Sign, sealed, delivered

Dec 14, 20008 - today with a bit of remorse, I sold my 1977 BMW R100S. I meet a beemer-head Ron who is building his collection of fine BMW airheads.

Ron had listed a very nice BMW 2000 R1100RS silver bike that I was looking at online.

We swapped bikes, and I will be helping Ron fix some minor items.

I have spent many hours, some frustrating, most satisfying working on my first airhead, the thrill of working on a 31 year old bike, instilled a bug in me I must continue, so I will be searching for the next project bike.

Engine Oil and Filter Change

Mileage on Bike
35607

It has been 6 months since I did the first oil change, I went ahead and changed the oil, oil filter, new o-ring and metal shim. The kit comes with new crush washer for the oil drain plug.

BMW Part Number
11 42 1 337 570

I have to be very careful the get the shim and the o-ring on their right, so we do not mess up the oil pressure.

Final Drive Repair

I re-installed my final drive tonight. Perry's Motorcycle repaired the filler plug on the drive shaft. A good tip Perry gave me, when reinstalling the final drive, use the axle to keep it straight when inserting back into the cup, etc. This will line up the teeth on the drift shaft correctly.

Reinstalled all plug with new crush washer, tightened everyting up.

Filled with BMW Hypoid Gear Oil

• 100cc in the drive shaft
• 250cc in the final drive

Rust-eze

Removed rust from under and backside of mufflers on left and right, pretty straight forward cosmetic work.

Cheap Plug for a vendor

I utilized Rust-eze Medication Bumper Ointment, proud sponsor of Lighting McQueen in Disney/Pixar movie Cars.

"Man with rusteze, I was able to get all the crud, rust, muck, and grime off my bumper, now my wife says my bumper is looking oh so fine."

Before.........................After