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wull wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:43 pm

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:11 pm On my L3 I had 'wobbly' discs.

Take the discs off. Spray the bobbins with WD40.
Then give them a right good twatting with yer biggest 'ammer.

Already done the bobbins, no difference.

I also used a nut and bolt to grab the bobbins tight. Then put head into a drill. The spinning sometimes frees the bobbins.

New discs time.

That was the method I used

wull wrote: Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:46 pm ... I decided to try my track pump to see if I could inflate the tyre and pop the bead. I usually take my wheels to the garage to the machine after fitting the tyres without ever attempting my own pump and I can confirm that it works perfectly well.

Fair play to you, I know a lot of people, myself included, who have struggled using track pumps to seat MTB tyres!

I now have the car for winter commuting so the bike is put away for the winter months. A few things to sort out with no modifications that I’d like. The only thing I had considered which I did to the wife’s bike was fit the R6 throttle tube from a 2C0 which reduces the throttle opening from 1/4 turn to 1/6 turn. I’ll only do that if I make a conscious effort to do more track days as it’s fine for road use, it’s fine for track also but would make a slight difference I suppose.

I had to order a scrub front tyre to see me through the rest of the season commuting there as that was pretty much done after that last track day.

A few pics until the next updates………

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:44 pm

wull wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:43 pm

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 22, 2021 12:11 pm On my L3 I had 'wobbly' discs.

Take the discs off. Spray the bobbins with WD40.
Then give them a right good twatting with yer biggest 'ammer.

Already done the bobbins, no difference.

I also used a nut and bolt to grab the bobbins tight. Then put head into a drill. The spinning sometimes frees the bobbins.

New discs time.

Cheers for that. My brakes are good as new but can you recommend something to get rid of the headache?

It's cool you ride to church,Wull.

Forgive me father for I have sinned

Some onboard footage throughout the season commuting to work.

KungFooBob wrote: Sun Nov 21, 2021 9:07 pm I warped the discs on my 98 Blade at Cadwell.

Swapped them for PFM Cast Iron jobbies, with a later 06+ Blade radial MC. I spent a lot on suspension and tuning on that bike, the discs were the modification that made the biggest difference.

What pads did you use with your PFM discs? I've got PFMs on my Falco and the only pads I've used so far are Performance Friction 95 compound, but they're hellish expensive and difficult to get hold of in the UK. I tried some SBS Sinter RS and took them off after less than 100 miles as they were horribly grabby.

PFM say not to use sintered pads with them as they wear the discs out before the pads... except for Bendix ones (which were PFM's no.1 recommendation, but barely lasted a trackday). I ended up using Ferodo Platinum as they're organic and worked really well.

KungFooBob wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:14 pm PFM say not to use sintered pads with them as they wear the discs out before the pads... except for Bendix ones (which were PFM's no.1 recommendation, but barely lasted a trackday). I ended up using Ferodo Platinum as they're organic and worked really well.

Yeah, I was annoyed with myself for buying the sintered pads. I knew that they tend to wear the discs but bought them anyway. D'uh...

I'll give the Ferodos a whizz when the current ones reach end of life. Cheers.

wull wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:36 am Some onboard footage throughout the season commuting to work.

Don’t want to be a party pooper but not sure I would have that video online. That’s a court case and jail these days…l.

It’s in KPH, Speedo goes to KPH when the battery dies and I’ve never been able to change it since, so not even exceeding the limit, plus it’s been sped up at bits, plus can’t even guarantee it’s me as so many ride the bike and all that jazz

140kph is still breaking the speed limit

There's a video on youtube of someone very much like me doing an indicated 166mph on an R6, it's been there for almost 20 years and I aint done no porridge.

wull wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:36 am Some onboard footage throughout the season commuting to work.

Brilliant, really made me smile. Hope you had the high viz on.

and if my bike won't break speed limits, its going.

KungFooBob wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:11 pm There's a video on youtube of someone very much like me doing an indicated 166mph on an R6, it's been there for almost 20 years and I aint done no porridge.

Mind the days of the imports with the 180kph limiters still in place, that’s what the K9 is like

wull wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 9:33 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Sat Dec 04, 2021 8:11 pm There's a video on youtube of someone very much like me doing an indicated 166mph on an R6, it's been there for almost 20 years and I aint done no porridge.

Mind the days of the imports with the 180kph limiters still in place, that’s what the K9 is like

My L3 hit 187 on the Sat Nav at Bedford Aerodrome.

I want to let loose my L8 coz it's a fucking beast

And I had the L3 showing 180 in France. And same up from the Bungalow.

Both 2 up.

None of it is as impressive as Black Forest Blatto...