The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

macplaxton

Found an OC91 Mahle (BMW oilhead) in the man cave.

"around 20Nm"



They can be a pig to remove, but they are recessed, so you can't get hands/straps round them. The cup has a big 27mm hex on it. Far too easy to over-tighten.

My usual tool for getting them on is the Facom automatic band (some filters don't have any flats/notches on them). Haven't bust a band yet, but they are available separately.



I have stripped/sheared numerous fasteners over the years giving it more grunt than intended.:o

PCeeeee

macplaxton wrote: »

If it does have a torque printed on it, it'll be ultra-low. 17Nm would be at the top, top, end of things.

I can only find car one (OEM) in front of me at the desk at the minute and it only says

Which is probably about "uh" to "uh-" in terms of torque.:pac:

:pac:

H_Lime

Finished at last.

H_Lime

LIGHTNING wrote: »

^

Well thats rather lovely, great job!

Still bits n pieces to refine but overall I'm quite happy how she turned out.
As a reminder of how she was I give you....

blade1

and the score for H Lime.....

The QuietMan

Picked up this for my blade. A new one was €165 plus post, got this and a renntec grab rail for £60 including postage.

The QuietMan

Just changed out the plugs on the busa, are they in a fair condition?

blade1

The QuietMan wrote: »

Just changed out the plugs on the busa, are they in a fair condition?

Not perfect, good to have them changed!

The QuietMan

blade1 wrote: »

Not perfect, good to have them changed!

Fully serviced now thank god, actually an easy bike to work on.

blade1

The QuietMan wrote: »

Fully serviced now thank god, actually an easy bike to work on.

Did you do air filter?
Was it dirty?

Yeah busa a lot easier than a zzr to work on :mad:

The QuietMan

blade1 wrote: »

Did you do air filter?
Was it dirty?

Yeah busa a lot easier than a zzr to work on :mad:

The air filter was spotless would you believe, so i seen no reason to change it out, it was almost as if it is brand new. A hiflo filter, might try the K&N filter at the next service.

the ZZR that bad? I think i'm finally starting to weaken the Mrs hatred for bikes, she wants my next one to be this and not a GL1800 because she loves the colour :pac::pac::pac:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202006019687279?radius=1500&advertising-location=at_bikes&make=KAWASAKI&postcode=bt358hj&sort=price-asc&model=ZZR1400&colour=Green&page=1

blade1

The QuietMan wrote: »

The air filter was spotless would you believe, so i seen no reason to change it out, it was almost as if it is brand new. A hiflo filter, might try the K&N filter at the next service.

the ZZR that bad? I think i'm finally starting to weaken the Mrs hatred for bikes, she wants my next one to be this and not a GL1800 because she loves the colour :pac::pac::pac:

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/202006019687279?radius=1500&advertising-location=at_bikes&make=KAWASAKI&postcode=bt358hj&sort=price-asc&model=ZZR1400&colour=Green&page=1

The woman take sense

Yeah monocoque frame on the ZZR makes some jobs a bastard.

H_Lime

Plugs be a whoer! :mad::o

newmember2

I'm trying to service the centre stand on my deauville that has got stiff and doesn't return fully and needs a bit of a kick. The stand pivot has a hollow shaft running inside it that's fixed to the frame at either end. I need to clean all the rust and crap out of the stand pivot tube that rotates around this shaft. Does anyone know where I'll get a wire brush similar to a bottle or pipe cleaner that'd do the job that has wire bristles? Anything I've seen online is advertised as a wire brush but then when you look at it properly you see that it is indeed a brush made of wire but the bristles are actually nylon or whatever which wouldn't really be good enough for what I need.

myclist

Wrap sandpaper around a rod or pipe or even a dowel. Tape it on to the rod first, then wind round and round so it fits through the hole easily. Insert into cordless drill and put through the hole. Start drill and the paper will spin outwards to fill the hole and polish the rust away. Direction of winding on paper is important , but you'll figure that out, or just run the drill the other way.

LollipopJimmy

Changed the plug on the CBR 250 today, some feck of a job for somebody with big hands. Took about half an hour to do the feckin thing.

CJhaughey

newmember? wrote: »

I'm trying to service the centre stand on my deauville that has got stiff and doesn't return fully and needs a bit of a kick. The stand pivot has a hollow shaft running inside it that's fixed to the frame at either end. I need to clean all the rust and crap out of the stand pivot tube that rotates around this shaft. Does anyone know where I'll get a wire brush similar to a bottle or pipe cleaner that'd do the job that has wire bristles? Anything I've seen online is advertised as a wire brush but then when you look at it properly you see that it is indeed a brush made of wire but the bristles are actually nylon or whatever which wouldn't really be good enough for what I need.

