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Topic: What did you do to your motorcyle today? (Read 595714 times)
Kurt
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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Reply #2400 on:
June 04, 2020, 09:19:19 PM »
Went for spur of the minute to Keremos and back on the new Goldwing. Averaged 20,6 km. per litre. Excellent mileage for such a large bike. Almost no traffic on the highway. The automatic was great. A slight shower by Hope, but once past the Slide the weather was good.
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Bucko
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 04, 2020, 09:44:19 PM »
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Galactica
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 04, 2020, 10:19:56 PM »
Installed Dynatek coils on my KZ Ltd. Hopefully it will help with a rough running condition when the engine is hot after an extended run. I suspect the issue is with the cheap aftermarket coils from overseas. So far it starts and idles as usual, can’t really notice a difference. Time will tell if the issue is still there after a long hot run.
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Past rides:
75 Honda CB750K5
80 Suzuki TS250
? Yamaha Maxim 550
73 Z1 900
76 Kz900 A1
77 Kz1000 A1
78 Kz1000 B2 Ltd
79 Kz1000 B3 Ltd
80 Kz1000 C
99 Triumph Tiger 900
84 Honda VF750 Interceptor
77 Honda CB750
Current ride:
2019 Yamaha Tracer900
Current project:
1975 Honda CB750K5
hardrockminer
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 05, 2020, 05:00:14 AM »
You might want to do this mod. I did...voltage to the coils is now over 12V.
https://www.wgcarbs.com/index.php/using-joomla/extensions/components/content-component/article-categories/89-coils
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Past rides include a 1973 Suzuki GT380 & a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B
I currently ride a 1975 Kawasaki Z1B - Classic Plated
I also ride a 1980 Kawasaki KZ 1000 LTD - Classic Plated, and a 2006 Honda Goldwing with a Daytona 2+2 sidecar
My Sweetums rides a 2019 Suzuki DR650
Galactica
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 05, 2020, 07:29:23 AM »
Yup. Done the wired george mod on all my KZs for years. I hope the issue with hot running is that the cheap offshore coils don’t work well when hot. We’ll see.
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Past rides:
75 Honda CB750K5
80 Suzuki TS250
? Yamaha Maxim 550
73 Z1 900
76 Kz900 A1
77 Kz1000 A1
78 Kz1000 B2 Ltd
79 Kz1000 B3 Ltd
80 Kz1000 C
99 Triumph Tiger 900
84 Honda VF750 Interceptor
77 Honda CB750
Current ride:
2019 Yamaha Tracer900
Current project:
1975 Honda CB750K5
Bucko
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Voyager Brakes Part 1
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June 09, 2020, 11:18:45 AM »
Time to put some new brake lines on the Voyager and thought it would be a great time for a brake system rebuild.
1/ Fluid Looks a bit off but I flushed last spring so I think it's just the window that's manky:
2/ Old school single pot slaves:
3/ Brake system hydraulics comes off in one piece:
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Bucko
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Voyager Brakes Part 2
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June 09, 2020, 11:22:44 AM »
1/ I used the master cylinder to move the pistons out of their bores as far as I dared (to avoid spilling brake fluid on everything), then disconnected the lines, poured the fluid out the banjo bolt holes, and used this trick to pull the pistons out:
2/ Pistons look good as new after some very light metal polish:
3/ Was prepared to change the slave cylinder piston seals but on close inspection, nothing wrong with the originals so I reused them. I've successfully reused good condition seals many times in the past without any issues:
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Bucko
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Voyager Brakes Part 3
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June 09, 2020, 11:26:58 AM »
1/ Seal groves required little to no cleaning - never experienced that before - they're usually full of gray crud - crystallized brake fluid? Also never seen the 'inside' of the caliper painted before - maybe the paint limits formation of the grey crusty stuff? Wonder what paint Kawasaki used that is brake fluid
proof
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2/ Cleaning inside of Master Cylinder fluid window with Q-Tip:
3/ Master cylinder disassembled. Lot easier than some of my old Honda M/Cs. There was some corrosion on the plunger which cleaned up easily enough and the seals look good. Also some corrosion on piston bore which I couldn't get a good photo of. I polished it out as best I could with metal polish and a ball of cloth. I think it'll be fine (it was working well enough before the rebuild) but I'll consider a new MC or getting it sleeved if it's goofy.
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Bucko
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Voyager Brakes Part 4
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June 09, 2020, 11:31:46 AM »
1/ Anti-rattle pad springs in good shape. I was going to install new scintered metal pads but was surprised and pleased to see the OEM pads are scintered and have lots of life so I re-used them. The new pads can sit on the shelf a while longer:
2/ Brake caliper rebuilt, greased and ready to install:
3/ Brake Line kit came with new banjo bolts but the kit bolts are often shorter with fewer threads than OEM so I always try to clean up and re-used original bolts if they're in reasonable shape which these one were. Bolt on the left is from kit - right is OEM:
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Bucko
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Voyager Brakes Part 5
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June 09, 2020, 11:39:25 AM »
1/ Pulled the hose retaining hardware and rubber sleeves off the old hoses to use on the new bespoke braided SS set from Ray at Apex Brakes:
2/ New lines, ready to go back on.
I filled with new fluid, bled at each of the banjo bolts and at the caliper bleeder. Noticeable improvement over the
old
brakes and after a few days of riding, I'll do a couple more bleeds to get the last little bubbles of air out.
I have a new SS line for the rear brake as well but getting the rear wheel off is a bit of an ordeal so I'll wait to replace that line (and do a thorough disassembly/clean) until I need a new rear tire.
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 09, 2020, 05:59:48 PM »
Very good information Dave and thank you for sharing.
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754
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 09, 2020, 09:46:05 PM »
What is the hoseclamp doing in that pic ?
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Feel free to discuss anything I post on here, its an open forum, and I welcome comments and discussion.. I am not the kid who parades his Bat & Ball at the ballpark, but wont let anyone else play with it..
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Bucko
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 09, 2020, 10:09:48 PM »
Quote from: 754 on June 09, 2020, 09:46:05 PM
What is the hoseclamp doing in that pic ?
Clamping on to the piston so I had something to grab to pull it out.
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754
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 09, 2020, 10:23:57 PM »
I just pump them out with grease. Apparently 6 piston or any double acting are harde to get out, I see tools that grab them internally and twist them out..
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Feel free to discuss anything I post on here, its an open forum, and I welcome comments and discussion.. I am not the kid who parades his Bat & Ball at the ballpark, but wont let anyone else play with it..
..VaaV....
Bucko
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Re: What did you do to your motorcyle today?
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June 09, 2020, 10:56:32 PM »
Yes, grease works, but it's a bit messy, and waste of good grease. Air also works but I'm not a big fan of that as the pistons can go ballistic.
Edit: should point out that in my case, the pistons were not stuck in their bores, rather I merely needed a way to grab hold of them to pull them out. Stuck pistons require a different level of effort and ingenuity.
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