August 18, 201410 yr Author Moderator here's a quandary; checked the valves tonight and a few were tight, mostly on the inlets and 1 on ex. I cannot get the no3 inlet to measure correctly. it measures .09 when it should be .11 to .15, so i do the math and pop in a 270. come to measure and its .16 put the old one back in and its back to .09 do i leave it tight or loose?
August 19, 201410 yr +1 valve alway tighten up so better to be loose then tight and only being .01 over spec is not a big deal
August 19, 201410 yr Author Moderator aye, your right lads, done the deed and she's running lovely. just trying to paint the blue side panels but the bitchin paint keeps crinkling,i think its a faulty batch as primer sits on nice and flat.
August 19, 201410 yr It could still be the primer at fault, is it a different brand than the top coat ?
August 20, 201410 yr crinkling paint makes me think back to when I tried to paint somthing that had been painted silver/aluminium before... primer would sit flat but could not get the black I was trying to paint on to stick without going to shite and cracking even after I sanded the whole frame ..I had to dip it in acid to get what ever it is in alui paint off. Tommy is right though different brands don't mix well Are you using the same?
August 20, 201410 yr Author Moderator It could still be the primer at fault, is it a different brand than the top coat ? no same brand! I'll buy a new batch and try that as I'm sick of flatting the paint
August 20, 201410 yr Also is anyone sparying some armorall, wd 40 or simmilar anywhere near that stuff can cause havock with paint, my buddy Jimmy who has been teaching me how to lay paint is a pro and he lost a 5000k paint job on the last coat because the clean up boy detailed a car and the stuff he used carried into the paint booth a good 40 yards away.
August 25, 201410 yr Author Moderator Managed to get some clear on, but still needs flatting and polishing up. looks a lot better even though I only put it on for Squires. going to strip again and get it properly painted in the Gulf colours when funds allow. think I like the top/mid fairing, but put a belly pan underneath in alloy
August 26, 201410 yr It's in one piece and it runs,you want glam after what happened to little G,,,,it looks ok and you got to beat it now it owe's you for the grief it caused, would have been done by now if it had not.
September 10, 201410 yr Author Moderator when I got back from the weekend, the right fork was very wet from the fork oil. so usual thing, I'm just going to totally refurbish the forks and tick another bit off the to do list for later. new bushings top and bottom,new fork seals and dust seals with 20 cwt fork oil (normally 10 cwt) springs are a bit sett, but ain't got the dough for new yet! (easy to put in later)
September 10, 201410 yr Did the misses take the cash from the insurance for the G and go shopping . Going up to 20w seems a bit much to me I would think 15 would be better esp. cause it's getting colder.20 might be a bit stiff in the morning or add a few extra mil's of oil.Or same weight oil with a bit of preload via a shim on top of the spring Brad who does my forks is like a surgeon when it comes to oil amount,he swears 2mm of oil is all it takes to change the feel.as I have said before I just can't duplicate the way he does mine,even if I follow the info sticker he puts on them,but I have a sneaky feeling that he mixes his own oil.But who knows he wont let anyone watch him work his magic.And thats fair he is the guru
September 11, 201410 yr Author Moderator Did the misses take the cash from the insurance for the G and go shopping . Going up to 20w seems a bit much to me I would think 15 would be better esp. cause it's getting colder.20 might be a bit stiff in the morning or add a few extra mil's of oil.Or same weight oil with a bit of preload via a shim on top of the spring Brad who does my forks is like a surgeon when it comes to oil amount,he swears 2mm of oil is all it takes to change the feel.as I have said before I just can't duplicate the way he does mine,even if I follow the info sticker he puts on them,but I have a sneaky feeling that he mixes his own oil.But who knows he wont let anyone watch him work his magic.And thats fair he is the guru talking to the racers at the weekend, they put in 20 wt oil and 120mm air gap. yep, the missus took my money and went on holiday with the kids. I don't mind as its keeps her sweet and I can carry on with bikes as always.
September 11, 201410 yr Ha happy wife makes for a happy life LOL. Ok but what weight are the guys you talked to ,setting up suspension oil level is relavent to rider weight.I dont think they were trying to steer you in the wrong direction but thier is alot more to getting a OK set up or a HOLY DUCK that feels great. Given that the fz didn't come with adjustable pre load or rebound,, oil level and shimming the springs is about all you can do to adjust for rider weight. A 120lb guy on the same level and oil weight would have different feeling than a 220lb rider. So it's not realy a 1 size fits all thing.If there are no good suspension guys to talk to then trial and error are about all you can do. At least oil is not a expencive or hard thing to change if you don't like it. Good luck hope it works out
September 11, 201410 yr Author Moderator Ha happy wife makes for a happy life LOL. Ok but what weight are the guys you talked to ,setting up suspension oil level is relavent to rider weight.I dont think they were trying to steer you in the wrong direction but thier is alot more to getting a OK set up or a HOLY DUCK that feels great. Given that the fz didn't come with adjustable pre load or rebound,, oil level and shimming the springs is about all you can do to adjust for rider weight. A 120lb guy on the same level and oil weight would have different feeling than a 220lb rider. So it's not realy a 1 size fits all thing.If there are no good suspension guys to talk to then trial and error are about all you can do. At least oil is not a expencive or hard thing to change if you don't like it. Good luck hope it works out your forgetting that the FZ has an adjustable cartridge emulators in there, the boys also said to shim the spring as much as possible but I'm leaving that one for now. 20 wt was ideal for my xs400
September 14, 201410 yr Author Moderator well I did a mix 5 oz of 10w and 6 0z of 20w, runs a dream and nice and taught front end, which now lets down the rear shock
September 16, 201410 yr Lol funny how that works you don't notice how worn something is till you fix related things sometimes,so guess your now on the hunt for a low mileage shock. Was it my suggestion of mixing oils or you just hade enough of both left over from other fork rebuilds that you decided to go that route?
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