Losing patience with mechanics - who can I trust in melb?

This tree smells like Hamish!

Where's you bin?

-----sharks

 

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KFC will do that!
Clem

 

Amen!

Mentioned to a couple of folks the other day that my new bike
is due for a service and asked a couple of specific questions
about bits. They got all "Take it to someone, don't try it
yourself" on my arse. I just don't understand that sort of
attitude!

*sigh* The mind boggles. Why only a couple of months ago, I
stumbled across a feller who had taken his new-ish car to
a dealer for a major-ish service after having missed a
minor-ish service. The dealer charged him full price for
*two* services, and the guy just swallowed it... seemed to
thing that this was somehow acceptable behaviour on the
part of the dealer.


Off hand, I think my questions were like this (anyone know
answers?)

- do I need to take that little plastic frame out of the
front of the bellypan to get the oil filter out? (I guess
I'll figure that out on the day, won't I!)

- what kinda oil should I be using (circa 17,000Km on the
clock now)

- do I need to change plugs now? (They were last changed
at the 12,000Km service)

- is it *really* that hard to balance four carbies?


- oh yeah, and any traps for young players with bleeding
brakes (for the porpoise of a fluid change) on this
bike? (1996 yzf1000rj)

- Someone (I think it might have been Pisshead) told me
I need to split the cases to do a proper oil change.
Is this true?

G

 

Raise the bars a couple of inches or, if you prefer, 50 mm.

Theo

 

maybe this one?

http://www.mightymedia.com.au/~bigiain/bug_collecting/map.html

Yeah, I took the boring way home that time...

big

 

I asked Redwing for a discount because the VTR was getting a
major service, chain, sprocks, rear tyre and RWC all at
the same time. They did the work, decided how much time
it'd saved, and gave me a nice discount. There's no harm
in asking.

Probably not then.

Never tried 4 myself. There is a knack to it, but reasonably
cack-handed friends have got reasonable results.

Don't get any air in in the first place ... put a bit of tube
on the bleed nipple _before_ you open it. Then just pump
fluid through, keeping the level in the reservoir up so that
no air is drawn in. Once the fluid is coming out nice and
clear on all nipples, you're done. If it's really filthy,
do it again a couple of weeks later.

Of course! A case is four six-packs, should get you through
nicely.

-----sharks

 

Yeah, you needed to turn off at Wodonga to go via
Buffalo, Whitfield, Mansfield or else at MoE to go
via either Noojee or Mirboo! But I'll forgive you
just this once

-----sharks

 

We take our bikes to New World Honda in Narre Warren/Berwick, not far from Fountain Gate Shopping
Centre. Had nothing but good dealings with their service department so far.

 

I won't name names, but there's a bike mechanic a few doors up from PS in Dandenong that is
shiteful. Very shoddy work. I'd suggest don't be tempted to try them.

For one example (out of a few) we once had fork seals replaced by them on a CB250 - a month or so
later they started leaking. Took the bike to New World Honda and they were able to name the
mechanics that did it just by looking at the poor workmanship. :-/

 

Ahh - YZF1000R - good choice of weapon.

You'll need to take the bellypan off anyways i think you'll find.

Hey! An 'Oil' thread. Funny how these seem to pop up all over the
place.

I've found that premium diesel engine oil seems to work OK - the logic
behind using diesel oil is that:

1. It's made to withstand a high degree of gear shear for big-rig
engines (similar to bike gearboxes?);
2. Comparatively high level of Disbursants ('Detergent' being a bit of
a mis-nomer) to help keep the insides squeaky-clean of sooty
particles;
3. They also seem to be pretty much free of 'friciton modifiers' which
don't work well with wet clutches.

The secret is to change your Dino oil often (every 3000kms is a good
start) and you can avoid the expense of full synth.

Try one of the major brands first (Shell or Mobil? I've heard good
stuff about Delo, but haven't seen it around) and see how your gears
shift with it. If it's a bit crunchy in the gear change, try a
different brand. My last change I used the Valvoline Premium Diesel
and it seems OK so far, but the Thunderarse gearbox requires a bit of
technique (at least mine does).

Wouldn't bother unless you're having problems - they're a bastard to
get to. Maybe at 20 000kms.

Got the tools? go for it.

Brakes on the YZF are easier than the clutch I reckon - the fact that
the clutch Master Cyl. has a built-in air pocket complicates matters.
Make sure you don't run your master cylinder dry and you should be OK.
BUT watch for dripping brake fluid on that nice matt-black dashboard.

OB-viously! ;-) You'll also need some Silvo to polish the insides of
the crankcases to make sure you get rid of ALL the old oil.

BF.

 

I find this helps considerably. Also has the benefit of giving me a much
better rear view in the mirror.

 

In aus.motorcycles on Fri, 07 Jan 2005 19:11:59 +1000

Long long time ago, I rode the Devil (a 450 Ducati single) from Adelaide
to Mt Gambier.

The roads were very clear, and rather straight. We were pootling along
at the limit more or less because the Devil isn't set up for speed but
for the Adelaide Hills. 110kmh is about its limit.

Several hours at 110kmh on a single that rattles your fillings out and
with a riding position involving chin on the tank and hands at knee
level can be... interesting.

I screwed in the friction screw on the throttle so the throttle stayed
open without my hand on it. Then I settled down with both forearms on
the tank, and my hands about either side of the instrument pod and we
rumbled along the road. What steering corrections that were needed were
performed by tapping the instrument binnacle....


Zebee

 

Using modified fricitons may void your warranty.

Postman Pat

 

:
<snip the snips>


: Using modified fricitons may void your warranty.

Does not!

P

 

I'll have you know that my friciton remains virginally pure, as it was
when it left the factory..

No warranty problems there!

BF.

 

: On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 10:46:25 GMT, Zebee Johnstone <>
wrote:
: >I screwed in the friction screw on the throttle so the throttle stayed
: >open without my hand on it. Then I settled down with both forearms on
: >the tank, and my hands about either side of the instrument pod and we
: >rumbled along the road. What steering corrections that were needed were
: >performed by tapping the instrument binnacle....
:
: I like the idea that you've ridden a bike that has a 'binnacle'....

I thought a binnacle grew on the bottom of ship in New Zealand....

P

 

Huh, I usually say make sure you change all three oils, GB, but I'm with
Sharkey!