Strange world init was just talking to Pastyman about one of those bikes this very afternoon, my mate of many years Rick Wasiek
had one of those.
R100T
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Strange world init was just talking to Pastyman about one of those bikes this very afternoon, my mate of many years Rick Wasiek
had one of those.
Sorry Maverick I seam to be hi-jacking your thread here but have just found a picture of Ricks R100T, (its the second bike back) at the time Rick had my S fairing, now back in its original place on my 80/7. The other pic is of Rick (looking his usual mad mad self) with one of his other bikes a 75/6 called Kermit ready to set off for the Elephant Rally.
No problem at all mate, the more info and pics I get on the bike the more ideas start brewing so hi-jack away
As I said up to this week I never knew there was a R100T model and just wonder how many other models out there lurking around.
Some info I Googled
I put one up for sale last year for £800 and didn't have any interest at all. A bloke from Germany came over and bought it. One owner, full stainless system, Just needed a scrub
Woohoooooooooooo picking up the spares from Chad tonight which includes the ss pushrod tubes and some bling to turn it into a rat cafe racerish (that's a big word for a slow bike) type airhead thingy
Got loads of spares for the R100T so my project can make some progress in the next couple of weeks
A funky screen and fairing
Stainless Steel Pushrod Tubes + Seals
Sump Gasket
Head Gaskets
Round Rocker Covers
Rocker Cover Gaskets
Barrel O-Rings
Throttle Cables
New BMW Decals
And alot of elbow grease getting old Oil Spill cleaned up and presentable
A funky screen and fairing
Stainless Steel Pushrod Tubes + Seals
Sump Gasket
Head Gaskets
Round Rocker Covers
Rocker Cover Gaskets
Barrel O-Rings
Throttle Cables
New BMW Decals
And alot of elbow grease getting old Oil Spill cleaned up and presentable
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Don't forget the gudgeon pin circlips
Ahhh some updates as I my precious wife after working a late shift only getting home at 2:00 in the morning still made the effort to take the little man of my hands for a couple of hours before returning to another late night of work tonight. She is the best
This gave me a good 3 hours today cleaning the heads and pressing the new stainless steel pushrod tubes in.
I mean look at this now
Before...
Pretty cool huh
The heads took a while to scrub up
The moment the baby fell asleep tonight I got stuck into getting some bits together like fitting the barrels and heads on the bike.
The heads went back pretty easy compared to the GS Bumblebee I did a couple of months ago
Just hand tigthen the jugs and need to undo tomorrow to make sure all is fitted correctly which brings me to my next question
On later models there is a punch mark on the valve gear to show you which side up etc. This is 1978 which is before that so two questions. Looking at the pin that goes through the two blocks - is the holes suppose to be on the top or bottom as the bottom of it is smooth. My guess is top as it would distribute more oil down the shafts?
The blocks is there a preffered way to which the gaps should be either pointing outwards or inwards?
Hopefully I can get another hour or two in tomorrow to torque everything up and start putting the rest of the stuff back together
This gave me a good 3 hours today cleaning the heads and pressing the new stainless steel pushrod tubes in.
I mean look at this now
Before...
Pretty cool huh
The heads took a while to scrub up
The moment the baby fell asleep tonight I got stuck into getting some bits together like fitting the barrels and heads on the bike.
The heads went back pretty easy compared to the GS Bumblebee I did a couple of months ago
Just hand tigthen the jugs and need to undo tomorrow to make sure all is fitted correctly which brings me to my next question
On later models there is a punch mark on the valve gear to show you which side up etc. This is 1978 which is before that so two questions. Looking at the pin that goes through the two blocks - is the holes suppose to be on the top or bottom as the bottom of it is smooth. My guess is top as it would distribute more oil down the shafts?
The blocks is there a preffered way to which the gaps should be either pointing outwards or inwards?
Hopefully I can get another hour or two in tomorrow to torque everything up and start putting the rest of the stuff back together
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1st...check the digital pic you took before dismantling
2nd IMHO I was always under the illusion that the punch marks both face outwards from the engine...hope this helps
Looking good btw
2nd IMHO I was always under the illusion that the punch marks both face outwards from the engine...hope this helps
Looking good btw
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Right got the whole lot back together and fired the bike up last night. Started no problem. Oil leaking on the right hand cylinder from the rubber seals at the bottom of the pushrod tubes. What I can see it does not look like the rubbers seated properly in the holes. They are brand new.
The left hand side is perfect without any issues. I must admit I did not pay much attention to the rotation of the pushrod tube rubbers when I fitted it to see if they seat properly. Will have to undo the lot and see if I can get a better seal on it before tightening the whole lot up again. So close yet so far - this is what happens when you get over eager
The left hand side is perfect without any issues. I must admit I did not pay much attention to the rotation of the pushrod tube rubbers when I fitted it to see if they seat properly. Will have to undo the lot and see if I can get a better seal on it before tightening the whole lot up again. So close yet so far - this is what happens when you get over eager
The pushrod rubbers are shaped and have a small line on them that needs to go straight down.
