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Old 02-06-18, 04:02 PM   #1251
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Did the Harpic trick on my tarnished downpipes, and it worked a treat. Front pipe needs another go to bring it up properly bright but it looks MILES better. Then had a nice 110-mile Italian tune-up
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Old 02-06-18, 04:48 PM   #1252
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A few issues with the VFR to sort out.

Replaced a torn footrest rubber.

Front cam chain is rattling again even though i replaced the tensioner a few months ago. It doesn't do it from cold, only when restarting a warm engine. It's also fine when the engine is at operating temperature. Took out the tensioner and checked everything over. I can't find anything untoward.

Followed by a good clean after my Somme trip.
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Old 04-06-18, 12:54 AM   #1253
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fabed up the headlight bracket for the bike.

on a side note, the mate has just got one of these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7vYxAPNK3w in the workshop along with a nice manual big ass milling machine and a mahooosive power quill drill press with auto thread tapping

the mate is thinking about retro fitting cnc power to the milling, yes bibs is going to having some fun...
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Old 04-06-18, 06:41 AM   #1254
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I tore the forks down and cleaned everything. I don't have funds for new springs or emulators, so they're just getting new oil. I did fill the rebound holes.

@Bibio - fill the rebound hole, 15w oil, leave the holes at the bottom of the rod alone. Is that correct?

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You might want to scarify that lawn...
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Old 04-06-18, 08:45 AM   #1256
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You might want to scarify that lawn...
It was done after the bike! Priorities, you know!
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Old 04-06-18, 10:01 AM   #1257
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You might want to scarify that lawn...
Looking at it from a positive side,with all that dead grass the moss can't get a look in.
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Old 04-06-18, 12:34 PM   #1258
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I tore the forks down and cleaned everything. I don't have funds for new springs or emulators, so they're just getting new oil. I did fill the rebound holes.

@Bibio - fill the rebound hole, 15w oil, leave the holes at the bottom of the rod alone. Is that correct?

it really depends on what weight you are. no seriously it does. throwing heavy oil in due to an inadequate spring is the worst thing you can do.

dont touch the bottom holes unless your fitting emulators. yes weld the tiny rebound holes up.

with the amount of forks i have fettled over the years by mixing oil viscosity its pretty much come out around the 10w. but thats with 9.0-9.5 springs. do not under any circumstances use 15w oil its farrrrr to heavy. the oil must be silkolene rsf. 1 bottle is enough to do both forks.

i always advocate mixing oil viscosity to get it correct but for most people its a pain. the 7.5w is a great starting point and suits most people but still gives a little "noddy" on the rebound depending on the springs.

when fitting the damper rods make sure that the oil lock is sitting in its recess correctly and the damper rod is sitting in the stanchion correctly by shining a torch down and making sure that the gap is equal all round. i've had to rip forks apart again due to not checking.
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Old 04-06-18, 12:55 PM   #1259
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do not under any circumstances use 15w oil its farrrrr to heavy. the oil must be silkolene rsf. 1 bottle is enough to do both forks.
When I was a stupid teenager I had a Suzi X5 200. For some reason I put Castrol GTX 20W50 in the forks, which made them a bit stiff, as you can imagine
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Old 04-06-18, 06:14 PM   #1260
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finished the fettling for the front end. with luck i'll fit the front end tomorrow and get the electrics done.

so far:









yes i could have done it with clamps onto the fork legs but i wanted them free of clamps so its easier to service the forks.
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