1 K100RS - can I do it... Tue May 28, 2019 3:50 pm
JonyBoy
active member
After Finland beat Canada in the ice hockey world champs final on Sunday... I have managed to get back to my K-project.
I have two small problems, one being that I am doing this basically from the back of the garden, the other is that I also want to be able to ride the bike whilst working on it. Riding period here in Finland is very condensed and we only get abt 2-3 months of good riding weather.
So, I have taken off pretty much everything I can, and put on temp head lights, indicators etc to keep it legal and on the road. I have also ordered some bits like a new exhaust system, fuel injectors and K1200 wheels (thanks to instructions from the forum) that I can put on without completely taking it apart and still ride it. Then when the winter comes I am hoping I have majority of bits I need and can do all the painting etc customising. Thats the plan...
So...I started changing the oil and filter today. To my frustration, the oil drain plug / screw hex was so badly rounded I could not unscrew it. I drained the oil via the filter hole so thats ok, but I am left with a bum drain plug. As its a back of the garden job I cant tinker too much with the screw, so the next time I change the oil / possibly take the engine off for paints, should I just take the oil pan off and get a look at it, or take it to a machinist etc?
On a side note, as I was fiddling with the drain screw after I drained the oil, I managed to dip the side of my head in the oil collector bucket...not sure if I have washed my hair with w/up liquid before!
I have two small problems, one being that I am doing this basically from the back of the garden, the other is that I also want to be able to ride the bike whilst working on it. Riding period here in Finland is very condensed and we only get abt 2-3 months of good riding weather.
So, I have taken off pretty much everything I can, and put on temp head lights, indicators etc to keep it legal and on the road. I have also ordered some bits like a new exhaust system, fuel injectors and K1200 wheels (thanks to instructions from the forum) that I can put on without completely taking it apart and still ride it. Then when the winter comes I am hoping I have majority of bits I need and can do all the painting etc customising. Thats the plan...
So...I started changing the oil and filter today. To my frustration, the oil drain plug / screw hex was so badly rounded I could not unscrew it. I drained the oil via the filter hole so thats ok, but I am left with a bum drain plug. As its a back of the garden job I cant tinker too much with the screw, so the next time I change the oil / possibly take the engine off for paints, should I just take the oil pan off and get a look at it, or take it to a machinist etc?
On a side note, as I was fiddling with the drain screw after I drained the oil, I managed to dip the side of my head in the oil collector bucket...not sure if I have washed my hair with w/up liquid before!