Can't be that hard as I did mine ... Well I didn't replace but took them off so I could powdercoat the wheels.

If I remember the hard part was undoing the bolts. 2 rounded off, one I got out with an impact driver and the other I droped the lose wheel in to a shop for them to get out in the end.

If it was me I would allways replace the bolts along with the discs as I have seen how easy they can round off.

As for price for a shop to Do it. I would think 30 mins to an hours labour charge. 30-70 quid
Although I would be upset if I was charged much over 30 on a lose wheel.

But if you can take a wheel out then you can change a disc.

Tools would be a GOOD fitting allen socket , a can of penitraiting oil and a tourqe wrench to do it back up with.

£142 fc with no mods and £360 fc with can and belly pan? tell em to foc off. get some more prices and shop around, most places wont up the price much if at all for just those two mods.

i have loads of mods on the 1000 everyone i told them about (eg race shock, upgraded forks, belly pan, full monty jet kit, ignition advance,affter market can and givi box. plus a load more) with some it was a couple quid more but most didnt care.

i know a fair few ppl have used this guy before, ignore the 70's look of his web site lol his work as A1 and can do pretty much anything you could want with a seat.

http://www.diggerseats.co.uk/

Im convinced the air is out, or at least isnt the problem

Its had squidgy lever since i brought it with 2k miles on it 4-5 years ago. its allways gone back to the bar although would pull up with max breaks long before it reached the bar.

in that time its had braided hoses fitted, fluid changed at least 4 times and been bleed at least 3x as much as the fluids been replaced. all to no or little effect
its now also got affter market levers but dose the same with the OE i have.

as i say its allways done it to one degree or another, but now (most prob because i have just been touching them so am thinking about them) feels slightly worse than its allways done.
i was going to go the whole hog and replace all caliper seals and dust seals and a master cylinder repair kit just to kill or cure it. but the 5 kits OE (1 master cylinder and 2 caliper kits diff sizes per side) come in at £155 inc vat.


So if the caliper seals aint leaking and look "ok" is it worth replacing them, would it make a diff to the feel of the brakes? im thinking no at this point but im hardly a guru

Would replacing the master cylinder repair kit make a diff? this is harder to tell as if this was at fault i doubt i would "see" and leaking but would meen its been at fault since 2k miles.... i find it unlikely but possable.


I know air can cause the lever the feel i describe and come back to the bar, but it can not be air in the system every time as its had so many bleeds by diff mechanincs and friends over the years, including pipe replacements and full removal a couple of times.its been preasure bleed and many other ways over the years i cant see its air causing it. yet every time i take it anywhere or ask advice all i get is "its air" they fuck with it for a day and hand it back saying thats as good as it gets. and charge me a packet for the pleasure of chaning nothing.
if every time it gives the same feel i cant see how its possable air is traped in the same way each time.


its just my luck fowlups dosent have a master kit in stock so what ever happens its unlikely i can get it sorted for the wed track day

well its dark so i given up! lol
i have some brake but not enough and there binding a fair bit to (could be just needs bedding in) . im sure there was fluid on the pads as i could smell it smoking off as i went round the block.
Had allsorts of problems bleeding them as at first every time i lossend the nipple fluid came out the thread but not the nipple. so whiped out the nipple and cleaned it, dabed a little grease on the thread and that sorted that problem. i dont seem to be getting air out anymore but theres little preasure on the leaver (never is much there at the best of times)
i fucking hate brakes lol
was ment to be doing the hoggin the bridge in the mornign (paid for it and the tshirt and badge that need to be picked up on the run) but thats a washout, in to the spanners monday morning if he has room as off to brands tuesday lol

There is a reason i never touch brakes 

droped out old pads and was about to replace one side thinking wow this is pish easy when i had the thought..... well if its that easy i will pump out the pistons a little way and just clean them a little, first 2 no problem, pumped them out a little way and toothbrush and pushed back in.
then the next two, pop one pops out.... fluid everywhere.

seemed to push back in with no problems thank god. fitted pads and did other side (not cleaning quite as well) no problems at all.

but as i had fluid leak out (i had no idea it would do that) when the piston poped out i must now have air in the system as no matter how much i pump the leaver i have nothing at all, not even moving the pistons.