You can buy a brake hone tool pretty cheaply which has three expanding stones that are pushed out by spring pressure, you chuck that up in a drill and add some oil and just move it back and forth in a tube to get the tube polished internally.

Hotblack Desiato

LollipopJimmy wrote: »

Changed the plug on the CBR 250 today, some feck of a job for somebody with big hands. Took about half an hour to do the feckin thing.

Shouldn't be rusty like that, plug cap not seated properly and letting rain in? Lucky it didn't leave you stranded somewhere.

LollipopJimmy

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Shouldn't be rusty like that, plug cap not seated properly and letting rain in? Lucky it didn't leave you stranded somewhere.

Yep, a bit worrying tbh but the cap was seated properly. It was feckin well bet on the plug too. I was tempted to put a bit of grease on the plug however bike will be long sold before I need to change it again. Iridium plug so good for 30k

Hotblack Desiato

BTW you shouldn't grease the threads as it leads to overtorqueing

https://ngksparkplugs.com/en/resources/5-things-you-should-know-about-spark-plugs

LollipopJimmy

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

BTW you shouldn't grease the threads as it leads to overtorqueing

https://ngksparkplugs.com/en/resources/5-things-you-should-know-about-spark-plugs

I meant the top just, dielectric grease or some such. Grease on the threads could lead to all sorts.

Hotblack Desiato

Yeah I was pretty sure that was what you meant... but someone else reading it might not know

LollipopJimmy

Hotblack Desiato wrote: »

Yeah I was pretty sure that was what you meant... but someone else reading it might not know

Well that's their problem isn't it :pac::pac:


Good point though!

cantdecide

Update on my Fazer project for the curious types...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL_kLl0a8uM

gn3dr

cantdecide wrote: »

Update on my Fazer project for the curious types...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL_kLl0a8uM

Just watched and liked. Looking good.

H_Lime

Same as.
Engine and frame finish look smart!
Shout of you wanna borrow those fans, extraction fan I replied to you about for operation paint it (black?)
Maybe consider some footage of work or mid work like say balancing the carbs or mid way through painting?

Frank Bullitt

My Memphis Shades fairing should arrive any day now for the Fat Bob.

Looking forward to longer rides without feeling exhausted after it. Will post pictures once it's on!

galwaytt

newmember? wrote: »

I'm trying to service the centre stand on my deauville that has got stiff and doesn't return fully and needs a bit of a kick. The stand pivot has a hollow shaft running inside it that's fixed to the frame at either end. I need to clean all the rust and crap out of the stand pivot tube that rotates around this shaft. Does anyone know where I'll get a wire brush similar to a bottle or pipe cleaner that'd do the job that has wire bristles? Anything I've seen online is advertised as a wire brush but then when you look at it properly you see that it is indeed a brush made of wire but the bristles are actually nylon or whatever which wouldn't really be good enough for what I need.

What you're looking for are called tube brushes, often used in boiler maintenance.

Caulfield Industrial in Galway have a wide range:

https://www.caulfieldindustrial.com/c/schaefer/255

Hotblack Desiato

Gintonious wrote: »

Looking forward to longer rides without feeling exhausted after it.

fnarr fnarr


today I... took delivery after three weeks of my fork bits and bobs! I ordered off CMSNL on 4th June, got a confirmation email, they charged my card the next day. Then nothing, complete radio silence. Despatch date on the site on successive days was 30th June, then 2nd July, then 3rd July... not getting any nearer. I got onto their online contact form a week ago asking what the story was. Turns out the fork cap o-rings (which I was debating as to whether I needed to order at all) are on back order and they were holding up the whole shipment without telling me. They agreed to ship the rest and will send on the o-rings by letter post when they get them.

On other sites like Wemoto you can see if they have something in stock before you order it, and they tell you what the expected wait time for anything is. CMS seem to run a very good operation otherwise but this is a thing they fall down on.

Cheeky, too, charging a card weeks before stuff is going to be despatched. Anywhere else I've used charges on despatch.

Should've ordered from Fowlers!

The irony is I busted my knee last weekend so there'll be no mechanicking by me for a week or two - so I might as well not have bothered complaining!

cantdecide

gn3dr wrote: »

Just watched and liked. Looking good.

Cheers fella