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  Topic: Your thoughts
molerat

Replies: 5
Views: 9137

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2018 3:11 pm   Subject: Your thoughts
Thanks for the advice I've been thinking the same thing, take the $$ and run. If I get anything close to what you got Jim I'll be ecstatic, considering I paid only 3500 for it. I did forget to mention ...
  Topic: Your thoughts
molerat

Replies: 5
Views: 9137

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2018 10:53 am   Subject: Your thoughts
Hi all, haven’t posted in awhile, bu I’d like your feedback . I was in an accident in Big Timber MT, I’m fine. The damage appears to be just the fairing right side, whole fairing ...
  Topic: Heat Bolsters
molerat

Replies: 10
Views: 15090

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2017 3:05 pm   Subject: Heat Bolsters
Well good news, I found the old insulators some broke, cracked but able toget them to work. Thanks to the diagram and pictures (Scott), I was able to figure out where they go.

Thanks again gentlem ...
  Topic: Heat Bolsters
molerat

Replies: 10
Views: 15090

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Thu Sep 21, 2017 4:44 pm   Subject: Heat Bolsters
If you can get the part numbers from Max's site, google them, someone must have used ones somewhere. On a LT the force the hot air out the fairing vents, not straight on your legs.

Thanks, I'll gi ...
  Topic: Heat Bolsters
molerat

Replies: 10
Views: 15090

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Wed Sep 20, 2017 4:43 pm   Subject: Heat Bolsters
I thought I would resurrect this instead of creating new post. Does anyone have a work around for these heat screens?

Mine are either missing or cracked and falling apart. Living in Phoenix now I ...
  Topic: fuel leak
molerat

Replies: 11
Views: 18038

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2016 5:41 pm   Subject: fuel leak
[quote="Jim"]Hey Brian - I think the reason the nipple needs to be moved a bit is that you can't get a hose and clamp on it the way it's pointed now. Not sure - it's been awhile.[/quote

U ...
  Topic: fuel leak
molerat

Replies: 11
Views: 18038

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 6:51 pm   Subject: fuel leak
Hey Guys,

Thanks for all that information it looks promising, I printed it up and if I have time this weekend will give it a go. I really hope it works.
Is it a difficult procedure? It doesn't loo ...
  Topic: fuel leak
molerat

Replies: 11
Views: 18038

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:26 pm   Subject: fuel leak
The piece under the cap is the flapper.

The cup (air accumulator) is right under the right rear corner of the tank - where the 2 vent nipples come out of the tank.

Oh that's right, I remember th ...
  Topic: fuel leak
molerat

Replies: 11
Views: 18038

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 7:52 pm   Subject: fuel leak
I only had about 3 gallons in it.
I removed the cup a while ago if you are referring to the piece under the filler cap.
I failed to mention (if it helps), I had trouble starting it about a week earl ...
  Topic: fuel leak
molerat

Replies: 11
Views: 18038

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:58 pm   Subject: fuel leak
Hi All,
I haven't been on in a while for personal reasons and because of that haven't ridden in quite a while.
Anyway, I'm back on the bike. I was riding over the weekend and noticed fuel leaking ...
  Topic: THE K11 KNOCK
molerat

Replies: 12
Views: 21084

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 3:17 pm   Subject: THE K11 KNOCK
Hello,

I had a knock at idle on my K1100...

After checking the throttle bodies (Balancing) and many other checks it turned out to be the "monkey nuts" in the alternator coupling!

Al ...
  Topic: Fuel tank capacity
molerat

Replies: 35
Views: 38543

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:33 pm   Subject: Fuel tank capacity
Thought I would resurrect this thread due to my last trip and some of the comments found here being interesting. This is what I did today.

1. Ran tank almost dry, bike coughed to a stop.

2. Put ...
  Topic: Pinging
molerat

Replies: 8
Views: 12907

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2014 10:08 pm   Subject: Pinging
So I should change the title to "ticking", thats more what it sounds like and still a mystery...could it be the throttle bodies need adjusting?
As mentioned earlier it seems to mostly do ...
  Topic: Pinging
molerat

Replies: 8
Views: 12907

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Sun Nov 02, 2014 4:45 pm   Subject: Pinging
I made it back to COS, with no problem, in fact it ran superbly as usual. Still have the gremlin noise though when letting off the throttle from a high RPM. I will try those item you guys mentioned wh ...
  Topic: Pinging
molerat

Replies: 8
Views: 12907

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Thu Oct 30, 2014 12:46 pm   Subject: Pinging
thanks, I guess I will just keep fingers crossed I don't get stuck in desert. Smile Sometimes it sounds like it may be loose valves and seems to only do it when at high rpm's and I let off the throttle q ...
  Topic: Pinging
molerat

Replies: 8
Views: 12907

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 5:22 pm   Subject: Pinging
Hi all.
I just rode my bike from CO. to SoCal last week about 1300 miles (took some side rodes). The reason for the post is since I arrived I have been hearing pinging from the engine. Hard to tell w ...
  Topic: Antenna
molerat

Replies: 3
Views: 8577

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Sun Sep 28, 2014 6:45 pm   Subject: Antenna
Hi all,

Anyone know where to get an aftermarket antenna? I have seen some pic's on this site of others bikes with long antenna's, look to be about 12 inches. Tried the boneyard but out of stock of ...
  Topic: not starting and bogging down
molerat

Replies: 4
Views: 8051

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Wed Sep 03, 2014 9:15 pm   Subject: not starting and bogging down
Thanks everyone, it was a busy August and I finally got around to changing the filter and that seemed to be the culprit, bike starts right up just like before and runs even smoother. It had some cheap ...
  Topic: not starting and bogging down
molerat

Replies: 4
Views: 8051

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Thu Aug 07, 2014 5:26 pm   Subject: not starting and bogging down
Hi all,

After exhaustive use of the search feature here I think my issue is the fuel filter but still would like your opinion.

First sign of a problem was I think bad gas, when I rolled on the t ...
  Topic: Fuel mileage?
molerat

Replies: 15
Views: 18893

PostForum: Tech   Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2014 8:54 pm   Subject: Fuel mileage?
41-42 for around town driving, not sure about the highway, have not had it out on the highway for a whole tank in a while, long overdue for that.
 
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