JaBr Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) So you know that one little job that always seems to lead to another little job... I've had some disks and pads, rear brake light switch, camera's and posh reservoir covers lying around for a while, lockdown seemed like a great time to sort the work out. Here's what's happened so far. I proceeded to remove the rear caliper and get the new pads on, the disk is ok so I'm leaving that. For some reason the pistons on the caliper don't want to move, hmmm, maybe get a seal kit, hold on to that thought. Now I move to the front, have disks and pads at the ready, what's that shiny stuff on the calliper Ah yes, that would be brake fluid, leaking on one of the banjo's, hmmm, calipers off, again, more seized pistons. Right, easy fix or expensive fix, expensive it is then. All hail Hel and their beautiful braided lines kit for linked braking, oooh, shiny New stainless steel pistons and full seal kits for the calipers too, ouch my wallet. Parts ordered, not yet fitted. While I'm at the front I notice surface rust and fork oil on the stanchions, fork seals, bushings, and new oil then. This list is getting longer. Panels off, a couple have seized bolts and they have to be drilled out, new set of shiny stainless fairing bolts then, oh and some stainless driver bits to avoid rust transfer from standard steel tools, thank you Wera. Tank off, air filter and spark plugs, NGK Iridium, a bit tight getting them in but ok, all done. Oil and filter change to come later. Hmmm, radiator looks a bit iffy, the inserts are crumbling, new radiator and an R&G guard on the list. Seeing as everything’s going to be off, might as well do the wheel bearings too. Today, the reupholstered seat has arrived, put that to one side ready for when it's all completed. Abba skylift due Thursday. So the list so far... 1. Front Brake disks and pads 2. Rear brake pads 3. Service - Air filter, plugs, oil and filter change 4. Wheel bearings front and rear 5. Fork seals and bushings, fork oil, repaint uprights 6. Braided brake lines 7. Posh reservoir covers 8. LED dash lights 9. Switched secondary fuse box for accessory circuits 10. Thicker stator wire 11. Standard chain guard to replace current damaged hugger 12. Radiator and Guard 13. Subframe, calliper mounts, and upper cowl stay in for shot blast and powder coating. If the original subframe survives the blasting I'll have an injection subframe for sale that's like new. 14. Deep clean while everything is off 15. Chain and sprockets 16. Reupholstered seat to be fitted Still, at least when this is all done I'll be able to get it tested and registered here in the Isle of Man at last, still on UK plates at the minute. Edited July 15, 2020 by JaBr Added further images 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwampNut Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 minutes ago, JaBr said: This list is getting longer. Yeah, so that's how a loose mirror stem led me to here... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 The things we do for love 😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Is that a Delboy seat? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Good looking seat! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) 19 minutes ago, rockmeupto125 said: Is that a Delboy seat? It's by a guy from the UK, Alistair else, company is Else Made. He's a really nice guy and his work is excellent, he's also done my VFR seat. Both covers have been custom made, and had dual gel pads fitted as I regularly carry a pillion. The blackbird seat was £340, the VFR £320, £50 for shipping. I also provided him with my spare seats. Edited July 15, 2020 by JaBr Typos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXitanium Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Steering head bearings since you're in that far? How many miles on you Ti? We have states that seem to die "early". ..that seat is JUST cool. Do the populace get to do laps at crazy speeds ever, legally? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 I am seriously considering the steering head bearings, a little wary of them but why not, I'm doing a bunch of other work I've never attempted before. What's the worst that can happen 😂 When you say Ti do you mean injection or are you referring to the colour? There are 64000 miles on her, sadly she's been a bit neglected in the past and I'm picking up the slack. Seems to be a bit of a theme with me, I currently own 3 cars that had similar neglect issues. I'm very pleased with the seat to be fair Not complete laps sadly, some of the roads have low (30mph-50mph) speed limits on because they're either in built up areas or considered a safety risk for us mere mortals. The mountain is unrestricted, and so is the Cronk-y-voddy straight so you can easily hit silly speeds along there. Also, outside of TT fortnight the roads are all 2-way as well, during the TT fortnight the mountain is one-way, you see some quick riders up there then, I'm sure some of the racers go up there to practice on road bikes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted July 15, 2020 Share Posted July 15, 2020 Ti ---- titanium. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, rockmeupto125 said: Ti ---- titanium. That makes sense then, we had a few colours available for the full production run, I believe the titanium is one of the rarer colours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 15, 2020 Author Share Posted July 15, 2020 (edited) More toys arrived today Edited July 15, 2020 by JaBr Better quality picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 16, 2020 Author Share Posted July 16, 2020 Ooh, boxes from AbbaStands I wonder what they might contain 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockmeupto125 Posted July 16, 2020 Share Posted July 16, 2020 Green, white, and blue wire? Just guessing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 18 hours ago, rockmeupto125 said: Green, white, and blue wire? Just guessing.... The big reveal will happen later today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 17, 2020 Author Share Posted July 17, 2020 So here it is at last, built up and almost ready for use. This is how little space I have to work with Just for fun, what's this under the cover? And what's it off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted July 17, 2020 Share Posted July 17, 2020 When you are ordering things, maybe you should order some space. 😃 Kidding as I'm used to working in a too small of garage for the amount of stuff I have in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 On 7/17/2020 at 9:46 PM, blackhawkxx said: When you are ordering things, maybe you should order some space. 😃 Kidding as I'm used to working in a too small of garage for the amount of stuff I have in it. Well luckily now the stand is up and the bike is on it I have a little more space I'll have more photo's later, currently rad is off and stator cover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 (edited) Stator is toast, and connector is crunchy So the plan is to buy a higher capacity stator and a mosfet reg/rec. Fun 😕 Edited July 21, 2020 by JaBr Added last line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 Headstock bearings were completely knackered, there wre a couple of notchy bits on the sweep and a deep notch dead ahead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 And as for the fork legs, well, that's just poor maintenance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackhawkxx Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 Wow, those forks are bad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon haney Posted July 21, 2020 Share Posted July 21, 2020 6 hours ago, JaBr said: And as for the fork legs, well, that's just poor maintenance If that is actual rust on the steel legs, they will need to be replaced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 3 hours ago, jon haney said: If that is actual rust on the steel legs, they will need to be replaced. It is actual rust, and replacements have been ordered Don't take chances with bikes, have enough to contend with in terms of other road users 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaBr Posted July 21, 2020 Author Share Posted July 21, 2020 So today has been a bittersweet one. Both front and rear wheel bearing sets have now been changed, the dodgy jointing of the wires has been sorted, and I've ordered the replacement fork legs, an electro sport stator and a shindengen mosfet R/R kit. I've had cheaper days. Unfortunately as I put down the rear wheel with the new bearings in the sprocket caught the tank that is currently stored on the floor in front of the bike and took a chunk out of it. Then I went to fit the new brake disks, only to find they were the wrong ones, the bolt holes don't line up and the centre hole is too big. I've emailed the seller but as I bought them in August last year I don't hold out much hope for a positive response. On the plus side, I pick up my newly powder coated upper stay and subframe tomorrow, so I can start doing some of the rear end work after I finish rebuilding the calipers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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