Will do, it's 8.30 PM here at the moment, and the bike, although undercover is covered in crud from its homeward journey.

So, I'll give it a tissy up and take some pictures tomorrow with your seat on Strek.

Cheers, SB

 

Nice work Mr Bear.

 

Thanks Michelle,

Your stick coils will be going into is as well. It really will be a CBR1000F built with parts from all over the world.

Cheers, SB

 

until it didn't



The 'new' CBR1000F all cleaned up and set to go for a spin....

NOTE the nice Corbin seat the 'Bears hairy butt is parked on - Thanks Strek



And away we go......................


Only to grind to a halt about 6 or 7 kilometres up the hill with the front right calliper smoking like steam train.

A call to Mrs SB (who thank goodness suggested I take my phone) and a hammer and flat bladed screw driver were applied to loosen the calliper enough to return home.

Had plenty of power until it was halted by brake drag

Cam chain rattles like a pre-school childcare centre.

Cheers, SB

 

ALL my bikes are built with part from all over the world.
I remember that brake locking up feeling ... except I was doing a U turn across 4 lanes at the time.

 

I'll give you what you paid for it minus shipping fees. I think I can fix it. LOL

I did a brake job for a guy when I was about 24yrs old. The bike was a water buffalo and I didn't think it mattered where the pads went in the front. I thought wrong. At 60 mph the front pads started dragging and when they did they expanded only to drag to the point of locking up. WOW!

I bet my hands were shaking more than yours or S.B's.

 

How're you liking the Corbin?

 

I won't take that bet TBT

I just kept dropping gears wondering why I was losing power - then the smoke caught up.

There are a few jobs to do to the old girl, and a brake strip and clean just made the list.

Cheers, SB

 

The Corbin is fantastic Woof, you sit lower and it's wider to comfortably accommodate my butt - and looks good as well. <------- the seat not my butt.

I have a Corbin on my GTR1000 as well - great seats.

Cheers, SB

 

Looks great. Seeing that bike brings back so many great memories of my 88.

I'm glad that the seat is working out.

Did you get the brakes sorted?