what have you done to your "bike" today
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Fitted my new front tyre......thats it !!
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Do hope you stuck to the original fitment Lee. Wouldn't want to interfere with the brilliance of the Japanese engineers!!!!leevtr wrote:Fitted my new front tyre......thats it !!

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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
carl,
I have a standard front master cyl if you need it. cand bring it to dyno day.
oh and did you use new copper washers wne you rebuilt, they are designed to deform so need to be replaced or heat treated before re use
I have a standard front master cyl if you need it. cand bring it to dyno day.
oh and did you use new copper washers wne you rebuilt, they are designed to deform so need to be replaced or heat treated before re use
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
trust me al, he would have heated them up, probably involving petrol........AMCQ46 wrote:carl,
I have a standard front master cyl if you need it. cand bring it to dyno day.
oh and did you use new copper washers wne you rebuilt, they are designed to deform so need to be replaced or heat treated before re use

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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Yep heated them up over the hob so they expanded a bit. I have now left burnt rings on the wooden chopping board.
Going to go back out soon and have another go at bleeding the bleeding brakes now I have calmed down. Cheers for the offer Al but it looks like Marty may have one so I shall sort the brakes before coming to the dyno. I really don't like having dodgy brakes it's not good
but I am one of those guys who is willing to take risks if needs be. It's a good job I don't use the brakes much and slow down early using the engine braking when needs be.
Why is that everything always turns out to be a last minute rush. Still got Marty's bike to sort as well.
While I'm here, would a cbr 1000 radial MS work well with CBRF4 or Sport callipers. Obviously the lever is different. It's upgrade time shortly and I want a MC with the reservoir bottle rather than the standard CBR ones.
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Why is that everything always turns out to be a last minute rush. Still got Marty's bike to sort as well.
While I'm here, would a cbr 1000 radial MS work well with CBRF4 or Sport callipers. Obviously the lever is different. It's upgrade time shortly and I want a MC with the reservoir bottle rather than the standard CBR ones.
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Rode it to work instead of the Fazer. Frickin love the Storm, only had it roadworthy for a week, done a couple of ride outs and already the fazer just feels broken and wallowy, despite it being one of the best bikes I had owned before. Storm feels so much tighter.
Budget storm gradually on the road to spangliness.
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Refitted standard air box lid for the base run :-) lubed chain / checked oil
And dug out the waterproofs :-)
And dug out the waterproofs :-)
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
It's not a line is it ? maybe a pin hole in one ?cybercarl wrote:Yep heated them up over the hob so they expanded a bit. I have now left burnt rings on the wooden chopping board.Going to go back out soon and have another go at bleeding the bleeding brakes now I have calmed down. Cheers for the offer Al but it looks like Marty may have one so I shall sort the brakes before coming to the dyno. I really don't like having dodgy brakes it's not good
but I am one of those guys who is willing to take risks if needs be. It's a good job I don't use the brakes much and slow down early using the engine braking when needs be.
Why is that everything always turns out to be a last minute rush. Still got Marty's bike to sort as well.
While I'm here, would a cbr 1000 radial MS work well with CBRF4 or Sport callipers. Obviously the lever is different. It's upgrade time shortly and I want a MC with the reservoir bottle rather than the standard CBR ones.
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
It shouldn't be Mac they are only a year or so old, saying that, they could of had one from new
Anyway got MS to put on tonight and I shall give it another go.
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Have you changed the calipers ?
Just thinking air could be getting past the seals .
Just thinking air could be getting past the seals .
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
had a visit from my local spanner monkey, the little git stole my mint brake m/c with lever and resi.......
a little more tinkering this evening. a little bit of angle grinding, now my toe nails are lovely.........
finally put some new grips and original bar ends on, i also got some jubilee clips for the new fuel lines, although they're an i.d of 10mm, they need the clips to hold them on.
just need to get the fuel tap tonight, i'll get that fitted tomorrow, put some fuel in and see if i don't blow up.
then a test ride to carls to sync the carbs and double check the mixture. and i finally think thats it. i really can't think of anything else, i suppose i best get the thing sold.
next weekend it'll be the powder coaters for the spondon frame.......
anyone know where i can buy a new fuel filter that sits in the tank, ds wants £30 for one.....

a little more tinkering this evening. a little bit of angle grinding, now my toe nails are lovely.........

finally put some new grips and original bar ends on, i also got some jubilee clips for the new fuel lines, although they're an i.d of 10mm, they need the clips to hold them on.
just need to get the fuel tap tonight, i'll get that fitted tomorrow, put some fuel in and see if i don't blow up.
then a test ride to carls to sync the carbs and double check the mixture. and i finally think thats it. i really can't think of anything else, i suppose i best get the thing sold.
next weekend it'll be the powder coaters for the spondon frame.......

anyone know where i can buy a new fuel filter that sits in the tank, ds wants £30 for one.....

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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I changed the right one today and also both stripped down, cleaned, checked and put back together. All looks good. I shall see how I get on in a little while with the this MC.
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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Yep, sarcy bolloxKev L wrote:Do hope you stuck to the original fitment Lee. Wouldn't want to interfere with the brilliance of the Japanese engineers!!!!leevtr wrote:Fitted my new front tyre......thats it !!

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Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Pot, kettle, black!!!!! 

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F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
F3, 954 USD front, K Tech springs, Braced swinger, Ohlins shock, Six spoke Mockesini wheels, Harris rearsets, QaT, Flywheel diet!, A&L stacks, stick coils, K&N, FP Ti jets, Mori pipe's [colour]
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
I have no idea what you are on about young Kevin 

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