What have you tinkered with today? - Page 77 - SV650.org

tom_e · 02-04-16, 10:23 PM

Changed all my engine bolts with a chewy ss kit and replaced a few other random bolts with ss ones.
Cleaned and lubed everything around my rear brake pedal as it was sticking down after use, moves nice and smoothly now.

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mister c · 03-04-16, 07:32 AM

This

Just finished making brackets to fit my Nonfango panniers.

muzikill · 03-04-16, 10:05 AM

Dropped the oil, Cleaned and rebuilt the starter motor and removed the rear brake master cylinder for a rebuild.

03-04-16, 02:47 PM

Just removed my tax disk holder and ordering some proper cleaning kit to do a proper deep clean

admin · 03-04-16, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Littlepeahead

I had a good look at the chain and sprockets on Stu's KTM. Definitely in need of a change so got him to book it in. He never cleans the chain, or seemed aware the sprockets were well past their best.

Good call. Never neglect the chain. I've just seen some photos on the VFR forum of a damaged engine caused by a broken chain. I had a chain break on my moped when I was 16, it whiplashed the generator cover smashing that, belted the flywheel and bent the crank.

BoltonSte · 04-04-16, 11:41 AM

Mostly put the street back together. New exhaust studs, rust stripped/repainted worn sheathing sorted on cables.

I can now get the tank on/off in record time for me, I also discovered that it's a good idea to block the intake before putting the front subframe on or you may drop a nut which then goes into the airbox which means the tank comes off...again.

yokohama · 09-04-16, 07:20 PM

Another job I wish I'd never started. I wanted to put my new shock on and while in there, thought I'd take a look at the linkage.

I don't think this has been touched since the bike was born, 12 years and 23,000 miles ago.

It meant an afternoon with degreaser and Autosol.

A little scored around the edges but the parts that engage with the needle bearings are ok. Can I get away with these?
I'm going to have to replace the washers on the front bearing and a couple of the nuts.
The needle bearings themselves cleaned up nicely and are all intact and still moving.

andrewsmith · 09-04-16, 07:28 PM

I would change the lot now
It's worth it in the long run

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yokohama · 09-04-16, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrewsmith

I would change the lot now
It's worth it in the long run

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Nobbylad · 11-04-16, 11:35 AM

Put new Armstrong wavy discs and SBS HH sintered pads on the Gixer, stripped and cleaned the calipers, bled the brakes.

02-04-16, 10:23 PM	#761
tom_e Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Posts: 438	Re: What have you tinkered with today? Changed all my engine bolts with a chewy ss kit and replaced a few other random bolts with ss ones. Cleaned and lubed everything around my rear brake pedal as it was sticking down after use, moves nice and smoothly now. Sent from my XT1580 using Tapatalk

03-04-16, 07:32 AM	#762
mister c Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 2,317	Re: What have you tinkered with today? This Just finished making brackets to fit my Nonfango panniers. __________________ Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/croozenooze/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/colin.hughes.1213?ref=tn_tnmn Yoo Toob https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjG...eMWUx4Ud2dK-yA Last edited by mister c; 03-04-16 at 07:37 AM.

03-04-16, 10:05 AM	#763
muzikill Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dunfermline Posts: 1,712	Re: What have you tinkered with today? Dropped the oil, Cleaned and rebuilt the starter motor and removed the rear brake master cylinder for a rebuild. __________________ Learn to maintain your bike, take it apart, rebuild the engine & more (using better bolts ), drop it & fix it again! K3 Job c.v: Engine:remove/split/rebuild/refit. Replace:Gearbox,Fuel pump,Gaskets. Piston clean,rings. Overhaul:Throttle body,Injectors,Brakes,Forks. Remove/refit:Exhaust,Radiator,Oil cooler,Throttle,Air filter,Tank. Replace: Oil,Coolant,grease,brake hoses & bleed.

03-04-16, 02:47 PM	#764
vysie Guest Posts: n/a	Re: What have you tinkered with today? Just removed my tax disk holder and ordering some proper cleaning kit to do a proper deep clean

04-04-16, 11:41 AM	#766
BoltonSte Member Mega Poster Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Back in Bolton Posts: 1,008	Re: What have you tinkered with today? Mostly put the street back together. New exhaust studs, rust stripped/repainted worn sheathing sorted on cables. I can now get the tank on/off in record time for me, I also discovered that it's a good idea to block the intake before putting the front subframe on or you may drop a nut which then goes into the airbox which means the tank comes off...again. __________________ Had an SV or three. Street triple R - gone but not forgotten. Now trying the lunacy that is KTM with a Superduke GT. for the pillion capability of course.

09-04-16, 07:20 PM	#767
yokohama Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 283	Re: What have you tinkered with today? Another job I wish I'd never started. I wanted to put my new shock on and while in there, thought I'd take a look at the linkage. I don't think this has been touched since the bike was born, 12 years and 23,000 miles ago. It meant an afternoon with degreaser and Autosol. A little scored around the edges but the parts that engage with the needle bearings are ok. Can I get away with these? I'm going to have to replace the washers on the front bearing and a couple of the nuts. The needle bearings themselves cleaned up nicely and are all intact and still moving.

09-04-16, 07:28 PM	#768
andrewsmith Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Just south of salad dodging country Posts: 7,750	Re: What have you tinkered with today? I would change the lot now It's worth it in the long run Sent from my E2303 using Tapatalk __________________ RIP Reeder 20/07/1988 - 21/03/2012. Always missed squire!!! Every year we meet old friends, gain some new ones, lose old ones and you always remember them all. “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” Mahatma Gandhi

11-04-16, 11:35 AM	#770
Nobbylad Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Lancs Posts: 4,055	Re: What have you tinkered with today? Put new Armstrong wavy discs and SBS HH sintered pads on the Gixer, stripped and cleaned the calipers, bled the brakes.

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