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marcher are doing a K4 with 5 year warranty for £180 at Homebase. Thats the water cooled one with an inverter. I have one its ace and with 5 years thats a bargain.agentpineapple wrote:looked at my yellow bike, and realised it badly needs a clean, oh and my pressure washer packed up yesterday, 3mths out of warranty, I won't buy another Clarke washer....
VTRDaz wrote:Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???
Daz
Maybe bleed em too Mac! If you want to stop that isMacV2 wrote:VTRDaz wrote:Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???
Daz
Strip 'em off & apart, lashings of brake cleaner & a scrubbing brush.
As you have them apart pull the pistons out, clean them,check them...check the seals.
Bung the the split callipers in a ultra sonic cleaner if you have one.
Rebuild, bolt on, fresh fluid, jobs a good 'un.
had to put £2 in petrol all i had in my jeans 
Fresh fluid requires a bleed through...surly not even a teal monkey would just pour a bit in the res & walk away thinking ''that'll do...''Watty wrote:Maybe bleed em too Mac! If you want to stop that isMacV2 wrote:VTRDaz wrote:Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???
Daz
Strip 'em off & apart, lashings of brake cleaner & a scrubbing brush.
As you have them apart pull the pistons out, clean them,check them...check the seals.
Bung the the split callipers in a ultra sonic cleaner if you have one.
Rebuild, bolt on, fresh fluid, jobs a good 'un.
X'sWatty wrote:You're flirting again Mac
Bilt Hamber Auto-wheelany recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???
they look great. Brasso is great to polish the pistons up with.MacV2 wrote:VTRDaz wrote:Only had it a week, so gave it a good once over as it's not on road until next month.
Next job is a bloody good clean - any recommendations for cleaning the black crap off the nice gold calipers???
Daz
Strip 'em off & apart, lashings of brake cleaner & a scrubbing brush.
As you have them apart pull the pistons out, clean them,check them...check the seals.
Bung the the split callipers in a ultra sonic cleaner if you have one.
Rebuild, bolt on, fresh fluid, jobs a good 'un.
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Can't wait to find out how they feel on a warm day, I've been pretty impressed already They're amazing. Best tyre I've used, fitting a new rear one on Saturday! Wouldn't trust anything else at the momentPete.L wrote:Fitted some Metzler M7s front and rear.
They felt really strange when first leaving the garage but after a few miles to warm up and a quick click of the front compression and rebound they feel great.
Pete.l
