Worst job is riding back from getting it serviced and having to think about how I'm going to explain the bill to the mrs.... Yeh, I'm a wuss, and she is the boss! She's watching over my shoulder... If you don't hea
What job do you hate most on a GS ?
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brassmonkey001
I should change this
Most hated
Re-fitting and removing baglux tank covers! very good once there but a pain.
Anyone with one of these suggest that you take it off before takin g it in to the dealer if the tank has to come off, must save a lot of expensive time!.
Re-fitting and removing baglux tank covers! very good once there but a pain.
Anyone with one of these suggest that you take it off before takin g it in to the dealer if the tank has to come off, must save a lot of expensive time!.
Probably because your Merc had dust seals between the pistons and the caliper (like my old Airhead had)Why did my 112,000 mile Mercedes never need calipers freeing off despite only getting a wash once a year?
And I hate washing the wheels too, but they do look nice when done
askew piste
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ill complete your sentence , if you don't hear back from me shes probably ripped me away from the computer as I'm typing this, please send out a rescue team.
rudiemoto
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when you work on bikes all day every day then.there r no crap jobs just
short and long ones
my heart rate was 2 beats short of stopping today i started my 999 up cant wait for sun and dry roads
i will be riding the cheaper one in the pic
short and long ones
my heart rate was 2 beats short of stopping today i started my 999 up cant wait for sun and dry roads
i will be riding the cheaper one in the pic
rudiemoto
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ebbo
bike brakes have dust seals aswell
or did you mean dust boots
bike brakes have dust seals aswell
or did you mean dust boots
rc mad
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erm, the calipers on cars are more protected by the wheels and bodywork than on a bike
Its progress I suppose.
Brakes used to have a boot that clipped into the caliper body, then around the piston.
So the moving surfaces were always under cover.
Then in the late '80s this boot was replaced with a extra 'outer' seal that just wiped the piston but did not protect it from dirt/salt as it stuck out further due to pad wear.
I first noticed this with dismay on the Transit van but it was also critisised on Japanese bikes e.g. FZR1000 that now required regular caliper strips if used in the winter.
Pretty much everything uses this system now.
Brakes used to have a boot that clipped into the caliper body, then around the piston.
So the moving surfaces were always under cover.
Then in the late '80s this boot was replaced with a extra 'outer' seal that just wiped the piston but did not protect it from dirt/salt as it stuck out further due to pad wear.
I first noticed this with dismay on the Transit van but it was also critisised on Japanese bikes e.g. FZR1000 that now required regular caliper strips if used in the winter.
Pretty much everything uses this system now.
dunnie
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The worst job is.............
The worst job on the 1100 has definately got to be trying to replace the flippen clutch operating lever.
Apparently, if you have hands the size of action man, you can remove the old operating lever and fit the new one. This is incorrect..........I tried to get my nine year old son to fit the new but it didn't happen, the swingarm and everything has to come off to get access on what could be a five minute job.
Plus the lever itself is £100 from BMW, I got a used one for £25 {motoworks}. Horrible job though and apparently they sell about 1 lever every couple of months, so its not too common but they do break.
The worst job on the 1100 has definately got to be trying to replace the flippen clutch operating lever.
Apparently, if you have hands the size of action man, you can remove the old operating lever and fit the new one. This is incorrect..........I tried to get my nine year old son to fit the new but it didn't happen, the swingarm and everything has to come off to get access on what could be a five minute job.
Plus the lever itself is £100 from BMW, I got a used one for £25 {motoworks}. Horrible job though and apparently they sell about 1 lever every couple of months, so its not too common but they do break.
