RS Resurrection – Went For A Ride!
The seat hinges arrived today so I could attach the seat to the motorcycle. So in celebration I went for a short ride! I actually went for two rides. I started ...
Category: Motorcycles
RS Resurrection – Work, Work, Work
More details on recent work. Since the last update I’ve done the following: Replaced the neutral switch (which you can do without pulling the transmission...
RS Resurrection – It’s Alive!
Just a short post – I’ll do a more detailed one later. I got the RS to the point where I could start her tonight, so I put some gas in the tank and ...
RS Resurrection – We Have A Cockpit!
Spent some more time on the RS this afternoon. I installed the brake and throttle assembly, the grips, the gauge cluster and the brake line from the master cyli...
RS Resurrection – Good News, Bad News
Good news and bad news today. Good news: I picked up the stainless braided brake lines, battery and brake pads after work. I managed to get all the brake lines ...
RS Resurrection – Getting Closer
I did some more work on the RS over the last few days. It’s starting to look like real progress is happening. Over the last couple of days I have: Run the...
RS Resurrection – Forward Progress
Lots of progress over this long weekend. Rebuilt the rear brake caliper and master cylinder. Cleaned up the transmission and bolted it to the engine. Replaced t...
RS Resurrection – Reboot
Now that it’s finally stopped raining (for a while) I’ve started working on my R100RS again. I borrowed a motorcycle lift from my good friend Gus, a...
RS Resurrection – Hiatus
hi·a·tus noun \hī-ˈā-təs\ : a period of time when something (such as an activity or program) is stopped Unfortunately, I live in Minne-snow-ta. The weather here...
RS Resurrection – Front Brake Work
Over the past few days I managed to get the front master cylinder and both front brake calipers cleaned up and rebuilt. They were all a complete mess.