You may also have pressed the new pushrod tube/s in too far. If so you'll need to knock them back out a bit.
Val.
Funny I did exactly that on the left hand cylinder and no leaks, pity I got sloppy on the home run
I re-fitted them exactly the lenghts the previous ones was measure with my shiny vernier and double checked it afterwards. I think the rubbers are just miss aligned fingers crossed
Pushrod tubes seals now fitted correctly.......3rd time lucky
What a brilliant little bike, I am actually having fun on this regardless the fact that the brakes are nonexistent and the generator light comes on the moment the revs drop under 2k rpm
Of course after re-fitting everything and tightening the lot up I thought it runs a bit loud and could not quite figure out why as the valves are in spec and pretty sure nothing is leaking anywhere. Yesterday morning when I fired the beast up saw a puff of smoke coming from the front right exhaust nut and was thinking that is not right. Last night looking on the carpet where I worked on the bike found this……
All makes sense the ring must of popped off whilst putting the stuff back together or moving it and never noticed it. So off comes the exhaust again and now it runs sweet and quit…ish
Decided to give it a wash and clean up all of the oil that messed all over the frame and bike riding down from Windermere. I must be honest not a big fan of these wheels although they seem to scrub up easily
[url]http://dirklottering.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/BMW-R100T/L1010879/989982484_D2wFS-L.jpg[/url][IMG]
After some Gunk applied …..
[IMG]http://dirklottering.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/BMW-R100T/L1010878/989981977_bvEBM-L-1.jpg
Will take the wheels off at some point and either clean or get them powder coated
I think this bike is going to be a good hack/project/commuter
Already done 130 miles and all these ideas milling in my head. Funny yesterday in the city a silver fox pulled up next to me on what looked like a R100/7. Will you believe it he actually raced me and was adamant not to let me get past him
He looked me up and down and probably wondered what a 38 year old whippersnapper is doing on a 32 year old bike 
Next up sorting the Paris Dakar electrical gremlins!
What a brilliant little bike, I am actually having fun on this regardless the fact that the brakes are nonexistent and the generator light comes on the moment the revs drop under 2k rpm
Of course after re-fitting everything and tightening the lot up I thought it runs a bit loud and could not quite figure out why as the valves are in spec and pretty sure nothing is leaking anywhere. Yesterday morning when I fired the beast up saw a puff of smoke coming from the front right exhaust nut and was thinking that is not right. Last night looking on the carpet where I worked on the bike found this……
All makes sense the ring must of popped off whilst putting the stuff back together or moving it and never noticed it. So off comes the exhaust again and now it runs sweet and quit…ish
Decided to give it a wash and clean up all of the oil that messed all over the frame and bike riding down from Windermere. I must be honest not a big fan of these wheels although they seem to scrub up easily
[url]http://dirklottering.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/BMW-R100T/L1010879/989982484_D2wFS-L.jpg[/url][IMG]
After some Gunk applied …..
[IMG]http://dirklottering.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/BMW-R100T/L1010878/989981977_bvEBM-L-1.jpg
Will take the wheels off at some point and either clean or get them powder coated
I think this bike is going to be a good hack/project/commuter
Already done 130 miles and all these ideas milling in my head. Funny yesterday in the city a silver fox pulled up next to me on what looked like a R100/7. Will you believe it he actually raced me and was adamant not to let me get past him
He looked me up and down and probably wondered what a 38 year old whippersnapper is doing on a 32 year old bike Next up sorting the Paris Dakar electrical gremlins!
I have had a ride on this baby and it was fab This has got me searching the web for my own BMW airhead
This has got me searching the web for my own BMW airhead
I have had a ride on this baby and it was fab
It's even better now buddy, I fixed the leaking exhaust
Now back to the T, ain't fleabay something else. How did we do things before I wonder. Ordered a set of clubman bars Thursday evening just before 12:00 and the postman dropped it off Saturday morning
On baby duty again today so inbetween keeping the little man fed, happy and entertained managed to get some work done on the bike as well.
Currently I had the standard bars fitted, nice for touring I suppose but they ain't purty
Getting the little man busy with his quad whilst I can "quickly"
swap handlebars....not!
SO after about two hours of fiddling, re-routing cables, fitting new throttle cables whilst at it and getting the lot back together! I have this spare white tank(damn you ebay) which I am toying with as well
The new look of the clubmans
Back to black however and I like the feel and look of it
Even the baby likes the new look
Next coming up the fairing.......or dropping that fugly rear fender
You're clocking some hours up on that project.
Like the look of the new bars.
Like the look of the new bars.
looking good
just found your thread, great rebuild and great to see good bikes getting back on the road. i love this model and would mind one myself
keep up the good work
just found your thread, great rebuild and great to see good bikes getting back on the road. i love this model and would mind one myself
keep up the good work
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Stuck some of those lower bars on my R90s a few years ago ( 
)...couldn't get used to them ( to low
) so went back to standard 90s bars.
Great these projects, arn't they?
)...couldn't get used to them ( to low ) so went back to standard 90s bars.Great these projects, arn't they?
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