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Re: Anything else? - fazersharp - 20-09-13
(20-09-13, 01:08 PM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=TonyW link=topic=9952.msg102829#msg102829 date=1379676981]
Sorry missed that, std filter, looked pretty clean so just blew it out.
Oh okay, whenever you feel the urge to change it just buy a K&N for it, they're about £30 odd on Ebay, a little more money than a standard one, but you will feel a great difference.
It very noticably helps the bike breathe a lot easier, plus it'll last the life of the bike with no maintainence needed for the first 50,000 miles.
It's a winner all round.
[/quote]I thought that you had to re-jet or somthing for one of those
Re: Anything else? - darrsi - 20-09-13
(20-09-13, 06:58 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: [quote author=darrsi link=topic=9952.msg102831#msg102831 date=1379678930]
[quote author=TonyW link=topic=9952.msg102829#msg102829 date=1379676981]
Sorry missed that, std filter, looked pretty clean so just blew it out.
Oh okay, whenever you feel the urge to change it just buy a K&N for it, they're about £30 odd on Ebay, a little more money than a standard one, but you will feel a great difference.
It very noticably helps the bike breathe a lot easier, plus it'll last the life of the bike with no maintainence needed for the first 50,000 miles.
It's a winner all round.
[/quote]I thought that you had to re-jet or somthing for one of those
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Nope, they run rich as standard so can cope with the extra airflow.
'98's might be different though :lol
Re: Anything else? - paulchucky - 20-09-13
(20-09-13, 10:10 AM)TonyW link Wrote: [quote author=paulchucky link=topic=9952.msg102799#msg102799 date=1379663593]I did have a bit of a play on it in a local car park, just to see if I could remember how to ride. It all came flooding back
they are suprisingly quick and a fair bit quicker than an rd200 although when i had one 1981 it was the fastest bike in the world :lol :lol
I loved my RD, in Red, ported, boysen reeds, allspeed expansion, Handlebars rotated backwards to look like clip-ons. laying on the tank with my feet on the rear pegs, and hitting 7000rpm when the power band started. :evil
:evil [/quote]
i`ll always have 2 smoke in my blood
the fazer is a great bike just needs suspension work n there abit 2T hit 10,000 n hang on :b :b
Re: Anything else? - J_Dub - 20-09-13
I also did these when I was prepping my '98 earlier this year.
Stripped, cleaned and greased rear suspension linkages and swing arm pivot bolt, (they were a bit dry).
Replaced fork oil, I used a heavier oil which worked for me.
Drained, flushed out coolant system and refilled.
Re: Anything else? - fazersharp - 20-09-13
Changing my coolant and doing the air filter (already got standard one ) all in one go whilst im in there.
Cooant -- the pink OAT one yeh ?.
I find the suspension just fine - mind you im only 9.5 stone and the bikes only done 16K
Re: Anything else? - darrsi - 20-09-13
(20-09-13, 07:52 PM)fazersharp link Wrote: Changing my coolant and doing the air filter (already got standard one ) all in one go whilst im in there.
Cooant -- the pink OAT one yeh ?.
I find the suspension just fine - mind you im only 9.5 stone and the bikes only done 16K
I'm more of a yellow coolant man myself, the Motul Motocool stuff.
If you're that light then don't even think about using heavier fork oil in the future, the bike will rattle you to death.
Re: Anything else? - fazersharp - 20-09-13
Quote:If you're that light then don't even think about using heavier fork oil in the future, the bike will rattle you to death.That would explain why I can never understand why people moan about the suspension --- its because the fazer was buit for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
Re: Anything else? - darrsi - 20-09-13
(20-09-13, 08:39 PM)fazersharp link Wrote:Quote:If you're that light then don't even think about using heavier fork oil in the future, the bike will rattle you to death.That would explain why I can never understand why people moan about the suspension --- its because the fazer was buit for MEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
If you are of the heavier variety, or carry luggage or a passenger it's great, but certainly no good otherwise!
Re: Anything else? - TonyW - 20-09-13
I may change the fork oil to 15wt as at 14 stone I'm a little heavier than fazersharp. Once I've used the bike in anger I'll see how I get on with everything standard first though. I'm now out of time to do anything else to it as tomorrow I've got to drive a million miles to pick up a new caravan. That'll probably take me all day. Sunday I'll probably be decorating (again) and Monday I start my DAS course
Re: Anything else? - darrsi - 20-09-13
15w oil does firm the front up quite a bit, but i personally like the predictability of it over the 10w.
But you will notice it if you go over a rough road for instance, it's not very forgiving.
Re: Anything else? - Dead Eye - 20-09-13
I've noticed an improvement using 15w oil
The front end does feel a lot better (bar the other issues that have arisen post-crash)
Re: Anything else? - TonyW - 21-09-13
Maybe mix 10w and 15w 50/50 to get 12.5w.
Re: Anything else? - darrsi - 21-09-13
(21-09-13, 12:17 AM)TonyW link Wrote: Maybe mix 10w and 15w 50/50 to get 12.5w.
Someone did a mix recently with good results, but it's a chance thing, there's no real formula!
Re: Anything else? - JoeRock - 21-09-13
(21-09-13, 12:20 AM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=TonyW link=topic=9952.msg102964#msg102964 date=1379719075]
Maybe mix 10w and 15w 50/50 to get 12.5w.
Someone did a mix recently with good results, but it's a chance thing, there's no real formula!
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50% of each oil would do it :lol
Re: Anything else? - TonyW - 21-09-13
Suspension settings are subjective anyway. Thats why I`ll leave it standard for now, of course when I`ve a bit more experience it will be time to experiment to see what suits my riding style. 10w, 25/75%, 50/50%, 75/25% or 15w. One of them has to suit me.
Re: Anything else? - darrsi - 21-09-13
(21-09-13, 08:47 PM)TonyW link Wrote: Suspension settings are subjective anyway. Thats why I`ll leave it standard for now, of course when I`ve a bit more experience it will be time to experiment to see what suits my riding style. 10w, 25/75%, 50/50%, 75/25% or 12w. One of them has to suit me.
You're not exactly Andre The Giant judging by your photo so i think you'll find that 10w oil will suit you just fine
Re: Anything else? - TonyW - 21-09-13
Small but surprisingly heavy :eek
Re: Anything else? - TonyW - 25-09-13
Been bit busy this week, but got some stuff ordered of eBay. A set of crash bungs, a TRX 850 rear caliper carrier and a YZF750 caliper.
Re: Anything else? - TonyW - 07-10-13
Well the crash bungs are on and the YZF rear caliper is fitted.
The caliper was a bit of a pain as it was supposed to be working well. I put it straight on but wasn't happy as the pistons were very stiff to return and left the brake dragging. Took it back off and cleaned up the pistons but I'm STILL waiting for a seal kit. Refitted it with the old seals, So it can come off again once they arrive. Ho Hum. Can't really complain as the caliper was only £25.
OK its confession time. I did my DAS course last week an failed my mod1. My fault for going too fast through the speedtrap in the wet. The other guy on the course passed his mod1 but then failed his mod 2. At our local test centre the examiners were being examined so he went out with two bikes in trail. He was out for nearly an hour getting only one minor in that time. On the last turn, only 30 metres from the test centre he dropped the bike :eek
Re: Anything else? - Frosties - 07-10-13
Sorry to hear about the DAS 1 fella, you'll get next time.
Out of curiosity, what is the speed range for the swerve, brake test etc - thought it was only a minimum speed!