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Post by bev on Mar 19, 2015 8:26:47 GMT
Glad your bike's back together. That swingarm is hideous. Silver smootherite looks much better. (IMO of course) There's also a shade of green in halfrauds rattle cans which matches the frame colour but I can't remember what it is for the moment. This getting old thing is a 2@ . To be fair it is 8 years since I had the green D9.
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Post by showaddydadito on Mar 19, 2015 8:31:58 GMT
The swing arm reminds me of my neighbours garage door. One day he undercoated it a mid-grey colour, and for weeks we waited for the top coat to go on. But that was the top coat.
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Post by satnav on Mar 19, 2015 12:35:02 GMT
Well it's been out for a shake down this morning, and as nothing has fallen off (including me) I assume I have put it back together ok.
The back brake works ok, of course it could be the new pads need to bed in a bit, although there may be a smidgen of air in there. A friend has suggested unbolting the rear calliper bolt and levelling off the calliper to ensure the bleed nipple is at the highest point.
The bike is a bit cosmetically challenged, especially as some helmet painted the swing arm grey, but it is now a good honest bike which I can enjoy all year round. A wash wouldn't go amiss I suppose.
So with the £850 I paid for it plus the £250 I have forked out in spares and services it only stands me at £1100. I reckon I could buy one off Fleabay for that and still have the same work to do.
There are a couple of jobs. The oil pipes need some treatment before they turn to rust. I still got some grey paint in the garage which will do the job nicely. I'm not going to bother repairing the fuel gauge. If the light works that'll do.
So what do I like about working on the Divvi. Well it's mechanically quite simple, and easy to work on, except when you drop the top tank bolt and it lands at the back of no. 2 spark plug, and you then have to strip out the air box to get it back. Mind when I started it up first time I forgot to put 1 and 2 plug caps back on. Amazing how well they run on two cylinders.
What don't I like? The rip off cost of OEM spare parts. I know that for bearings etc. there are patten parts, but some bits you have to get from Yamaha. The bike's been out of production for how long? Give us a break FFS.
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Post by GAv on Mar 19, 2015 13:06:56 GMT
I am glad you haven't tried aerosol spray to match the frame as often they don't mix and you are left with a nasty mess. Also I couldn't get the bolt undone and a suitable tool to undo it betwixt it and the exhaust,as my rear brake was sticking. After freeing off the caliper in situ, I kept drawing off the fluid via each nipple with a cheap plunger affair, in reverse tightening each nipple as the air was drawn off. I had overfilled the reservoir and after the level was fine to put the rubber thinghy that sits in the reservoir housing back bingo I got a rear brake that worked. I had to push it backward manually off the path over some long grass, which took my breath away and realised on the main path my beach shoe slippers were slippery on the hard path, Anyway it was nice and springlike a couple of days ago, and I went for a first proper ride on the ol gal. The front and back brakes work great and after gassing it up I gave her the beans.it took my breath away but for a different reason smoothly flying around the Rev range. Back home it was so much easier to manoeuvre it in the back garden,and the film of rust on the back disc was gone. So I feel much more confident manouvrering, however the errant centre stand will need to be attended to, as I don't entirely trust side stands, OK it had gone over before, which proved the worth of the crash bars and then the need to do said brakes beforehand.
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