1 New brickhead from the PNW in the US Sun Dec 15, 2013 10:24 pm
ts888
active member
Hello all,
I've been wanting to scratch the itch for another bike for a while. I was thinking about a dual sport, but I found a brick for a "can't pass it up" price.
My new toy is a 1987 K100LT. It has some cosmetic needs, having been down a time or two, but it is mostly complete and has had decent maintenance. When I bought it, the bike had a slight oil leak from the 2" hole in the cam cover created when the seller had dropped the bike mid-corner minutes after having new tires mounted... I found a replacement cover on ebay and ordered a gasket from Max.
After fitting the cam cover and filling it with fresh oil, I got it fired up and put a few miles on it to see how it ran and what else might need attention. It's got a bit of an off-idle stumble, so I pulled off the airbox and throttle bodies to check for air leaks. The throttle boots are good, but the injector seals are like plastic. Also, the crank case vent hose is rotted. And the cooling fan was seized.
A friend gave me a good cooling fan motor, so that's done. I have couple boxes of Bosch injector seals left over from other projects. The vent hose will get ordered from Max along with brake hoses and some other odds and ends.
Here's how it looks as of a few days ago...
I've been wanting to scratch the itch for another bike for a while. I was thinking about a dual sport, but I found a brick for a "can't pass it up" price.
My new toy is a 1987 K100LT. It has some cosmetic needs, having been down a time or two, but it is mostly complete and has had decent maintenance. When I bought it, the bike had a slight oil leak from the 2" hole in the cam cover created when the seller had dropped the bike mid-corner minutes after having new tires mounted... I found a replacement cover on ebay and ordered a gasket from Max.
After fitting the cam cover and filling it with fresh oil, I got it fired up and put a few miles on it to see how it ran and what else might need attention. It's got a bit of an off-idle stumble, so I pulled off the airbox and throttle bodies to check for air leaks. The throttle boots are good, but the injector seals are like plastic. Also, the crank case vent hose is rotted. And the cooling fan was seized.
A friend gave me a good cooling fan motor, so that's done. I have couple boxes of Bosch injector seals left over from other projects. The vent hose will get ordered from Max along with brake hoses and some other odds and ends.
Here's how it looks as of a few days ago...
Last edited by ts888 on Sun Dec 15, 2013 11:05 pm; edited 1 time in total