I say..
How the hell are you all?
I thought i would put some photos up of the transformation of my wheels.
I have decided to have the wheels powder coated in Red (Same as the Red on the tank).
Sophie (my bike) has been caressed by the ABBA stand since last Wednesday evening ! (It seems longer already)..
On Saturday I had the tyres and bearings all stripped out ready for the start of the powder coating process on Monday.
I hope to pick the wheels up on Wednesday afternoon.
I have booked the wheels in next Friday to have new tyres fitted, and new wheel bearings (including sprocket carrier bearing) fitted.
If all goes to plan the I should have the bike back in one piece by next Saturday lunch time.
Oh the photo showing the forks that have been removed is due to the fact that I had to fit fork protectors as my bike did not have any fitted !
On a slightly different note..
The motorcycle shop that is refitting the tyres etc has suggested that the powder coating may not be hard enough to re fit the tyres on Friday !!
(powder coatings applied Tuesday / Wednesday).
I thought the point of powder coating was that once it was baked on then thats it! Its hard!!
Have you any thoughts about the comments the bike shop made?
Thanks in advance..
bike shop is wrong. powder coat is as hard as it gets once baked. just had a read on it. what tyres mate?
Speedy......did you fit a bog roll holder to the bike or just the mat ?? :stir:
Grog is correct powdercoating is as hard as a whores heart - the bike shop is getting confused with spray paint that can take an age to cure properly
Del
Watching with interest Speedy, I've found a candy red for the wheels I'm going for this winter 👍
I'd put a pic up but since I upgraded the i phone I can't load pics anymore 😩
Red
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 05 November 2017, 06:52 PM
bike shop is wrong. powder coat is as hard as it gets once baked. just had a read on it. what tyres mate?
Hi Grog..
Tyres are Michelin Pilot Road 4
Red..
as soon as the wheels are back on the bike I shall put up photots on this post.
I saw a GSX1400 a few weeks ago the same colour as my bike and the Red wheels really suited it.
S.
Red Wheels ? :onya: :onya: :onya: :onya: :onya: :onya: :onya: :onya: :onya:
One on eBay at the moment with red wheels. Have a quick look...
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Sunday, 05 November 2017, 08:58 PM
Quote from: grog on Sunday, 05 November 2017, 06:52 PM
bike shop is wrong. powder coat is as hard as it gets once baked. just had a read on it. what tyres mate?
Hi Grog..
Tyres are Michelin Pilot Road 4
Good tyres Speedy......I"m on my third set :onya:
Michelin Pilot Road 4 as well :smile2:
Quote from: Basil Brush on Tuesday, 07 November 2017, 11:10 PM
One on eBay at the moment with red wheels. Have a quick look...
Thats the one in Preston that gave me the idea..
Its at a bike dealership where my mate bought his Honda CB1000R
Hate that exhaust though !!
I phoned the powder coating place this afternoon and they confirmed I get the wheels back tomorrow at about 4pm..
I cant tell you how glad I will be to get Sophie off the ABBA stand and back into service.
Its been 1 week tomorrow but it sure feels a lot longer !
I have the wheels booked in to the bike shop on Friday morning to have the new tyres and wheel bearings fitted..
Saturday morning I will CAREFULLY refit the wheels and with any luck she will be back on the road this weekend..
Just watch it pour down !!!!!
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Wednesday, 08 November 2017, 04:10 AM
Quote from: Basil Brush on Tuesday, 07 November 2017, 11:10 PM
One on eBay at the moment with red wheels. Have a quick look...
Thats the one in Preston that gave me the idea..
Its at a bike dealership where my mate bought his Honda CB1000R
Hate that exhaust though !!
I thought it was something off an ocean going liner...
Ooops a mistake here..
See last post ..
I have watched some excellent "How to's" on the web on replacing wheel bearings..
I am quite sure that I could have managed it.. I even have a 36mm deep impact socket thats a perfect fit into the bearing hole in the wheel for tapping the bearing home, but I just lack the confidence..
I think the part that worries me a bit is leaving that tiny clearance (from the spacer) when installing the 2nd bearing.. How do you know how much clearance is just right?
What happens if you tap in the bearing a bit too much and there is no clearance?
How would you withdraw the bearing a bit WITHOUT putting pressure on the inner race thus knackering the bearing?
You can see why I just hesitate to mess with it..
