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Bikes, Hints'n'Tips => FZS600 Fazer => Topic started by: Kinggy on 13 May 2012, 03:12:58 pm
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After 5 months of stupidly getting disqualified It's time for me to get my bike ready for june 22nd :D
Basically the main thing that i've got to do is replace my engine and i'm asking whether anyone has done this and could possible give me a step by step guide if it's not to much trouble.
Also i've noticed as she's been sat outside for a few months the brakes are sticking, took her for a little half mile run, got back and the discs where red hot and i'm guessing, Come MOT time it's probably going to fail on this.
Is there anything I should do to the brakes to try and free them up a bit, or is it a sort of thing that would kind of fix its self as she starts riding again?
Any help would be muchly appreciated as i've only got a month really to get her back and ready :D
Cheers in advance
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take the calipers off and give them a dam good clean working the pistons in and out several times
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Engine swap is pretty straightforward, just a lot of disconnecting and moving things out of the way. Ideally you'll have a friend on hand to help with manoeuvring the lump out (of the right-hand side of the frame), but it can be done single-handed if you've enough bits of wood to use as wedges and levers.
Brakes. Yes, as Red suggested, clean up the calipers. They may need new seals.
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Cheers guys !
Yes will have a friend help me out with the engine as he's training to be a bike mechanic so it's just a bit of practice for him really, but may I ask why it's got to be out the right side of the frame? Or is that a silly question ??
And the brakes, I may leave that to the guy doing the mot then, As if i mess around with the brakes, All kinds of things could happen and .... well could end badly so I'm going to play safe on that one :D
Cheers once again