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Messages - reggit
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« on: 31 August 2017, 10:47:59 am »
Got one for £1100 - it comes with the rest of the bike attached 😂
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« on: 31 August 2017, 07:19:48 am »
Posted the bar ends today. I bought aftermarket alloy ones and then noticed the bars buzzed. Would be a good addition to the Renthals. M16x1.5mm tap and about half inch lopping off the bars.
Cheers Ste, Away on hols at the minute, job for when I've got rid of its 'ugly sister' and have a bit of room! See what you mean about the buzzing, but it's not too intrusive. Used to riding an old 2 stroke-everything is smooth after that!
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« on: 30 August 2017, 06:45:12 am »
I've been slowly transferring my collection onto flickr, the site's not absolutely clogged up in adverts. Doesn't help old threads though.
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« on: 29 August 2017, 08:12:38 pm »
 I forgot to give you the original bar ends. I will post them out to you.
Cheers 👍
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« on: 28 August 2017, 10:39:09 am »
Honda CB1000 needs frame repair due to rust
Any chance of more details?
Cross tube which hides behind the exhaust headers and radiator has a rust split in it. I'm slowly pulling it apart to get the frame repaired and powder coated. I know of another in the locality that has the same issue. Do you have one? There's a picture on the CB forum somewhere - maybe not, photobucket will have knobbled it!
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« on: 28 August 2017, 09:34:59 am »
Rad cap has been changed, thermostat was stuck shut.
Really starting to suspect it may be HG breached compression to a coolant passage. That's not even too hard a job, just time consuming. One of the reasons I thought about keeping it and revisiting it in a few months. I'd have to hide it from the missus though!
I'll see how the bidding goes and make my mind up towards the end of the auction.
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« on: 27 August 2017, 10:15:25 pm »
Here's a question (mainly cause I've had a few beers)....
Should I keep the bike and throw a cover over it in the corner of the garage and forget about it for a while?
I could do with the money from it to partially pay for the new one, but.....
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« on: 27 August 2017, 06:08:26 pm »
Sorry to hear that Reggit. I know what you mean. I've had the same scenario in the past. When the stress / number of new issues, starts out weighing the satisfaction of the completed jobs, the fun ends and the pot of enthusiasm runs dry.
Sadly, not many people are that interested in buying a bike with issues though. Hope I'm wrong and that it sells quickly and you get what you want for it.
It'll sell, listed with no reserve. If it looks like I'll only get a pittance for it, I'll probably pull the auction and shove it in the back of the garage until I feel like looking at it again.
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« on: 27 August 2017, 09:26:52 am »
Going to be listing one (monolock) for a fzs1000 soon, it is the same?
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« on: 27 August 2017, 07:43:20 am »
Lost the will to live with it, still losing water and the high temperature warning popped on after 10-15 miles taking it easy.
It's now on ebay, as a spares/repair project.
I don't like to give in, but wanted a bike I could ride with little work and my other 2 are in bits needing work (350LC needs engine rebuild and Honda CB1000 needs frame repair due to rust). I'll undoubtedly make a loss on this fazer, but hopefully will get my life back.
Bought another which looks like it's had a better life and comes with suspension upgrades and ignition advancer etc. Picking it up on Tuesday.
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« on: 26 August 2017, 12:51:22 pm »
Last (I hope) fault found and rectified!
The coolant leaks seem to have been caused by the engine coolant over pressurising. I found the pipe to the expansion tank was blocked. Git this cleared out now and it seems ok. I'll be having a few rides out close to home whilst my confidence is building that the bike isn't going to let me down!
I've never known anything with so many little faults!
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« on: 19 August 2017, 09:46:11 am »
I'll just put the solution in my case on here in case someone reads it in the future.
I found a fault in the instrument cluster - it smelt of burning circuitry when I opened it. Suspect this killed the 2nd sensor, as it initially tested ok.
Bought a cheap used set of clocks and another sensor and it now works.
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« on: 19 August 2017, 09:40:19 am »
At last!
New clocks and 2 new sensors (all used) has it working! 1st replacement sensor worked initially, but died very quickly. Suspect the fault on the original clocks killed it.
Replacement thermostat housing and 'stat fitted and she seems like she's good to go.
I'm sure something else will rear it's ugly head in the very near future. It needs replacement chain/sprox, but not counting this as a fault as they are consumables.
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« on: 16 August 2017, 09:09:46 pm »
Does the bike have a rubber brake hose? If so, these can degenerate internally and act as a one way valve. Would have thought your bike too new though, so a very long shot!
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« on: 16 August 2017, 05:44:29 pm »
Mine starts (there's an improvement!) in neutral with the clutch out. Attached is a pic of the cables referred to for comparison.  Looped cables by d.a.thornber@btinternet.com, on Flickr
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« on: 12 August 2017, 02:55:18 pm »
Have you still got this? Definitely interested is so as mine's just gone 't1ts up'
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« on: 12 August 2017, 06:45:26 am »
and I said last post a while back!
Anyway, the waterleak was from one of the pipes that run through the rocker cover, it wasn't sealing on the corroded metal pipe - seems good after being attacked by a bit of wet and dry.
Now leaking from the rad cap with a hot engine - I might get there eventually!
edit: Thermostat's jammed shut, ok it's slightly opening but no where near fully, can't help but wonder who looked after this bike in the past! Also sheared one of the stat housing bolts, so probably just get a replacement housing. That's my rally out of the window :-(
Speedo still not working, but I popped the clocks apart to be greeted by an unmistakable smell of fried electronics - I'm an ex-electronics engineer, once smelled never forgotten. Got a guaranteed working set of clocks on their way from a crashed bike, got 'em cheap as the mounting lugs are broken. Hopefully that will cure it! There's not much else it could be either - haha. Found my old GPS, won't charge on it's bike mound but will from 240v and runs about 3 hours on battery - that'll do for Mr Plod until I get the bike speedo working.
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« on: 11 August 2017, 06:43:28 am »
Falcon, that's awesome just print off and laminate it, stick it on yer tank 
I might just do that if I can't get it working :-) don't like to be beaten by a lump of metal and plastic though!
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« on: 09 August 2017, 09:39:38 pm »
Have we all collectively breathed a huge sigh of relief? 
Not yet - I can't get the blooming speedo working! Can anyone tell me the gear/rpm for 30mph and 70 in top? If I have a vague idea of what speed it's doing.....
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« on: 09 August 2017, 08:43:25 pm »
More info - and I'm stuck!
Have continuity from instrument cluster white wire to speed sensor plug white.
4.8v on white at speed sensor plug - sensor disconnected
0v at plug with sensor connected
with instrument console plug disconnected the voltage at the sensor is 4.8v with the sensor connected or not - not switching when bike moved (no centre stand)
I've bought a new (used) sensor, but it's doing the same, which sort of rules the sensor out.
The multiplugs under the infill panel are not corroded.
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« on: 07 August 2017, 07:51:46 am »
and this! - wrong information
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« on: 05 August 2017, 06:32:41 am »
It's something silly I'm sure, looks to be somewhere around the stat housing. Sure it's nothing major.
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« on: 04 August 2017, 08:20:18 pm »
Ignore this!
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