Re: A rather un-remarkable BMW re-fresh.
Luckily I just woke up...LOL ;D
3DogNate said:Asshole
Luckily I just woke up...LOL ;D
3DogNate said:Asshole
trek97 said:Sucks to hear that about your career cookiemech. Glad your getting along better now.
I enjoy my job well enough. I just wake up early, feeling like a million bucks. No matter what I do.
I dont get to work til 8am. So I get a few "feeling good" hours every morning to get the fun stuff done.
cookiemech said:Don't waste any sympathy on me . . . many years ago, I realized that I really do not enjoy working. At ANY job. For ANYONE. And I figured that I could be miserable at a job for $10 an hour . . . or miserable at a job for $50 an hour.
Guess which one I chose?
I haven't had any debt since 1988, and I can buy anything (within reason) I want. And I don't have to go to work any more.
Thanks bro!cookiemech said:You are bringing this bike to a higher standard than I've ever seen on one of these. Generally, guys just put the miles on them and wash them once a year . . . Nice to see your progress.
irk miller said:It's fun digging into these things only to figure out you need special tools and one use only bolts, ain't it? I had to make 3 special tools to replace the rear main oil seal on my /7. Plus, there's a debate on whether you can re-use the flywheel bolts. My drive shaft bolts have remained one-time use only. BMW changes the design on so many things over the years that the manuals can be outdated on a lot of biz. I'm using the Snowbum website as much as the Clymer's bible.
trek97 said:And YES. BMW seems to keep a very tight grip on things like special tools and few aftermarket parts for these K bikes.
Im sure these tactics are to keep new bikes selling.
HerrDeacon said:BMW reminds me a lot of Apple in that way.
Keep at it, fun watching you go through this bike with such detail.
MORK said:I am continually impressed with the work going into this.
The issue that I have found is that once you have ironed out all the quirks and the bike is running well, it is quite difficult for other machines to compare. Perhaps it's the quirks eventually manifesting as character. I took zero issue selling my CB750 DOHC build, but I would be unable to let go of the airhead.
trek97 said:Oh and the first motobrick expert to reply to this mornings "Neutral switch replacement post" One who Actually DID mock me polishing the water pump cover and clutch lever. Just recommended pulling the TRANSMISSION to lube the shaft splines. I dont need to remove the transmission to pull the swing arm OR lube the splines OR replace the Neutral switch.
I think hes TESTING ME. HA!
cookiemech said:I'm having some trouble with your statement about not removing the trans to . . . "OR lube the splines" . . . That's true, if the only splines you wish to lube are those on the drive shaft/trans output shaft and drive shaft/final drive. But the most important splines to lube are those on the input shaft to the transmission, and for that, yes, you really must pull the transmission.
Unless I'm missing something in what you are trying to do.
Are the M8 bolts being used (with heads cut off) to guide the transmission back in afterward? (I'm asking, because I've never done it that way, and I've done maybe 10 or 12 trans spline lubes.) What's nice about the K75 trans is that it isn't all that heavy, and as long as you have decent working conditions, you can guide it back into position without too much difficulty, with or without guide studs/bolts. Last time I did it (on my Handy Lift), I recall setting the trans on a thin flat board atop a bottle jack, then adjusting height of the trans with the little jack and sliding it in. Essentially no physical effort on my part.trek97 said:Just need to come up w some longer m8 bolts to aid the job.