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Messages - TonyW
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« on: 07 October 2013, 12:33:50 pm »
Talking of money, I never realised quite how much I would end up spending on gear. I'm soooo skint now.
Amen to that brother, I had to kit out me, the wife and two daughters. The kids share a jacket but not a head size 
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« on: 07 October 2013, 11:54:04 am »
There isn't an upper limit on the speed, just the 30 mph minimum. To be fair I did come through it at 45mph and he didn't put his hand up until I was out of the cones so my emergency stop looked a bit long especially as it was wet. If the examiner hadn't had an examiner watching him then I reckon he would have passed me.
Where we did the mod 1 training was all lumpy tarmac, clods of mud and blowing straw so speeds were moderate and was coming through the trap at about 32-35. In the cage it was lovely smooth racetrack grade tarmac........... oh well next time is the charm.
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« on: 07 October 2013, 12:49:15 am »
Well the crash bungs are on and the YZF rear caliper is fitted. The caliper was a bit of a pain as it was supposed to be working well. I put it straight on but wasn't happy as the pistons were very stiff to return and left the brake dragging. Took it back off and cleaned up the pistons but I'm STILL waiting for a seal kit. Refitted it with the old seals, So it can come off again once they arrive. Ho Hum. Can't really complain as the caliper was only £25. OK its confession time. I did my DAS course last week an failed my mod1. My fault for going too fast through the speedtrap in the wet. The other guy on the course passed his mod1 but then failed his mod 2. At our local test centre the examiners were being examined so he went out with two bikes in trail. He was out for nearly an hour getting only one minor in that time. On the last turn, only 30 metres from the test centre he dropped the bike 
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« on: 05 October 2013, 03:30:31 pm »
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« on: 25 September 2013, 11:42:56 pm »
Been bit busy this week, but got some stuff ordered of eBay. A set of crash bungs, a TRX 850 rear caliper carrier and a YZF750 caliper.
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« on: 21 September 2013, 09:10:44 pm »
Small but surprisingly heavy
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« on: 21 September 2013, 08:47:39 pm »
Suspension settings are subjective anyway. Thats why I`ll leave it standard for now, of course when I`ve a bit more experience it will be time to experiment to see what suits my riding style. 10w, 25/75%, 50/50%, 75/25% or 15w. One of them has to suit me.
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« on: 21 September 2013, 07:01:21 pm »
Same as mine as well.
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« on: 21 September 2013, 08:25:30 am »
you have pm
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« on: 21 September 2013, 01:20:54 am »
Measure at the tips of the thread to get the male thread diameter. Theory: This is simply a quality control balls up. I don't know what manufacturing process Yamaha uses but probably a CNC lathe is used to cut the shaft thread. At some point either a wrong number was progammed in or something else changed. Something as simple as the cutting bit manufacturer changed the overall length of the tool. Possibly they changed the machine used for making the shafts to one with a faster work rate or one the could do multiple operations like milling the splines then cutting the thread. Yamaha obviously know what happened and when but they're unlikely to tell us. I am now curious to know what the internal diameter of the kit nut is if anyone has one. I'll measure the original nut tomorrow when I get home.
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« on: 21 September 2013, 12:17:55 am »
Maybe mix 10w and 15w 50/50 to get 12.5w.
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« on: 20 September 2013, 11:44:47 pm »
To save me trolling through 9 pages, are the Renntec rack and rear brake caliper still available please?
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« on: 20 September 2013, 11:11:52 pm »
I may change the fork oil to 15wt as at 14 stone I'm a little heavier than fazersharp. Once I've used the bike in anger I'll see how I get on with everything standard first though. I'm now out of time to do anything else to it as tomorrow I've got to drive a million miles to pick up a new caravan. That'll probably take me all day. Sunday I'll probably be decorating (again) and Monday I start my DAS course 
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« on: 20 September 2013, 10:54:00 pm »
The airbox covers are painted to match the metallic black of the tank and fairings. The wheels are polished. They would be shinier but someone has nicked my autosol.
Did you notice the new bling radiator cover? The Mrs got it for me off Ebay. The only place it says Fazer on the Bike.
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« on: 20 September 2013, 03:23:03 pm »
A couple I took today that are not in a dark garage.
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« on: 20 September 2013, 12:36:21 pm »
Sorry missed that, std filter, looked pretty clean so just blew it out.
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« on: 20 September 2013, 11:19:47 am »
Its more to do with the tolerances of the nut /shaft interface. I didn't measure the thread pitch but I guess its M18x1.25 (fine thread) which means the shaft size should be between 17.76mm and 17.97mm this variation allows for worn tools or machinery when cutting the thread. Outside of this the thread SHOULD fail quality inspection.
The nut thread Should be 16.65mm to 16.91mm internal diameter. Again I didn't measure mine but I'm guessing that the mod nuts are cut to nearer the 16.65mm to give better overlap on the shaft thread. (The troughs of the nut thread should be 18-18.3mm)
In this case it looks like the shafts have been cut to the wrong diameter. However it appears that Yamaha feel that with the thicker nut there is enough surface area in contact to keep the nut tight using bearing retainer even if the shaft is down to 17.5mm (bearing retainer is similar to threadlock but has better gap filling properties).
I think that explains it clearly, if not I'll draw a picture to make it easier to understand
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« on: 20 September 2013, 10:10:04 am »
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« on: 20 September 2013, 08:32:58 am »
A mate took it out for a spin to check it out, pulls like a train he said, its noticeably more powerful than his Bandit. Fazersharp a couple of fairing brackets weren't quite straight, so I do believe it has had some sort of minor shunt and a new fairing fitted. I quite like the minimalist decals though.
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« on: 19 September 2013, 11:36:20 pm »
pics: Me sat on it before I bought it, and in its new home. If I look a little haggard, well 6 kids will do that to you.
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« on: 19 September 2013, 06:35:19 pm »
Headlight mod done. I seem to have run out of jobs to do. Time for a  I reckon.
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« on: 19 September 2013, 01:49:30 am »
Just had a read up on the headlight mod.
Mine has the third terminal on the o/s bulb connecter but it must be disconnected at the other end as its only got the single light. Tomorrow's job is to trace the wire back
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« on: 19 September 2013, 12:01:25 am »
So I'm getting back onto a bike after 25+ years. The last bike I had was a RD200dx re reg'd as a 125.  I just turned 47 and decided to have my mid life crisis now while I can still enjoy it. I've been getting the new Fazer ready for if when I pass my test. So far I've removed and cleaned all the calipers and changed the brake fluid and pads. Changed both tyres to 023's as the original ones (F bt45 R 020) weren't worn out but were 10 years old. Re seated the Quill can and link pipe. Taken off the fairing to tidy up the wiring and straightened up the fairing brackets. Changed the engine oil and filter. Cleaned the air filter. And finally changed the drive sprocket nut for the mod one. Anything else I need to do?
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« on: 18 September 2013, 10:40:49 pm »
Nut job done. The original nut wasn't loose but wasn't as tight as I was expecting. I took the time to measure the shaft thread, it was 17.9mm so chucked on some bearing retainer and the new nut went on at 80Nm.
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« on: 18 September 2013, 02:39:30 pm »
Mine is a 99 though its on the original sprockets. I get the wheels back today after having new tyres fitted so will swap the nut later today and also measure the shaft. Anyone know the correct torque for the modified nut? Standard torque is 70Nm but I've seen on here 90Nm but that might be too much if the shaft threads are shallow in the nut.
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