23-02-15, 05:13 PM (This post was last modified: 23-02-15, 05:14 PM by noggythenog.)
Got half an hour to myself today, felt like in a panic as if i was in the crystal maze final, frantically grabbing :lol
Anyway, small progress is still progress.
Off with the old scabby hot grips, off with the old scabby bars, spent a while cleaning under where the clamps attach to the yoke, some sort of old disintigrated bush or whatever inside there.....im not a fan of old bush :b .... got it best i could and ACF'd it up.
Silly question time........are the FZS1000 risers supposed to slant up, or downwards ie bring bars towards or away from the rider or can you choose depending on preference???
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She's getting there!
I am rather jealous of the ability you chaps have to change the bars so easily - it's big bucks for me to get a new set of clipons unfortunately!
(24-02-15, 03:14 PM)JoeRock link Wrote:She's getting there!
I am rather jealous of the ability you chaps have to change the bars so easily - it's big bucks for me to get a new set of clipons unfortunately!
You probably wont be jealous when you see the monstrocitys i put on :lol
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Actually just a bit of a mock up at the mo, rather comfy at first stationary try although ill reserve judgement until i get a ride.....certainly be better than those standard things.
I still need to fiddle about with the cables & check lock to lock etc
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(24-02-15, 07:54 PM)slappy link Wrote:From the pictures it looks like the mirrors will give a good view of your hands
yeh it looks like that in the picture but i dont recall it being the case when i was on it & sat upright.
It's certainly an extreme look but when i sat on the bike the angle and reach to the bars felt perfectly natural.
The rise is quite a bit more but considering ive dropped it down the yokes and the Fzs risers are lower then the end position isnt too much different.
Ill be interested to rake out some old photos of it in the garden and copy the pics exactly and see the difference.
Worth a try anyway...great thing about being pissed off with an old bike......you can only get so pissed off but fiddling about just maybe make it seem better....could be a waste of time but it's all good fun. 8)
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(25-02-15, 05:01 PM)Rexr link Wrote:Mini me ape hangers......are u serious...???
What's the mini me reference rexr?
Anyway this is the joy of bikes with a little trial and error......admittedly i dont really hold high hopes for them in the end but curiosity just got the better of me & i thought foc it what will i lose...a bit of time and the price of a set of Renthals, small coal really, ill just swap them out for those 755's or whatever that are already proven good'ns.......they are funny looking though, i need to get the bike outta the shed and get them from different angles and with the grips etc etc all fitted.
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(25-02-15, 09:20 PM)noggythenog link Wrote:[quote author=Rexr link=topic=15835.msg184745#msg184745 date=1424880115]
Mini me ape hangers......are u serious...???
What's the mini me reference rexr?
Anyway this is the joy of bikes with a little trial and error......admittedly i dont really hold high hopes for them in the end but curiosity just got the better of me & i thought foc it what will i lose...a bit of time and the price of a set of Renthals, small coal really, ill just swap them out for those 755's or whatever that are already proven good'ns.......they are funny looking though, i need to get the bike outta the shed and get them from different angles and with the grips etc etc all fitted.
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Well they are not full fat apes......but mini me apes.....
25-02-15, 10:13 PM (This post was last modified: 25-02-15, 10:29 PM by noggythenog.)
(25-02-15, 10:06 PM)Rexr link Wrote:[quote author=noggythenog link=topic=15835.msg184772#msg184772 date=1424895639]
[quote author=Rexr link=topic=15835.msg184745#msg184745 date=1424880115]
Mini me ape hangers......are u serious...???
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Well they are not full fat apes......but mini me apes.....
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Ah i see.....said the blind man :lol
For continuity here is a pic of baby apes :b
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Next job was the risers to yoke merge..........different shape to the FZ1 and original have these scabby little rubber inners on the yoke which were being squashed by the FZS risers......so raking about in my bix o bolts n things i found these 2 engine mount caps from my old 600 (noggyfighter still living on with different bikes now).
The caps fit nicely into the recess & a washer underneath plus a washer on the risers has made a nice and flush join....quite happy with that.
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27-02-15, 05:42 PM (This post was last modified: 27-02-15, 06:09 PM by noggythenog.)
Couple of updated pics.
Things were going quite well, then i cracked the throttle housing by overtightening the top Allen Bolt :'( ......so looks like im gonna be buying another on ebay unless my old 600 one happens to be the same.
Also does anyone know how to fit a Renthal grip over the throttle tube????......looks like a squeeze over and fairy liquid job but i cant see me getting any glue on it it is that tight, am i missing something??? - edit....i just watched ayoutube video where the guy used hairspray and no glue....ill try that me thinks.
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I`ve used hairspray a few times on grips, never had any trouble with it not holding firmly!
Use a good quality one because your worth it
Actually I used Pantene last time for the professional salon look
Seriously though I have used hairspray on both my fazers to fit heated grips and never had a problem with the grips.
(27-02-15, 07:13 PM)slappy link Wrote: I`ve used hairspray a few times on grips, never had any trouble with it not holding firmly!
Use a good quality one because your worth it
Actually I used Pantene last time for the professional salon look
Seriously though I have used hairspray on both my fazers to fit heated grips and never had a problem with the grips.
Cheers!....good to know it works...i think ill go for some Elnette
Ive ot official renthal grip glue but it just looks such a tight squeeze that imagine all the glue would just get squeezed out towards the end pmus i think the hairspray acts as a lube...hairspray it is for now.
Ive spat my dummy out ater much searching in my absolute tip of a shed for the throttle housing from my 600......after an hour i find one half of it.....wrong foccing side ......ill try tomorrow.....im like a hash head trying to find a bit of lost dope :b
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......ill try tomorrow.....im like a hash head trying to find a bit of lost dope :b