The Workshop

February 21, 2015

any advice about brakes

any advice about brakes Have a 99 cbr600 race bike. original problem last season pad binding on disc and spongey feeling in cylinder. So did a complete overhaul on it rebuilt calipers new lines and a radial cylinder from a gsxr 1000. Things are way better already wheel is spinnin freely and good bite but […]

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February 21, 2015

snapped off a bleed nipple

snapped off a bleed nipple As above, my rear calliper is in a bad way, tried taking it apart for a good clean and new seals, sheered off one of the bleed nipples. Anyone any ideas on getting the rest of it out? Hammer in a torx bit? Or some other way? Source: snapped off […]

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February 20, 2015

deglazing a cylinder?

deglazing a cylinder? So i pulled off the cylinder of the tzr yday and found some blow by on the piston, ( i think that’s what was causing my spark plug fouling ) so am going to put a new piston kit in it..just wondering what to use to deglaze the cylinder? it’s plated! iv […]

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February 20, 2015

Cúpla Ceist

Cúpla Ceist Hi all, Have a couple of questions here, any thoughts or suggestions welcome. First one is on a bluetooth Intercom. I’ve had this Interphone F4 for over a year but since getting a new bike (zx10r) I’ve noticed that when playing music it skips when I put the key in the ignition and […]

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February 20, 2015

Removal of pants (from chrome)

Removal of pants (from chrome) Hey, What would be the best way to get rid of this crap off the exhaust? Source: Removal of pants (from chrome)

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February 18, 2015

nut splitter

nut splitter Anyone recommend a nut-splitter for freeing me exhaust headers. Nuts are rotted onto the front cylinder studs and I need to drop the system to change dogbones. Source: nut splitter

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February 17, 2015

My F650GS is having a bad month of it

My F650GS is having a bad month of it It all started with the ignition switch going at Christmas. This meant the bike would intermittently not switch off after turning the key and eventually drained the battery. The battery hasn’t been the same since with me having to carry jump leads since the weekend. Now […]

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February 17, 2015

Retaining clips front brakes

Retaining clips front brakes I was just at to changing the front pads but noticed that I jammed the retaining clips in too far. Not a major concern at the moment considering I just changed the pads but hows I gonna get the bastarding things out next time? Bottle nose pliers the only method? Source: […]

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