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Post by wendyre on Mar 30, 2017 14:05:29 GMT
Fired number 2 spark plug out of it's hole! It always felt a bit rough compared to the rest, so I think the thread has finally had enough. Can I get an M12x1.25 helicoil kit anywhere local? Can I bollox! And they wonder why people buy stuff off the internet instead of their local shop.......,😡 regarding the helicoil Hubby says he has one you can borrow if you are local to ng17 . (nottinghamshire)
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Post by m40man on Mar 30, 2017 16:27:57 GMT
regarding the helicoil Hubby says he has one you can borrow if you are local to ng17 . (nottinghamshire) Is 360 miles away (Kirriemuir) local enough ? Actually, with the weather like it is, would make a nice ride out .
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Post by kirriepete on Mar 30, 2017 16:44:25 GMT
Not on a 675cc triple with the remaining 225cc blowing straight out the top!
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Post by m40man on Mar 30, 2017 17:45:51 GMT
Not on a 675cc triple with the remaining 225cc blowing straight out the top! Excuses .
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Post by kirriepete on Apr 3, 2017 13:25:19 GMT
Helicoiled number 2 pot, changed the R6 master cylinder for a Fazer jobby, much neater.
Hit number 2 carb with a mallet when fuel started pishing out of it, maybe a wee bit of swarf from the helicoil? Whatever, a wallop with the mighty Thor soon sorted it.
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Post by kawasakiinit on Apr 4, 2017 18:54:30 GMT
Helicoiled number 2 pot, changed the R6 master cylinder for a Fazer jobby, much neater. Hit number 2 carb with a mallet when fuel started pishing out of it, maybe a wee bit of swarf from the helicoil? Whatever, a wallop with the mighty Thor soon sorted it. did you used to work for british leyland by any chance ;-)
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Post by kirriepete on Apr 4, 2017 19:07:55 GMT
Well ..... I used to pump petrol at a garage that had a BL workshop, does that count?
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Post by kawasakiinit on Apr 5, 2017 16:01:54 GMT
I knew it lol
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Post by bigfootisblurry on Apr 7, 2017 21:43:32 GMT
So today I changed the oil & filter shaft oil and prepped the bike for storage. It's now SORN'd and put away for the foreseeable future. I must be the only person in England laying his bike up for the summer.👎
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Post by m40man on Apr 8, 2017 8:10:51 GMT
It's now SORN'd and put away for the foreseeable future. This doesn't sound too good . I Hope you & the bike are OK.
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Post by bigfootisblurry on Apr 8, 2017 9:00:13 GMT
It's now SORN'd and put away for the foreseeable future. This doesn't sound too good . I Hope you & the bike are OK. Oh no, we're both fine, I'm just spending the summer in South America. :thumbup: :thumbup: :cool:
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Post by kirriepete on Apr 8, 2017 17:15:53 GMT
Put it in the shed after the clutch cable snapped, taking the time now to strip the arse off it and fit my newly acquired Fazer rear boingy thing. Trouble is getting at the bastarding shock means pulling everything apart and most of it hasn't been touched since leaving the factory back in '96! Oh well, there's always penetrating oil and a blowtorch, or the Dremel and a drill if push comes to shove .... Watch this space.
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Post by kawasakiinit on Apr 9, 2017 9:11:27 GMT
does the fazer shock just bolt straight in without mods ?? and is it the fazer 1000 not the 600 ?
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Post by kirriepete on Apr 10, 2017 21:44:50 GMT
does the fazer shock just bolt straight in without mods ?? and is it the fazer 1000 not the 600 ? It's from a Fazer 6, here it is side-by-side with the clapped out Divvy one, swapped out today, no mods required and I only needed to drill out one stuck bolt (the swingarm wheel spindle clamp one) and Dremel the head off one side panel screw - good result in my books! Also replaced the knackered clutch cable and sorted a few fubar'ed electrical connections under the side panels, thought about washing it, but that's as far as I got .... thinking about washing it!
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Post by kawasakiinit on Apr 13, 2017 20:22:25 GMT
cool thanks. is the 600 shock man enough for the weight of the divvy 900?
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Post by kirriepete on Apr 14, 2017 6:36:31 GMT
cool thanks. is the 600 shock man enough for the weight of the divvy 900? It's handling better now than it ever has before, even with my svelte 15 stone sitting on it, so I'd say yes.
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Post by bigfootisblurry on Apr 14, 2017 9:37:58 GMT
cool thanks. is the 600 shock man enough for the weight of the divvy 900? I asked a similar question not so long ago and apparently they're mechanically identical, not just a straight fit.
