Sitting home drinking coffee while bike is being painted, excuse i dont have my own garage Ordered some blue bolts for fairing

CBR1000F 1987-1988 Fairing Bolt Kit Stainless Steel - Suitable for Aprilia RS 125 (R) RS 250 650 (Pegaso) 650 (Pegaso Fuel Injected) RSV 1000 (Mille) Cagiva 125 (Mito) 900 (Gran Canyon) 1000 (Raptor) Ducati 600 (Supersport) 748 (Biposto) 748 (Biposto

and

oil temp gauge Oil Temperature Gauge CBR600 VT750 CBR1000 CX500 CB750 CBX - Suitable for Aprilia 650 (Pegaso) BMW F 650 (Funduro) Honda CX 500 (Custom) CX 500 (Eurosport) CX 500 (Turbo) CX 500 (Twin Shock) GL 500 (Silverwing) VT 500 CBX 550 (Faired) CBX 550 (Naked)

and Fuel Cap Kit Blue THONB - Suitable for Aprilia RS 125 (R) RSV 1000 (Mille) Cagiva 500 (Canyon) Ducati 748 (Biposto) 748 (Biposto) 748 (R) 748 (S) 748 (SP) 748 (SPS) 750 (Supersport) 851 (SP) 851 (Strada) 851 (Strada Biposto) 888 (Strada) 900 (Supersp

just to check out how the black matches the blue and not seen so often either.

Then i just need some double front fork seals and i will be riding good again.

It was cheaper to send it to a friend in Denmark and then he ships to me. Than it is to send directly to Iceland.. jeez lemme get outta here

 

Clutch seemed to be better for a bit but now is back to its old tricks. It was probably just my imagination. I guess clutch plates are in order. At least it looks like a fairly easy job.

I forgot to oil the chain when I tightened it, so doing that got rid of the noise straight away. Hopefully I did not damage the chain by running it so long without oiling--it was quite stiff. After oiling it was a VERY SMOOTH ride.

Tire is getting put on as I type and I will pick it up after work. If that makes as much of a difference as oiling the chain it will be like riding on the clouds.

Next up (along with the clutch) is tightening the throttle as I have been told that it is pretty loose.

 

F,S & B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

had a misfire on #2 - checked all electrics - ok
stripped down and checked all valve clearances - pain in the A
Put it all back together - misfire but not as bad

Let it run and can now hear a small puff noise around cyl head - blown head gasket or just leaking

Anyway stripping it down again to tighten the head bolts before going whole hog on a head gasket replacement.

New front wheel has arrived so down the tyre shop for new rubber

Bi-xenon HID kit due next week

 

New tires yesterday. WOW! What a difference.

 

balancer on the 1993 ............ nothing but "good vibrations" now

 

[quote=Bugkiller;1066045]F,S & B!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

had a misfire on #2 - checked all electrics - ok
stripped down and checked all valve clearances - pain in the A
Put it all back together - misfire but not as bad

Let it run and can now hear a small puff noise around cyl head - blown head gasket or just leaking

Anyway stripping it down again to tighten the head bolts before going whole hog on a head gasket replacement.

B*LL*CKS!
Not a loose head!
Took it down the bike shop as they reckon burn't/carboned/sticking valve! Will know mmore on Tuesday when they strip it down

Bikeless for a week :-(

 

B, B & B Rick.
That's an ominous puff you got there. Your mileage is around 40 thou from memory. Seems kinda prem for the gasket to be giving out, Then again you don't know exact history. Bugger.
Well if you're going down the new gasket route here's your best and cheapest place for top end gasket kits.
http://www.wemoto.com/bikes/Honda/CBR_1000_FM_FN/91-92/
I may have to come down and split some cans while you're wrenching.
On the other hand, You could just have the rubber fitted and split your ears with a grin.
Tough choice.
Beer at mine then?

 

hear yea hear yea

i am about to tell you the tale of the 2 cbrs

cbr1000 fl pre june 1 2011
a nice enough bike , but sometimes difficult to start , later on gradually suffering more and more from cutting out and eventual fuel starvation

checked : carbs
checked fuel tap and renewed the filter and rubber seals
checked the fuel lines
checked the air entry line

still getting worse and worse
beginning to think of selling the ole bugger

took it to a dealer and they find the problems in about 10 minutes

cbr 1000fl post june 1 2011
they removed the scottoiler system ( it was lying fitted but unused for years )
hallelujah! praise the lord!
bike is transformed completely

why :
the scottoiler is vacuum operated from the vacuum line going to the carb valve
apparently the scottoiler's membrane was perforated and the perforation got bigger and bigger as time went on, letting in progressively more and more air and killing the vacuum till there was none left = > hence the fuel tap " failure "

moral of the story=> never fit a scottoiler , they are just a problem in waiting
greeting from belgium
paul