@Unfazed
Thanks,will pm you now. I've a few questions around drill bits, pressure/speed etc too.
(Trebus has already very kindly sent me the file,which I think is complete but no harm having having it straight from the horse's mouth as it were!)
@Fazersharp
Thanks for the info,will look it up.
The blue stuff (Loctite 2400 medium) is all I had to hand - thought it better than nothing at the very least.
New nut should be here on Tuesday/or Wednesday.
(along with Heed crash bars -€89 Inc free shipping, bargain! And a badly needed screen, anyone here gotten a screen from motorcyclescreens.eu? Polish crowd,hoping it's a good fit/quality,be a pain in the hole to send back)
It's gas,of the 3 bikes I've bought before, I've always done my research beforehand - reviews but especially KNOWN ISSUES...
I probably would have swerved off a Fazer had I have known about this(or at least pulled off the front sprocket cover...) but that being said, it's a cracking bike.
Looks great, lovely smooth engine with good midrange and surprisingly good fuel economy.
Brakes are excellent - I quickly rode my Versys after to park it up for sale and genuinely thought the hose's were busted! Absolutely terrible! Though that bike bike has very heavy engine braking in fairness and gets away with it but still...was shocked with the difference!
As good as the brakes are they do appreciate a bit of TLC to keep them functioning well.
I clean the pistons and calipers using brake cleaner spray (nothing else), and once the pistons are a bit further out than where they normally sit i'll put a light smear of red rubber grease on the exposed pistons before pushing them back in so the calipers can be refitted onto the discs.
Bit of an art to it but i've done it so many times now and have all the stuff to make the job easier that it doesn't take anywhere near as long now as it did when i first attempted it. It's just a clean up that will keep them sharper than ever, and i tend to clean them up before and after winter as i'm normally an all year round rider, and not only is the difference noticeable but it will save the brakes from seizing up over time which you really don't want, plus i strangely really enjoy doing the job and save myself a few quid in the process.
ps: Something that should be mentioned about the calipers, which can be done regularly throughout the year with very little effort is keeping the caliper pad pins clean.With the front ones just remove the "R" clips while everything is still on the bike, push the pad pin with your finger from the inner side then use pliers to gently slide it out of the caliper.
I then use a stainless steel wool scrubber (the shiny type) and clean up the pad pin to take off any junk that builds up over time.
I personally then use a
very light addition of copper grease and wipe it down with my finger, you don't want or need to put loads on.
This is good for the brakes because when these get dirty the brake pads won't be able to slide freely, which in turn will cause other problems which can easily be avoided just by doing this quick clean up. 2 or 3 times a year is more than enough, but much better than not at all.
Same on the rear caliper, no need to disturb anything else, just undo the caliper pin pads with an allen key, clean them up, again use a tiny bit of copper grease on the pin then slide back into the same position. DO NOT overtighten the pad pin, or use copper grease on the thread part, as it will just slide against the aluminium caliper and wreck your thread, as i found out the hard way myself. If you have a lightweight torque wrench use that, but not a heavier duty one, but personally i just nip up the pad pins as they really don't need a lot of tightening force at all.
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