Re: Re: New Guy

[John Van Deren <r11rider@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Fritz,

Use this link to an IBMWR tech piece on replacing the disk rollers.  I did this on my 94 RS, and the rattling disappeared.  These instructions are for the K bike, but the process is the same...don't remember if part numbers are also the same (think they are but check).

http://ibmwr.org/ktech/floating-disk-rollers.shtml

John Van Deren
Montpelier, VT




>From: plpklt@xxxxxxx
>Date: Mon Sep 19 08:03:17 CDT 2005
>To: oilheads@xxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: New Guy

>The rattling disk seems to annoy everybody but me, I think I keep it that way just to aggrivate my anal retentive friends.   Actually I did just buy replacement pins but haven't put them in yet.  my bike has 75K on it.  They were about $3 ea and takes a dozen.  You will also need snap ring pliers ( good ones!)
> 
>Actually be happy you have floating disk, my friend who has fixed disk just spent $200 per disk to get rid of the warpped rotor which manifest it self as pulsing in the brake lever.  The floating disk track truer thru the brake calipers since they aren't fixed to the wheel.  So I would say ride it as long as you want to and replace them when you get around to it.
> 
>Enjoy the new bike, did they let you keep the flashing lights and siren?  You got a great bike there, I love the idea of the fan behind the oil cooler.   Does yours still have the second battery too?
> 
>Paige 
> 
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Fritz Curtis <fritzc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>To: Oilheads <oilheads@xxxxxxxxx>
>Sent: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:35:44 -0400
>Subject: New Guy
>
>
>New (2001) R1100 RT-P for me!  While lurking on the list I discovered the
>phenomenon of "floating" brake disc pads.  I noticed myself when moving from a
>dead stop after firm application of brakes that there seemed to be a kuh-link
>as if the sidestand was retracting which it was not.  I noticed a guy in the
>parking lot one day after breakfast walking around jiggling the discs on all
>the oilheads and asked him what he was doing.  Evidently he was concerned
>about the same thing but at the time I did not associate it with my "rattle".
>Any thought?  Is there a "fix" Do you just ignore it?  Thanks in advance for
>any response.

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