K100RS - The saga continues.... [Blog]

Found out it was easy enough to drop the forks out without removing the
fairing, which allowed me to get at the allen bolts a lot more easily.

Ended up cracking them with a non ball end allen key as the fekin sockets I
bought today wouldn't reach.

Thought, I might as well clean everything up now.

What sort of fucking cack handed animal owned this bike in the past then....

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2098008&l=9bdcf27a46&id=715546495

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2098009&l=5215813834&id=715546495

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2098007&l=597cad3f5d&id=715546495

Grrrr.... Thats BOSM in the car then....

 

Oddly - if you look at this:
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=2098008&id=715546495#/photo.php?pid=2098007&id=715546495

Its looks like a really good bike!

--
Gavin.

For the road: GSXR600K1
For the track: <gone>
For everything else: Citroën Berlingo

MSN:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby

 

What? It's not beautiful, but it looks okay to me.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, platypus

What he said.

It hasn't snapped and thrown you over the handlebars so far, it won't do
so now just because you know about it.

Put it back together and ride it you gurt poof.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

For BMW values of good. Another Teutonic masterpiece in bits I see.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer
Fireblade 929 (For sale)
CBR600F-W trackbike
SR250 SpazzTrakka,
SR250 wivva topbox
TS250C
RD400F, somewhere
I see a bright new future, where chickens can cross the road with no
fear of having their motives questioned

 

It's a mess for sure. I sure Bonners can suggest a shop capable of repairing
the damage though.

 

Oddly - Id like to have something like that, I keep looking at old BM's
as they seem to come in my price range[1] in the quest for "something
different".

[1] Not a lot.

--
Gavin.

For the road: GSXR600K1
For the track: <gone>
For everything else: Citroën Berlingo

MSN:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/gavin_wilby

 

I'm gonna unsubscribe soon. You fucking lot are all getting old before
your time. When Champ buys a BMW bike I'll be fucking off from this
group because the smell of piss and mints will be too much to bear.

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer
Fireblade 929 (For sale)
CBR600F-W trackbike
SR250 SpazzTrakka,
SR250 wivva topbox
TS250C
RD400F, somewhere
I see a bright new future, where chickens can cross the road with no
fear of having their motives questioned

 

<helpful>
If it helps any, I've just bought an MZ?

 

Yeah, I've got a spare set of yolks he can have FOC. In fact he can
have the complete set of forks and all he needs to do is change the
seals because one blew when we did our European tour last summer.

I'm not delivering them btw.

 

MZs are fine, but ffs, BMWs... why?

--
Lozzo
Versys 650 Tourer
Fireblade 929 (For sale)
CBR600F-W trackbike
SR250 SpazzTrakka,
SR250 wivva topbox
TS250C
RD400F, somewhere
I see a bright new future, where chickens can cross the road with no
fear of having their motives questioned

 

<looks puzzled>
I'm sorry, perhaps if you were to try another question?

 

I love mine. Admittedly, they're not cheap, but they don't depreciate
either.

After riding a K and an airhead R, I'm glad I went for the R.

They're odd bikes, but strangely addictive.

 

Wrap the bolt in PTFE tape, do it up finger tight, ram a load of
Chemical Metal in the hole, then tighten the bolt when the CM's hard.
It'll be fine.

--
Krusty

'03 Tiger 955i
'02 MV Senna (for sale) '96 Tiger (for sale)
'79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Krusty

Oh good.

That's destroyed any lingering desire I had to buy your 'vette.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - "He's hopeless, but he's honest"

I have already made the greatest contribution to the fight against climate
change that I can make: I have decided not to breed. Now quit bugging me and
go and talk to the Catholics.

 

Heh, that ain't going to happen.

I'm a bit like the old man when it comes to engineering.

I know a bodge might work, but I would never trust it, and as the upper fork
leg looks to have been over tightened in the yolks at some point deforming
the surface somewhat, I'll be spending some money.

Luckily the damage is on the right hand fork assy only.

 

You don't think I'd do something like that to one of *my* vehicles do
you? I've got *three* torque wrenches, ffs!

--
Krusty

'03 Tiger 955i
'02 MV Senna (for sale) '96 Tiger (for sale)
'79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)

 

You say that *now*...

 

I have a set of good forks here for a 1989 K100RS SE ABS (they're
dismantled) that could be swapped for beer tokens

--
Steve Parry
BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 K1200GT SE
95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50,
BMW 330Ci
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

Don't wind him up.