What a great thread on arguably the best GS built.
New to me R1100GS
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Replacement driveshaft fitted and all back together for 10 am
Just been out and did about 50 miles trouble free
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Just been out and did about 50 miles trouble free
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Big change from our original Convo
You were not looking forward to a clutch / crank seal Palava !
Superb!Replacement driveshaft fitted and all back together for 10 am
Just been out and did about 50 miles trouble free
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Well up to your usual standards John 
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Time served Engineer
Fixed it for ya!!!
I’m guessing that was a typo? 30mm thick? Did you mean 3mm?
Nope it was a lump of steel my mate had in his pile of poop in his machine shopI’m guessing that was a typo? 30mm thick? Did you mean 3mm?
3 mm would not have held the depth to keep the drill square
Oh ok, fairy nuff. 
Must’ve been blooming heavy to hold or did you bolt it to something?
I’m not imagining how it’s done?
I normally get people who know what they’re doing to do stuff like that for me!
You can see why.
Must’ve been blooming heavy to hold or did you bolt it to something?
I’m not imagining how it’s done?
I normally get people who know what they’re doing to do stuff like that for me!
You can see why.
Just 3 inch by 2 inch in an L shape by inch ish think after milling and shaping so that it fitted to all 4 cornersOh ok, fairy nuff.
Must’ve been blooming heavy to hold or did you bolt it to something?
I’m not imagining how it’s done?
I normally get people who know what they’re doing to do stuff like that for me!
Hold flat to head put drill through the hole and locate the bolt hole and just hold it flat to the surface carefully drill about 10 mm
The drill entered in the hole locates it
You holding the "jig" against the head keeps the drill perpendicular
Just draw back a little and start drilling trying not to dig in
Did a full days riding today on the GS , 360 mile round trip from Durham to Glasgow and back
Bike didn’t miss a beat ;-)
Collected a top box and plate from a fellow UKGSer
Had to have the obligatory cake and coffee to keep me going
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Bike didn’t miss a beat ;-)
Collected a top box and plate from a fellow UKGSer
Had to have the obligatory cake and coffee to keep me going
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Good to meet you yesterday John and hearing all about the restoration. It's a lovely bike.
Cheers,
Bob
Cheers,
Bob
100%. great result!
no better cake and coffee than the first run back on the road! Well done. Cracking looking bike. I do like the yellow.Did a full days riding today on the GS , 360 mile round trip from Durham to Glasgow and back
Bike didn’t miss a beat ;-)
Collected a top box and plate from a fellow UKGSer
Had to have the obligatory cake and coffee to keep me going
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It looks excellent (no surprise there). My 1100 has, inspired by this thread, made it out of the garage, been ruthlessly attacked with a bucket and sponge, and is booked in for MOT on Wednesday morning. I'm not going to hijack this thread any further but just wanted to say thanks for the motivation to start getting mine sorted.... 
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