Nicks bike has crash damage and still looks better than mine does at the moment :| It's absolutely covered in crap from the roads but I place my trust in the ACF treatment it had. Planning on getting it redone in a few weeks ready for Spring and Summer with mostly sunny miles I hope. Commuting will be done by a Dead Eye powered cycle instead...
Had Dazza round to look at my rear calliper and hopefully get it working again but it's focked. We could get the pistons to move out using the brake pedal but getting them back in required some serious g-clamping and even then they wouldn't go back in all the way (even with the reservoir cap off). I need the bike for crack of sparrow Thursday so will give it to the garage to strip and clean.
Went for my first gentle bimble since the bike show last november, felt great to be back out on 2 wheels again, needed to get a few miles under my belt again before I test ride the Tracer on wednesday.ive just measured the Fazer width and compared it to the Tracer, and im 4 inches to long !! It will be tight getting the Tracer through the 2 gates that I need to to get round the back to my flat, but its do able I think-i might need to relocate 1 of the gates but it'll be worth itand then I found this on the rear tyre, its pretty squared off anyway so it needs replacing anyway but I was hoping on going up to Bristol on the bike on wednesday so I hope my local bike shop can source and fit a new tyre by tuesday
booked it into the garage on Wednesday to get the calliper sorted.
I've got the seals already and have asked them to replace those, hoping the pistons aren't foced.....
Do they have any bad points? only done 8k miles on my tyre so quiet a few miles left yet
Fitted bellypan. Now just for the last few bits.
Quote from: midden on 03 March 2015, 09:35:50 pmDo they have any bad points? only done 8k miles on my tyre so quiet a few miles left yet Yep.......they are slow