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tony.mon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:21 pm

freeridenick wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:48 pm I picked up the frame and swingarm from the powder coaters yesterday and really annoyingly they didn't mask off the bearing surfaces before blasting.

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They won't unless you tell them to.

I must old school, as in my view they damn well ought too
Surely it's not rocket science to know bearing surfaces are a no-no when it comes to blasting and powder coating,

Chris.

sirch345 wrote:

tony.mon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:21 pm

freeridenick wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 4:48 pm I picked up the frame and swingarm from the powder coaters yesterday and really annoyingly they didn't mask off the bearing surfaces before blasting.

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They won't unless you tell them to.

I must old school, as in my view they damn well ought too
Surely it's not rocket science to know bearing surfaces are a no-no when it comes to blasting and powder coating,

Chris.

Exactly. The place I took it to outsourced the blasting, must have. They also ceramic coated my engine and other parts after vapour blasting. I know everything was plugged before blasting because I saw them do it.

Anyway, the threads I've checked aren't too loose and the bearing races don't just drop in so I think all will be well. I'll clean up the rough surface a little and I've got some bearing adhesive if I think they need it. It grates though, literally.

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Had a mad hour-and-a-bit today stripping bits off in readiness for the 954 front end going on



Mind you, in my haste I forgot to measure the height of the bike with the standard forks on..... So if any kind soul either knows the height or is prepared to measure their bike and let me know, I'd be immensely grateful

not today as such but over the weekend. decided the sofa-uki needed a new rear tyre, the one thats on it iv put near 9k on it over the last year and it still looks like new, reason being its complete sh1te and hard as a brick

juts drop the rear wheel out seems easy....NEVER have i seen such a bitch of a bike to get a wheel outa and getting it back in involved new swear words, rachet straps, car jacks and the help of my son.....

mr suzuki you are a end of a bell..

Engine cases back together and found a stripped thread I didn't know about. One of the up engine case bolts.

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Did brakes & clutch fluid change on the VTR, also scraped off the gasket and sealant from the engine in readiness for the new clutch cover. Hoping to have the bike back on the road and MOT'd soon

fabiostar wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 5:00 pm
mr suzuki you are a end of a bell.

And he has the head of a d !ck.
You can't make money selling replacement tyres if you make the original ones out of concrete.

Rode the Murvinator... Up to Jonesville on Saturday, spent the day helping him work on a customers Storm.

Jammie popped in for a brew & a chinwag... on a Trumph Scrabbler...

Evening of beers & takeaway & a movie... & a farting hound...

Stayed over & rode back this morning...

freeridenick wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 8:33 pm

sirch345 wrote:

tony.mon wrote: ↑Sat Apr 30, 2022 6:21 pm

They won't unless you tell them to.

I must old school, as in my view they damn well ought too
Surely it's not rocket science to know bearing surfaces are a no-no when it comes to blasting and powder coating,

Chris.

Exactly. The place I took it to outsourced the blasting, must have. They also ceramic coated my engine and other parts after vapour blasting. I know everything was plugged before blasting because I saw them do it.

Anyway, the threads I've checked aren't too loose and the bearing races don't just drop in so I think all will be well. I'll clean up the rough surface a little and I've got some bearing adhesive if I think they need it. It grates though, literally.

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If you can still use the frame I guess that is something,

Chris.

Greetings from across The Pond

Took the old girl out of hibernation, drained the storage gas, replaced with fresh stuff and fired her up. All good, fires up right away I cleaned the front caliper pistons, replaced brake fluid at both ends. All ready for yet another awesome summer on the old Carbon Express, lol

mik_str wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 9:47 pm Greetings from across The Pond

Took the old girl out of hibernation, drained the storage gas, replaced with fresh stuff and fired her up. All good, fires up right away I cleaned the front caliper pistons, replaced brake fluid at both ends. All ready for yet another awesome summer on the old Carbon Express, lol

It's good to hear from you Micky

Chris.

Fixed the front brake switch and bypassed the side stand switch as it wouldn’t start with it down unless the clutch was pulled in .
Did some paint prep on the nose fairing .

tony.mon wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 5:53 pm

fabiostar wrote: ↑Sun May 01, 2022 5:00 pm
mr suzuki you are a end of a bell.

And he has the head of a d !ck.
You can't make money selling replacement tyres if you make the original ones out of concrete.

iv honestly never had a tyre so hard in my life and with so little grip a metz me888... sweet jesus even the tyre guy laughed at it... its now back together and happily grinding its belly round every roundabout

New clutch cover on, used Hylomar universal blue where the VTR manual said apply sealant. Not sure how long I'm supposed to wait before I refill oil and coolant so will wait 24 hrs

In the mean time I'll reconnect the hoses to the water pump, change the coolant plug and oil sump plug washers.

Stripped & cleaned a rear calliper for someone on FB needing one ASAP...

Turns out he sorced one already...

Bet it wont be a spangly as this one...








So anyone after a spare rear calliper...