BMW R100CS: Classic Airhead Restoration | Handlebars & Controls, Cerakote & Chrome
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- čas přidán 24. 07. 2024
- In this video, I'll show you how I restored the handlebars and controls on my 1981 BMW R100 CS (along with a few more unexpected surprises).
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Meine R80 fahre ich jetzt seit 31Jahren .Sie ist Baujahr 86.Vor 3 Jahren habe ich den Lenker der BMW R100 R draufgebaut.Damit war sie sehr sehr handlich.Jetzt ist der Lenker der BMW-K75 drauf.Der gefällt mir am besten.Hab viel Freude.Grüße aus der Jägermeister -Stadt Wolfenbüttel.
Very interesting, beautifully presented and narrated...thanks for taking us along WM
Glad to hear you are enjoying the content. Thanks for your kind feedback.
Excellent and presented so well
Great video!
Yet again great in-depth video , you bike is going to be better than new , love the cera coat , it’s going ver valuable when it’s finished 👏
Thanks Tony. Slowly getting there, bit by bit. It’s the first time I’ve had a part cerakoted. I’m very happy with how it turned out. Callipers and engine covers next.
@@WildlifeMoto must admit it looks a great coating , when you get it finished and on your travels if your in the North Yorkshire or Durham area would be good to meet up we have great biking roads up here 😀
@@tonymartin3780 Thanks for the Invite. Yes I’d be up for that. Cheers.
I love what you're doing with this bike, and you're making great progress! A very worthy project.
I especially appreciate the thought you put into your creative decisions.
Thank you Pete. Glad you are enjoying the build series. Cheers.
Just so envious of the bike you will have at the end. When i was 18 the airheads were the finest all round motorbike yo could own.
Thanks Jim. Fine bikes from an era when things were built to last.
@@WildlifeMoto Yep they were built right. Am currently looking for an R65, they are slightly lighter, being from a slightly earlier era sadly i do not feel built to last🤣🤣
I hope it all goes well from now on. By the sounds of it you will have one of the best R100CS once finished. Re the buckled wheels, the BMW dealer I bought my R100RS from in the 80's buckled my wheel when changing tyres. A 2nd dealer helped me and showed me the damage they had also done to the inside of the rim with the tyre levers. I suspect these BMW wheels have to be treated with care. Looking forward to more updates. 👍
Hi Walt. It’s very likely that this happened with these rims. Apparently the alloy on these wheels is pretty soft. Hopefully they can be straightened out. Thanks for watching.
Lovely quality of workmanship, looks fabulous. 👍😎
Cheers Graham. Just taking my time and trying to do it right. Thanks for watching 👍
Great update. Look forward to the end result.
Thanks Vishal! 👍
The bikes going to look awesome, I’m a year into a restoration project of a 1978 kawasaki z900 hoping to have it done by June, I underestimated the cost of a full and bolt restoration but I’m loving the process, once you start stripping the bike you find assorts of horror stories.
Hi Ian. That Z900 is my dream bike! My approach is, do it right, do it once (not that it always goes that way). Good luck for the rest of the build. Fingers crossed you’ve discovered the main gremlins by now.
Hi wild life motto, you are doing a great job well done and great to see the progress your making and keep up the good work you doing
Thank you Paul. Appreciate the encouragement 👍
Congratulations on your meticulous and painstaking approach. I wish I had your patience!
Thank you sir. Enjoying the process.
I can see BMW HQ in Munich knocking on your shed door & saying “Are you trying to show up our production standards?”🤬🤣👍🏼😎🇦🇺
It's gonna look great I know just how it feels with the painted in whilst fitted , I have an engine that has been done like that 🤢note taken on the chrome firm it's not that far from me so will be using at some point for sure very interesting glad it coming together nicely .👌👍
I guess at some point this was just treated as a cheap run around. Someone even tried to paint the frame with the engine still in it. They could only paint 3/4 of most of the bars, so the paint just flaked off in most places. Mike at RS Chrome, great guy and top work.
Good decision re. the engine (finish) the crooked wheels are a bummer though (beemer bummer? : )
It's quite fun and interesting to follow the journey and i am looking forward to see Phoenix rise from the ashes eventually!
Cheers!
