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Those old broads know how to move my brother… they may surprise you once in a while. My old gal ( vf1000f) surprises some of those young whipper snappers once in while


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^^ Yeah, kids are like wtf you ridin dude? lol

 

Wanted to share a couple things that I used that helped with the brake calipers.

Finally got myself an impact driver. I have one in my tools "somewhere" but was easier & faster to just get a new one, so I did and now those little set screws come right out!

I also am using a spark plug wrench to assist with leverage on the allen bolts inside.....

These aren't the first caliper rebuilds for me. I'm just 'finally' trying to work smarter...not harder....especially when the hands and wrists are getting VERY SORE after doing some of these!

 

Other than buying a new set of brake lines......how do I clean out the insides of a set of OEM lines?

 

You could probably get the end a brake cleaner can straw started in the hole. You might be able to heat the straw a bit and give a bend right at the end.

I like to give them a few years in the garbage, usually at least the same amount of time they were on the bike exposed to the elements, chemicals and pressures. Especially if they are already removed and ready for treatment.

 

Absolutely - ideally get new ones. Maybe down the road. I'm just trying to get the brakes working right now.

Tried to spray some Brake Parts Cleaner in them last night. While strategically turned and averted head, of course! Did it on both ends. Then hung them up lengthwise and sprayed again into the tops. Think I will try soaking them in some warm dish washing solution for a few hours and then try to blow out with my air compressor.

Wish I had some kind of adapter to use that meshed with my compressor.....I may have to invent one one day!

 

Banjo bolt with o-rings instead of crush washers. Lightly tighten down a nut to seal. Blow air into end of banjo bolt.

 

Awesome....will give it a whirl....thanks, Capt!

 

Never done it... just thought of it.

 

You could run them in clean sonic bath with mild heat and then try some spray cleaner. Dunno just an idea.

 

So we had a shop change hands in town and one of the old shop buildings was going to be demolished so they had this pile of rear stands from 3 decades for free. I picked up 5 and kept 2. My son cleaned them all up and we test fit all of our bikes. One of them was this rear single sided stand. I had my shop guy make an enlarged pin to press onto the old pin and now the Hawk has a sweet rear stand.
I wonder what this stand would have been for? Axle size was around 22mm.

 

Best to replace the lines, but in the mean time, a strand of .30 mig wire can be bent just enough to snake into the line carefully threaded through. After it pokes by the clog, flush it as much as possible with brake cleaner.

 

Yeah, I REALLY want to replace the lines on ALL the bikes with quality new braided ones?

 

Was fortunate enough to buy this near perfect right side lower fairing and a left side battery cover for an '86 VFR700 today.

Neither piece has any cracks or broken parts!

One thing I noticed in the factory stamping on the back is the way they mark the year and (I guess) month the piece was manufactured. Never noticed that before.....

 

Spent some time this morning cleaning out part of my 2 car garage. More to be done - but not today (or tomorrow )

I keep a few bikes here including some I am working on - plus always a nicer one inside the garage. Lately it's been this White '86 that I got from Kenny Kaplan. Really nice condition - needs to get back it's factory mirrors and front winkers plus the infill cowls, all of which I have. Anyhoo......next Monday I am taking delivery of another just like it. This one will need some work but the exterior looks really good so it will probably be the usual when they sit a while.

Today though - I was thinking about the VIN plates on these....wondering how close they were manufactured to each other.

Looks like the one in my garage was produced only 46 units later.......

(sorry - can't get the photo turned upright!)






And here are the bikes:

The one coming Monday:



And the one in my garage:

 

I think after looking at a bunch of other ones, it was a way to track how many times and when the molds were used to produce a run. I've seen some that were only the year before the model year, and others where the marks went way past model years.

 

Also, way in the back I found an RC26 air box , filter, plus screws. Must have come off my Yellow bike (?)

And these....which came from one of the Blue bike's carbs. They were replaced with an aluminum set I bought on eBay. At the time - I thought one of the tubes must have cracked. I didn't know anything about the o-rings back then, but that must have been why they were leaking...the o-rings...not the tubes.



The return address on the aluminum fuel tube parcel

 

The small "T" fuel fitting is a keeper. They are super fucking brittle now and often break if you just give them the stink eye. Be VERY careful removing fuel line from them these days. Any weird side/bending pressure when trying to release lines will easily snap them.