I decided to start a new thread on this project instead of clouding up the What did you do to your wing thread. Easier to keep it all together here. The reason for the project is to try to eliminate things that would leave me stranded on the side of the road due to not being able to find parts locally or would require a shop to repair, and to ease the burden on the many systems, like electrical, that are already near their limits. I am also attempting to do this as cheaply as possible. This is in anticipation of a planned four week journey of about 3000 miles to occur either later this fall or next spring. I will be camping out the entire time in the Arkansas state parks
I parked a whole bike on the centerstand and in two days it looked like a train had hit it. I got parts everywhere. All the body is removed and in various states of repair at this time, it may get a complete paint job but that decision will be made later. Cooling system has been removed completely which revealed a cracked recovery tank and a broken recovery tank tube fitting. Radiator has been tested, cleaned and is ready to be installed when the time comes. Timing belt covers removed and I finally found a product that could get rid of the clearcoat in about one minute. It's some powerful stuff but doesn't affect the aluminum. While checking the water pump there was end play at the rotor so off came the transmission over. The water pump was removed and the front bearing was in pieces and only three ball bearings could be found. Take it, this bike was only running up to about 3/4 on the temp gauge on 100 degree days when I started this tear down. Instead of ordering an OEM pump, I ordered a rebuild kit from Germany that should be here this week. I'm doing it this way to check the quality of his kits and hopefully to find a supplier of the mechanical seal, other than OEM.
The previous PO had hotwired the cooling fan to come on with the key switch, and in testing the thermoswitch, it was found to be bad. In the last four days, I've ordered in and returned 3 different ones and have researched fourteen others that other cross over lists say will work, but their not even close for the 1200 and some like the BWD can't be found at the parts houses. By crossreferenceing a Beck/Arnley to BWD to Import Direct I've come up with a switch that will plug into OEM harness if I can resolve the difference in thread size. This switch has smaller diameter thread size but is identical to the original,and it only cost 27.00
Sorry for the long post but now everyone is up to speed if their interested in the project. And I have tons of pictures. This will probally take two or three months to finish. I ain't in no hurrry, I'm retired. :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:
I parked a whole bike on the centerstand and in two days it looked like a train had hit it. I got parts everywhere. All the body is removed and in various states of repair at this time, it may get a complete paint job but that decision will be made later. Cooling system has been removed completely which revealed a cracked recovery tank and a broken recovery tank tube fitting. Radiator has been tested, cleaned and is ready to be installed when the time comes. Timing belt covers removed and I finally found a product that could get rid of the clearcoat in about one minute. It's some powerful stuff but doesn't affect the aluminum. While checking the water pump there was end play at the rotor so off came the transmission over. The water pump was removed and the front bearing was in pieces and only three ball bearings could be found. Take it, this bike was only running up to about 3/4 on the temp gauge on 100 degree days when I started this tear down. Instead of ordering an OEM pump, I ordered a rebuild kit from Germany that should be here this week. I'm doing it this way to check the quality of his kits and hopefully to find a supplier of the mechanical seal, other than OEM.
The previous PO had hotwired the cooling fan to come on with the key switch, and in testing the thermoswitch, it was found to be bad. In the last four days, I've ordered in and returned 3 different ones and have researched fourteen others that other cross over lists say will work, but their not even close for the 1200 and some like the BWD can't be found at the parts houses. By crossreferenceing a Beck/Arnley to BWD to Import Direct I've come up with a switch that will plug into OEM harness if I can resolve the difference in thread size. This switch has smaller diameter thread size but is identical to the original,and it only cost 27.00
Sorry for the long post but now everyone is up to speed if their interested in the project. And I have tons of pictures. This will probally take two or three months to finish. I ain't in no hurrry, I'm retired. :smilie_happy: :smilie_happy:
opcorn: :wave:
