The BMW GS boxer twin thread

[junkmanjoe]

took him on the inside and cut him off,,,,sweet.

[Box'a'bits]

Guarantee that the BM rider is young, bloody fit, but is hammered by the end of that ride. They're a beast to shift around. Good to watch though.

Steve

[BMWST?]

Guarantee that the BM rider is young, bloody fit, but is hammered by the end of that ride. They're a beast to shift around. Good to watch though.

Steve

i actually find the GS easy to chuck round....he must have a grip like iron to squeeze the brakes that hard though

[ahebron]

Good to see a local GS site/section.
Nice job Eddie and nice R80G/S.
Needs a few more oilheads though, or maybe we don't have trouble with our steeds like the airheads


Adrian

[Box'a'bits]

i actually find the GS easy to chuck round....he must have a grip like iron to squeeze the brakes that hard though

Maybe upgraded brakes? Also, bet you would find the KTM a hell of a lot easier to toss around...

Finally, my comment comes from a background of an RS - stubby handlebars.

Steve

[Eddieb]

Good to see a local GS site/section.
Nice job Eddie and nice R80G/S.
Needs a few more oilheads though, or maybe we don't have trouble with our steeds like the airheads


Adrian

Haha, you'd be a bit biased about MY G/S though.

Speaking of bike troubles, rebuilt that dead gearbox yet?.........

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[BMWST?]

Ok my PD came without a toolkit so I have to make one up.....
Shall i just get the stuff(or best i can) as listed on the parts at real oem or similar.Obviously the spanners and allen keys are no probs.For thr rear wheel nuts would a 17mm combo spanner do?,or should i see if i can get a wrench..i think the car ones may be the same
Gimme a list of what you guys carry.I aim to get a pump too and store it in the backbone

[ahebron]

Haha, you'd be a bit biased about MY G/S though.

Speaking of bike troubles, rebuilt that dead gearbox yet?.........

Sorry, couldn't resist.

How can my bike have a dead gearbox?
I don't get to ride the bloody thing

I did replace the clutch and grease the input shaft with some rocket science grease I got from the USA. I imported the clutch from James Sherlock in the UK. Bloody good price and service.

[ahebron]

Can we also post GS items for sale here or should we use the correct forum?

Adrian

[NordieBoy]

Can we also post GS items for sale here or should we use the correct forum?

Adrian

Put links to the correct forum in here.
Safest way.

[Eddieb]

I've seen lots of references to one of these but not explained as well, and not with a piccy

I might even have to build one myself.

http://moto.zoic.org/r100gs/redneck.html

This guy has also done lots of other stuff & upgrades to his bike and documented it on his site.

[GSers]

[QUOTE=Eddieb;1129211539]I've seen lots of references to one of these but not explained as well, and not with a piccy

I might even have to build one myself.

Similar to what I have on the wall in the shed I used auto transmission fluid RED and the hot glue gun to stick the tube to a piece of hardboard. Make it about 1.5 metres tall as oil is lighter than mercury so moves alot more therfore being more accurate.
Make sure you have some good fans to put in front of the bike while you are doing it to stop the header pipes glowing red. Not sure about the 100 but the 1100 you loosen the cable adjust the air bypass screws to get the idle sync and the adjust up the cable to get both throtle bodies even not only at idle but up through the rev range. EG 1500RPM 2500RPM and then for your cruising speed maybe around 4000RPM
Regards GSers

[Eddieb]

Well bugger.

Both bikes are now out of action.

The PD is in bits pending installation of a new front driveshaft boot, hopefully I can get that done this weekend. I also have new jets, jet needles & Ventura brackets but they all might have to wait till after the south island trip.

I wheeled the G/S out this morning to ride to work. Start her up and all's good. After 30 seconds she stalls but thats ok, it's cold out, she's still cold and the choke was off.
I hit the button again and she winds over happily but there's no firing, not from either cylinder, not a cough. The gas tank was filled up last night. I jiggle the wires, pull the plug caps and re attach but all to no avail. All the other electrics are working fine.

Eventually the battery went flat and it was off to the train station for me.

Bugger.

[ahebron]

Fuel taps?

[Underground]

I've seen lots of references to one of these but not explained as well, and not with a piccy

I might even have to build one myself.

http://moto.zoic.org/r100gs/redneck.html

This guy has also done lots of other stuff & upgrades to his bike and documented it on his site.

I made a carb ballancer just like the one in that link and it seems to work just fine, you dont need guages and numbers and shit because all you are doing is getting the levels even.
Good luck with your bike issues Eddie