Working on bike....
Working on bike....
...and taking forever. Why is it that after a while, you really dont put alot of effort in to fixing the bike? Bikes been sitting on stands for 2 weeks with the forks off. Well one fork off. One fork is done. Just too freaking hot in the garage and when night rolls around, I just dont want to do anything. Dammit I wanna test out those rotors I got from Ryan.
Makes it worse I found a small pit in the lower leg that may cause another leak in a few months. Thinking of just putting a dab of JB weld and smoothing it out with emery cloth to hold over until winter.
Makes it worse I found a small pit in the lower leg that may cause another leak in a few months. Thinking of just putting a dab of JB weld and smoothing it out with emery cloth to hold over until winter.
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The JB Weld will do the trick nicely, I used it for building up and reshaping the inlet ports on the 750 - and two years later it still hasn't movedThinking of just putting a dab of JB weld and smoothing it out with emery cloth to hold over until winter.
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2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now
Nope - The Triumph got written off
2005 SV996R SOLD
1988 FZR750/1040 race bike SOLD
1988 FZR750/1000 - the next project CHANGING THE LOOK AGAIN, BUT STILL ON THE ROAD
Now he's got a KAWASAKI!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nope - Sold that one too
Dang - he’s got a Triumph now
Nope - The Triumph got written off
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JB weld on the intake Graham, TREASON. WTH though man, guess if it worked?? I should shutup eh? I've never been as lucky with jbweld myself, never stands up to exhaust too well.
Hey Rob, I thought it was just me who procrastinates real bad, don't worry dude, you're NOT alone.
Hey Rob, I thought it was just me who procrastinates real bad, don't worry dude, you're NOT alone.
Michael
Yes Yes I know, I said, I'm building a project YZF1070
Basement is done now, 850 finished and gone...
Gotta get the new siding up on the house.
Fixing the FZ1 up, cleaning up garage and then I might even begin
Yes Yes I know, I said, I'm building a project YZF1070
Basement is done now, 850 finished and gone...
Gotta get the new siding up on the house.
Fixing the FZ1 up, cleaning up garage and then I might even begin
Yea, we all tend to procrastinate every once in a while. I took apart my perfectly running '97 YZF1000 last November with the intention of freshening it up cosmetically over the Winter. Well here is June and only now is it coming back together. Although I have to say it's coming along nicely. I will post some pics when I get it all ready by the end of the month.
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well forks are back on, brakes are on. Just need bodywork put back on and test ride.
Only concern is the "Leak-Proof" fork seals. They came with a washer. After getting the forks together and filled, I seen in their instructions (which I didnt even know the card they put in there opened up since it was stuck to the hard plastic wrap) that this washer is supposed to be put between the spring clip and seal which the factory stuff doesnt do or it could leak. Gesh, really. Why the hell didnt they just do like the factory does and like EVERY OTHER fork seal I ever bought does? If these start, I'm just gonna order OEM ones.
Now I might as well send the original factory forks out and see if they can be fixed with nitride coating, dlc or just rechromed. If not, looks like a new lower leg for the left fork on that set to the tune of $600. Rather spend the extra to have LE coat the forks and rebuild them.
Only concern is the "Leak-Proof" fork seals. They came with a washer. After getting the forks together and filled, I seen in their instructions (which I didnt even know the card they put in there opened up since it was stuck to the hard plastic wrap) that this washer is supposed to be put between the spring clip and seal which the factory stuff doesnt do or it could leak. Gesh, really. Why the hell didnt they just do like the factory does and like EVERY OTHER fork seal I ever bought does? If these start, I'm just gonna order OEM ones.
Now I might as well send the original factory forks out and see if they can be fixed with nitride coating, dlc or just rechromed. If not, looks like a new lower leg for the left fork on that set to the tune of $600. Rather spend the extra to have LE coat the forks and rebuild them.
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Rob,
I want to say that most companies that do nitriding on forks would really really prefer the sliders to be NEW. Or at least that's what I was told. Could be wrong, probably am. If so, let us (me) know.
I want to say that most companies that do nitriding on forks would really really prefer the sliders to be NEW. Or at least that's what I was told. Could be wrong, probably am. If so, let us (me) know.
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Yeah some companies dont want to do older forks. LE says just as long as they are polishable for the nitride. If not, just a rechrome.
Well its back together. Washed, on the charger (hasnet been started in a while) and waiting for the test ride.
Hard to believe this is the first real bath its had in over a year.
Well its back together. Washed, on the charger (hasnet been started in a while) and waiting for the test ride.
Hard to believe this is the first real bath its had in over a year.
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Hey don't feel bad at all Doug, my 1000 hasn't ran in since 07, or 08 I think it was? 07 I think?
Michael
Yes Yes I know, I said, I'm building a project YZF1070
Basement is done now, 850 finished and gone...
Gotta get the new siding up on the house.
Fixing the FZ1 up, cleaning up garage and then I might even begin
Yes Yes I know, I said, I'm building a project YZF1070
Basement is done now, 850 finished and gone...
Gotta get the new siding up on the house.
Fixing the FZ1 up, cleaning up garage and then I might even begin
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That should do it, providing the seal hasn't started to turn it self inside out. Last seals i purchased for the ow and r6 forks (same part#!), where from boat.net... about $7 u.s. per seal and genuine Yamaha.YZFRob wrote:[Basically just gonna put the washer between the fork seal and the retaining clip like the leakproof instructions said to do.
Well took it out tonight. Approx 350 miles. So far no leak. Wiped it down when I went to the gas station. Some of the oil that was left over in the dust shield came out, but nothing afterwards. Hopefully it holds until winter. Originals will be going out for rechroming (and probably have the upper tubes anodized Ohlins gold). Or if I get a wild hare, and a lot of extra $$$, order 2 new lower sliders and have them nitrided or DLC coated before I put them together.
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