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 ...
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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.
RS Resurrection – Odometer repaired!
The odometer on the RS has been broken for quite a while. Pretty much it rolled over to 100,000 miles and then quit working. I took it apart a while ago, but co...
RS Resurrection – 10/09 Update
A little work to report and no photos. Last night I washed the RS and then after dinner I started taking parts off. I removed both front brake calipers and the ...
RS Resurrection – The Beginning
I have a 1981 BMW R100RS in the back of my garage. It’s been parked there for quite a while now. I bought it in 1989, and I used to ride the heck out of i...
Keys, keys, who’s got the keys…
I thought I lost my keys to the K bike this evening. I drove the truck to work and back today, so the last time I remembered having them was yesterday. They liv...