Beemer Bummer indeed. That’s German for expensive bummer! 😂
Very nice. Cerakote looks excellent and well done with the clocks. Who supplied the DIN wiring, please? I shall need some for my R100RS and might as well have the correct stuff.
Thanks. I get my wires from Planet 12v.
Great work! I recall there was an issue with the clock in the instrument panel. Have you managed it out yet?
Cheers Mark. That’s on the list. Just need to make up a button so that I can reset the time. I will get round to it soon.
thats cool. Do you have any training in motorcycle mechanics? Thats a lot of know-how needed for these tasks. Good luck with the project
No formal training on Motorcycles. Mainly transferable skills or simply paying experts to help 👍
Yet another ace WM vid!! Are you going to replace or repair the wonky wheels Mr WM?
Thank you. I’m not sure at the moment. A second hand set in good condition will cost around £380, and I might be able to get them straightened out for around £100 per wheel. Some people have suggested just heating them up and bashing them back to shape, but I can’t see how you’d do the job properly with out a jig.
@@WildlifeMoto FWIW, IMHO for the extra £180 price difference I'd prefer to have the peace of mind of riding on an undamaged replacement set of wheels and be sure in the knowledge that everything is perfect and as it should be. Others may argue that having them professionally straightened will be ok....and that might be true, but I know from my previous time as a Class I and II motorcycle MOT tester that alloy wheels which have been repaired is a reason for rejection/MOT failure.....although just how an MOT tester is supposed to know they've been repaired is another matter!!
@@Gambo916 I think you are right. I'll start sourcing a new set. Don't fancy having my wheels explode on the M25.
@@WildlifeMoto I reckon you've made the right choice mucker!!
Gana be gun restorer after this build.
All your mates will want your help on their projects now😁😆😂🤣.
😂 I hope not!
@@WildlifeMoto I think 🤔 they will you've done a great job & now have the confidence to tackle big jobs.
Mates be rubbing their hands together thinking about a restoration bike now with your help.
Might have to a add abit at the end of build."Would I do it again,No".So mates don't get any ideas 😆😁😂.
Even though you probably will do
another build😂🤣🤣.
Hi, if you don't mind me asking how much did you pay for the bike. I'm asking as I've seen one locally for sale and am wondering if it's worth the investment?
No problem if you don't want to say, really enjoying your attention to detail.
Sure. I paid around £4K for the bike. I probably paid slightly on the high side as the mileage was low and it’s a “rare” CS.
Hi do you know what material BMW use to make the handlebars on an R100S 1977? Regards Ian
Hi. Assuming it’s the same as my bike it’s chrome plated steel.
I have the same thing, the tank cap, the telelever wishbone, the tipple tree, the valve covers ... all painted on the spot ... with a brush. You don't even need to use sandpaper for the valve covers, you can just pick it up with your hands, kinda.
Now i have the wishbone of a R1150 Rockster, awesome piece.
Are you going to show how the steeringdampers works?
6:30 halfway in the 90ties they started anodizing bore of the Master brake cyl and it's a 400+€ part.
25 ukp? i payed 85€ for the "plunger".
I think a lot of these bikes have been heavy abused over the last decade or so. For a long time they were just cheap and reliable transport and were treated as
such. I will made a video on the damper when I get to reinstalling it. It’s a fairly basic set up.
@@WildlifeMoto Thnx, Recently checked prices in Germany, you gotta drop at least 4000€ for them, that's where it starts for R100.
After seeing this video, I checked a salvage yard for R100 wheels, found only 2 rear wheels. Some seems to use the wheels of the first series K100 8v on the R100. they are pretty cool.
Mine spend most of it's time in a garage and it's officially documented. although has some minor road gravel damage on the paint and insect damage on the front fork, wind shield.
@@WildlifeMoto I found this for you: "walzwerk-motorcycles", the frontpage also shows the wheels i mentioned, those that are simulator to k100 8v, next to custom spoke wheels.
@@WildlifeMoto I finally found the wheels, they where used on the BMW R100RS/RT from '87 to '95,
Oh the rims 😞 did some one do The Great Escape jump ??? 😲
Looks like it 😆 Apparently these wheels are pretty soft. Just hope they can be straightened out.