03-12-18, 06:29 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-12-18, 07:30 PM by tommyardin.)
(10-11-18, 08:54 PM)red98 link Wrote: [quote author=red98 link=topic=6412.msg286449#msg286449 date=1541369720]
Not today but all weekend , MOT booked for the boxeye next saturday so I thought I'd better check the old girl out , rear tyres a bit low so I had a rummage in the spares shed and found a rear wheel with excellent tyre and fancy wavy disc also in the shed was a new chain and sprockets so it made sence to change both as the chain was pass its best with a bad tight spot , wheel out ,chain off , new wheel fitted , cleaned the brake caliper and fit the new c+s , then out for a test ride , old tyre was a maxis and well past its best , vast improvemt with the replacement bridgestone , c+s running really smooth and I had a good enjoyable 50 mile test ride...........BUT........the rear brake was not as good as it was , hoping for an improvement with the wavy disc and cleaned cliper but really spongy and not much feel , I know these calipers are not the best but it used to be better than this , so this morning I take another look , disc looks a bit crusty after its lay up in the shed so I give it a good clean up only to descover three cracks , bu**er.........cup of tea time.....back out in the shed I decide to swap tyres and wheels so I have the new tyre on the original wheel with original disc , I have a home made bead breaker which works but I wanted to make it better so I spent a couple of hours making new parts and it now works well , 2 tyres off and one on in 60 mins , happy with that , put bike back together and another test ride , better but not best , peddle still a bit sponge , was thinking of bleeding but couldnt shift the nipples and didnt want to break anything , so I tied the break lever down and left it , see what its liks in a couple of days........
Fingers crossed for a pass on saturday , ill then sort out this brexit problem so all you foccers can talk/ride your fazers instead
MOT today and iam pleased to say it passed with flying colours .only comment from the tester was how clean it was
Left the brake lever tied down all week and is now hard , had a littls ride after the test and the rear brake is now as it was , but iam am now on the lookout for a thou rear caliper.......
confession time......ive let all you foccers down and am truly sorry...........
total mileage for the last 12 months...........
1017 miles :o
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[size=1em]Hi Red,[/size]
[size=1em]Much the same I am afraid, since last March (2018) I have only done 1,120 miles on the Fazer.[/size]
[size=1em]I will not be doing anymore now until next March when it comes out of hibernation.[/size]
[size=1em]I recently bought a new air filter, sparkers and NGK sparker caps, 4Lts Of Shell Performance semi synth 4T oil and filter. [/size]
[size=1em]I got in the shed this afternoon and did the deed on the bike and to be honest the oil that came out was so clean I wondered if I should even of changed it as there was only a slightly dark-ish tinge to it, but mostly still orange/brown. air filter was clean also. Anyway I did them all, the plugs were changed the year before last so had only done 3,000 mile so have kept them as spares plus the filter that came out.[/size]
[size=1em]The old Semi Synth oil I will use in the mowers when I service them as it is so clean.[/size]
[size=1em]I think next Spring/Summer it will be time for the old Fazer to move on, I have loved owning it for the last 5 years, but to be honest it has been a project as much as a ride, I have spent a shed load on it and I am feeling its time to stop.[/size]
I did not sell my Honda C90-G, as an eBay wanker bid for it, won the auction then didn't have the money, but to be honest I am not sorry it did not sell, Plus the auction ended much, much lower than I was hoping it would.
But being realistic November is not the time to be selling a fully restored motorcycle.
I can ride the Honda about if I want a bit of fun next summer.
I am spending more and more time on the boat now rather than the bikes anyway.
Red, I fitted a Fazer 1K Blue Spot to the rear of my 2003 FZS600 earlier in the year and serviced the front calipers at the same time, just a caution be careful the first few times you use the rear brake if you fit the Blue Sport as I locked the back wheel up by being over enthusiastic on the brake pedal. It is a great upgrade and also aesthetically it is good move to.
The pic below is the kit that I purchased from a foccer in here.
I gave it a good clean up and red rubber greased the pots before fitting and put new pads in plus new R clips