Now i assume its just air in the system on the 1 side i poped out. so i think it will be a simple case of bleeding that side and bobs your uncle twice removed.

the problem lol is 1 i have no fluid, 2 i have no hose that fits the nipple, 3 i HATE bleeding brakes and finaly 4.... I REALY hate bleeding brakes lol
no where close to get any fluid or hose so looks like a bus ride when i can be arsed to and have finished swearing :P

Well since i was 12 or 13 i have had bikes and in all this time i have NEVER changed brake pads lol.
i have done shoes on older bikers i have striped 2 strokes down to nuts and bolts,replaced brake lines, done a fair amount of work on many bikes and on the whole love to work on the fazer.
So affter going out today to give the bike a once over before next weeks track time i found 1 of the front pads has disintergrated. im 90% sure it happened yesterday as the brakes felt a little off on my ride.

So its about time i finaly faced up to my fear and do what most would think as simple.... change me pads :P
Sadly dont have time to order a set in (£20 for a full front koyo set from busters) so had to get from my local spanner. WOW i forgot how expensive he can sometimes be. £40 for a set of Koyo but i need them for early next week and am off to kent on tuesday so had to get them.

Kinda pissed the pad has gone like this, all the other 3 pads are less than half used and a fair war from the wear marker so i assume the one that fell apart was to.

Got me Haynes manual out and will attempt it later, will be a simple pads out pads in i hope as anything more than that and im gunna strugle. so as i sit and relax before getting ready for lots of swearing i thought i would post here..... for no real reason :P

got me sticker and pin/tshirt tag
3rd time for me on this and love it. will be there without a doubt.

http://www.clubmsv.com/bike-home/taster-sessions.aspx

I know its only 20 mins but at less than a tank of fuel i thought it would be a laugh.
Realy want to do the full day at end of oct but so risky on the weather front. i find i dont concentrait as well as i should do when im cold

Running BT023's front and back right now, up till then my fave tyre on the gen 1 was PR2's
Avoid mez 4's lol but pretty much most rubber will keep you upright from then on. then its all personal pref realy.

The Avon storm2's i had were very good to start but wore out at an incredible rate, with the front going much quicker than the rear.
so i wouldnt use those again.

this time it was a toss up between the PR3's or the 023's and i went 023's as i got a better deal
So far i think its the best rubber i have had on the gen 1. only at just over 3k so far but still hardly worn (last half allways seems to go much faster though) i normaly get 4-4.5k from a rear tyre (apart from the avon storms that were ilegal at under 3k)
the 023's so far havent let me down once, have given good feel wet or dry and seem to be lasting well.
next set will either be 023's or i might try the PR3's just because the PR2's were good.
depends whats around when i renew.

Ok so a question for you track day boffins,
Its a 105 db limit, do i realy need to swap back the the OE can  (Gen 1 1000) or will the road legal (stamped) Blueflame with the baffel in be low enough?

Apart from getting it checked at the track where else can do a real db check.... other than getting nicked :P

well i have been wanting to do it for many many years but have been unable to.
While i couldnt sleep last night i took the plung (but only in a tiny way lol) and booked myself a 20 min track day taster session at brands hatch  at only £20 it has to be worth a laugh

Finaly for the first time since i was in my teens i am able to get in to full zip together leathers, i actualy have gloves, boots (well kind of) as well so nothing holding me back from giving it a go other than the fear of killing myself or some one else 

roll on the 19th oct 4pm ish for my WHOLE 20 mins taster 


but my finger is also now hovering over the box for a full track day brands on the 31st oct as well but as thats £79 its something i have to see if farther xmas might step forward for :P