22-01-18, 09:40 AM
The centre stand gets a beating from the spray from the back wheel so very common to see them like yours. Well worth taking the time to clean it up and giving a good coat of paint occasionally as they have been known to rust through and can be hard to find/expensive on ebay.
The rear caliper is something I should have mentioned. Being under-slung it tends to collect spray etc. and I try to give the pistons a bit of clean each year and put a bit of red rubber grease on them. After cleaning the bike i blast any water away with an air line as it tends to collect at the bottom, or take it for a spin. I get the impression you're well capable but will just mention that if you do change the seals make sure you carefully clean out and crud in the seal groves otherwise the pistons will still be stiff.
Plenty of advice about such things in the FZS600 section.
The aluminium shield is something I made myself. If this link works there are details of the parts shown. http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,15429...#msg175944 If it doesn't work and you fancy making one I can re-post the drawings.
Good that you introduced yourself in this section (Introduction) but as not everybody looks at it you might have got a bigger response to your questions in the FZS600 section.
Cheers.
Frank.
The rear caliper is something I should have mentioned. Being under-slung it tends to collect spray etc. and I try to give the pistons a bit of clean each year and put a bit of red rubber grease on them. After cleaning the bike i blast any water away with an air line as it tends to collect at the bottom, or take it for a spin. I get the impression you're well capable but will just mention that if you do change the seals make sure you carefully clean out and crud in the seal groves otherwise the pistons will still be stiff.
Plenty of advice about such things in the FZS600 section.
The aluminium shield is something I made myself. If this link works there are details of the parts shown. http://foc-u.co.uk/index.php/topic,15429...#msg175944 If it doesn't work and you fancy making one I can re-post the drawings.
Good that you introduced yourself in this section (Introduction) but as not everybody looks at it you might have got a bigger response to your questions in the FZS600 section.
Cheers.
Frank.