Ta guys, I'll give the old WD40 a blast and good old wiggle. Def preferable to replacing the locks!


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Rob

When I bought my 125 (Varadero), I rode it from Hull to Leeds, then the next day Leeds to north Essex, on CBT so avoiding motorways. That second leg took 5 hours and wasn't much fun I can tell you but I did hit 70mph on the A1! An 80 mile bimble across Suffolk and the flatlands should be a breeze Maybe plot a more cross country route, it'll definitely be more enjoyable that those bloody roads. I can't tell you how happy I am not to be a regular on the A14 these days!



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Rob

Trawl Autotrader for trade only sales and find comparable bikes, ideally over £2k and counter their offer with that evidence. Highlight any extras you added of course.


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Rob

Me please!!


No sign of mine showing up, it's still just 'allocated'. I did get an email saying it was a special order item so would take longer. Don't like riding around guessing my speed it has to be said.


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Rob

@ robbus,it's just bike candy really,
 technically you're saving a little on unsprung weight...if you want an excuse like.

I gets ya, technical stuff, sorted

They're a bit fiddly to refit, but once you've broken one you tend not to do it again. 

 

Anyone got a pic of a correctly routed cable just to make sure I don't fall in to the total div bracket when I fit the new one 

My order has been 'allocated' apparently. That doesn't appear to be the same as delivered, slow buggers

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Rob

Thanks Jeff, did some more reading around and found this bugger:

http://www.yamahamotorcyclespares.co.uk/product/yamaha/5RB2517G0000/rotor,%20sensor?uid=0

So I'll get that ordered and just keep my eyes pealed in the meantime. Hope I don't bork it putting it back in, and hope it fixes it as the next option costs an extra £100!

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Rob

So my advice to anyone yet to install would be to go with the larger holes than the 8mm ones i went with.
 

I forgot to say, I took my emus out and had a good look at them, all that blah I did about matching the size of the holes in the damper rod to the are of the 3 oval holes is a bit moot as it's actually the hole up the middle, under the plate the little spring holds down that really matters. Course I didn't measure it but it was probably around 12mm diameter minus the bolt so much smaller. Then again I dropped out of uni way before getting stuck in to fluid dynamics so I may just shut up on the subject now. I'm definitely not taking those damper rods out again anyway 


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Rob

I fitted a set of Hyperpro progressive springs today that Jeff spotted on fleabay, they're Hornet springs too and as you can see slightly longer than the Fazer springs at 335mm.

Details

I cut my spacers to 150mm, no idea what my air gap is now, it was at 120mm but I lost some oil in the swap process. Anyway I had a good ride around the crap B roads, starting with a high preload and working down by checking the zip ties now and again. Ended up with 6 lines visible (6th being level with the top of the cap) and a nice plush ride so I'm very happy.


I thought I'd check things out while I had the springs out and try and measure the total travel. So with a jack under the headers and the front of the ground I pulled up the front wheel until I felt the bike lifting off the jack.

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Roughly 90mm of travel doing that (bottom of zip to top of seal). Dunno if that proves anything in terms of difference between boxeye and foxeye. I also noticed some scratches on the stanchions just above the zip tie which suggests to me that the seals don't go above there.

Details

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Rob

Thanks mate, that's a similar figure to the one Jeff gave me for his boxeye so I guess there's something up with my install despite everything fitting back together apparently right, d'oh!


Ah well, should have a new set of springs to fit this weekend so will have a chance to muck around with things again and see if I can find my lost inch!


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Rob

Just bunged another 10mm in per your suggestion and cranked the preload in so only 1 line is showing. I'm treking over the 62 tonight so I'll see how I get on, still got the zip ties on the forks.


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Rob

OK, zip ties reveal I'm bottoming out, so for starters I'd best ramp up the preload a far bit. Looking at the troubleshooting diagram on the burgman thread:
http://burgmanusa.com/bkb/650+Race+Tech+Installation


I guess I've got too little compression damping, so I guess I need to tweak the emu to maybe 3 turns.


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Rob

OK, results are in, generally a big improvement. I may have pushed my expectations a little far hoping for a magic carpet ride over some of the unclassified roads around me but it was still better on them than before. On As and decent Bs it was very nice and smooth, even when aimed deliberately at some potholes. Still need to measure the sag and tweak the preload then I'll live with it for a while before deciding if I need to tweak the emu or not.


Guess I also need to save some pennies for the R6 shock too, d'oh! 


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Rob