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Topic: If your wife was a geek |
wedge
Replies: 2
Views: 3697
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Forum: The Dungeon Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 2:05 pm Subject: If your wife was a geek |
| only if she said it in that order |
Topic: Cat carrier, handy! |
wedge
Replies: 7
Views: 7708
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Forum: The Dungeon Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 6:08 pm Subject: Cat carrier, handy! |
| Bypass the rat idea and feed dead cats directly to the live ones? |
Topic: changing rear wheels |
wedge
Replies: 7
Views: 7191
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2011 10:38 am Subject: changing rear wheels |
| They must be on a slow boat, in stock here. |
Topic: Fox Twin Clicker on a 1996 K1100RS? |
wedge
Replies: 12
Views: 13430
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 2:44 pm Subject: Fox Twin Clicker on a 1996 K1100RS? |
| Grandma sucking eggs kind of question, but is it actually the right way up? |
Topic: K1100LT bogs down??? |
wedge
Replies: 16
Views: 20625
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:07 am Subject: K1100LT bogs down??? |
| Fortunately on off on off sounds more like a coil. I'd go for cleaning the earth first. |
Topic: K1100LT bogs down??? |
wedge
Replies: 16
Views: 20625
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 2:00 pm Subject: K1100LT bogs down??? |
it would run smoothly while I was standing on the pegs. (Hope this isn't it, because it's costly.)
Only if you go under a low bridge... |
Topic: Turn signal cancel button return spring issue |
wedge
Replies: 17
Views: 16828
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Mar 21, 2011 1:57 pm Subject: Turn signal cancel button return spring issue |
I'm sure you'll have a jar or something full of working and non working click-top biros somewhere. I've used springs from these to fix switchgear before (try a few to get the right diameter)
Just m ... |
Topic: Another LT wheels and tyres question... |
wedge
Replies: 2
Views: 4731
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:31 am Subject: Another LT wheels and tyres question... |
I assume it was more a case of why they didn't fit the narrower rims to the K1 and RS - because they were sportier models therefore fashion dictated they had to have wider rims.
If you're coming up ... |
Topic: Startup and idle |
wedge
Replies: 11
Views: 14521
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:25 am Subject: Startup and idle |
The krauts and ities never did get on well!
I can think of one occasion about 70 years ago... |
Topic: cleaning off grime |
wedge
Replies: 7
Views: 8954
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Feb 15, 2011 2:23 pm Subject: cleaning off grime |
| Don't forget to wear goggles with brake cleaner, it's designed to come out of that can with force inevitably leading to splashing - and it burns, my god it burns. Not that I would know ofc having neve ... |
Topic: K1100RS THROTTLE HOUSING CONTROL UNIT |
wedge
Replies: 20
Views: 18177
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Forum: Tech Posted: Thu Feb 03, 2011 6:44 pm Subject: K1100RS THROTTLE HOUSING CONTROL UNIT |
| All this does is let you know if someone's moved the thread since it left the factory, same effect as the seal on a box of chocolates lets you know the shelf stackers haven't helped themselves to your ... |
Topic: Today's project: Variable heated insoles |
wedge
Replies: 8
Views: 8196
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Forum: Tech Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2011 10:02 am Subject: Today's project: Variable heated insoles |
| Whilst cruising you can lift your toes and tuck them in a bit to just above the exhaust heatshield and by the clutch cowl on the other side. Helps a bit |
Topic: K1100RS restyle - Monster/TpR mashup |
wedge
Replies: 30
Views: 57369
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 4:39 pm Subject: K1100RS restyle - Monster/TpR mashup |
| When you park up, tilt the bike to the right for 10 seconds before putting on the side stand |
Topic: One for the painters |
wedge
Replies: 1
Views: 3620
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:38 pm Subject: One for the painters |
Presumably there's a temperature at which it's safe to bake a tank without removing the pump etc and temperatures which are definitely unsafe.
My painter (who seems a top bloke) is planning on 70 c ... |
Topic: K1100RS restyle - Monster/TpR mashup |
wedge
Replies: 30
Views: 57369
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Forum: Tech Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:33 pm Subject: K1100RS restyle - Monster/TpR mashup |
| That one does it for me, the tpr one doesn't at all. It's too scruffy and cobbled together looking to say "nice bike" and too tidy to say "nice rat" |
Topic: Caliper Cleaning |
wedge
Replies: 5
Views: 5121
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sat Jan 22, 2011 2:37 pm Subject: Caliper Cleaning |
| I assume you mean to get rid of crystallised brake fluid? I use boiling water then literally "wash them up". Apparently an overnight soak in cola does the trick too. Don't use anything caust ... |
Topic: UK K1100LT for sale (Cambridgeshire) UK |
wedge
Replies: 0
Views: 2798
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Forum: For Sale Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2011 2:15 pm Subject: UK K1100LT for sale (Cambridgeshire) UK |
93 on a K Reg, 116,000 miles so over the teething stage and getting into its stride for its second hundred thousand.
Used every day during uni term for a 120 mile round trip. New tyres fitted 200 mil ... |
Topic: clutch replacement update |
wedge
Replies: 5
Views: 5365
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sat Dec 18, 2010 1:19 pm Subject: clutch replacement update |
carbon steel welded to an otherwise stainless system...lol.
That's so they can sell replacements to you a few years down the line. |
Topic: Rad cap failure symptoms |
wedge
Replies: 2
Views: 4024
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Forum: Tech Posted: Tue Oct 19, 2010 1:32 pm Subject: Rad cap failure symptoms |
93 K1100LT coolant header starts doing the fountain thing while the temp gauge is only reading 11'o clock (i.e. one mark left of centre)
needless to say no fan by this point. Coolant itself is a lo ... |
Topic: DIY Grip heaters fix |
wedge
Replies: 8
Views: 9007
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Forum: Tech Posted: Sun Oct 03, 2010 3:39 pm Subject: DIY Grip heaters fix |
| please |
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