Wrenching on the ST1100
Mark Frost (the host and head mechanic),
invited Ed Krugman and myself to his home for a day of wrenching on the
ST1100. On the agenda was a rear end rebuild
on Mark’s machine and a carb sync and radiator flush/service on Ed and my
bikes. Also on the agenda was an engine
mount re-torque on my machine to try and solve an annoying 4000 RPM vibe in the
handlebars.
All missions were accomplished and a good
time was had by all. FYI, the engine
mount re-torque did address 80% of my vibration issue – my bike has only 4K
miles on it and a new set of tires may do the trick for the other 20%.
Below are some photos from our day of
maintenance….
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Don’s 2002 ST1100 ABS with
most of the plastic removed. |
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Mark and Ed doing the carb
sync on Ed’s 1993 machine. |
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Mark and Ed doing the carb
sync on Ed’s machine – BTW, he has a beautiful bright yellow
over gray custom paint job on this bike. |
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Mark and Ed doing the carb
sync on Ed’s machine. |
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Rear end view of Don’s
bike. |
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This is the most plastic I
have had of my bike since I bought it. |
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Me (Don) working on the
engine mount re-torque |
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More views of just what is
under all that plastic. |
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More views of just what is
under all that plastic. |
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Ed enjoying a nice lunch. |
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Ed’s bike stripped down
for the radiator flush. |
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Mark’s rear-end project is
well under way. |
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We have the bike pointed
down the driveway for the radiator flush.
The hose is ready in case we spray coolant on the bikes (we didn’t). |
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Mark hard at work cleaning
those hard-to-reach places. |
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