1983 BMW R100RS/RT Install and Align Front Forks

[@adogonasidecar1262]

These are by far the best videos on this topic I have found. Thank you sir.

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

Thank you for your kind words. 😀

[@adogonasidecar1262]

@@BrooksAirheadGarage BTW, we are neighbors. Hoping to introduce myself at a forthcoming tech day!

[@Thekrpntr]

Thank you for this, time to tune up the front end on my '82 R100, this helps a lot. Not my first time but with this information I can do a better job than the last time I did it 15 years and 100k+ miles ago. My axle should go in with less resistance than I have now.

[@assessor1276]

Another superb video showing a complex procedure with perfect clarity. Well done Brook.

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

You're welcome peter :-)

[@assessor1276]

Brook's Airhead Garage accckk sorry for the misspelling!

[@assessor1276]

Corrected.

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

Peter Frise like I’ve never done that 😂

[@thomasplatt7329]

You make this an art, sir. I really appreciate your work.

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

Thank you Thomas, and thanks for taking a look.

[@brendanoneill3991]

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[@francescofalsini1807]

Hi Brook, thank you for the video. How much shoul be the torque of the Adjusting Nut?

[@lesleysmith5623]

Great clear, informative videos. Unfortunately, I've been rebuilding an '81 R100CS about 3 months in advance of you so missed out on using your hints, tips and techniques. 🙄

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

Well, I hope you will conclude the work you did does not require and revisions. That said, I've had to go back and correct something I thought I did right on every project I've done. I never stop learning.

[@marcelosabalette1198]

You refresh my mi duda, thanks...

[@uwejuergen]

Great video, I am just redoing my front forks and I just can't find the correct size front gaiters to protect my forks. I have an 86 R80Rt , 38mm forks and the opposite end measures 53mm. Could you tell me where you purchased you gaiters/boots from ? Thanks

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

uwejuergen, You can order them from any BMW motorcycle dealer. I got mine from Euro MotoElectrics (www.euromotoelectrics.com) which happen to be near me in Denver, CO.

[@uwejuergen]

@@BrooksAirheadGarage Thank you for the info, I buy my parts from them but I guess I did not see the correct size on there website. I will try again, and thanks for all your awesome videos, I watched them all during my R80 rebuild engine project.

[@markwalsh6371]

Great Video, Im still getting stiction after a complete alignment. Axel slides in out perfect. Brand new green seals with seal grease and it appears this is where its coming from. Remove the seals and the sliders drop like a rock. Any recommendations?

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

Mark, I wipe down the fork tubes with a clean towel. Then I put some fork oil on a shop towel and wipe the tubes to apply a light coat of the oil on the tubes. This lubricates the seals as they would be when the forks are full of oil. That reduces the seal friction.

[@markwalsh6371]

@@BrooksAirheadGarage Do you have a contact #

[@hamzahamza-vu9cl]

thank you for this you are the best

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

You're welcome hamza. If you click the link in the video summary under the video, it will take you to the complete documentation of how I do this work on my web site. These videos are a summary so they don't have all the details you need to know for success. Stay well :-)

[@hamzahamza-vu9cl]

@@BrooksAirheadGarage thantk you i will buy a bmwr80 and in algeria we have not spare part i will see all your video and sorry for my riting

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

@@hamzahamza-vu9cl That sounds great hamza. I'm happy to hear you are willing to keep one of these machines running. And, your English is much better than my Arabic :-) 'utib altamaniyat sadiqaa

[@timothyhennighausen2312]

Great videos, where can I get one of those belt buckles?

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

I don't know. It was a gift from my son. Try an internet search. 🙂

[@carlodangelo8348]

great tutorial !

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

You're welcome Carlo.

[@64faffi]

Very clear and easy to follow instructions - have teaching classes been part of your profession?

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

I have been know to lecture Sr. Management about the stupidity of their ideas when I used to earn a living. You have to be concise and unambiguous when you do that sort of thing if you want to keep your job. :-)

[@paulbird3035]

Another great video Brook, thank you! Do you cover the steering bearing preload adjustment in any of your videos?

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

Hi Paul, I don't think so. I adjust the nut under the steering stem dust cover so that the forks fall slowly to the steering stops. That's usually enough preload on the bearings. I show using the hook spanner to do that briefly in this video at about 10:05 from the beginning.

[@OddsandSods26]

Thank you again.

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

You're welcome Cam.

[@jordicortiella3997]

Thanks a lot!!

[@BrooksAirheadGarage]

You're welcome Jordi.