The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

Richard tea · 10-04-2017 05:51PM

I attempted to remove the rear wheel bearings. What a ducking pain. Firstly i thought I could remove and reuse the dust seal but I bent it when removing it. So that's something I'll have to order. In then tried the screw driver and mallet method to remove the bearing. Didn't budge. I also tried the expansion bolt method but no joy again. I don't want to risk damaging the wheel So I'm going to get the removal tool.

Where can I buy such a tool? Nothing expensive.
Also the bearing size is 6204-2rs the brand is koyo. Is there a generic dust seal to fit this or will I have to order a honda one.
Also the

Max Headroom · 10-04-2017 05:59PM

I've taken loads of bearings out with a long bar and hammer without any bother.....is there a circlop holding one of them in?..

That's a 20x47x14 bearing..a new seal will be easy to get....just measure the thickness..7mm or 10mm maybe

Richard tea · 10-04-2017 06:17PM

Max Headroom wrote: »

I've taken loads of bearings out with a long bar and hammer without any bother.....is there a circlop holding one of them in?..

That's a 20x47x14 bearing..a new seal will be easy to get....just measure the thickness..7mm or 10mm maybe

I actually bought a circlip pliers for the job but it doesn't seem to have one to remove.. any bricks and mortar stock the dust seals?

Richard tea · 10-04-2017 06:43PM

Thought I would give it another go. Used the expansion bolt. Just need to pick up a dust seal tomorrow. I have the new bearings in the freezer which should help ease them in.

Once again if anyone can recommend a place that stocks the dust seals in Dublin area it be great.

Richard tea · 10-04-2017 06:45PM

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CJhaughey · 10-04-2017 07:02PM

I have found Reliance bearings good. They are on JFK drive Dublin 12 the seal is listed as 30 x 47 x 7.5 on the Honda fiche
Sorry posting on a tablet and it's made me into an idiot!
Seals have the size on the side in small letters.

Max Headroom · 10-04-2017 07:03PM

Abbey seals just off nangor rd.....

stewygriffin · 10-04-2017 07:21PM

Theres a bearing place in Finglas too.

Mr Sheen! · 10-04-2017 09:08PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

Theres a bearing place in Finglas too.

Dicksons is in finglas that's where I got mine a week or so ago .

frozenfrozen · 10-04-2017 09:33PM

bike makes this same noise

spark plugs arrived but same problem as before, these popping valve noises very frequently, won't idle on its own, hesitates when blipping throttle and will randomly rev up really high if you're holding revs around 3k or so.

smoking slightly when letting off the throttle if you give a big rev..

I've been onto a localish guy who fixes bikes.. he's collecting it wednesday if I haven't sorted it by then

could be loads of things so I'd say I'll have to leave it to him to sort

Richard tea · 10-04-2017 09:42PM

Ok thanks lads. I'm in Inchicore tomorrow so realiance bearings and Abbey seals are my best bet.

TeaBagMania · 10-04-2017 09:45PM

Had an old chevy that would backfire thru a newly installed carb, it was a lean condition just off idle. installed a larger accelerator pump cam and all was good.
Haven't worked on bike carbs in forever so not up to speed on their idle circuitry
How did the old plugs look?

frozenfrozen · 10-04-2017 09:52PM

my sv is fuel injected, that video is someone elses bike making the exact same noise but I can't really find anything else online with a fuel injected sv having that noise
old plugs were fairly badly blacked up but not the worst I've ever seen.

going to check if I'm reliably getting sparks tomorrow morning when the battery is charged again.

I think I'll just start throwing money at the problems now by getting the guy to fix it, want to be able to ride the bike again and I can go back to doing it myself and ordering parts and waiting a week+ for it to arrive during winter.

10-04-2017 10:13PM

Richard tea wrote: »

Thought I would give it another go. Used the expansion bolt. Just need to pick up a dust seal tomorrow. I have the new bearings in the freezer which should help ease them in.

Once again if anyone can recommend a place that stocks the dust seals in Dublin area it be great.

I don't know if you got it out but you can't be gentle, get a lip of it with a long bolt and beat the thing out of the wheel.

As for getting it in freezing might not do much youl probably need either a press or you can make a tool using a piece of threaded rod and bolts and washers

TeaBagMania · 10-04-2017 10:40PM

id perform a compression and leak down test next to rule out any mechanical issues, then test crank angle sensor, after that id start going down the fuel injection and ignition route.
looking forward to hearing how this pans out

frozenfrozen · 11-04-2017 03:05PM

the bike now fires up first tap of the button essentially

idles fine at 1350 rpm, revs fine, sounds fine, but at around 2k ish there's a spot where if held there, I get a few of the previous valvey sounds, and if you rev it up high and let off, it slightly hesitates at that spot on the way down.