I am quite sure most of you guys would have done your own, but some of you have fantastic workshops / sheds.. I do not !
Anyway the bearings and tyres will be fitted this Friday morning.
I shall post another photo or two once the wheels are back on the bike..
Before and After photos...
Will post up some photos at the weekend when the wheels are actually back on the bike.
Not meaning to be picky but did you make sure the disc were sitting in the same position so they look even - its my OCD sorry
Del
I was trying to work out what you mean Del, but looking at the pic, I see, maybe 1 hole out yeah?
Yip looks out - once on teh bike you would never notice it butI would still know it was there . . . . . . .I know Im a sad case :cheesy: :cheesy: :cheesy:
Not at all Del, i'm a member of that club too....... :onya:
However you are right for non-wavey's the disc arms should align
@Speedy1959
i like your wheels mate, look good. not for me but on yours will be excellent. im a black wheel person. if i could chrome mine, id like that. not interested in polishing them. black is staying. your red is all thumbs up.
Thank you everyone for you comments.
I shall alter the alignment of the Disc arms when I get home after work.
S.
Love the wheels Simon :smile2:
Om looking forward to seeing them on the bike matey - I think they will look the part as it is a good colour of red
Yes a good looking red, should look pretty sharp..... with those whitewall tyres :stir:
& a siren & hose?
Come on Speedy wheres the reveal photos bursting to see what the wheels look like
Del
hugh, pugh, barny mcgrew, cuthbert, dibble and grub :rofl2: :rofl2:
:stir: :stir:
Yeah come on "Speedy" looking forward to seeing them on, it could influence my winter plans :salute:
hurry up Simon a queue is forming !! :smile2:
I do like your enthusiasm..
Its 5.15am on Saturday morning and its still dark outside.
Remember I dont have a garage so I have to work outdoors on the patio in front of my Flat ..
I now have the tyres fitted and I asked them to fit the right angled tyre valves whilst they were at it.
At around 9am I will start the re assembly of Sophie and then will take some photos when she's back in one piece (promise)..
Then some short gentle test rides and back home to check all torque settings..
Thankfully Sunday is looking like a gorgeous day ! :)
Thanks everyone for your interest and encouragement.
S.
You're a bit slow Speedy. Could you not have popped in some French Doors while your wheels were being powdercoated?
We are a bit spoilt here not having to plan working on the bike around the weather. Don't think there would be many homes here without a garage.
Wheels are looking good :onya:
Like this you mean?
:clapping: :clapping: :clapping: And you fixed the discs so they are symmetrical :hat:
Looking good Simon (although if you could I'd paint those balance weights in red (or black))
Looking forward to piccies of them all fitted up on the bike
house without a garage, never lived in one. guess ive been spoilt, top job mate, impressed.
1756 you say Speedy......... 1822 is NZ's oldest European building, most likely no garage with that one though.
1756 pommy cars about the same as todays, not much improvement. :) :)
The wheels are fantastic ( clearly would be better and faster in blue ) but you gotta paint those weights Simon ! :smile2:
Im totally knackered...
Some "expert" fitted 1 front wheel bearing in the rear and 1 rear wheel bearing in the front !!!!!!!
To say I exploded on the phone is putting it mildly.
I fitted the front wheel first and so didnt notice anything amiss..
Wheel in.. Calipers mounted.. Mudguard on..
Half way through struggling with the rear wheel (Disc side was the correct one) I couldn't get the axle all the way through..
I removed the wheel and tried the axle and then I discovered the error..
At this stage I couldn't rant at the bike shop because it just might have been an incorrect bearing that had been supplied to me (I bought the bearings online)..
So off with the bloody front wheel to check what was in there..
Yep.. As I suspected 1 rear and 1 front !!!
I got in the car and charged round to the bike shop..
They initially said "you cant expect us to drop what we are doing on a Saturday morning"...
I know the boss of the place pretty well and have his personal mobile number..
I offered to phone him (he isn't there on a Saturday) and tell him of the attitude of one of his employees.
The guy then all of a sudden realised he might be able to correct it whilst I hung around...
Anyway I am going for a red hot bath and a beer !!
That looks mighty fine speedy.... shame you didn't paint the wheel weight tho.. :stir: :rofl2:
red hot bath of course - if you wanted a fast bath it would be blue and white ! Lol :smile2:
Bike looks red hot :drool:
This story reminds me (again and again) why I do as much work myself.
