Gave plastics good clean and polish, serviced and greased bottom link, topped up battery put her back under the woolly blanket but brought in the Garmin to update mapping
Well worth a peep at the swinger pivot. I put an endless chain on last time, and remember thinking that the same guy as who grease's the steering head bearings was let loose on there.
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Quote:For last year's MOT I pulled the pivot shaft out to find the bearings were gubbed and the shaft was too worn to reuse.
I looked at getting the bearing/seal kit and new shaft, but found a secondhand swingarm with almost new bearings on ebay for £40.
There seems to be a lot of used cheap spares surfacing now
:good:Â I had it to bits last year and apart from a few light marks here and there I couldn't see any real probs. I re-greased and put it back together again.
Took it out for it's first ride after fitting new tyres, bearings and discs to the newly powder coated wheels and putting the old lasers back on.
I still love riding this bike........
It was also the first trip since a valet and ceramic coating so I was hoping to avoid water and mud but was unsuccessful- let's see how easy it is to clean now!
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Quote:Took it out for it's first ride after fitting new tyres, bearings and discs to the newly powder coated wheels and putting the old lasers back on.
I still love riding this bike........
It was also the first trip since a valet and ceramic coating so I was hoping to avoid water and mud but was unsuccessful- let's see how easy it is to clean now!
Well Rob I think I was more unsuccessful at avoiding mud and water, this is mine last night,
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I cleaned it in the dark, couldn't put it away like this,
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I was hoping to give it a second clean today, but is pissing down so it will have to wait lol
Steve, prolly the angle of the dangle but, that oiler looks to be placed low with a short run to the sprocket, maybe not !?
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the oil feed pipe goes from the oil reservoir to the rear sprocket, via the swing arm pivot point, (takes up any movement needed)Â
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where it dispenses at about 7 o'clock on the sprocket
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this type of oiler does not need much gravity head as such to work, the oil is displaced and drips out when you turn the feed,
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3rd bike I've fitted like this no issues, works perfect, you can see in the pic the chain still looks good :good:
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a lot neater than fitting on the res on the bars and running the oil pipe all over the bike etc, to the rear sprocket, in my humble opinion :unsure2:
the oil feed pipe goes from the oil reservoir to the rear sprocket, via the swing arm pivot point, (takes up any movement needed)Â
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where it dispenses at about 7 o'clock on the sprocket
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this type of oiler does not need much gravity head as such to work, the oil is displaced and drips out when you turn the feed,
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3rd bike I've fitted like this no issues, works perfect, you can see in the pic the chain still looks good :good:
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a lot neater than fitting on the res on the bars and running the oil pipe all over the bike etc, to the rear sprocket, in my humble opinion :unsure2:
I've got one also Steve. mounted a little higher than yours though with oil pipe run the same way :good:
Bigred mk1 R1 Calipers- Braided lines- Givi wing rack-Crash bungs- Hi vis bullets-PR2's- and a hoot to ride.
Quad 900 Silver Laser duo tech pipes-Scott oiler-Engine crash bars- Radiator mounted see me ring LED's-Datatool system 3 alarm -Centre stand- Extender fender-Renthal bars-Handle bar risers-Mirror extenders-BMW GS Handgaurds-Acumen uprated horn & Nautilus-Stainless steel Radiator guard-Givi wing rack-OEM screen-Yammy touring screen-MRA Vario-MRA Double bubble cut down for fast as fk riding-Tiger screen-Tank protector-Stomp grip panels-Optimate lead  Gone to Heaven orry:
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1991 MK1 in need of some TLC watch this space   Sorted and on the Road Mick   it's the bike that Jack built  Gone to Heaven Â
Farkles - Laser Duo Techs,MTC Stainless Exhausts, Laser Duo Techs, Power Commander and custom map, Tenere 1200 Handguards, Yamaha Heated Grips, MRA Vario screen, SW Motech Alurack, Givi and Hepco and Becker top boxes, Givi Engine bars, Garmin Zumo XT