I'm thinking that spot is where my TPS is set to start fuelling and it's getting a bit ****y around there, the valvey sounds could be just that there's either way too much petrol being injected or not enough and the valvey sounds is the front cylinder knocking?

got a couple of gun shots out of the exhaust too which is always fun

anyway 100% better than before actually getting somewhere with the fixing of the bike..

edit: was able to ride it to tesco and get air and petrol

on the dual carriageway the clutch cable slipped out of the broken bolt lol had to pull in and fix it but other than that and some random surging of power and still doing that holding a high idle type thing it was good to be able to ride it.

think I need a new battery or at least to test the bike with a known good battery because when starting the starter relay is banging and eventually lets it start

anyway I was able to actually ride the bike

stewygriffin · 11-04-2017 05:45PM

Finally done.
About feckin time.:pac::pac::D

Wonda-Boy · 11-04-2017 07:38PM

LOOKS THE BLEEDIN SAME FFS!!!

stewygriffin · 11-04-2017 08:15PM

Wonda-Boy wrote: »

LOOKS THE BLEEDIN SAME FFS!!!

2013 back end conversion,lots of carbon bodywork and carbon panels,Gilles rearsets,full Ausin Racing inconel system (loud as fcuk),Sprint PZero8 race filter and mapped by Gary.
Bit more bling,bit louder and a bit quicker now too.:)

Now to get out and ride her.;)

stewygriffin · 11-04-2017 08:39PM

Rear footpags off the R1 and cheap n cheerful carbon fibre mirror block off plates made up.

4 stainless nuts,bolts and washer from All Metal Fastners in Finglas for 2 euro.
Shes now ready for the upcomming trackday.:)

brian plank · 11-04-2017 09:48PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

2013 back end conversion,lots of carbon bodywork and carbon panels,Gilles rearsets,full Ausin Racing inconel system (loud as fcuk),Sprint PZero8 race filter and mapped by Gary.
Bit more bling,bit louder and a bit quicker now too.:)

Now to get out and ride her.;)

What's it making now after being mapped with the full exhaust? Should just go full carbon. Almost there as it is

Looks well though.

11-04-2017 11:28PM

The BMW looked well better before just looks rotten now, none of it matches just looks like you fired a carbon spray gun at it and wherever it randomly stuck it stayed.

The r1 looks class though , please leave it alone

stewygriffin · 12-04-2017 12:23AM

Zaiden Fit Schoolmarm wrote: »

The BMW looked well better before just looks rotten now, none of it matches just looks like you fired a carbon spray gun at it and wherever it randomly stuck it stayed.

The r1 looks class though , please leave it alone

Ah I just went for the carbon frame/swingarm protectors incase I sling it down the track...:pac:

The Ilmberger bellypan is there to fill in the huge void from the smaller oem bellypan that is left when the OEM exhaust and cat was removed.
Alot of the S1000rr race bikes in BSB,Thunderbikes Moto America and German Superbikes use these carbon parts for the same reasons.;)
Gonna take the stickers off though,as I dont like em,now that the bellypan is on the bike.

Oh and the old back end was too wide and fat,didnt look that well IMO,compared to the restyled 2012-2014 S1000rr bikes and their sleeker vented back ends.;)

Sure the R1 is "sprayed" in carbon too...:pac::P:D

Richard tea · 12-04-2017 07:29AM

Fitted the wheel bearing yesterday. Reliance bearings didn't stock the dust seal but Abbey seals had them.

blade1 · 12-04-2017 10:49AM

Zaiden Fit Schoolmarm wrote: »

The BMW looked well better before just looks rotten now, none of it matches just looks like you fired a carbon spray gun at it and wherever it randomly stuck it stayed.

The r1 looks class though , please leave it alone

I'm the opposite then.
I think the BMW looks better than the R1.
The tank pads on the R1 i don't get.
Don't match the lines of the tank or where they cover up where colours change.

But hey, that's just my opinion and doesn't count for anything.

stewygriffin · 12-04-2017 12:23PM

On me lunch here in Mondello.

Looking forward to getting out on track very soon on the R1.

Poxy rain though....argh.

stewygriffin · 12-04-2017 12:29PM

blade1 wrote: »

I'm the opposite then.
I think the BMW looks better than the R1.
The tank pads on the R1 i don't get.
Don't match the lines of the tank or where they cover up where colours change.

But hey, that's just my opinion and doesn't count for anything.[/QUOTE

Its cause of me long lanky legs and knees.:pac:

Mr Sheen! · 12-04-2017 02:56PM

stewygriffin wrote: »

On me lunch here in Mondello.

Looking forward to getting out on track very soon on the R1.

Poxy rain though....argh.

Enjoy!!

stewygriffin · 12-04-2017 05:36PM

Absolutely loved every minute of the Mondello training day and track day.

Seemed to learn the track quite quite quickly and the Marshals and trainers were fantastic at teaching us about body positioning,braking and acceleration through the corners.
We did lots of slow speed handling coarses in the carpark area and also class work too. Then it was track time from lunch onwards to 5pm.

Got me knee down in the wet and then absolutely destroyed the knee sliders in the dry.Absolutely spanked the R1 down the straight and loved seeing how far I could go before braking.

Paul,one of the marshals took the R1 out for a few laps and loved wheelieing it out of Dunlop corner onto the straight.

Very busy day there and lots of people booked this coarse,all sorts of bikes on track too.

Im going back for more lads,Im bitten by the bug.

Threrad and pics to come later on tonight.

12-04-2017 10:27PM

I wrapped my rear fender in carbon to see if i liked it before buying an actual carbon one, it actually doesn't look bad an has been like that for about 5 months. Just dunno am i into the whole carbon, i could take it or leave it i think.

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