It was time to check the valves on the baby GS's as mine is starting to sound "funny". What crack smoking fool designed this? Me thinks that Gunther had too much Schnapps. Faux tank tupperware comes off, drain the coolant, remove the airboxes and the battery and move the oil reservoir out of the way. Use your quad jointed extra long E.T. style fingers to remove the plug leads and then, after taking off the throttle cable and the multitude of bolts, you can scrape up your fingers trying to get the cover off the top of the engine. Don't forget to remove the little bolt at the bottom of the crankcase so you can see the TDC mark, after you make sure the cam lobes are pointed in the right direction and the marks on the gears are pointing at each other.
Oh, and did I mention? This whole nightmare is shim under bucket.
I may not survive pulling the cams off when the time comes.....
So, put it all back together and just TRY to get the called for 1.3L of coolant back in the radiator. I dare you.
Now I need to to bleed the brakes. Except that to do it properly you need the little computer that tells the ABS to open wide and release its bit of fluid. OR, you can do a normal bleed, then take it out and purposely activate the ABS, thus release its fluid and sucking clean stuff, and then, go back and re-bleed. Since we have three 'new' BMW's we sprung for the GS911 fault code reader that will tell the ABS to do its thing.
Why, Oh Why, BMW, did you stray from the good and mighty airhead design? Why would you make working on a bike an exercise in evaporated patience, foul language and spilled coolant? What on Earth were you thinking...putting an AUSTRIAN engine into this plastic encased contraption? Working the airheads is so pleasant and relaxing. Its supposed to be a bonding experience between woman and machine, not a frustrating 4 days filled with more colorful words than any sailor ever uttered. [smiley=wall.gif] I'm done now, thanx for listening.
