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Dave_R
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PostPosted: 20:30 - 20 May 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Already had the rust bug on this CBF after the last winter, I spent a good weekend taking bits off the bike and going to town on the rust, had my entire rust killing arsenal out, polishing wheel on the Dremel, phosphoric acid, spray paint.. everything... And then on the following Monday this happened when an idiot failed to look at a junction.

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All the body work, pegs, levers, exhaust etc were damaged and replaced... Waste of a weekend but bike looked like new afterwards.

As for the oil, I'm currently at 1800 miles and have needed to top up the bike with about 300ml since the 600 mile service, is that good or bad? I also changed the oil a few days ago, old stuff was dirty but detritus free.

Finally, about looking forward to selling the bike. Despite its issues and my desire to ride something bigger and faster, I've become attached to it and am hesitant to let it go. Apart from the poor reliability there's very little I don't like about the CBF125, well sure it's slow and under-equipped but I do have realistic expectations.
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Marmaduke
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PostPosted: 20:39 - 20 May 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Burning oil at 1800 miles......whaaaaaaaaat
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wots
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PostPosted: 20:40 - 20 May 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I don't think mine has used a drop ever.
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Pigeon
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PostPosted: 21:28 - 20 May 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
wotsthestory wrote:
Dave_R wrote:

So, what else can I look forward to on the CBF?

Rust!

Mine has run faultlessly, apart from that.


While it's of course not possible to draw too many conclusions from just two bikes. Your newer bike would have been fitted (according to the earlier post by coot) with a 50psi pump.

I checked with my mate who's had issues. I was wrong. They did not replace the pump last time, they replaced the injector (apparently).
At least this might account for the fact he suffered the problem again 6 months later. Purely because the weaker pump is still in there.
What's odd for him, the garage are saying they can't re-create the problem. I would have thought by now they'd just replace the damn pump. What do they have to gain by not doing so.
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