The deed is done!

[GTRpilot]

Dark Blue, 2011 one owner, 4,125 miles, unmarked. Comes with colour coded topbox, Garmin mount, Quill carbon Zorst.
Dealer agreed to 1 years tax, new back tyre, MOT, 4k service, new battery.
Pick her up next weekend. 

[Zebedee]

Yay great choice in motorcycle mate your gonna love it :)


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[GTRpilot]

Thanks, do peeps encounter problems with brake discs on these machines?

[Zebedee]

Some do some don't as far as I can tell they can warp during excessive use eg touring in mountainous regions.


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[beegee]

Aaaah... It's a she...;-)
Enjoy her a lot !

No problems with discs here.

[BigAlan]

Thanks, do peeps encounter problems with brake discs on these machines?

Always keep your disk bobbins rotated and you will have no problems, ignore them and they may well warp.

Alan

[Lonewolf]

Congratulations, you've got a great deal there. As Al has said, keep the bobbins on your disc's free, they can tend to get encrusted with brake dust etc.

All you need to do now is book some time off work and come to this years GTR meet!

[pross]

Always keep your disk bobbins rotated and you will have no problems, ignore them and they may well warp.

Alan

I am waiting for my pads to arrive due Wednesday. What do you mean big Alan by disc bobbins rotation ??

[BigAlan]

I am waiting for my pads to arrive due Wednesday. What do you mean big Alan by disc bobbins rotation ??

Those round things between the outer disk and the inner disk mounting, there bobbins and should be free to rotate enabling the disk to "float" as it's called, I tend to clean them on a Saturday with a nut and bolt tightened up and spray with brake cleaner, takes five minutes.

Alan

[Debs]

Those round things between the outer disk and the inner disk mounting, there bobbins and should be free to rotate enabling the disk to "float" as it's called, I tend to clean them on a Saturday with a nut and bolt tightened up and spray with brake cleaner, takes five minutes.

Alan

Alan, What size bolt do you use?

[GTRpilot]

Congratulations, you've got a great deal there. As Al has said, keep the bobbins on your disc's free, they can tend to get encrusted with brake dust etc.

All you need to do now is book some time off work and come to this years GTR meet!

I'm on it, how do I book it?

[Lonewolf]

Debs it's a 10mm socket head, although they will move don't expect them to spin round freely like spinning a wheel, they will be stiff but the key is to free them up so that they are not seized.


Mr Birdpilot, click on the link below this text.

[BigAlan]

Alan, What size bolt do you use?

I think my bold is a 12mm as its a 17mm spanner, i cut it down a bit and simply bolt it on, nip it up tight then squirt brake cleaner on the bobbon, then rotate it squirting more cleaner, it will free up and stop disks warping and the braked will be more efficient.

See the video, bit long winded but it shows what to do.

Alan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw

[pross]

I think my bold is a 12mm as its a 17mm spanner, i cut it down a bit and simply bolt it on, nip it up tight then squirt brake cleaner on the bobbon, then rotate it squirting more cleaner, it will free up and stop disks warping and the braked will be more efficient.

See the video, bit long winded but it shows what to do.

Alan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw


thanks for that BigAlan a cracking video makes it look so simple

[Debs]

I think my bold is a 12mm as its a 17mm spanner, i cut it down a bit and simply bolt it on, nip it up tight then squirt brake cleaner on the bobbon, then rotate it squirting more cleaner, it will free up and stop disks warping and the braked will be more efficient.

See the video, bit long winded but it shows what to do.

Alan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qoPqN2GBdw

I watched this yesterday, that's why I wanted to know what size bolt to use