24-04-15, 10:52 PM (This post was last modified: 24-04-15, 11:06 PM by Kepha.)
(24-04-15, 10:18 PM)sinto link Wrote: So kepha, how's the bike?
I passed mod1 and mod2 first time, L plates have come off the 125, fazer is registered as mine, insured and taxed. Unfortunately though she's at my dad's waiting to go in for a service tomorrow and my dad lives 90 miles away so I haven't ridden her yet. Will be picking her up either Monday or Wednesday depending on how long the service takes and the weather. After experiencing riding a 600 on my tests the wait is almost unbearable but I'm going to take her over the Isle of Wight next weekend for a little trip to get used to her
(24-04-15, 05:30 PM)the voices link Wrote: no mods for six months, spend the dosh on fuel and good protective gear and enjoy it.
Oh and dont worry the first thing I did was buy protective gear, I have furygan boots, gloves, trousers and jacket. Knox windbreakers and a good quality lid.
Make sure they check the fork leg fully as it may have a bit of pitting or a stone chip.
It might also be rust in the circlips or rust in the seal housing which causes them to deform, if there is rust in the seal housings change both seals.
(29-04-15, 01:39 PM)unfazed link Wrote: He did the right thing, start on a slow one first and then buy a red one :rollin
What's the news, has it been sorted
Service was delayed, picked up he bike today. Dealer threw in £100 worth of gear for free to apologise for the delay so I was happy overall but by time I got her home my front disc was again covered in grease. Thinking they hadnt cleaned the disc well I took some brake cleaner to the discs and went for another ride but they are again covered in grease with no obvious place where its coming from so tomorrow will he spent working that out.
Happy with my purchase. Not happy with the current situation with the brakes
(29-04-15, 10:23 PM)Kepha link Wrote: Happy with my purchase. Not happy with the current situation with the brakes
So, the guy who was doing your fork repair, hasn't actually fixed it?
Get onto him ASAP, regardless of the £100 sweetener he gave you, he hasn't done the job that you gave it to him to do, and he's caused you more grief.
I would question if he actually done anything with them or just got his young lad in workshop to clean over the front of your bike with a cloth as he'd forgot about you and could easily afford the £100 sweetener as it didn't cost him.anything in the first place!
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
(29-04-15, 10:41 PM)unfazed link Wrote: Is it the left disc?
Yep just the left disc. The fork seals have definitly been replaced. Oil has definitely been replaced. Generally I have been happy with the work from this garage in the past.
I will be going in tomorrow morning though because I am pissed about it. I have a 90mile trip tomorrow and I'm supposed to be going to the isle of wight on Friday. I can't do either with shoddy brakes.
(29-04-15, 10:49 PM)Kepha link Wrote: Generally I have been happy with the work from this garage in the past.
Well, that's fair enough, thought it was just a normal garage that you took it to, not one that you'd been to before, or maybe you said that in an earlier post and I didn't pick up on it.
(29-04-15, 10:41 PM)unfazed link Wrote: Is it the left disc?
What's on your mind that you ask if it was just the left disc?
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
They most likely over greased the housing for the speedo sensor/rotor and since it does not have a seal the extra grease is squeezed out and the spinning puts it on the disc. It is a bit careless of the mechanic, but at least you know they have greased it
Use a cloth to clean up the grease around the sensor/rotor and the inner part of the disc web. It is a nuisance, but should be ok after a sh
So after faffing around this morning I couldn't find the cause of the oil so I took the font brake pads out and it turned out they were shot and were still soaked with oil which was rubbing back onto the brakes. Bought a new pair of pads and fitted them and now she brakes perfectly and no more oil on the disc. Covered 150 miles today, wow am I happy, simply everything about her is a pleasure compared to my old bike.
(01-05-15, 08:18 PM)sinto link Wrote: So the oil leak was from your brake pistons?
I hope you checked and topped up the reservoir on the right handlebar?
Glad you got it sussed and sorted
Nice topbox, are the wee side panels (that look clear in the pic) good enough for brake or running lights? That would look awesome :-)
All fluids on the bike have been replaced. No worries there!
The top box is compatible with brake lights yea, might look into it in the future. Would look awesome but I'm not sure how it will wire up as I want the top box to be easily put on and taken off.
I s'pose really old oil would disintergrate and thin then possibly weep past seals, but keep an eye on them for further leakage, don't find out the hard way.
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(02-05-15, 10:13 AM)Kepha link Wrote: All fluids on the bike have been replaced. No worries there!
Good man
(02-05-15, 10:13 AM)Kepha link Wrote: The top box is compatible with brake lights yea, might look into it in the future. Would look awesome but I'm not sure how it will wire up as I want the top box to be easily put on and taken off.
Relatively easy if you buy the wiring kit, it's plug and play really with a plug you disconnect when taking your box off.
Or the other route is do it yourself, buy led's to fit, connect to a plug (plenty of waterproof ones on fleebay) and that's it. Only difference between the two versions is price :rollin
Here's my extra brake light I put on under my topbox bracket as I sometimes take my box off and this way it's always on the bike regardless of topbox being on or off and no wires to disconnect either, but I didn't have space to put led's without cutting the box somehow.
Colin
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Ride fast, ride a red bike :-)
