Took her for her M.O.T. this morning and she failed no biggie though, kinda knew she would, was just hoping I could put off the work I know she needs untill weather turns reeeealy sh1tty

So whipped out the old knackered rear shock, which was in shocking condition I know my whit knows no bounds

At the same time I ripped out the swing arm, (which has been looking a bit shabby), for a bit of a re-paint. While I was at it I painted all the rear shock linkages and the exhaust shrouds for good measure.

Tomorrow the front forks are coming out again for the third time! Serves me right for being a cheap skate, do it properly do it once. Mind you I did score a new pair of fork tubes a couple of months ago for £80 normally £95 each!!

So those babies will be going on, along with new fork seals, I think I can probably do this job in my sleep now

Also got a pair of used but nearly new OEM front discs to go on at the same time.

Trying to swing a 25% discount on a new Hagon rear shocker, then I'll put her back together and see how many spare bits I have left

 

I know that whole shock deal too Hawkwind .....mines shagged too ....(1990)
a regular rocking horse ride with it atm......short on cash so it'll wait

#8 bar Bolts Indy , the VFR Bars have #8 metric bolts so I drilled out the
Bar weights so these bolts could go through ......meh I could paint them
......they were all I could find locally for now .......prolly find some flush
black ones at the week-end


Sharp eye ..... must be getting some action lol

 

Sprock,
Will any bars off any VFR do or are there particular years I need to be looking at. Is there much drama with the throttle cables etc being to short. I had a little trouble with the BB putting on some bar risers but they worked in the end. I'm gonna get some VFR bars off fleabay. Thanks in advance.

 

cbr 1000 fl located brussels
had it some 15 years
80000km / 50000mi
done so far
changed cam chain x1 ( soon again )
changed tensioner x3 , they go off fairly quickly
changed alternator damper x 1
changed alternator chain tensioner x 1
changed voltage regulator x 1
changed front fork bushings and seals x 1
changed sterring head bearings x 1
changed to bt 020 tyres from michelin and before that horrible pirellis
changed brake caliper seals x 4 times each caliper (sieze up due to oxidation )
changed front wheel bearing set x 2
changed pads x 4 ( now running ferodo ) ebc were horrible and nissin scour the discs
re machined rear disc flat due to warping
changed chain x 4 times ( now x ring is ok )
repaired stress cracks in side fairings x 1
changed front screen for high one x 1
changed collector to stainless steel x 1 ( oem ones rot out fast )
changed teflon exhaust seals x 1
changed tappet cover seal x 1 ( old one became hard )
changed plugs x 5 ( they fail after about 10000 km )
changes plug leads x 2 pces due to shorting
need still to change the tank ( stress crack at the front mounting => leak( temp fix with epoxy ) typical failure according to dealer
so there are a lot of things to change on a honda bike
I have a s2000 and that had never required anything other than oil and air filters
all the best
cbr paul of brussels

 

I just got back from a 1200km trek over the last 3 days on the old girl. She performed very well but I developed a handlebar shake at 80km/h. I've either thrown a wheel weight and the front wheel is out of balance or the head stem bearings need replacing. Will try and get that sorted this week. Hoping its just the wheel out of balance but prepared to do the bearings if need be.

 

Bordo cool pics Looks like a great place to ride. Your bike stands out around the other bikes.

 

Thanks Indy,
Yeah I had never been there before so was something new for me. Very nice windy sections on either side of those caves. Except for the tourist bus that tried to kill us on the way out it was great......lol.