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If you back the damper right off you should hardly feel it, then add a click every few miles till you get the best compromise between slow corners and high speed stability

How do i adjust it please it was used and has no instructions with it ,there is a adjustable thing on the bar bit then a inner sort of adjustment on the shock bit god that ws hard work

Vtrkidda wrote: ,next new rubber chain

A metal one will last longer

I knew some one would say that just.knew it

Vtrkidda wrote:How do i adjust it please it was used and has no instructions with it ,there is a adjustable thing on the bar bit then a inner sort of adjustment on the shock bit god that ws hard work

The little knurled knob or the rod right hand end as fitted. Clock wise is more damping, CCw is less

Thanks mate ill give it a go next time im out cheers

AMCQ46 wrote:

Vtrkidda wrote:How do i adjust it please it was used and has no instructions with it ,there is a adjustable thing on the bar bit then a inner sort of adjustment on the shock bit god that ws hard work

The little knurled knob or the rod right hand end as fitted. Clock wise is more damping, CCw is less

phil ive got mine set 4 clicks in, feels very good on the twistys

no names on the forum please ill try it mate 4 clicks

playerone wrote:

Vtrkidda wrote: ,next new rubber chain

A metal one will last longer

Vtrkidda wrote:I knew some one would say that just.knew it

This forum has me in stitches, so mutch better than TV

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bigspanishmarty wrote:sounds like you won't have a problem there bozzer.........you've caught the vtr modding illness haven't you

Damn right, gonna make this bike truly mine and hopefully unique. Searching for carbon fibre look fairing lower and rear hugger as I type. Carbon fibre is the new black!

Vtrkidda wrote: no names on the forum please ill try it mate 4 clicks

ooops sorry kidda, stealth mode from now on

Well tonight's post should have been "Bled all the hydraulics, brakes are now super sharp"

Instead...

Drained front brakes, completely failed to bleed new fluid through, so now have no front brakes at all. Bleed pipe came off so fresh DOT5 spilt all over the calliper and front wheel.

Rapidly rinsed off with soapy water.

So now I have a bike with no front brakes sitting in a puddle in the garage.

I f*ckin' hate bleeding brakes.

I think I'm gonna take the callipers off, it's like trying to do keyhole surgery trying to lock and unlock that nipple between the brake pipe and the fork leg.

tankslappa wrote:Well tonight's post should have been "Bled all the hydraulics, brakes are now super sharp"

Instead...

Drained front brakes, completely failed to bleed new fluid through, so now have no front brakes at all. Bleed pipe came off so fresh DOT5 spilt all over the calliper and front wheel.

Rapidly rinsed off with soapy water.

So now I have a bike with no front brakes sitting in a puddle in the garage.

I f*ckin' hate bleeding brakes.

I think I'm gonna take the callipers off, it's like trying to do keyhole surgery trying to lock and unlock that nipple between the brake pipe and the fork leg.

give over its a piece o piss, bring it up ere and i'll do it for you! mind it'll be a dodgy ride wi no front brakes

it's like trying to do keyhole surgery trying to lock and unlock that nipple between the brake pipe and the fork leg.

This might help http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speed-bleed-v ... 53df9ad33c or you could get a mate round to to make it easy. Get him to do it. Brake fluid everywhere

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marravtr wrote:

tankslappa wrote:I f*ckin' hate bleeding brakes.

I think I'm gonna take the callipers off, it's like trying to do keyhole surgery trying to lock and unlock that nipple between the brake pipe and the fork leg.

give over its a piece o piss, bring it up ere and i'll do it for you! mind it'll be a dodgy ride wi no front brakes

I know, it should be, but so far the only step which has actually gone right is the bleed nipple weren't jammed!

After that it was down hill all the way (with no brakes!).

cybercarl wrote:This might help http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Speed-bleed-v ... 53df9ad33c or you could get a mate round to to make it easy. Get him to do it. Brake fluid everywhere

They certainly would help! I've been trying to use some EZ-Bleed pipe things, but I haven't used them for a while, and they were for the car. I don't think the bike brake has enough pressure to blow past the ball thingy, so nothing happens!.

Will the bike gravity bleed? Maybe I should try that. My car's rear brakes did that... Took a couple of hours, but it was most relaxing.