Brand new shiny Suzuki day
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Ditchfinder
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Re: Brand new shiny Suzuki day
The ones on my Triumph came out easy after 20 odd years. Small pilot hole then one of those screw extractor bits.
'07 Griso 1100 (for sale), '94 Sprint 900, the scabbiest Himalayan in the country
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Well I got lucky with the shear bolts,I took the top yoke to my mechanic mate,not to do the job but to ask him how he'd tackle it.He said they're easy enough & tried to get the bolts to move by using a sharp punch.Trouble was they weren't moving,so he took it to our mate the bike mechanic in a adjacent unit,he said not only are they shear bolts but they're also Red Locktited like the Gen 2 bikes 
However as we're all matey he did the job for me there & then 
I'd already tracked down a pair of longer throttle cables from a v low miles 2023 bike & I decided instead of re-routing the original clutch cable I'd also fit the longer clutch cable from the 2023 bike.
Whilst I was waiting for the longer clutch cable to turn up I got on with installing the longer throttle cables & the longer section of brake line from the front master cylinder.First job was lifting the air box so that I could get access to the throttle bodies.It's a bit of a pain & awkward getting to things,but everything's new & shiny,nothing corroded.
You can see wher the throttle bodies are located here
If you look closely you can see that there's a few differences between the cable for the X clip ons bike & the normal handlebar bike's cable.The 'X' cable adjusts near the actuator arm whilst the normal bike adjusts near the clutch lever,also the curved metal 'guide' is at a different angle,the 'normal' bike's cable is also a few cm longer.
However as we're all matey he did the job for me there & then I'd already tracked down a pair of longer throttle cables from a v low miles 2023 bike & I decided instead of re-routing the original clutch cable I'd also fit the longer clutch cable from the 2023 bike.
Whilst I was waiting for the longer clutch cable to turn up I got on with installing the longer throttle cables & the longer section of brake line from the front master cylinder.First job was lifting the air box so that I could get access to the throttle bodies.It's a bit of a pain & awkward getting to things,but everything's new & shiny,nothing corroded.
You can see wher the throttle bodies are located here
If you look closely you can see that there's a few differences between the cable for the X clip ons bike & the normal handlebar bike's cable.The 'X' cable adjusts near the actuator arm whilst the normal bike adjusts near the clutch lever,also the curved metal 'guide' is at a different angle,the 'normal' bike's cable is also a few cm longer.
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Bustaspoke
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Re: Brand new shiny Suzuki day
The extended front brake line connected behind the top tube ,here's the original.
After bleeding the brakes I had to wait for the brake fluid reservoir mount to turn up.It finally turned up today
I double checked all the cables for tight spots when turning the bars & as it's not been raining for most of the day I took the bike for a little spin to check everything.30 miles later & I'm happy,I prefer the bars to clip on's for the back roads around here.
That's it now,no more mods until I've done some decent miles on the bike,time to concentrate on riding
After bleeding the brakes I had to wait for the brake fluid reservoir mount to turn up.It finally turned up today
I double checked all the cables for tight spots when turning the bars & as it's not been raining for most of the day I took the bike for a little spin to check everything.30 miles later & I'm happy,I prefer the bars to clip on's for the back roads around here.
That's it now,no more mods until I've done some decent miles on the bike,time to concentrate on riding
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Re: Brand new shiny Suzuki day
I spent this morning waiting for the DHL parcel man to turn up with more motorcycle related stuff.He turned up early afternoon with a ABBA front lift adaptor & the bobbins to fit my 650X so that I could strip the front end off the bike.I think that I tweaked the front end slightly the other month when it shot up the kerb & over a garden wall at 10 mph.The forks felt a little stiffer in the begining of the stroke & when I took the top yoke off it wasn't as smooth as I think it should be,it's the same with the new top yoke.so I decided to take the forks & wheel off & refit it all checking that everything slid into place without me forcing anything.The biggest obstacle was removing the front wheel spindle,turns out it's a 10mm Allen head & my multi-size wheel splindle tool didn't have a 10mm option.Luckily I had a 10mm Allen bit in the tool box so I started undoing the wheel spindle but it was really tight.I was convinced that there must be a pinch bolt at the bottom of the fork but I couldn't find one,after what must have been a hour struggling I found the pinch bolt
It's hard to believe that it took the best part of an hour to find that bloody pinch bolt
I've given everything a once over,nothing seems amiss so I bolted it all back together & it went back together as it should,the only drama being that I appear to have lost my 'O' rings packet,when I drop the fork legs I fit a 'O' ring over the stantion,but I must have spent 30 minutes trying to find the 'O' ring packet.Eventually I found a random one,now the bike just needs a test ride tomorrow.
Whilst I had the bike on the stand I decided to do some chain maintenance,that was another learning curve,different spanner sizes required in the emergency toolkit..
It's been a bit of a learning curve
It's hard to believe that it took the best part of an hour to find that bloody pinch bolt
I've given everything a once over,nothing seems amiss so I bolted it all back together & it went back together as it should,the only drama being that I appear to have lost my 'O' rings packet,when I drop the fork legs I fit a 'O' ring over the stantion,but I must have spent 30 minutes trying to find the 'O' ring packet.Eventually I found a random one,now the bike just needs a test ride tomorrow.
Whilst I had the bike on the stand I decided to do some chain maintenance,that was another learning curve,different spanner sizes required in the emergency toolkit..
It's been a bit of a learning curve