Hooli's 14 Mk2...

[Mr Gee]

It will practically, a brand new bike, by the time you have finished her.     

[Eric GSX1400K3]

those new detent grub screws look factory, forks came up nice.  Agree its hard to trust anything on that bike once you start finding stuff.  good onya mate.

[Hooli]

It will practically, a brand new bike, by the time you have finished her.     

Well last time I went through a 14 & sorted everything I could find it ended up like that.

I'd got it off her as she'd been saying it was too big & heavy for her & she might sell. I'd told her it was the bike after watching her trying to get it round a bumpy bend. I had it for a week & when she got it back I was faster down my favourite road on than mine, without feeling like I was trying. Plus the text I got back when she'd taken it out for a run just said "wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow" etc, that was 5 years ago & she's still loving it.

This one should come out as well.

[Pommeroy]

It will practically, a brand new bike, by the time you have finished her.     

Well last time I went through a 14 & sorted everything I could find it ended up like that.

I'd got it off her as she'd been saying it was too big & heavy for her & she might sell. I'd told her it was the bike after watching her trying to get it round a bumpy bend. I had it for a week & when she got it back I was faster down my favourite road on than mine, without feeling like I was trying. Plus the text I got back when she'd taken it out for a run just said "wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow wow" etc, that was 5 years ago & she's still loving it.

This one should come out as well.

Reflecting the extent of new parts, perhaps it should be named The Broom!

[Hooli]

I rebuilt the front brakes first thing is morning, 11 out of 12 pistons were seized. That makes one brake piston on the entire bike that wasn't seized up.






I then fitted the clocks with the new bits I had & the old faces from the first set on my original 14, meaning they are tatty to look at for now.




The next job was to temp fit the original bars so I could mount the master cylinders to bleed the clutch & brakes. I also changed the awful chav lids for proper ones & found out the previous idiot had missed out the inner lids so had tried to seal them with silicon! no wonder both were almost empty.





Just for a change, I found something else wrong. The brass insert in the clutch lever is missing, it works as it is but I'll get one ordered so it's correct & smoother.

[Hooli]

At this point my mate rang & said she's got a spare set of renthals if I want them until we change her bars so I can have the ones I want, so I went & got them. Getting home again I bled the clutch & front brakes up once the bars were fitted & swapped the grips for OE ones not the awful aftermarket crap it had. In keeping with the quality of the work it'd had done the throttle grip had loads of insulation tape inside to hold it in place. So I cleaned all that off & stuck the OE grip on properly.



The chavvy barend mirrors I got for it were also fitted, I don't like them but the proper mirrors wouldn't suit it so I'll see how I go with them.





I'll get it finished enough to ride tomorrow with a damn good clean & balancing the throttle bodies. Oh & the battery that came with it won't take a charge so is probably dead. Lucky for me Snotbox came with a good battery the same size (too small for Snotbox) which I can use instead.

I'm sure there's something else I need to do too, but I can't remember it right now.

[Hooli]

I almost forgot, the last thing to do before it goes out is remove the centre stand. I can't ride with the early ones as they get in the way of my left foot when I've got the balls of my feet on the pegs as I normally do.

[KiwiCol]

Top job Hooli, I'd love to take that for a spin with all you've done to it.  If you don't end up keeping it, someone is going to get an absolute cracker of a bike.    

[Hooli]

Well if ya ever over here Col...

[KiwiCol]

Thanks, but it'll never happen, I've no interest in flying long haul, unless it's business or first class, but I don't have the spare for that sort of expense.     

[Eric GSX1400K3]

The silicone on the resevoirs got me, the PO must be a right out tool and not be allowed near any mechanical devices again. Ever.

Glad you are saving this 1402 Hooli.

[Hooli]

Thanks, but it'll never happen, I've no interest in flying long haul, unless it's business or first class, but I don't have the spare for that sort of expense.     

Same reason I'll probably never leave Europe.

[Eric GSX1400K3]

Re brake calipers, were they also painted black by the PO or is that how they are? I thought all Tokico calipers on all series of the 1402 were always gold in colour?

Which then begs the question,if they're black, do they stop slower than the gold ones?

[Hooli]

They were painted black and it's not a brilliant job. I do prefer them black on this bike so they're staying like it.

As to how they stop, no idea yet. Maybe they work better and that's why black ones are slower?

[grog]

Front end looks real good, all seems to just blend together.Fork brace looks like something I should get,I know it's just bling but it's nice bling in my eyes. Top job on whole bike, fin polish will add much more to looks. Think you're gonna like this bike. Lets hope it all runs nice🤞