Getting back down to work on the gearbox.
Removed the battery tray/footrest sub-frame mounting bobbins. These are much larger on the 1100 models than the K75/K100/K1 versions presumably because they have to take a lot more weight. They also have a large washer beneath them and part of the cast 'web' on the top of the gearbox has been removed to clear them. That and the Paralever lugs are the differences between the gearbox casings.
The clutch actuating arm is seized to the pin but it rotates smoothly so I'm not going to bother fighting to remove it.
Also, you can see how badly the aluminium has been eaten away under the cracked powder-coat on the stand mounts (how I hate powder-coat):
The paper gasket under the Gear Position Indicator has been letting crap through:
First time I've used enamel primer. I decided to give it a try after giving the case a squirt of enamel bonding spray:
Then a couple of coats of silver enamel:
Followed by a coat of clear enamel lacquer.
I like to stick to my own, sort of methodical, approach by cleaning all the fittings and mountings so that they can be re-attached to avoid losing them or using them for the wrong thing later when I've forgotten where they go. Bits cleaned:
The swing-arm, adjustable pivot was showing some signs of galling. A little work with a fine, v-shaped file removed the few burrs:
If you've ever struggled to remove the bobbins that BMW use in various applications, you'll know why I slathered them in anti-seize paste before re-assembly:
All threads cleaned with a tap and plenty of alumslip on the screws etc:
Meanwhile, the old tyres have been removed from the replacement RS rims:
And I've begun the laborious rubbing down (still not as bad as doing the black Y-spoke wheels of the K75S):
I'm trying to work out how this gouge can have got onto a spoke of the front wheel.
Answers on a postcard please!
i'm just VERY frustrated!
