The BMW GS boxer twin thread

[Waihou Thumper]

4 pots of Nissan stopping goodness.

To Nissin Eddie, otherwise we might think it is a Japanese Import mate...Mind you, there is nothing wrong with Nissans is there....
It looks good, bet you will be able to run on full tanks and stop on a penny with those pot calipers!

I took the Husaberg Brembos off and gave everything a spruce up. It is amazing how clean you can get everything when it is off the bike and on a bench. They will not fit onto the KTM as they are a little short but I have extra now for the other bike.
Got the engine out yesterday, it is now on the floor covered with a blanket, still unsure as what to do...OR what is wrong...
Got plenty of time to think about it as I don't have the dosh to fix it...

[igor]

Out with the old and in with the new. 4 pots of Nissan stopping goodness.

I haven't ridden it yet to see if it's any better. I fitted up the caliper tonight and we have half bled the system, will carry on tomorrow.

Crap cable routing round the outside of the fork leg is due to the banjo not having enough of a bend to clear parts of the caliper. A new banjo will be fitted to allow the cable to pass round the inside of the fork leg when I return to Wellington.

where did u get calipher and how much. Have a friend who as been looking for 1.

who made the adapter, was that from the pdf pic i posted

[Eddieb]

where did u get calipher and how much. Have a friend who as been looking for 1.

who made the adapter, was that from the pdf pic i posted

I got the caliper off trademe, search for RF900 and there's a guy in Chch wrecking 3 or 4 of them. $80 + freight of $5.50 he charged me. He leaves the caliper bolts, banjo bolt and pads in too. I struck it lucky with the pads and the set in my caliper are virtually brand new but thats luck of the draw.

You will need at least one M10 Hex head metric fine thread (1.25 thread?) High tensile(sp) bolt in addition to what comes with the caliper. 2 bolts if you want both caliper bolts to match but you can make do with one. The BMW bolts are a coarser thread so are not usable on the conversion, 1.5 thread I think.

Adapter was made by F1 Engineering in Hamilton. Yes it was made from the pdf you posted, thanks heaps. $70 and 24 hour turnaround. He offered to do a 2nd for $40-$50 but I didn't know anyone else was looking so didn't take him up.

For the Banjo I think you'd need at least a 45 degree angled one, but thats something I still need to check out and you do need at least a couple of cm free play in your cable at full fork extension as the Nissin Caliper banjo mount is a bit further forward than the BMW Brembo one. I had to re route my cable a bit to free up some length.

[igor]

I got the caliper off trademe, search for RF900 and there's a guy in Chch wrecking 3 or 4 of them. $80 + freight of $5.50 he charged me. He leaves the caliper bolts, banjo bolt and pads in too. I struck it lucky with the pads and the set in my caliper are virtually brand new but thats luck of the draw.

You will need at least one M10 Hex head metric fine thread (1.25?) (High tensile(sp) ) bolt in addition to what comes with the caliper. 2 bolts if you want both caliper bolts to match but you can make do with one.

Adapter was made by F1 Engineering in Hamilton. Yes it was made from the pdf you posted thanks. $70 and 24 hour turnaround.

thanks I have forwarded you post to him. a bike wrecka up this way wanted $150 for a calipher with no pads etc. i declined his kind offer

[BMWST?]

was following a BMW car tonight with (i presume HIDs) made me realise my headlight is pretty poor.Aoert from a plus 50 or plus 90 upgrade to the H4,some cleaning and erhas direct battery vis relay connection has anyone done an ugrade(i know there is a PD somewhere with twin cibies....)

[Eddieb]

was following a BMW car tonight with (i presume HIDs) made me realise my headlight is pretty poor.Aoert from a plus 50 or plus 90 upgrade to the H4,some cleaning and erhas direct battery vis relay connection has anyone done an ugrade(i know there is a PD somewhere with twin cibies....)

I've put a plus 50 in while up here but haven't had a chance to try it out yet, that will be tomorrow night.

Still wondering if I should make off with the twin light FZ600 set lying on the floor of Tinlizzie's garage and bolt that on.

[Padmei]

Somewhat off topic but since I was up in Auckland I called into experience BMW & had a look around. The guys there were really friendly & courteous & let me go for a spin on a new F800GS.

I had been wanting a ride on one since they came out & have to say that I feel pretty impressed with it. Comparing the power to that of the KLR, it was what I thought the right amount for an adventure bike. Nice & responsive, linear but didn't throw the front wheel up uncontrollably. It felt lighter than the KLR however is prob about the same weight.

It's the first time I have ridden a bike with ABS & tho i couldn't feel anything when jamming on the front, I could feel the pulses coming back through the foot brake.

The only thing I didn't like was the seat which felt quite "formed" (for lack of abetter adjective) compared to the relatively universal position of the KLR seat.

Would I buy one? Yes in about 10 years when the 2nd hand price comes way down to around $10-12K but then other new bikes would have got better for the same price.

[Eddieb]

A new listing on Trade Me for a R100GS, not a PD this time, just a standard one though the main differences are tank size and shape and the shape of the front fairing. The rest of the bike is the same.

$4500 ono.

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-228925417.htm

You'd have to be comfortable in your sexuality though, it's pink. Either that or would suit a KLR rider looking to trade up

[Padmei]

A bit of a clean & some decent outside photos & it would look quite good. Pink looks quite nice

[junkmanjoe]

be a good motor for some one.
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-229204755.htm

[NordieBoy]

Now that's an engine for a 640A rolling chassis

[Woodman]

Now that's an engine for a 640A rolling chassis

At the risk of sounding obvious and attracting Warewolves, why are there so many 640a rolling chassis' around?

[NordieBoy]

At the risk of sounding obvious and attracting Warewolves, why are there so many 640a rolling chassis' around?

Are there?

LukasM got a rolling chassis but had to pull the KTM engine out and sell it first

[Eddieb]

I went dow to the finish off my brake conversion on the PD today. It turned out I bought the wrong banjoy so didn't get far there. The one I got has a male connector and I needed a female one to match the brake line.
Bugger, oh well.

Pulled the front cover off the R80 to see if I can progress whats wrong with that, hmm, might need to do some refresher reading on how it all works.

The back of the diode board doesn't look great though.

[Box'a'bits]

The back of the diode board doesn't look great though.

The older ones all do that eventually. Don't create problems that aren't there yet. Just check that the rubber connections at thge back are still all sound.

Its the ignition system you need to concentrate on, not the charging system.