AnnapolisAirhead
--Tony
You've been a busy man...damn, that's a sharp looking bike!
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You've been a busy man...damn, that's a sharp looking bike!
You do good work habdala. Looks very nice.
Tank you Tony, I can't keep those rubber boots in place, I might change for gaiters.
Still looking for the Brembo fork sliders.
Hi,
I can't help you with parts, but when I had my '81 R100RT, 2 '84 R100RS's and '95 R100RT, I put 3 or 4 drops of glue on the boots and glued them to the fairing. It wasn't enough glue so I couldn't remove them if necessary nor enough to destroy the boots while removing them, but it was enough that they stayed in place. I did get tired of replacing fork seals, though, and finally mounted gaiters.
Hassan, Bob's sells both 11 and 13 ribbed gators. I went with the 11 ribbed ones and glad I did. They both fit the same length, but the 11's are stretched out just a bit, so plenty of room when turning without any rubbing.
It's an exercise in patience getting the clamps onto the lower, forkslider end. I think I actually invented a few new swear words before the dust had settled.
Between work and waiting for parts I have moved pretty slow in this past couple weeks, project is coming along fine and taking my time to make sure all is put back to where it belongs! Even though I have label all the bags getting the right screw or washer to the same location is close to impossible and find myself going back to ACE to pick up new screws washers and what not to button thins thing up.
I received my heads back from the shop today and after checking the seats I found that the right exhaust was leaking so another week or so before I can finish the top ends.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
What was your method for checking the seats?
Did they use new BMW valves, or aftermarket?
Seems amazing the shop did not check them first - but at least they are fixing it.
Not sure if you have Lowes there, but they sell a fair assortment of bagged metric hardware. Including metric wave washer, which work so much better than the split style. I have taken to buying bags of especially the wave washers, nuts, and nyloc nuts. Along with other typical screw sizes. This practice has been a huge time saver for me!
Hassan, Bob's sells both 11 and 13 ribbed gators. I went with the 11 ribbed ones and glad I did. They both fit the same length, but the 11's are stretched out just a bit, so plenty of room when turning without any rubbing.
It's an exercise in patience getting the clamps onto the lower, forkslider end. I think I actually invented a few new swear words before the dust had settled.
To check the seats I use Carb cleaner in the chamber.
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So you just hold the head, rocker side down, put carb cleaner in the valve area, and see if it comes out the other side?
Yes! In the old days, I did it with gasoline, and still would today if I needed to do that check. But carb cleaner seems to work, too. With the valves closed, you don't want any wetness on the rocker side ofthe valves. If it is wet, the head is not ready to be put onto the engine. The valves need to be lapped, at the least.
So you just hold the head, rocker side down, put carb cleaner in the valve area, and see if it comes out the other side?
Seems like something a shop should do before allowing work to leave. Although it is always best to check things for yourself, anyway.
Always test or check what a shop does, I learn my lesson many years back when a shop left the rear tire shaft bolt loose, no damage was done but that was the time that made me think twice about bringing the bike back to that shop and double check any work they do.