Awesome video. I have that bike's cousin, an R1100RS, and It is an absolute dream. It has the same occasional issue with the ABS throwing a fault when I first go to start it, though it goes away upon a quick restart. I LOVE the touring bags on it, they're so slick. The bike, which has about 90 horsepower, feels freaking FAST, and I love how much grunt and oomph it has throughout the gear spans - it has such a wide and smooth power-band. 90's era oilheads freaking ROCK!!!!!
R1100RS was the first of the R1100 "platform" in '93/94. I'm rebuilding a R1100RS with R1150RS 6 speed gearbox, frame, handlebar controls due to hydraulic clutch, front fork, brakes, rims and a R1150 Rockster telelever wishbone, R1150GS final drive for different sprockets, witch should give me an aditional 6% acceleration, but less top speed.
the pistons are approx 100 mm wide vs 70 mm stroke, that's the cause of the power. There is is German company that sells a 1200 cc upgrade, forged pistons of 102 mm. That same company also makes race piston for cars.
@@AnalogDude_ This piston kit sounds like it would be amazing, I'd be super curious about the HP gain from the extra 100 cc's. I'm guessing you'd need new heads then? I'm not that mechanically inclined, but it sounds like it would be an awesome project.
@@lukaspriest Wössner, i would use cylinders from scrapped engine and have therm rebored and so. but the ecu also maybe needs a remap, no sure, you gotta ask them. Some "tuber" said he used that to up rate his GS and he loved it.
These bikes are future classics. I have 2 GSs, S and an RT. Given how cheap they have become it is the best moment to grab a post 1997 good one and enjoy the ride. Personally I am fixed on this lineup and there is nothing these bikes cannot do. Do not understand upgrading to 1150 AT ALL. The 1200 post 2007 through 2009 is the only sensible option but good pieces are usually 4x the price of a good 1100. Best regards from Poland. 🇵🇱 ❤
Kudos to you for the time and effort to make the video. Front calipers will come off if you remove the two bolts and then rock the calipers side to side to push the pads away from the rotor. Since front reservoir is the highest point, the front will gravity bleed with gentle pumping as long as the hole in the master cylinder is not blocked. Last bit of air in the front is removed by pumping the handle and then tying it pulled back overnight. While you had the rear caliper off you should have pushed the rubber bellows away and greased the two caliper guide pins. If the other pad pin was corroded, the guide pins might be also. That would prevent the caliper from moving away from the rotor and would cause excessive wear to the brake pad on one side, and possibly excessive rotor wear.
An interesting point you make about tying the brake lever back to the bar overnight. I hear a lot of people talking about this. I speak as someone who has ridden all my life, raced successfully, built countless race bikes and restorations and have a large collection of motorcycles which I enjoy maintaining. With the brake lever pulled back, the fluid return hole to the master cylinder reservoir is blocked off - if not, the brake couldn't provide pressure to the calipers. So how does air escape from the system? If the lever isn't pulled back the return hole is open, therefore allowing air a much better chance to escape into the reservoir. I'm not saying the tied back lever doesn't have an effect (placebo?) but in my experience this has been temporary if at all. As you probably know, when releasing the brake lever the caliper pistons are drawn away from the disc by the minute flex in the piston seals. Could it be that tying the lever back and applying very firm pressure for an extended period allows the pistons to assume a new position in the seals thus initially reducing the lever travel required to apply the brake? Or could it be that older rubber brake hoses get some of the flex stretched out of them giving a firmer feel, albeit temporarily? One thing's for sure, there ain't no air escaping with the lever pulled.
The concept with tying the handle back, is that it pressurizes the line which forces any air bubbles up to the master cylinder. The air will be evacuated once the front lever is released. It’s not placebo. I’ve had two 1100RT bikes for a total of over 240,000 miles. I’ve replaced lines, rotors, pads. I’ve flushed the brakes to get rid of a soft lever.
@@guymersh3148 Thanks for engaging with my channel, I really appreciate it! I reference a lot of old forums and use manuals/diagrams when I can, but I also let my intuition guide my decision making sometimes: here’s the process as I worked through it… maybe seeing my logic might provide some clarity (ultimately the process firmed up my brakes, and my ABS system is working as it should). By leaving the line pressurized for a set duration, air will be naturally forced to work its way up to the master. After tapping the lines in a few places to move any additional trapped air up, I then cracked the banjo bolt connected directly to the master and bled from there. That specific process isn’t about removing air from the lines… rather MOVING air WITHIN the lines in order to help to bleeding process. I finished with one final bleed at the front calipers and got really great lever feel.
The color should be Avus black witch is nice. You cam use the R1150 rims and R1150RT front fork with Japanese calipers. Than you have 15 mm bigger frontbrakes and better calipers. Faster acceleration due to 17 inch rear wheel instead of 18 inch. you can also use R1150GS final drive to gain 6% acceleration vs less top speed.
@@motooilermotooiler9597 Ya, you can lock the front wheel and slide along, but the R1150 wheels look so much nicer and the brake disks are 15 mm bigger using Japanese calipers. also the wheels look much more open, see through with the new mounting position witch is on the wheel itself rather than sing a disc to mount to the center.
@@motooilermotooiler9597 Yo do need a different spacer on the back wheel to be able to mount R1150 wheels, the old caliper of the R1100RS seems to work though, but the GS, R, RT used the newer caliper, the R1150 wheel spacer is thinner than the R1100 spacer, these will probably get tossed away at salvage or braker yards.
