Winter Maintenance - What you guys got planned

[bigbluebear]

Now the gritters have appeared the mighty Fazer thou is off the road and getting ready for another bout of winter maintenance and additions. So far my wish list for additions is a full brakes overhaul and probably a new Oxford Battery Oximiser and replacement nuts and bolts here and there.
 

• Braided lines
• Brembo Callipers, Disks and Master Cylinders for front and back
• Toying with an Ivan's upgrade from slip-on to full monty
• Black Powder Coating of Rear Pegs, Rear Sets etc...and possible swing arm...can't be arsed with the autosol treatment any longer.
• Full Service to include new spark plugs, oil, filters and fluids, carbs balanced and exup serviced
• New belly pan
• General deep clean then ACF 50

What do you guys have planned for those bikes that are off the road for this winter.
 
 

[red98]

service
new  tyres
paint engine
new paint ...maybe 
remove and polish downpipes
 
 
that should keep me busy   

[ogri48]

I've acf50'd it and that's it really apart from a wash every weekend

[johnfoxllb]

I've acf50'd it and that's it really apart from a wash every weekend

Do you find that washing removes the acf 50? 

[dBfazer600]

I ride in all weather so spray down with scott oiler 365 and keep on top of the crud

Daz

[Dave48]

Complete service end to end-starting with the brakes-seals,fluid,lines & working back to the rear tyre. Shes 10 years old so the brake lines (orig) well past their best. Nice set of "Fehling"(German) crash bars arrived yesterday. Once all jobs done it will be ACF 50 time and then connect to Optimate for the cold months.

[FazerRuss]

erm....I was just going to keep riding mine....


Wash it when required. Keep the downpipes as clean as possible (not that it matters really, as I have a full set WITH exup sat in the shed! woop! woop!

[seangee]

All ACF'd up and polished. Only plans for winter apart from riding and petrol are keep the scottoiler topped up. Probably wash the crud off in spring  .


Oh and service and new tyres next week - because they are due, nothing to do with winter.

[PaulSmith]

Ride her.

[bigbluebear]

Just priced all this up this morning.....cant afford to do it all this year so only getting minor brakes upgrade....Brembo master cylinder, Hel braided lines and new pads......disks and callipers will need to wait until next year or I win the lottery as they are well foccin expensive....still going ahead with the cosmetic changes though.......I am also thinking of doing the swing arm in black too but not 100% on how that would look

[PieEater]

Just a heads-up for those of you planning on replacing your brake lines - all these lines are made on the same equipment on the same site using the same lines and fittings, so you pays your money ...............

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/wezmoto-eu?_trksid=p2047675.l2563
http://race-lines.co.uk/store/
http://www.helperformance.com/motorcycle

[BMCfaz]

Mine's been off the road for 4 weeks now, and they're on the forth attempt to powdercoat the wheels - I should have put up with the flaking paint! When it comes back, the only thing it'll get over the winter is ridden, with an occasional clean to stop the salt building up.

[CRH]

Mine's been off the road for 4 weeks now, and they're on the forth attempt to powdercoat the wheels - I should have put up with the flaking paint! When it comes back, the only thing it'll get over the winter is ridden, with an occasional clean to stop the salt building up.

..what problems you having with your wheels then bmc?....

[BMCfaz]

Mine's been off the road for 4 weeks now, and they're on the forth attempt to powdercoat the wheels - I should have put up with the flaking paint! When it comes back, the only thing it'll get over the winter is ridden, with an occasional clean to stop the salt building up.

..what problems you having with your wheels then bmc?....

The first 2 attempts didn't bond, for some reason (probably poor prep!) the last worked OK on the front wheel, but there were some issues round the rim on the back - uneven coverage, somehow. Hopefully the end result will be a good match to DPBMC.

[red98]

mmmmm....... have the wheels been blasted back to bare metal or are they trying to powder coat over the top of the original finish ?

[steeeve66]

Removed the exhaust to take the rust off the clamps and paint them with exhaust paint to prevent the rust setting in (any suggestions btw? I've got a can of halfords spray on exhaust paint but if anyone knows of something better?).
Found the support bracket (just behind the Exup) had corroded off and will need welding back on. So it'll be a few weeks off the road...

