line fabricated and installed
- Flushed and bled brakes
Two weeks before rally:
- Oil change
- Coolant change
- New radiator hoses installed
One month before rally:
- New rear tire
I think that mostly covers it.
As for pending work:
- Fix horn (mysteriously stopped working after suspension swap?)
- Fab up a switch plate to hold replacement ABS and grip heater switches
- Fab up a new bracket for fog light
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BUBBAZANETTI
Guest
Yeah, but my wife was about ready to try and stop me, I was spending *way* too much time in the garage.
layton
Layton
I took the little 78 R80/7 that i put an RT fairing on years ago.(the K was acting up) all i did was change the oil on it and load it down like the little mule she is and took off. I had to drop each bowl once and dump out a little trash.... she ran like a champ and didnt miss a lick....did between 2500 and 3000 miles (odometer didnt work when i got it and i've had the little bike 17 years!!!
crazydrummerdude
advrider.com
What have you done to your bike to prepare for this trip?
Took it apart, put it back together, and put it's first couple hundred miles on it since the early 1980's. Then, off on a road trip..
new rings,
honed cylinders,
cleaned pistons,
new valves,
new valve springs,
fresh valve seats,
bead blasted heads,
rebuilt transmission with new gaskets output shaft and new bearings,
new steering head bearings and races,
rebuilt carbs,
rebuilt master cylinder with new piston and seals,
rebuilt caliper with new piston and seals,
new fork seals,
new fork boots,
fork oil change,
engine oil change,
everything else oil change,
reworked the headlight wiring harness,
reworked the turn signal wiring harness,
new bulbs,
new points,
adjusted the valves,
balanced the carbs,
new air filter,
new oil filter,
new tires,
different brake rotor,
new rear main seal,
new oil pump o-ring,
new clutch diaphragm spring,
new throttle cables,
new brake pads,
new transmission boot,
etc etc..
