What have you done to your FZS600 bike today

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Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - darrsi - 03-06-17

(03-06-17, 02:10 AM)Chris link Wrote: Decided it was time to take out the baffle. Man it's got some scream now!

Chris

Chris, you're not in London fella, a noisy exhaust where you live will upset the whole island......all at once :lol

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - darrsi - 03-06-17

At least your workmates will know when to put the kettle on when you're leaving home to go to work :lol

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Chris - 03-06-17

(03-06-17, 09:50 AM)darrsi link Wrote: At least your workmates will know when to put the kettle on when you're leaving home to go to work :lol

Hahaha!!! Trust me, there are bikes with much louder exhausts than mine and it's not too offensive, definitely louder though, especially as the revs get higher under load.

Chris

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Gnasher - 03-06-17

(30-05-17, 04:17 PM)kgjersda link Wrote: Changed the brake pads front.
I could probably have driven 10.000km more on the old ones. But they just didn't feel right.
New ones feel so much better and has better stopping power.

Now... should probably replace the brake lines as well..

That's the way to do it, best pads on the market Smile

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - kgjersda - 03-06-17

(03-06-17, 03:53 PM)Gnasher link Wrote: That's the way to do it, best pads on the market

Really enjoy them! I heard all about the great brakes on the bike. But until these new pads I wans't that impressed.

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Grib - 10-06-17

The pistons in my front calipers were pitted (to say the least!), so I have made a set from nickel aluminium bronze, new seals fitted etc, and have got some new Hel brake lines to go on too - Looking forward to a better front brake.

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - kgjersda - 10-06-17

(10-06-17, 04:49 PM)Grib link Wrote: The pistons in my front calipers were pitted (to say the least!), so I have made a set from nickel aluminium bronze, new seals fitted etc, and have got some new Hel brake lines to go on too - Looking forward to a better front brake.

Holy balls, are those damage from taking them out?

Did you make your own?

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Grib - 10-06-17

No, not damage from taking them out, they have rotted away around the edges. And yes - new pistons made by my own fair hand.

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Chris - 10-06-17

Those pistons you've made look amazing, great job!

Chris

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Grib - 10-06-17

Thank you. I would normally have just bought new ones but £200+ was just too much, I have already spent more on this bike than it cost me to buy and I had the bronze bar so it seemed the best solution.

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Freck - 10-06-17

(10-06-17, 07:06 PM)Grib link Wrote: Thank you. I would normally have just bought new ones but £200+ was just too much, I have already spent more on this bike than it cost me to buy and I had the bronze bar so it seemed the best solution.

I can see some requests coming your way Wink

:lol Top job fella!

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - unfazed - 11-06-17

Are you taking orders? Smile

That is a seriously impressive piece of work

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Fazer99 - 11-06-17

Stripped the front end down in order to try and cleanup the headlights as they were covered in dusty crap on the inside. I wish I hadn't bothered now as the brackets that hold the unit were broken so I'm having a nightmare sticking them back together plus the front cover of the unit was completely glued in all around so it took me hours cutting through so I could just lift the front off. Because it was getting on my tits so much I've just left it in pieces for the moment until I can get back to it, problem is that it now means it's off the road again, but my buddy across the road has kindly let me borrow his MT-09 for the week so that has cheered me right up :lol

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - darrsi - 11-06-17

(11-06-17, 06:29 PM)Fazer99 link Wrote: Stripped the front end down in order to try and cleanup the headlights as they were covered in dusty crap on the inside. I wish I hadn't bothered now as the brackets that hold the unit were broken so I'm having a nightmare sticking them back together plus the front cover of the unit was completely glued in all around so it took me hours cutting through so I could just lift the front off. Because it was getting on my tits so much I've just left it in pieces for the moment until I can get back to it, problem is that it now means it's off the road again, but my buddy across the road has kindly let me borrow his MT-09 for the week so that has cheered me right up :lol

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Fazer99 - 12-06-17

(11-06-17, 08:26 PM)darrsi link Wrote: [quote author=Fazer99 link=topic=17296.msg262451#msg262451 date=1497202161]
Stripped the front end down in order to try and cleanup the headlights as they were covered in dusty crap on the inside. I wish I hadn't bothered now as the brackets that hold the unit were broken so I'm having a nightmare sticking them back together plus the front cover of the unit was completely glued in all around so it took me hours cutting through so I could just lift the front off. Because it was getting on my tits so much I've just left it in pieces for the moment until I can get back to it, problem is that it now means it's off the road again, but my buddy across the road has kindly let me borrow his MT-09 for the week so that has cheered me right up :lol

Not something i would wanna try, but people on here have put the light unit in the oven before to soften up the glue you're on about, then separate it with a screwdriver.

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I would have heated the glue to soften it but it was that type of glue that dries like cement and no amount of heat was going to budge it. Managed to get it apart with minimal damage around the edges :lol I'm glad I did do it now as you know that domb thing that goes over the bulb, it was hanging off and could have caused some problems if it had come off completely. going to get it all put back together tonight after work, but until then I'm enjoying borrowing my mates MT-09 :lol

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Gnasher - 12-06-17

(10-06-17, 05:58 PM)Grib link Wrote: No, not damage from taking them out, they have rotted away around the edges. And yes - new pistons made by my own fair hand.

Nice bit of work on them pistons mate, I hope you put the main seal in the correct way around?

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Grib - 12-06-17

(12-06-17, 01:55 PM)Gnasher link Wrote: [quote author=Grib link=topic=17296.msg262374#msg262374 date=1497113919]
No, not damage from taking them out, they have rotted away around the edges. And yes - new pistons made by my own fair hand.

Nice bit of work on them pistons mate, I hope you put the main seal in the correct way around?
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I got the new seals from Wemoto and the main seals are parallel not tapered, however when I put them in the groove (either way round) the inner edge was sticking up higher than the outer edge. The groove itself must be machined to hold the seal in the correct position.

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - Fazer99 - 13-06-17

Front end all put back together and now with nice shiny clean headlights which has made them that little bit brighter which was the result I was going for.
Not riding it to work today as as my mate has let be continue borrowing his MT-09 for another day, problem is that I don't want to give it back as its such an awesome fun bike, it's just so quick, light & flickable :lol 8) :lol

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - ponkster - 13-06-17

I done a bad thing - people going to get all shouty and red in the face - welcome to 'RATTUS'

Re: What have you done to your FZS600 bike today - kgjersda - 13-06-17

(13-06-17, 02:39 PM)ponkster link Wrote: I done a bad thing - people going to get all shouty and red in the face - welcome to 'RATTUS'

It's so over-the-top that I like it! :lol
Picture from the front please!