Awesome video. I have that bike's cousin, an R1100RS, and It is an absolute dream. It has the same occasional issue with the ABS throwing a fault when I first go to start it, though it goes away upon a quick restart. I LOVE the touring bags on it, they're so slick. The bike, which has about 90 horsepower, feels freaking FAST, and I love how much grunt and oomph it has throughout the gear spans - it has such a wide and smooth power-band. 90's era oilheads freaking ROCK!!!!!
R1100RS was the first of the R1100 "platform" in '93/94.
I'm rebuilding a R1100RS with R1150RS 6 speed gearbox, frame, handlebar controls due to hydraulic clutch, front fork, brakes, rims and a R1150 Rockster telelever wishbone, R1150GS final drive for different sprockets, witch should give me an aditional 6% acceleration, but less top speed.
the pistons are approx 100 mm wide vs 70 mm stroke, that's the cause of the power.
There is is German company that sells a 1200 cc upgrade, forged pistons of 102 mm.
That same company also makes race piston for cars.
@@AnalogDude_ Oh wow, that sounds awesome!!!!
@@AnalogDude_ This piston kit sounds like it would be amazing, I'd be super curious about the HP gain from the extra 100 cc's. I'm guessing you'd need new heads then? I'm not that mechanically inclined, but it sounds like it would be an awesome project.
@@lukaspriest Wössner, i would use cylinders from scrapped engine and have therm rebored and so. but the ecu also maybe needs a remap, no sure, you gotta ask them.
Some "tuber" said he used that to up rate his GS and he loved it.
These bikes are future classics. I have 2 GSs, S and an RT.
Given how cheap they have become it is the best moment to grab a post 1997 good one and enjoy the ride.
Personally I am fixed on this lineup and there is nothing these bikes cannot do.
Do not understand upgrading to 1150 AT ALL.
The 1200 post 2007 through 2009 is the only sensible option but good pieces are usually 4x the price of a good 1100.
Best regards from Poland. 🇵🇱 ❤
Kudos to you for the time and effort to make the video. Front calipers will come off if you remove the two bolts and then rock the calipers side to side to push the pads away from the rotor. Since front reservoir is the highest point, the front will gravity bleed with gentle pumping as long as the hole in the master cylinder is not blocked. Last bit of air in the front is removed by pumping the handle and then tying it pulled back overnight. While you had the rear caliper off you should have pushed the rubber bellows away and greased the two caliper guide pins. If the other pad pin was corroded, the guide pins might be also. That would prevent the caliper from moving away from the rotor and would cause excessive wear to the brake pad on one side, and possibly excessive rotor wear.
An interesting point you make about tying the brake lever back to the bar overnight. I hear a lot of people talking about this. I speak as someone who has ridden all my life, raced successfully, built countless race bikes and restorations and have a large collection of motorcycles which I enjoy maintaining. With the brake lever pulled back, the fluid return hole to the master cylinder reservoir is blocked off - if not, the brake couldn't provide pressure to the calipers. So how does air escape from the system? If the lever isn't pulled back the return hole is open, therefore allowing air a much better chance to escape into the reservoir. I'm not saying the tied back lever doesn't have an effect (placebo?) but in my experience this has been temporary if at all. As you probably know, when releasing the brake lever the caliper pistons are drawn away from the disc by the minute flex in the piston seals. Could it be that tying the lever back and applying very firm pressure for an extended period allows the pistons to assume a new position in the seals thus initially reducing the lever travel required to apply the brake? Or could it be that older rubber brake hoses get some of the flex stretched out of them giving a firmer feel, albeit temporarily? One thing's for sure, there ain't no air escaping with the lever pulled.
The concept with tying the handle back, is that it pressurizes the line which forces any air bubbles up to the master cylinder. The air will be evacuated once the front lever is released. It’s not placebo. I’ve had two 1100RT bikes for a total of over 240,000 miles. I’ve replaced lines, rotors, pads. I’ve flushed the brakes to get rid of a soft lever.
@@guymersh3148 Thanks for engaging with my channel, I really appreciate it! I reference a lot of old forums and use manuals/diagrams when I can, but I also let my intuition guide my decision making sometimes: here’s the process as I worked through it… maybe seeing my logic might provide some clarity (ultimately the process firmed up my brakes, and my ABS system is working as it should).
By leaving the line pressurized for a set duration, air will be naturally forced to work its way up to the master. After tapping the lines in a few places to move any additional trapped air up, I then cracked the banjo bolt connected directly to the master and bled from there.
That specific process isn’t about removing air from the lines… rather MOVING air WITHIN the lines in order to help to bleeding process. I finished with one final bleed at the front calipers and got really great lever feel.
A buddy of mine has three and one of them has 376k miles. Miles not Km!
Install a high current battery. This will help prevent the voltage value from being pulled down during start up.
Just got mine same bike...
The color should be Avus black witch is nice.
You cam use the R1150 rims and R1150RT front fork with Japanese calipers.
Than you have 15 mm bigger frontbrakes and better calipers.
Faster acceleration due to 17 inch rear wheel instead of 18 inch.
you can also use R1150GS final drive to gain 6% acceleration vs less top speed.
No need for better brakes on this bike. If working proper they are sack crusher.
@@motooilermotooiler9597 Ya, you can lock the front wheel and slide along, but the R1150 wheels look so much nicer and the brake disks are 15 mm bigger using Japanese calipers. also the wheels look much more open, see through with the new mounting position witch is on the wheel itself rather than sing a disc to mount to the center.
@@motooilermotooiler9597 Yo do need a different spacer on the back wheel to be able to mount R1150 wheels, the old caliper of the R1100RS seems to work though, but the GS, R, RT used the newer caliper, the R1150 wheel spacer is thinner than the R1100 spacer, these will probably get tossed away at salvage or braker yards.
Delete the smog canister
Slow down on camera movement!