Buggy Nate

That master cylinder is now over 6-7 years old. Has it ever had replacement seals? They are a high wear item and are supposed to be replaced regularly. Some manufacturers call for every four years. What I have found with the radial master cylinders is that due to the larger pistons they can cock in the bore and wear faster than a conventional and will introduce air into the system. Early Gsxr radial master cylinders were notorious for this.

They are the best hey! I finally updated my old se to the newer se2. The old one literally bent both ways without cracking and I straightened it back out. Keyboard/touch screen flaking out was the only reason for an upgrade!

The orange part of the fuel line is an additional safety lock. There are a lot of manufacturers who use a similar line without the orange latch. I would double check the line to make sure there is no damage to the rest of the line. If not I’d have no qualms using it. Always use fingers to unlatch the lines. Much safer. If it really concerns you just hit up a bike wrecker, they’ll no doubt sell you a line for a lot less than a new one.

I’ll vote no. I bought a Givi screen I think it was the 2122. No drastic change in noise/buffeting. I now only run it in the coldest months and instead run a cut down cheapy. Basically non existent. Much nicer on the highway and around town.

Sounds like you should be the data gatherer/guinea pig! Let me know what you find before I cut mine up! 🤣

I’ve seen them catch big nuggets of metal before they destroy other components. Definitely not unnecessary. The sump magnets always catch a nice amount of swarf and metal paste. I’d rather have it stuck there than potentially floating around in oil.

Get rid of the exhaust. Plenty of other options that won’t burn the sun. Quiet or loud. Cats just run way too hot for motorcycles in my opinion.

Yeah skipping valve checks is what has done it unfortunately. When exhaust valves burn from low clearance they look like someone has taken a bite out of them. They have an extremely exhausting job (see what I did there?!) if trying to dissipate very high temperatures. When there is little to no clearance the edges of the valves cop it the most and burn away. Looking at the parts fiches the critical engine components are identical. Covers etc are slightly different shapes etc. 100k miles is still quite good considering it is a high performance motor.

Looks good from Australia matey.

There is actually a specified amount dependent on the chain manufacturer/size/type of chain. Failing finding that information don’t go so far as to crack the pin. If you do you will need to start over.

Only problem with timeserts is they are quite thick. The wall thickness on cam caps is often not thick enough to install. But I agree they are much stronger when installed properly.

I would be getting it built back up with weld by a competent welder. If it is done slowly the distortion will be minimal at most. Bolting it down to a good copper plate as a heat sink will help here. I have welded up cases in the past with good success. As a mechanic I absolutely detest the thought of bog and ‘metal putty’. The thought if that crap swimming around in the motor if it comes loose freaks me out! Helicoils on the rest should be a permanent repair. I reckon I’ve done thousands of them in my life unfortunately! 😀

That’s not a good way to measure alignment. You can’t be sure those cast sections of the swing arm a machined equally. A better way is to measure from centre to centre of the swing arm pivot bolt and the axle.

Haha an old mate’s brother did that whilst oiling his chain on the centre stand. He was scooping up engine oil with his hand and pouring it on the chain with the bike idling at 3000rpm in gear. Natural selection won that day.

39 but not for much longer!

You get wet balls and just accept it as normal.

I over check my valve clearances, (always have) at 20k kilometres and the plugs always still look perfect. They’d last 40k easy with a proper tune. As above don’t bother with snake oil iridiums. Standard plugs are great.

Please don’t take this the wrong way. But after seeing what happened with your sprocket maybe you should pay someone or at least enlist the help of an experienced friend. I’d hate to see another bad luck thread. Tightening by feel is something that has to be learned over years of experience. And if you haven’t got a good quality torque wrench don’t bother. The throttle body synch is an easy enough task but there are plenty of steps that can go wrong. Even a broken off fuel line fitting can cause heart ache. Most of my money made as a mechanic was fixing you tube technician’s handy work.

It’s not about the hp it is regarding the power pulses. They are much harder on chains than multi cylinder engines.

This! There is 100% alignment issues going on there. Probably why the chain wore out quick too. My old single thumper got a lot more out of chains.

Where are you? I’ve got a set

I’ve run them all and won’t put anything other than Michelin’s on. Unrivalled grip in the wet and last well. Always confident inspiring.

Yeah I know, I don’t know why they have to make it so bloody hard. Call them the same thing ffs. Makes it so much easier to order parts etc.

Depends on which tracer you are talking about. Fj-09’s are called tracers in Australia.

Painted the bike with some plasti dip equivalent paint. Absolutely rubbish finish but the colour looks mean as. Think I may have to give it a paint job for its birthday. Painted the belly pan to match the wheels and it is a pretty good colour match. Stoked!