choldy

I had a similar problem a few days ago when I replaced rear brake line. It took me a while to realise that there are two bleed nipples on the rear caliper, one at the front and one at the back.

Thanks golfdub I'll take a look for the NXT, I use the Meguirs polishes generally and find them excellent, is the NXT specifically metal treatment?

OK here are a couple of pictures... The second picture doesn't do her justice really, I'd just washed her, in reality she looks as if she has just been lifted from the sea bed corrosion wise!

I would post some pictures but when I go to my controls it says that I am not allowed to create an album?

Thanks for the welcome guys. Yes he is still a mate even after mistreating the bike so badly It was the first bike I ever owned from new, I regretted selling it on and am glad to get her back to be honest as I enjoyed her so much. I just had an uncontrollable bout of CC envy and bought a Buell! Although she is a cosmetic mess at the moment she only has 24k on the clock so lots of miles and smiles left in her yet. And with a bit of TLC I'll get her back to shiney and stock over the next few months as I can afford the parts needed. My mate put a few parts on it for commuting that I won't need so the oxford hot grips and nearly new Scottoiler will be appearing on an ebay add near you soon to go toward important stuff like legal tyres! My mate also put a carbon fibre undertray, so if you know anyone with an unmolested/uncut undertray that would like a swap for my modified back end I'd like to get back to stock with a proper mudguard (old man I know ) Happy new year to you all!

Hi All I just thought I'd say hello. I just got a 98 FZS600, I actually bought it new and sold it onto a friend. He's had it laid up for a couple of years in his garage so when he said he wanted rid I bought it back. It's a lot worse for wear, my mate used it for commuting for a couple of years, didn't wash it at all I think in that time and then left it corroding to itself in the back of his garage for another two years. So far every little job is a big struggle against the demon corrosion. All visible fixings are just balls of rust, downpipes and collector are held together by rust, engine is practically bare furry aluminium, battery dead, tyres illegal and one visible swing arm mark of chain adjustment left! All in all a very sad sight to see considering the pampered and polished baby I handed over Still, it will give me something to keep me occupied between now and the summer, will sort her out bit by bit as funds become available with a target of June/July to get MOT and on the road. First stop new battery and fuel system flush so I can get the engine running