[Wild Bill]

I've just got mine cleaned and wrapped up for the winter under several dust sheets and a waterproof cover in the garage. I've also got it elevated on front & rear paddock stands because the floor does get slightly damp. The battery has been removed and i've got that connected to a trickle charger and I'll probably give it a little boost every few weeks just to keep it topped up.

I've got so much lined up for it I won't bore you with the details, I'll just add pics as and when I do them

[GrahamB]

Clean it, WD40 it (all I got), SORN it, fit seat when sister brings it down from Tony Archer at Christmas.

 Would love to have frame powder coated & paint engine while it's out but mean while, back in the real world I've got an FZ750 with a poorly engine & a house I'm totally ashamed of so it's not gonna happen.     

[dickturpin]

might take swing arm off for a check/lube.....if anyone can provide a link to a 'how to' guide that would be great.....not done it before 

[ogri48]

I've acf50'd it and that's it really apart from a wash every weekend

Do you find that washing removes the acf 50?

As it happens I do mate, the problem being I live on a farm so havta ride through a paddock every morning which is constantly flooded and liberally spread with horse shit( we rent the farm house and have no control over the horsey bit) so wash my bike a lot so once the acf50 is used up I'm going back to fs365 after every wash, it works out cheaper.

[Noj]

I know there is a controversy as what's best. I have no clue, but guess if it's safe for planes it's safe for my bike. After all I'm often trying to fly

It dose seam to wash off as pointed out in previous post, I tend to leave it till salt on the roads has gone and then clean the bike and prep it for spring. Mind you I only do 14000 miles a year so not a huge amount compared to despatch riders.

[seangee]

I've acf50'd it and that's it really apart from a wash every weekend

Do you find that washing removes the acf 50?

Washing sounds a bit extreme. Pointed a hosepipe at mine this weekend and looking good now all the crud is gone (well not counting what I picked up this morning). Will do it again and top up the ACF before I go on my Christmas hols.

[PieEater]

I've acf50'd it and that's it really apart from a wash every weekend

Do you find that washing removes the acf 50?

Washing sounds a bit extreme. Pointed a hosepipe at mine this weekend and looking good now all the crud is gone (well not counting what I picked up this morning). Will do it again and top up the ACF before I go on my Christmas hols.

Having never used it before I've just invested in some ACF50 and am kind of assuming that it forms a coating so you can just hose off the dirt with fresh clean water. I imagine that if you wash the bike normally i.e. with shampoo and a sponge you will end up taking the ACF50 off.

[Mick-H]

Bikes currently off the road and in bits having some finishing touches done but since buying it in December last year so far it's had ........................

Forks, internals refurbished, legs powder coated, stanchions recoated. (Diamond Like Coating)
Brakes, front and back overhauled, blue spot’s taken off and anodised.
Goodridge lines fitted.
ASV short levers.
Renthal bars.
Multi gauge fitted.
Oberon bar end mirrors, blanks fitted.
Wheels powder coated
Foot pegs and plates powder coated, Luke's infill's fitted.
Carbon, covers, infill’s, belly pan and hugger, ventureshield protected
Polished window engine cases supplied by Luke and polished oil pump cover.
Air induction system removed, already Ivanised.
Rad cover powder coated.
Radiator ends painted. 
Samco Silicone hoses.
Dog bones powder coated.
R6 shock.
Side and centre stand powder coated.
Rear torque arm and rear brake plate anodised.
Heated grips.
Corbin seat.
Staintune exhaust.
Bike serviced, carbs balanced, ex up serviced.
Respray, fairing, mudguard and tail section.
Givi rack and box.

I'll shove some photo's up once it's all done, probably near end of Jan.

[NorthWestern]

Whenever I bought a kilo of e-glass silencer packing for the crf450 I got a small test sprayer of 365.  Never used it before but I sprayed the bike with it after washing last weekend, it took most of the bottle -I have about 5 more to go.


Turned the scotoiler up a smidge.