What have you done for your bike today????

[ragecage23]

Took the bike out and did some hard rear braking today... not a sound!    Hope that squeal stays gone... even for a while yanno?  I could deal with re-applying this stuff every once in a while or after it rains or I wash the bike, etc.  Here is the link:

http://www.autozone.com/brake-and-power-steering-fluid-additives/brake-lube/crc-de-squeak-brake-conditioning-treatment/489298_0_0/

You just spray it on the rotor?

[ShowBizWolf]

Yes... sounds crazy right?  The directions on the can say to clean the rotor front and back with Brakleen and then spray this stuff right on to both sides of the rotor.  Then ya drive/ride slow and apply the brakes 5 to 8 times it says. 

It was totally silent for me until it rained the other day and my bike sat out at work.  The sound has come back a little (nothing like the scream it was before) so I am going to re-clean and then re-apply this stuff today before I head out.

[Janx101]

That stuff certainly cleans the rotor... but what normally squeals is the thin backing plate between the pad and the caliper. . Little dab of copper grease between them. .. Little!! .. and it 'should' stop the harmonic resonance. .. so it's been said anyway... I have the base model brakes, didn't get the optional audible warning mod!

[Suzuki Stevo]

Yes... sounds crazy right?  The directions on the can say to clean the rotor front and back with Brakleen and then spray this stuff right on to both sides of the rotor.  Then ya drive/ride slow and apply the brakes 5 to 8 times it says. 

It was totally silent for me until it rained the other day and my bike sat out at work.  The sound has come back a little (nothing like the scream it was before) so I am going to re-clean and then re-apply this stuff today before I head out.

Dow Corning Molykote M-77, it's like the grease Janx101 mentioned, but on steroids, thick Goo, but you will have to remove the pads and get a thin layer between the piston and brake pads and shims, because that is where the squeal is coming from, always has always will. What you are doing is convenient but quite temporary. One ounce will last you a lifetime. 

http://www.amazon.com/Corning-Molykote-Lubricant-Silicone-Container/dp/B00B3URP1I

[ShowBizWolf]

Gotcha Janx and Stevo... awesome advice! 

I had searched last week and turned up a thread where Stevo showed the Honda paste pic... I wrote myself a note with the name of the stuff on it.  In that same thread this De-Squeak spray came up and I figured I'd give that a try first (my dad's garage bought it)   

[prmas]

Took the bike out and did some hard rear braking today... not a sound!    Hope that squeal stays gone... even for a while yanno?  I could deal with re-applying this stuff every once in a while or after it rains or I wash the bike, etc.  Here is the link:

http://www.autozone.com/brake-and-power-steering-fluid-additives/brake-lube/crc-de-squeak-brake-conditioning-treatment/489298_0_0/

The "De-Squeak" really works. I used it on my rear rotor after trying everything else that had failed (including different pads). The first application lasted about three weeks before the squeak partially returned. After a second application the squeak disappeared and has not returned in about 18 months.

Macka

[ragecage23]

Just ordered the required tool for a valve adjustment. It's been almost 25,000 miles and this will be her first adjustment. 

[Antwan95]

Installed some TechSpec Sv650 tank pads. Going to let adhesive  sit overnight and try it on my commute to work tomorrow. Already feels good just sitting on it.

[peteGS]

Swapped the 450 carb boots for the 500 carb boots... 450 carbs are so heavy that without the airbox for support they had distorted the boots quite a lot. And the diameter of the engine side of the 01 500 carbs I have on there are slightly smaller than the 450 carbs so I had to clamp them down a bit harder which was distorting them even more... about 80% sure I had a vacuum leak as a result.

450 boots:



500 boots:



Only catch is the velocity stacks now hit the right hand frame rail so the dodgy pods have gone back on. If I shorten the stacks about 20mm they should sit on nicely once again.

[cWj]

not today - not even this week...okay, like, a couple weeks ago...but I did it, so there 

F-15 Touring.

[cWj]

changed tank petcock and put a washer on each needle....then promptly set about over-tightening a screw on the cap.     

(goes back to eBay AGAIN).

[AlexT]

Finally got time to replace my old mismatched fuel lines for some new 1/4" tygon ones. Also installed some quick disconnects after discovering them from akapellen17 and they are awesome! No sooner had I installed the fuel lines, bolted back on the tank.... that I realized that I forgot to check something on the carbs. But with the new disconnects, two quick clicks and I can unbolt the tank! No more messily draining the lines into a cup!

[ShowBizWolf]

Those look really cool!

[Smil3y]

New NGK spark plugs, now if I can just get the dang thing started again! 😞

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[cWj]

Finally got time to replace my old mismatched fuel lines for some new 1/4" tygon ones. Also installed some quick disconnects after discovering them from akapellen17 and they are awesome! No sooner had I installed the fuel lines, bolted back on the tank.... that I realized that I forgot to check something on the carbs. But with the new disconnects, two quick clicks and I can unbolt the tank! No more messily draining the lines into a cup!

WHAT??? And you let me change out my lines without telling me about these first?? Now I've got to start ALL over again!!!

[twocool]

What is the brand name of those disconnect fittings?  Where did you get them?  How much $$$ did they cost?

I think  the disconnects are just a fantastic idea...then you can remove the tank completely when doing air filter, etc...and not try to prop it up and stretch the fuel lines..


Cookie

Finally got time to replace my old mismatched fuel lines for some new 1/4" tygon ones. Also installed some quick disconnects after discovering them from akapellen17 and they are awesome! No sooner had I installed the fuel lines, bolted back on the tank.... that I realized that I forgot to check something on the carbs. But with the new disconnects, two quick clicks and I can unbolt the tank! No more messily draining the lines into a cup!

[AlexT]

cWj: You can just splice them right into your new fuel lines without disconnecting anything 

twocool: These were the ones that I bought http://www.amazon.com/Tusk-Fuel-Line-Quick-Connect/dp/B003O75O98/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top?ie=UTF8. I'd get the 5/16" fittings if I went with a larger fuel line. Super handy to have for future maintenance. The thing that I like the most about them is that I can constantly put on and take off the tank without spilling fuel in my garage.

[applecrew]

Finally got around to rebuilding the front brake caliper. It's been acting rather wooden for (embarrassed to say how long) a while and started intermittently locking up. One of the pistons was pretty gunked with crap and froze. After some massaging and new seals, front breaks work great again!

[NortwestRider]

Finally fixing the blown out side cover gasket that blew out 2 years ago up in the Yukon on our Alaska trip!. Who ever put the old gasket on let it slip and the whole bottom was only on by less than a 1/32" !!!.
We are VERY lucky the whole bottom did not blow out up there !!.




Live life,be yourself !!!!.

[DoktoroKiu]

Just ordered a new chain and sprockets, since my current chain and sprockets are of unknown provenance and rusted with some stiff spots.
I got a DID gold X-ring chain with JT sprockets (same teeth as stock) and a riveted master link.  I also used this as an excuse to get a fancy laser alignment tool, chain breaker/riveter tool, and tank protector (my new jacket's been doing a number on the tank).  I also got some more of the Dupont chain degreaser and Chain-Saver lubricant, which have been doing great at keeping my current chain clean.