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Question about S fairing components
Question about S fairing components
I had one go missing, and got a factory replacement. I can not determine how the alloy cap, stays affixed to the turn signal stalk, rubber bushing. It looks like the cap should stay in place, around the rubber bushing portion. If I push the slotted part onto the inside TS stalk, it doesn’t stay in place, just falls away from the bushing. I’ve attached a pic of the replacement part, as well as the left side stalk, with the cap in place and a picture of they right side, where the new part should go.
Can anyone here familiar with installing this part, please advise how to attach the cap, so that it stays in place?
2000 R1100
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Re: Question about S fairing components
https://vintagebmw.org/library_data/r90 ... nglish.pdf
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Re: Question about S fairing components
That link has some good info, but unfortunately, doesn’t explain how the “ caps “ get correctly installed.
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Re: Question about S fairing components
Can you take apart the other side to determine how it's put together? Perhaps the eccentric bushing slipped through the fairing so it doesn't mate properly to the clip, or a portion of the eccentric wore away so that the clip no longer can be correctly inserted onto the bushing.
Re: Question about S fairing components
It seems the caps are to be a “ press fit” over the rubber bushing on the turn signal stalks, on the inside of the fairing. However, I can’t figure out how to get them to stay in place, on the bushing.
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Re: Question about S fairing components
10-4. Perhaps a piece of the bushing is missing. Maybe it broke off and that's why the cap went missing and why you can no longer reinstall the cap - because a piece of the bushing is missing. If you disassemble the other side, you might be able to better understand how things fit together.
Sorry I can't help you with recent experience. My R100S no longer has the factory fairing and I don't recall now how it was set up. I believe I remember rubber eccentrics which allowed you to adjust the fairing by the way they were position over the turn signal stalks. I think this may be where your cap is installed.
Re: Question about S fairing components
I agree, after re reading the installation post, I see that the rubber bushing is drilled off center. I’m going to try to use this adjustment, to “ lock” the alloy piece in place.
I did review the other side installation, and all parts are there. Thanks again.
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