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Posted: 10:00 - 12 Apr 2019 Post subject: ER6f Refresh |
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I've had my ER6f which is on a 58 plate from new.
It cost £4000 on 0% finance over 3 years and has cost a minimal amount to keep running except for when a snapped chain took out the engine at 45k, £450 later it was sorted.
It's had all of the servicing done by me except the first service, has been through about 14+ sets of tyres and is still going strong but it has got old and is suffering from worn suspension, plastic fatigue and all the other little problems that effect an 11 year old bike with over 90k on the clocks.
So the plan is to service it including checking the valves. Fit a new rear disc, chain and sprockets, replace any bodywork that needs it, new heated grips, stop the pressure loss from the rear wheel which is likely corrosion on the bead seat and the biggest thing will be to rebuild the suspension.
I've got PD valves on order and have just received a Hyperpro Streetbox which includes new fork springs and fluid and a new rear shock.
https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/20190412_092657_resized.jpg
I think I have a set of SV650 fork tops somewhere that should fit so will give adjustable front preload as well.
I might also fit a set of Hel brake lines which seem to have gone up 50% in price in the last few years so will have to have a word with a mate in the trade about them.
Now the question some will be asking is why spend upwards of £1000 on an old commuter and the answer is it is a known quantity. I could buy another ER6 or something else etc for a few thousand pounds but it will have pretty much all the same problems as this one so as I can't replace it with a sorted bike for £1000 it's time to rebuild. |
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I've had some time today to do some work so have taken the rear wheel off which was a bit troublesome.
It hasn't been off for a year or two so the axle had seized to the bearing spacer, damaged the threaded end with a mini Mjolnir getting it out and discovered that one of the chain adjuster was pretty rotten.
The swingarm on the early ER6 gets filled with water on the right hand side, the drain hole is easily blocked so doesn't drain.
A lot of crap has come out of the swingarm so I'll give it a good clean , enlarge the drainage hole and then spray it with Dinitrol to neutralise further corrosion.
This shows just how much crap came out of the swingarm...
https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/20190709_151247.jpg
The rear disc needs changing which I know is a job people dread doing. Its actually really easy with the appropriate tool which is an impact driver and a mini Mjolnir.
https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/20190709_134055.jpg
If you use a allen key or socket it will round out the bolt head but the striking downwards forces the allen bit into the bolt stopping it rounding out. Once loose just take it out with a ratchet.
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I've always hed trouble with this wheel holding air so we need to clean all the crap and paint out of the bead area.
https://cdn.bcf.44bytes.net/files/20190709_141819.jpg
As you can see crap and aluminium powder corrosion.
The best way to clean this area is a plastic paint cleaning pad on an angle grinder. |
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Posted: 12:14 - 11 Jul 2019 Post subject: |
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All my tools are decent enough quality (Facom hex bits which I think are OK/semi decent?) rarely used (once before, on my rear disk) and clean as, kept indoors in a case.
I trust Pete. He definitely tried a multitude of things before the big boy came out. Pics were in here - https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=327146
Video (still processing) is here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-uACcOtUKUk
Given it took nearly 2 hours to do this, I don't think any physical hands could have shifted them. The bike is a summer only, <200 miles since disks were fitted for the previous MOT, these were fitted for the current MOT. |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 4 years, 338 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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