:cheers:
Looks Great Fella - the red accents suit the red wheels - pisser about the bearings
Feet up a few tinnies and watch strictly youlll be fine tomorrow - get out and break the tyres in - watch out for leaves there slidy wee dicks
Sophie looks ripe for a good ride !!
:clapping:
Thanks again for you comments....
I may (or may not) have an issue..
See new post titled "Wheel bearing resistance"
Like it a lot speedy! :hat:
Very very nice Simon :clapping:
Yep, looks real nice Speedy. Hope you can get some miles in before the weather packs it in for the season.
Looking good Speedy :onya: And if you dont want to paint the weights maybe just take them off... :stir:
Quote from: KiwiCol on Sunday, 12 November 2017, 07:11 AM
Yep, looks real nice Speedy. Hope you can get some miles in before the weather packs it in for the season.
Hi Colin..
I am a REAL biker :P
My bikes have never been hibernated over the winter..
OK I wont set out in the pouring rain, but if it rains whilst I am out I dont curse nor panic !
Incidentally I have NEVER hooked any of my bikes up to battery charging devices.
As you know my bikes live outside under a decent cover and yet NEVER have I been affected by none starting caused by a flat battery!
Last winter we had a long spell of exceptionally shite weather so my then Honda CB1300 hadnt event been started for 3 weeks..
Yet when I came to start her it was as though I had started her 5 minutes ago.
On a slightly separate note, with all my bikes if they have after market alarms I get them removed and set back to standard!
When I bought the Honda I said to the dealer "I will have the bike but will you remove that cr@p"?
He said "Yeah but your insurance will go up"!
I thought I would be totally straight with the insurance company and inform them that the bike no longer had a third part alarm..
Do you know how much the insurance premium ROCKETED up by ??
£12 !!
I shall just suffer that horrendous increase in the name of a healthy battery and trouble free starting!
I have 2 friends that work for both the RAC and AA (Breakdown recovery services).. Both of them said that the number 1 cause of their call out to bikes was battery problems mostly caused by add on alarm systems !
So thats why I choose not to have an alarm fitted... And I dont need a battery tender charging system !
Bike look mighty fine speedy :onya:
Quote from: mjgt on Sunday, 12 November 2017, 07:34 PM
Bike look mighty fine speedy :onya:
Thank you for your vote of confidence..
I know i may be biased but I think the wheels fit in well with the bikes original colour scheme.
Thanks again,
S
Now come on Speedy you are confusing Colin with Col or is it Col with Colin.
I'll go over it one more time to make it clearer.
KC = Col= South Island.
KF= Colin= North lsland
Clear as mud now ?? :onya:
Silver Fern = NZ
Blonde Fern = :drool: lol
Yep..
She is rather FIT !!
I do watch that series (as you know)...
Dont suppose you have her phone number ? :rolleyes:
Fit? this is a fit Welsh actress :smile2:
You've shown her to us before Notty, your cousin ya said . . .
Suppose that makes you a bit of a ram then!
Quote from: KiwiCol on Monday, 13 November 2017, 03:50 AM
You've shown her to us before Notty, your cousin ya said . . .
Suppose that makes you a bit of a ram then!
no thats my sister !!! lots of Bakers in wales !! :smile2:
Speedy what bike cover do you use? just out of curiosity..
Quote from: Proteous on Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 08:51 PM
Speedy what bike cover do you use? just out of curiosity..
Hi mate..
Its made by JDC and its the "Ultimate Rain" heavy duty version.
Far better than Oxford Stormex (I have had 2 of those)..
Much heavier weight and a thicker material.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B008DGDVQ8/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1510658602&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=jdc+cover&dpPl=1&dpID=41HL5DHs4HL&ref=plSrch
Oh by the way..
The Large size fits the GSX perfectly..
I have the same cover.... by far and away the best one Ive had over the years. Mines now been in use for 3years and still as good as when I bought it. For winter storage I also use a bike dust cover underneath it. saves any possibility of the Weatherproof cover rubbing on precious paintwork.
Quote from: Speedy1959 on Tuesday, 14 November 2017, 10:10 PM
Oh by the way..
The Large size fits the GSX perfectly..
Will nèed to write that down or like most other things l will buy it will finish up 2XL
:boogie2: