Let’s wrap this project up so I can get back on vintage Volvos!
Freshly rebuilt carburetors in place. You have to love the serviceability on these boxer engines. The carburetors and the valve train are right there, easy to service.
Since I got this far, I might as well install new steering head bearings.
A great way to drive these in is to take the old race and run it on the bench sander to reduce the outer diameter a bit and then you can use it as a driver. That way it fits perfectly but will not get stuck in the cavity.
Then I hit a fork in the road. (Old biker joke)
I squeezed a 120 rear tire on the Lester wheel. I think stock rear size was 100 or 4 inches but the extra meat looks good. New shocks will ensure a comfortable ride.
Fork legs and front fender back on.
Rebuilt brake calipers, new brake lines and lots of polishing on the Lester wheels. Pretty snazzy.
I didn’t really want the aftermarket deep sump so I opted to re-install the stock unit.
I might as well clean and inspect the oil pump screen. All good.
Engine looks really clean inside.
Stock oil pan in place.
The speedometer and tachometer unit was in good condition so a careful cleaning is all it needed. I did install new bulbs inside.
Rebuilt master cylinder with new lines. Goes conveniently (NOT!) under the tank.
This is the top triple. I just learned something new: The Speedo/tack bracket (black thingie) is taller on S-bikes with fairing. This is to match the height of the gauges in the fairing.
I matched the paint the best I could on the fairing. The bike is faded from red to orange so I just took a stab at something redish.
Top triple in place and the brackets that will hold the fairing in place.
The “drag bar” style handlebar hand on by the polished clamps. Here you can spy new Speedo and tach cables.
Uh, that looks pretty racy!
I found these new BMW OE grips in the box of goodies I got with the bike. They still carry the Bavarian protective talcum powder.
The side covers were a bit faded so they got a new coat of semi gloss black and these 1000cc stickers sourced in UK.
1000 + 1000 = 2000cc…RIGHT??
Well, there she is. It took a few months but now I got a well sorted 26K mile R100S. It had been sitting since 1988 and will hopefully see lots of miles again.
The engine cleaned up really well. The front engine cover is still off as I may need to do some adjusting on the points.
Rear without the Krauser bags exposing the 120 rear tire.
I really like the extra gauges in the fairing. I will run heated gear so it may be a good idea to keep an eye on the voltage.
The Krauser Starlet bags cleaned up really well with some vinyl treatment.
I can not get over how lightweight these are.
Some tuning and sync work yet to be done but with snow on the ground, it will have to wait a few days. I look forward to tear up some roads this spring. Zoom-Zoom!