Rear Shockie setting for two-up

[grog]

Rear brake hose, should i just keep standard? Never been a problem, new standard is $80.

[Chop1961]

It will be an easy fix when i get a new line made up, before clamping bolt up i will just pull hose away from the up and down motion of the swing arm, i thought it would be worth sharing. As for the rear shocks Col, there in a new condition to look at and i just rode down to the shops two-up but panniers removed and the rear shocks are working beautiful, as with performance and braking so, yes, shes loaded up but no, shes not super over loaded, i still have spare room in panniers and top box but its the springs im thinking, tad soft for touring on a bad road which is what we just rode in on, it was shocking to the point that i was going to pull over to de-stress a bit, it was bad for about 300kkms, outback Queensland for you 😎

[Chop1961]

Hi Grog, all the problem was, was that the brake hose was pointed a tad over towards the swingarm when they tightened up the brake line bolt so when the swing arm was bouncing up and down it came into contact with the hose which caused it to rub through, it is a bit hard to explain but easily understood if you were standing next me looking at it. When you load anything up, bikes, cars, trucks etc it will cause suspension etc  to travel futher so occasionally things will connect because the items are working out of there normal range and thats what has happened to me today, but like i said, its an easy fix and i will get the new hose made maybe an inch longer and route it futher away fron the swingarm. On a good note but, everthing else was A1, especially me windscreen and 3 wind deflecter setup i fitted, like sitting in me own windless cocoon 😎

[gsxbarmy]

I've never seen that before.  Must be a pile of weight on it, or your rear shocks are knackered,

No its not. It's that the aftermarket lines have not been routed in the same way that the standard lines were. If you look at standard lines (and this is from memory mind), the fitting to the rear master cylinder is angled (I can't remember whether to one side or slightly upwards - I think upwards), and when the aftermarket line was fitted, it was just bolted up, rather than being set in the correct place following the line that the OEM rubber one did.

Just looked at some old pictures of my bike with aftermarket lines on. The end of the brake line that goes on the rear master cylinder should be fitted with the angle slightly upwards so it follows the line of the swing arm, and points slightly inwards to where the bracket is further down the swing arm that holds the brake line there. I've seen lines fitted with the angled bit facing downwards, not angled in enough and also fitted with the end that should be on the caliper! So just check yours is correct!!!!

[KiwiCol]

Thanks for the explanation Dave, I've not fitted my rear line yet, waiting for 2 more banjo bolts to arrive to complete the kit.  There were a couple missing & some copper washers.

[KiwiCol]

For anyone interested, this is a picture of the swingarm coming into contact with the taped-up brake line, i undone the bolt and swung the brake line away from the swingarm so there was no more contact if that makes sence. Thanks

Sorry Chop1961, I misinterpreted your pic. Looked to me as if the brake hose had been crushed.

[Chop1961]

All good mate, i taped it up to try and keep any crap from getting inside, ive got about 500klms to do today to hopefully find a Pirtec or someone similar to replace line.

[GSXKING]

@gsxbarmy is that pic your bike ? If yes can we see all of it please ? 

[gsxbarmy]

@gsxbarmy is that pic your bike ? If yes can we see all of it please ? 

@GSXKING  It was - when I owned it - sold some 3 years ago and bought a Triumph Explorer 1200. But as you asked...

[Kiwifruit]

Well l guess the polish bill has decreased over the last 3 years. 
Love the belly pan.....what breed is it please Barmy?

[gsxbarmy]

Well l guess the polish bill has decreased over the last 3 years. 
Love the belly pan.....what breed is it please Barmy?

The belly pan was made by Espace Tuning in France, cost was circa £300 from memory; having purchased it, it then cost me a few pennies more to repaint it in K7 colours and get a set of transfers made up to fit.

As far as I'm aware, Espace are no longer in business - a shame as it was (is) a nice belly pan.

[GSXKING]

@gsxbarmy WOW looks very cool indeed. Many many hours have been spent I'd guess ? Who is the lucky owner now ? 

[gsxbarmy]

@gsxbarmy WOW looks very cool indeed. Many many hours have been spent I'd guess ? Who is the lucky owner now ? 

Mate I dread to think of the hours spent, way too many over the years for sure.

No idea of the owner now. When I sold it, I took every mod off it and put it back to standard (showroom) condition - the majority of the parts I fitted when the bike was new, so I had all the original parts stashed away. And then sold off all the custom parts mainly to U.K. owners, some went down under. The guy who bought it was an enthusiast who wanted a low mileage immaculate K7 as a keeper - and that's what he got, the only mod I left on being the crash bungs.

[seth]

Lots of the parts off your bike moved to Scotland lol
I was on holiday so missed the bellypan and stoli got that