r100rs fairing

[trolle]

A sitrep: Engine and transmission is installed, valves adjusted (0.2 out, 0.1 in), excaust pipes mounted, electrical system installed and tested, control cables tested, mounted and adjusted.

The choker was very unwilling to return and a closer inspection revealed two things: The splitter was rather dirty on the inside which hindered the free motion and the upper cable was frayed, one of the cordels had broken and this made for a very sluggish movement of the cable because the broken cordel rubbed against the inside of the sheath. I think that this is the cause of my small problems with adjusting the carbs, they had a tendency to run rich.

Well a new cable has been ordered from Motobins and is in the mail.

Hopefully we will be on the road in a week or so.

greetings from a warm and nice north

[aussie]

Geeze trolle - I think you must have just about built an entirely new bike there! I can't wait to see the finished product and hear how it runs.

Best of British (or Danish as the case maybe)...

[larstorders]

S'lookin good Trolle. Not long now  

[trolle]

Hi, and even my Fiamms work on the old horn connection making a hellish noise  

greetings from a warm and sunny north

[Justin B.]

Trolle, make sure you have a relay feeding the dual horns.  I think the stock wiring setup for a single horn was straight from the switch with no relay...

[trolle]

Right Justin! As of now I've had to dismantle the horns to fit the fairing.

It is quite an interesting exercise, fitting the fairing, given the rather small tolerances, but after loosening a few screws, repositioning the brace, and using a measured amount of force I succeeded without braking, scratching, or bending anything to get all the parts in their proper place.

Tomorrow will be the big day, when the screen get into place and the rubber bellows on the forks will be fitted. If I am lucky the brake hose and the choker control cable will arrive tomorrow as well, and then it is riding time!

If I get the time, I will write an RS-fairing fitting manual for the wiki.

greetings from a sunny north with good riding conditions

[larstorders]

Not long now Trolle. Wow that paint job looks good. Really good.
Don't be Dismayed if those bellows won't fit, though. I couldn't get mine to fit because the R65 has wider forks than the R100 my fairing came off Aaaargh!
I was thinking about an R65 RS website. If I get time. Now I'm  wondering how many other R65 RSs there are out there?

[trolle]

Don't be Dismayed if those bellows won't fit, though. I couldn't get mine to fit because the R65 has wider forks than the R100 my fairing came off Aaaargh!
I was thinking about an R65 RS website. If I get time. Now I'mwondering how many other R65 RSs there are out there?

How did you solve the problem with bellows then?

Like a splinter group from the r65.org? Good Idea. I am getting a little annoyed with all those naked bikes, and I think it is time that we, the proud riders of the beautiful R65 RS, show our face and set our mark on the world.

And we are just enough to form a society (a chairman, a treasurer and one to take notes at our meetings and, as far as remember, a fourth who can have the honour of being the rank and file of the society)  [smiley=argue.gif]  [smiley=uhoh2.gif] [smiley=zzz.gif]

The paintwork was done by a professional and apart from a few specks of dust and ripples in the clear layer I find it satisfactory. Both the dust and the ripples can be polished away, which is a job that can wait till next winter.

greetings from a north where the weather is getting better and better

[trolle]

At last, the choker cable and the brake hose arrived today and now the project is finished - that is but for a little matter concerning the brakes.

This is how a lot of my projects ends; just one tiny thing left and I make a pretty mess of things, spilling brake fluid all over my new paint  

I cannot find a proper way to bleed the f..... brakes, I almost succeeded but then the reservoir ran dry and air was sucked into the system.

Well maybe I will get the hang of it tomorrow.

Here is a couple of pics of the finished bike:

greetings from a sunny north (if it wasn't dark)

[larstorders]

Many Congratulations Trolle that machine looks absolutely magnificent !

[larstorders]

I omitted the bellows and went for full gaiters on my RS. It seems ok and the absence of bellows isn't noticeable. I've never had any probs with brake bleeding, I just keep on repeating the usual process and eventually everything seems to come good.
Re R65RS society, do we know 2 more R65RS owners?

[Justin B.]

Looks great, Trolle!!!  You can try letting the brakes "gravity bleed" bu just cracking open the bleeder screw and letting gravity take over.  I also think that I've had to use a Mity-Vac bleeder kit a couple of times...  

[trolle]

Re R65RS society, do we know 2 more R65RS owners?

Maybe Justin is elegible  

greetings from a clear sky, warm, and sunny north

[trolle]

Hi

Larstorders, you write in another posting that you are redesigning the instrument holder. I am thinking in the same direction and intend to weld the holder (the protuding beak) back into the support but sliding it upwards appr. 20-25 mm matching the raised handlebar. I will then cut the support laterally and discard the lower part with the lamp holders.

The reason for this is too much vibration with the present solution making connectors loose and lamps to fall out of their fixture.

BTW the RS-fairing is very nice, especially in low temps; last night I went for a 50 miles ride dressed in my reinforced jeans, a cotton polo shirt and a cotton blouse under my driving jacket. No socks in my boots and summer gloves. With my warm handles set at low and an ambient temp of 54F/12C I was very comfortable from start to end except that my feet felt a little warm.

greetings from a not foggy nor damp north - the sun is shining, the wind is light and temps are relatively high.

[Semper Gumby]

Hi Trolle,

When I bleed the dual brakes I start by using the Mity vac and have my son keep an eye on the resevoir.  If I remember, I put a cinder block on each side of the front tire to keep it from swinging around with the resevoir cap off.  If I'm alone I have gotten used to keeping the round resevoir about half full (so if I do hit the front tire it doesn't slosh so much) and re-filling it often.  Once I have gotten the big bubbles out of the system, I close off the bleeds at the caliper and tap the hoses to get the air to run up to the resevoir where I gently pump the brake lever to get the air out.  If you pump too hard or suddenly the return "spits" brake fluid into the air.  My handle bars are taller than normal so most of my brake hoses are oriented vertically.  Patience and not moving things too quickly will pay off in the end.

BTW - Nice bike -- you have done a beautiful job!  Congratulations.  I covet your Brembos.  I suppose I could paint my ATEs black...

TTFN,