winter maintainance

[steveb]

Ok, the crappy weather is here so the bike's going in the garage for a while..........I'm going to use the opportunity to do some maintainance

CCT's change
Rear suspension linkages and bearings overhaul / change
Service
Got a spacer for rear shock
Fitting a belly pan and under tray

What else maintainance wise would any of you recommend whilst the bike is going to be stripped back naked??

Cheers Steve

[Pete.L]

How are your brakes?
New hoses, strip and clean the calipers and pistons?
All depends on the general condition of the bike to start with. Good idea making the effort to go for it whilst it's off the road. If it was me I'd just be really critical with the bike and, starting at one end, work my way through everything I thought needed looking at.

Pete.l

[bazza696]

When mine goes away for the winter, I will start with

WP progressive springs and new shock oil along with fork seals, whilst the shocks are off i'm going to polish them.
Fitting braided hoses.
Fit air horn.
Fill in chips on the fairing and Lacquer.
Powder coat or spray the fairing frame, cause there is a little rust.
Headstock bearing replacement.
Fit new crash bungs.

Middle :
Manual tensioners.
Valve clearance.
Fill chips on tank and lacquer

Now the back:-

Check swing arm bearings, lubricate and fit a grease nipple.
Polish swing arm.
New chain and sprockets.
Clean and touch up rear wheel.
Check cush drive and rear wheel bearings.
Rear shock spacer and after market shock if I can find one for a good price.

Fit new belly pan,
Fit new hugger,

Bloody hell, looks a lot in a list, will keep me busy.

[Giddsy]

Humph! Wish I had a garage or shed!

Guess that be the price you pay for living in a place like Brighton... One day, one day!

[AMCQ46]

I would add the following to your task list:

Forks out and sent to Roger at Revolution Racing
Taper roller steering bearings
Clean & service front calipers [new SS lines, Fluid and seals in caliper]

[marravtr]

my maintainance will consist of, bacon butty, coffee and thaw out in matlock after nice cold winter blat, then home and give her a wash

[Pantaloonie]

Yup, my winter maintenance will consist of wiping the rain/snow/bird crap off the seat before I ride to work every day.

[steveb]

Hi all, thanks for the replies;

Gotta be fair to the guy I bought the bike off, he had four bikes current at that time and before me I don't think this had seen a wet day. It looks like it was wrapped in bubble wrap in 1998 and unwrapped for me to buy it in March this year.

Brakes are ok, got braided hoses already

Could do the forks / fork oil and springs I suppose - think they are standard but set up as per performance bikes recommendations from about 5 years ago when they did that A5 booklet on set up. Can't spend too much money.

Bazza 696 why are you getting a Polish swing arm, what's wrong with a Jap one from Honda

Giddsy Just finished building my new garage, more a bike workshop as it's locked in my garden so no car will ever get in there as my original garage is a dining room

Marra I do like your idea of winter maintainance, I'm hoping to get this all done soon so at least on dry but cold days I can get out on it!! Runny egg on mine

Thanks all,

Steve

[Wicky]

Replace OE nuts and bolts with alternative allen hex headed stainless steel fittings. Use em on exhaust mounts, replace cheesey switch gears screws etc. and buy some good quality hex sockets to avoid in the long term those D'OH! and GRRRRRR! moments

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/STAINLESS-ALLEN-B ... 1978wt_941

For instance: Just found my headlight which is attached to part of the front fairing section seized into fairing metal inserts, no alternative but to hack into fairing to remove the more pricey headlight. Replaced the corroded fittings with SS and thankfully had on hand a bargain front fairing section from ebay.