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- Thu Aug 09, 2018 9:36 pm
- Forum: Boxertech
- Topic: Seized motor
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14576
Re: Seized motor
Well. that was a load of bollocks. I decarboned the heads and pistons, ground the valves in a wile back now then life took over again. Anyway I've started to put the thing back together, the covers are still off. TDC right side then tighten the camchain sprocket bolt, TDC left side then camchain spr...
- Sun Jul 15, 2018 8:53 am
- Forum: Boxertech
- Topic: Seized motor
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14576
Re: Seized motor
Hi The bike went in to the shop last week and the verdict was carbon build up in the cylinder heads, mainly the right one. The mechanic managed to get the motor to move backwards and on inspection hadn't seen this quite so bad. I have had to bring the bike home as the cost for the repair was going t...
- Sun Jun 24, 2018 12:10 pm
- Forum: Boxertech
- Topic: Seized motor
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14576
Re: Seized motor
Thanks for the replies. The bike was ridden into the garage with a suspected starter motor problem. I have removed plugs put the bike into top gear and there is no movement within the motor block. I removed starter motor and from there you can see the gearbox shaft entering the clutch, put the bike ...
- Sat Jun 16, 2018 4:25 pm
- Forum: Boxertech
- Topic: Seized motor
- Replies: 14
- Views: 14576
Seized motor
Hi Last year I bought a R1100S for a tour around Europe, I was well pleased with everything about the bike until I got off the ferry on rout home when the starter motor failed. The bike has been stood in the garage ever since. I bought a new battery last week to make a start on fault finding the sta...
- Sun Aug 07, 2016 9:46 pm
- Forum: New Trixters?
- Topic: New to me R1100S
- Replies: 10
- Views: 9707
As a new comer myself to BMW brigade I've tried to check it out and its plenty, don't be afraid to lie it down it's got little pegs on the footrest that I'm hoping will give me an indication that the barrels are close. As yet we're still ok and the tires show proof I've been trying. Today I was foll...