A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 3)

[Fleegle]

gwm said:

I'd say these were past their best

I'm not even Scottish (well maybe a teeny weeny bit) but there's loads of meat left in them

[Fleegle]

Sebo said:

My new steed. Might change the exhaust for an under seat affair though depending on how I get on with it
Bit of a Marmite bike but I quite like it

R1 with a single sided s/a?? Looks a bitsa, but even mongrels are loved

Tell us more Seb

[moanthebairns]

Sure it isn't your fluid.

[castex]

Catso's relay tip seems to be doing the trick rather nicely so whopping great props to that PHer.

[mckeann]

gwm said:

I'd say these were past their best

you have SOOOOO much to learn.

[gwm]

Fleegle said:

I'm not even Scottish (well maybe a teeny weeny bit) but there's loads of meat left in them

Menana, they were glazed to fk too. Became very noticeable at Cadwell, put sintered ones in now and changed the fluid as that was a bit cloudy too.

[gwm]

mckeann said:

you have SOOOOO much to learn.

Haha! Ok ok. Is that the front of the pad - seriously?!

What do I do about the glazing, sand it off and carry on? That seems a bit to me!

This was the brake fluid.

Edited by gwm on Saturday 6th June 02:04

Edited by gwm on Saturday 6th June 02:05

[Catnapper]

Busy getting new can!!!

[Catnapper]

Jazoli said:

A bike and an old man an hour ago.

Edited by Jazoli on Thursday 4th June 19:53

One of my regular runs too

[Sebo]

Fleegle said:

R1 with a single sided s/a?? Looks a bitsa, but even mongrels are loved

Tell us more Seb

It's a Metmachex 916 swing arm specifically built for the R1 (they do kits basically). The rationale of whoever put it together is unknown. The race seat for example..

It's only done 15k (2001 bike) and as far as I know was done as a project rather than smashed to bits and rebuilt.

The bits I don't like are the rim tape, anodised wheel nut (that's now off the bike) and the daft exhaust. I appreciate a totally standard one with 15k on the clock would be worth a few quid but there we go

[Yazza54]

Metmachex stuff is top notch, to be fair it does look quite well done.

[Jazoli]

Catnapper said:

Jazoli said:

A bike and an old man an hour ago.

Edited by Jazoli on Thursday 4th June 19:53

One of my regular runs too

Are you local then? you should pop along to the NW meet and say hello

[moto_traxport]

gwm said:

Haha! Ok ok. Is that the front of the pad - seriously?!

What do I do about the glazing, sand it off and carry on? That seems a bit to me!

Rub off the glazing on a flat concrete floor. Keep an even pressure and describe figure of 8's until the shiny-ness is gone.

[central]

Jemma Venables by Mark Skinner, on Flickr

[moanthebairns]

gwm said:

mckeann said:

you have SOOOOO much to learn.

Haha! Ok ok. Is that the front of the pad - seriously?!

What do I do about the glazing, sand it off and carry on? That seems a bit to me!

This was the brake fluid.

Edited by gwm on Saturday 6th June 02:04

Edited by gwm on Saturday 6th June 02:05

Flush it. I had similar looking brake fluid. I thought it was just the red grease from the rebuild but mckeann pointed out it was the heat.

I didn't think it would be like that after doing it 7 trackdays ago.

I thought it might be the pads which were down to the 2mm replacement level.

Turns out a fluid flush made the world of difference

[Sebo]

central said:

SSB by Mark Skinner, on Flickr

Cannot imagine what it must feel like to ride something as utterly brutal as that..

[tight5]

This bloke is 50 today

[gwm]

moanthebairns said:

Flush it. I had similar looking brake fluid. I thought it was just the red grease from the rebuild but mckeann pointed out it was the heat.

I didn't think it would be like that after doing it 7 trackdays ago.

I thought it might be the pads which were down to the 2mm replacement level.

Turns out a fluid flush made the world of difference

Yep all flushed and new pads in. I cba lapping the pads so they are in the bin.

[moanthebairns]

I'd have stuck them in for the first session.

Time you have your sighting laps and a few at pace they would be scrubbed in.

Just don't make the mistake I did. Come in put warmers on the change pads.

Nearly burnt my hand to fk touching the discs. They don't cool down in seconds.

[sc0tt]

Wheeled her out for a wipe down.