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Post by kawasakiinit on Apr 14, 2017 20:54:26 GMT
is it an optical illusion or is the chrome piston rod smaller(thinner) on the fazer 600 shock than the original 900 one in the pic above ?
not saying your wrong just interested as i might do this mod myself ..cheers
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Post by bigfootisblurry on Apr 14, 2017 22:18:04 GMT
On a related note, it would seem that an R6 shock fits a fazer with minimal fiddling: devilsyam.com/R6%20shaock.htmI wonder if a similar set up could work on a D9?
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Post by chris900divvy on Apr 23, 2017 10:05:26 GMT
Finally got round to fitting and bleeding the blue spots I'd bought a while ago. I never really found the standard brakes that bad, but they do need a fair bit of maintenance to keep them right through winter and have had issues with the slider pins seizing up causing one of the pads to wear prematurely which one of them had done again - so this seemed a good enough reason to switch to what look to me like much lower maintenance blue spots with less moving parts...I'd heard they were good but wow what a difference! These things really pull the bike up swiftly, I already had a Fazer 1000 master cylinder on the back and this balances things out a bit - it was almost as if the rear brake was too strong in relation to the fronts braking force before but not now! The bleeding took a while, but eventually with a syringe reverse bleeding the right hand one the bubbles all shifted.
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Post by oldbiker on Apr 25, 2017 13:26:22 GMT
Old plugs out new plugs in.
Oil and filter change.
Remove and clean headlight/sidelight switch, now i have lights wot work.
Removed and stripped front callipers for a good clean and reassemble.
Then take them off again to replace leaking fork seals.
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klas
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Post by klas on May 3, 2017 11:25:50 GMT
Got it approved for another two years in traffic. Low beam was a bit too low, everything else was (as expected) just fine.
Other vehicles at the station included an E-Type V12 and a Datsun 240Z.
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Post by m40man on May 3, 2017 16:55:21 GMT
Got it approved for another two years in traffic. They are surprisingly (to me, at least!) relaxed in Sweden. We need an annual test here in the UK. Mind you, the test isn't very challenging.
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klas
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Post by klas on May 3, 2017 20:54:22 GMT
They are surprisingly (to me, at least!) relaxed in Sweden. We need an annual test here in the UK. Mind you, the test isn't very challenging. It's annual for most cars, but for motorcycles and some other categories that usually don't see as much use it's two years. Very few motorcycles are used the entire year and most would be on the road less than 6 months and not many kilometers. The test is reasonably thorough.
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bort
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Post by bort on May 6, 2017 15:15:42 GMT
You lovely people. Bike had a blowing header gasket (my own fault, bottomed out on concrete bump and banged exhaust). But, after reading loads of your tales of woe, and some successes, I order the bits and got into it today. I used plenty of heat. And a week of penetrating oil soaking, and the first hex bolt came out a dream. The other, however, was a completely round, deep nut. Had to split it with dremmel, then heat, then persuade it to move with cold chisel. I'm so chuffed its done, and its because if all the info. On here that I did it. Now sitting in sun, in garden, looking out over loch ness, with beer, feeling all content.
Cheers Bort 😁😁😁
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Post by satnav on May 29, 2017 13:33:47 GMT
Got it approved for another two years in traffic. They are surprisingly (to me, at least!) relaxed in Sweden. We need an annual test here in the UK. Mind you, the test isn't very challenging. Are you talking about the MOT or the MOD2?
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Post by GAv on May 30, 2017 11:21:31 GMT
Herm had to abort my Bearnock Glamping plans so lost £440 Squid on that, just think I could have got a half way decent D9 for that, oh well never mind its only money after all
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Post by mlbv on May 30, 2017 20:22:10 GMT
i did my weekly errands to the bank, my old auntie's, baccy run, lottery, petrol, and my mate for some ting 'n ting and had to bump start the big old 900 every time i got back on it... very heavy to bump start but fired up within 10 feet every time, in fact it started with more predictability and reliability than my dinky little old 400 four.... so rough with the smooth and all that...
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Post by GAv on May 30, 2017 20:55:09 GMT
have you tried a non conductive screwdriver betwixt solenoid terminals, the click you suggested elsewhere would seem to indicate that rather than bushes armatures opposing magnetic polarity copper windings and worn bushes more likely b the solenoid. The bendix cogs could be worn but I guess the starter would stil turn but be noisy trying to turn the cogs on the flywheel gear and not meshing accordingly?
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Post by mlbv on May 30, 2017 21:55:40 GMT
it sounds like it is engaging, but that is all it is doing... the click is from the starter...
i take it that the starter gear engages as you start then disengages from the flywheel as is done on cars... i get the meaty (starter solenoid operating style)sounding clunk, but nothing else.... as i said in the other thread, there is no starter motor style drain on the battery (ignition lights dimming, or volt drop displayed on the on board volt meter) but i am going in totally blind with only car starters and their operation for reference... do they work in the same way??
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