Racetech emulators on a R100RS

Tue May 11 13:58:01 EDT 2021

Afternoon Eric and all that responded to your queries. Sorry to be late coming to this party but vacation, work and rehab have kept me busy.

Eric I am thoroughly enjoying your enthusiasm for the latest R100RS garage find. Looks like a fine piece to keep you occupied for some time to come. I believe all the emulator questions were answered. My only comment would be is to use Racetech’s website to confirm the correct part #’s for the Gold Valve Emulators and springs. I would also strongly advise using Racetech springs if you go ahead with the conversion. They are engineered to work together.

Bob Flinners phone # is 410-792-0040. Bobs Bodies, 10660 Guilford Road, Jessup MD 20794. He is located next door to Bob’s just down the hill.

Mike I would like to say that I feel your diatribe against Tom Cutter is unwarranted and this is not the format to express your displeasure. Your unfortunate experience is not the norm. Also there are usually two sides to these disagreements.  I would suggest that anyone who has responded to Eric’s request for information has had exactly the opposite experience. Tom is the individual that has unfailing helped so many of us his immense Airhead knowledge whether or not it was a paying job, providing information for a rider stranded on the side of the road or standing up to entertain us at a Supertech when speakers did not show up.

I think Cannon # 8 was written with Tom on mind.

Cheers Chris

From: John Eckenrode via MDAirheads [mailto:mdairheads at casano.com] 
Sent: Sunday, May 09, 2021 3:56 PM
To: Michael Cecchini
Cc: mdairheads at casano.com
Subject: Re: Racetech emulators on a R100RS

Let’s be fair to Tom.  He is a reseller. All resellers mark up items to make a living, and keep the lights on.  It’s a fact of life.

If you didn’t double-check your invoice for 31 days, that’s not on him. He’s FAR from the only one with a 30 day return policy.

Race tech has a website, and tech support is just a phone call away.  They are very, very helpful in my experience. 

V/r-

John

Sent from my phone, I apologize in advance for brevity and any spelling errors. 

On May 9, 2021, at 3:43 PM, Michael Cecchini via MDAirheads <mdairheads at casano.com> wrote:

Actually Cutter doesn't put together a RaceTech Emulator "kit".  
He buys everything from RaceTech just, like you & I can do on the RaceTech site.  
Then he simply marks up the price, repackages the parts and sends to you. 

Do note, Cutter's warranty on anything RaceTech is only 30 days.  After that he'll tell you not to call him anymore.......even if his invoice shows he sent you the wrong springs and fork oil.  It's yours on day 31..   

RaceTech has a excellent site to deal with with full PDF instructions with pics that make the job easy. 
The fork springs and fork oil drop-down menus are excellent and spot-on the money to your weight & suggestions. 

https://racetech.com/ProductSearch/12/BMW/R100RS/1980

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From: William Lambert 

   You’re welcome Eric. There is no need to rush the suspension work into place.   The fairing is not an impediment to the fork work. The job is no more or less difficult with the fairing in place.  Yes, the forks will need to be removed from the triple-tree in their entirety.  They are then completely dismantled, cleaned and refurbished with new seals, washers etc.   Tom Cutter provides at a fair price a complete rebuild kit for the fork assembly.  His kit, along with fresh oil and the RaceTech goodies makes for a very nice end result. Done properly,  there will be no need to revisit the front end of the bike for many years to come.  

  Your pictures show a fine example of the RS.  You certainly wasted no time digging in.  Enjoy. 

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Michael Cecchini wrote:

Do the emulators.  Big diff and you'll thank yourself.
Be ready to find out how much your shocks suck. ;)

Don't send your forks to Cutter.  He screwed-up mine big time.
Contrary to popular & poorly informed opinions he's a hack. 
I ended up doing them properly myself.  

Bill Lambert and I can answer further questions.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Zwicky, Eric 

MD brethren,

I have a barn-find R100RS.  1980 European model. I am taking it apart 

as it sat 5 years under a tarp.

The PO put '84 forks with Brembo brakes on, but I still have the originals.

I know some of you guys run the Racetech Gold valve emulators (I think I 

got that right), and I wonder if that's an upgrade you would recommend 

for my bike.  The PO pt progressive springs in but that's all I know as 

far as deviation from the stock '84 forks.

Since I have the fairing off, now might be the time to think about all 

the stuff in the front of the bike.

Thanks in advance,

Eric Z

Richmond

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