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Topic: Footpeg hanger replacement tips, please. |
RobWheatley
Replies: 18
Views: 17630
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 8:18 pm Subject: Footpeg hanger replacement tips, please. |
| 1) As mentioned above the rear brake master cylinder is attched to the hanger. I have not found a way of swapping the hanger without removing the brake line from the master cylinder - and therefore re ... |
Topic: K11 hugger? |
RobWheatley
Replies: 14
Views: 14358
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:19 pm Subject: K11 hugger? |
I just removed the back half of the fender and used a bent piece of alumimum to hold the license plate.
has worked well so far
Oh I love your wheels, what are they off??
Rob |
Topic: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
RobWheatley
Replies: 41
Views: 50307
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Jun 08, 2010 7:15 pm Subject: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
| So was mine..... |
Topic: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
RobWheatley
Replies: 41
Views: 50307
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon May 24, 2010 1:03 pm Subject: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
OMG, how scary was that.
Has anyone produce a maintenance "how to" check list to help us identify any early warning symptoms, such as how much backlash at the rear wheek should there be w ... |
Topic: Overheating K75 |
RobWheatley
Replies: 13
Views: 12226
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 3:17 pm Subject: Overheating K75 |
Ahh yes the backfiring
You can minimize that by properly adjusting your throttle shut-off switch.
Is there any to MAKE them backfire, Its so funny watching cage drivers in tunnels jump when m ... |
Topic: gear ratios ... were there multiple? |
RobWheatley
Replies: 15
Views: 18479
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 3:11 pm Subject: gear ratios ... were there multiple? |
| Got to de different ratio's, My LT is nearly at the redline doing 130mph while my RS did 145mph and was still under it, Mine is and LTIC so the plod might have had it played with, The FD is the correc ... |
Topic: Fairing mount or fork mount? |
RobWheatley
Replies: 8
Views: 7264
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 3:08 pm Subject: Fairing mount or fork mount? |
I have 2 sets of lights mounted under my fairing and a HID headlight + all indicators as running lights.
I do like to be seen
Rob |
Topic: Tranny fluid leak |
RobWheatley
Replies: 15
Views: 14046
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun May 16, 2010 5:32 pm Subject: Tranny fluid leak |
Its going to be Input shaft seal I recon, I dont think that the clutch operating rod has gearbox oil seal but it might have, Either way its going to be Tranny off
Rob |
Topic: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
RobWheatley
Replies: 41
Views: 50307
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sat May 08, 2010 1:27 pm Subject: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
| Well the new shaft is in and working but when I took the back (front?) half of the shaft out of the swinging arm I found the rubber had started to break up, don't know if that was as a result of the j ... |
Topic: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
RobWheatley
Replies: 41
Views: 50307
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Forum: Tech Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 12:29 pm Subject: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
It was scary when it went, the noise was so loud I thought the whole back end had come off
Got a replacement ordered, got to drive a 440 mile round trip to get it though but need her back ... |
Topic: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
RobWheatley
Replies: 41
Views: 50307
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 8:02 pm Subject: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
This really scares me! Are these UJs normally a maintenance thing ie should they be lubed? I'll look up the Clymer tonight after work.
No way of lubing them, factory sealed, how dry they were is ge ... |
Topic: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
RobWheatley
Replies: 41
Views: 50307
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 7:57 pm Subject: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
| The original driveshaft had done 104,000 miles and the joints had "rough spots" that I found when I rebuilt the engine output shaft last August, so I used the one off the donor engine/trans ... |
Topic: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
RobWheatley
Replies: 41
Views: 50307
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu May 06, 2010 6:10 pm Subject: Without Warning, Driveshaft....... |
Hi All.
On the way home from work today I pulled away frm traffic lights (a bit rapid to beat a car) got 50 yards from the line and BANG CLATTER SKID...... rear wheel locked up solid, managed to roll ... |
Topic: Mobil1 on offer.(For UK Members) |
RobWheatley
Replies: 6
Views: 7457
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Forum: Campfire Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 7:24 pm Subject: Mobil1 on offer.(For UK Members) |
Maybe if our army was as big as yours we could get the oil prices down !
I thought you guys were over in Iraq stealing oil with us. I guess you're not getting your fair share.
Nah a ... |
Topic: Mobil1 on offer.(For UK Members) |
RobWheatley
Replies: 6
Views: 7457
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Forum: Campfire Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2010 11:20 am Subject: Mobil1 on offer.(For UK Members) |
I bought two lots, just recieved my service kit off ebay so as soon as I've chipped the frozen snow off the cover I'll get down to the service !
If there is a RANGE shop near you they are doing Uni ... |
Topic: Oh oh, lost left fairing pocket cover |
RobWheatley
Replies: 15
Views: 14060
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:57 am Subject: Oh oh, lost left fairing pocket cover |
EP, I supose the questions is: do you have a radio in the left pocket?
I guessing that since you said "pocket cover" instead of "radio cover" you are looking for the flat cover i ... |
Topic: The journey begins |
RobWheatley
Replies: 61
Views: 56592
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 10:49 am Subject: The journey begins |
How do you get the rubber grommet in place if you don't remove the battery tray?
You can do it from inside the trans housing using a long screwdriver to push it down from the top.
Rob |
Topic: K1100RS petrol and temp gauges |
RobWheatley
Replies: 13
Views: 20264
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:29 am Subject: K1100RS petrol and temp gauges |
Hi Chris
They are supposed to be a sealed unit but Im sure that a few people on here have been able to strip them down, the bezel that holds the glass on is crimped over when they are made but with a ... |
Topic: The journey begins |
RobWheatley
Replies: 61
Views: 56592
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2010 6:24 am Subject: The journey begins |
| Sprayed the bugger real good with tuner cleaner and gave it a half hour to dry out. Still no change, only shows 4th or 5th gear. Always 5th when it is in any gear and always 4th when it is in one of ... |
Topic: The journey begins |
RobWheatley
Replies: 61
Views: 56592
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:31 pm Subject: The journey begins |
| Thought things were going along well until this afternoon. Put power to the bike today and discovered that the tranny shift indicator did not work. Well, It turns out I had plugged it into the lead ... |
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