This post is part of the blogger challenge titled BBBC. Today's topic is:
9. Favorite shoes.
Huh? There is such thing as "favorite shoes"? Who would've thunk? Not me. All I can think of are the motorcycle boots that I picked up in Salem, OR, last July while the Ural was in the shop. I can't think of anything else that would fit the BBBC topic.
I don't have a favorite brake shoe. Some refer to motorcycle tires as "shoes". My favorite tire brand seems to be Heidenau. The K60 and K28 for the Beemer. And K37 and K28 for the Ural. The K28 and K37 being made for sidecar use. The K60 is a great dual sport tire. I just put the studded K60 as the pusher on the Beemer and will be adding studs to the K60 front tire. Then I should be able to start riding the Beemer and the PBC rides may continue for a couple of days.
Speaking of Ural, this morning (Monday) Jed brought his truck and trailer by and we hauled the Ural to Delta to see Mickey (formerly of Mickey's Muffler in Anchorage). He listened to the bike and the new noise it was making and decided that it is internal, deep inside the engine and not knocking. Possibly the rear cam bearing. The only solution is to tear down the engine. He said that I should have no problem tearing it down and removing the crank and the cam.
The only specialized tools are the one to take apart the clutch, remove the flywheel and pull the timing gear off of the front of the crankshaft. BruceW from Ketchikan will be arriving in Fairbanks on Tuesday afternoon and will be bringing the tools to remove the clutch and flywheel. He needed them last year to replace the rear main seal and clutch on his Ural last year. The tool to pull the timing gear is readily available. So I will be removing the engine and tearing it down later this week.
This posted accidently for a couple of hours on the 8th until I fixed the scheduled post date.
And since I got the Beemer set up again for winter riding, here is another PBC video. Only a few more days to go...
PBC #54
9. Favorite shoes.
I don't have a favorite brake shoe. Some refer to motorcycle tires as "shoes". My favorite tire brand seems to be Heidenau. The K60 and K28 for the Beemer. And K37 and K28 for the Ural. The K28 and K37 being made for sidecar use. The K60 is a great dual sport tire. I just put the studded K60 as the pusher on the Beemer and will be adding studs to the K60 front tire. Then I should be able to start riding the Beemer and the PBC rides may continue for a couple of days.
The only specialized tools are the one to take apart the clutch, remove the flywheel and pull the timing gear off of the front of the crankshaft. BruceW from Ketchikan will be arriving in Fairbanks on Tuesday afternoon and will be bringing the tools to remove the clutch and flywheel. He needed them last year to replace the rear main seal and clutch on his Ural last year. The tool to pull the timing gear is readily available. So I will be removing the engine and tearing it down later this week.
This posted accidently for a couple of hours on the 8th until I fixed the scheduled post date.
And since I got the Beemer set up again for winter riding, here is another PBC video. Only a few more days to go...
PBC #54
Well-played for today's prompt, Richard: brake shoes... tires... :)
ReplyDeleteI think motorcycle boots are a good choice not only for the main theme of your blog, but because of their direct relation to an activity you enjoy.
I'd have probably selected my hiking boots not only because I wear them when dual-sporting, but because they pick up where the dual-sport leaves off, when middle-of-nowhere wandering begins, something I greatly enjoy.
Thank you, I wasn't quite sure what to do with this one.
Deleteshades of Valencia's time in Raceway's shop....full engine teardown.
ReplyDeletehopefully, you'll have a chance to take pics as you go though I know things can get busy fast.
are you going to replace all the crankshaft bearings to preclude contamination by aluminum particles?
DeleteI will try and take pictures and Mickey said that the crank bearings were readily available.
Deleteseen it done twice to my engine by Raceway during the Alaska trip...certainly not rocket science but having the right tools is key. Bearing pullers, that flywheel nut....wish I was there to help.
DeleteThe only tool I think I actually need to get is a 2-jaw puller for the timing gear on the crank. Thankfully BruceW had picked up the other tools.
DeleteBrake shoes...how clever.
ReplyDeleteBummer about having to tear apart the engine. Good thing you are a patient man.
Tearing things apart is one thing. Getting it back together is another.
DeleteNice boots! Sounds like a lot of work going on in the garage!
ReplyDeleteLOL. Me, being a woman, hadn't considered that "favorite shoes" might pose a challenge for someone of the male persuasion. Not that I'm your typical woman with shoe hoarding tendencies, but still. Brake shoes? LOL.
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