The "Today I did something to my bike" thread

Very nice, how long you have it and how's she behaving?

I'd say it's lively eh?

Changed the clutch plates Steel & friction & springs as I thought there was a bit of noise coming from that Area

Did not appear to be any signs of scoring or overheating but I suspected they were probably still the original after 80000km as the gasket was the thin metal type not the paper ones you get with the kit

When you turned it left & right by hand there was some play in the tangs so not sure if the clutch basket has a little wear but there was a bit of a rattle and it all seemed a bit loose

After putting in the new ones it seems a lot tighter and does not rattle when you try turn it by hand

Had put it together and was looking on line for the torque settings when i came across a bit that said the first steel plate should be a different thickness

2.6mm and all the others 2.3 so had to take hem back out to check and sure enough one was 2.6 :-( 7 friction plates and 6 steel plates

So all back together and buttoned up

Noticed that there is also a broken spring on the clutch release lever so will need to order a replacement

took about 2 hrs

Give your disc bobbins a clean and twist while your at it! 👍

Changed the fork seals dust seals and oil

Changed the steering head bearings also

All 4 bolts for the mudguard sheared off so had to drill and tap :-( all 4

Made up a tool to compress the fork spring from an old clamp :-)

Bar end weights were looking a bit rusty and scratched so time for a tidy up :-) with a file and sandpaper then a lick of paint

Hey Robbie

I would have a look at the rear pads while you have the wheel off they are cheap and unless there is loads of meat on them I would consider swapping them and give the calliper a clean and grease

Not sure about yours but my yoke has rubber Cush drive bits in the sprocket carrier Original Kawasaki are €9 each and there are 4

Depending on the mileage Yeah I would also look at the wheel bearings and seals ( prob about €30 a set ) could not really tell if mine were muck till I took them out and when you gave them a shake there was a definite rattle but they appeared to be the original after 80000Km

so swapped the front as well

I have a cheap Chinese bearing pullers here if you need :-) and a chain riveter

J

You could also get rid of the connectors completely.

Condensation and damp can cause oxidisation on connectors resulting in more heat on them.

I was thinking of just soldering the wires together but I thought that if there was an issue and they started to heat up I would not be able to disconnect them but that's just me being pessimistic

Where as with the bullet connectors I could disconnect them should they start to heat up and I reckon I could get prob 45 mis or so riding with no charge to get home

but your prob right if there is no junction there should not be anything to heat up

Cheers

J

Best to wire direct from stator to reg/rec and then direct to battery via fused wire. Don’t use bullets they are not rated for the current produced in most cases. If you have to use a connector between stator use a decent connector not the **** unsealed type, deutsch is pretty good or similar type sealed connectors and use plenty of dielectric grease as well. Corrosion is what causes resistance and high temps, grease avoids that problem.

Time for a service.

The spark plugs on the front cylinder are a bastard to get at so easier to remove tank and airbox to do them. 🙄

Made and fitted a tank strap to the Centenario

Quite p[leased with the outcome.

Lovely bit of work :-)