"Pixel" (Improbcat)
04/13/2016 at 11:09 • Filed to: None
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"Pixel" (Improbcat)
04/13/2016 at 11:09 • Filed to: None | 5
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I spent yesterday evening finally doing the oil & dust fork seals on the GS500. This got delayed due to needing to order the dust seals from the UK, needing to get the bits to make a tool for removing the bottom fork bolt, and a freaking snowstorm in April.
I found yet more evidence of the hard life this bike has lived and the ...interesting repair choices made by prior owners. Nothing dangerous, just some half-assery. But the new seals are in, and there is fresh fork fluid in there. I put in 300ml to start, on the theory I would nee to add more to get it where I wanted it. Adding is easier than removing.
I did discover that my front brake pads are shot. I wish I’d noticed when I placed my prior parts order, as I now have to place a *fourth* parts order.
What I’ve gotten done so far this spring:
-New tires
-New front & rear wheel bearings
-New rear brake rotor & pads
-New dust & oil seals in front forks.
Still to go:
-Checking valve clearance & fixing leaky valve cover
-Oil change
-Air filter
-Front brake pads & greasing sliders
-Swapping to non-bent handlebars, re-routing choke cable, replacing bolts in bar end weights
-Re-wrapping bike in fresh vinyl
-Checking Carb sync
bob and john
> Pixel
04/13/2016 at 11:16 |
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let me make you feel better.
I need:
-front wheel bearings
-rear wheel bearings
-headstock bearings
-valve check (and rememebr, I have 2 heads...one right in the middle of the f*cking bike)
-need to order a ‘tool’ for cleaning dust seals
-change brake fluid
-change oil
-brake pads maybe? really hoping not
oh, and i also have full fairings
and thats just on the SV. I have to do similar (minus bearings) on the BMW F800 as well.
450X_FTW
> Pixel
04/13/2016 at 11:43 |
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Bike is looking good.
Couldn’t find any of the parts you needed locally? ie not from across the pound?
Tekamul
> Pixel
04/13/2016 at 12:01 |
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That’s a nice color!
I’ve got an old CB450 I was hoping to repaint copper this summer. That’s not a stock choice, right? What color is it?
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Pixel
> Tekamul
04/13/2016 at 12:05 |
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It isn’t paint, it is 3M’s matte copper vinyl wrap.
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Pixel
> 450X_FTW
04/13/2016 at 12:06 |
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The only local source was the dealer, which was going to be more than twice as much and take about as long to arrive. Cheapest source turned out to be an ebay vendor in the UK.
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450X_FTW
> Pixel
04/13/2016 at 12:09 |
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wow that’s crazy. My usual go to places for bike parts (own a cafe bike and a dirt bike), if I can’t find them here then I’ll resort to ebay
https://www.rockymountainatvmc.com/
http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/
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Tekamul
> Pixel
04/13/2016 at 12:20 |
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Interesting. I hadn’t really considered wrapping it
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Pixel
> 450X_FTW
04/13/2016 at 12:23 |
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The fork oil seals were easy to find, the dust seals are more obscure for some reason.
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Pixel
> Tekamul
04/13/2016 at 12:29 |
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It has its advantages and disadvantages. For me it lets me mess with the color of the bike often for fairly cheap. I’m re-wrapping it in a bright new-penny brushed copper for this year just for fun.
StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8
> Pixel
04/13/2016 at 13:16 |
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Looking good! My friend is building one of these right now for his first bike.