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Mister James |
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Mister James I want to believe!
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Posted: 17:39 - 11 May 2006 Post subject: Brake shennigans/further work |
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Well, the last couple of times I rode my scooter, I noticed that I was getting a pretty unpleasant grinding noise when I used the front brake. As I've signed myself off sick this week, I thought I'd take the opportunity to change the brake pads and expand my woeful mechanical skills.
Do ya think these really needed changing?! (pic attached)
Still, it's passed a pleasant hour or so, and it was pretty surprising to find out that under all the crap, I actually had a gold Brembo piston assembly - very bling, would go nicely with my fake carbon fork coverings, if they weren't all covered in crap too!
Now that I feel a bit more confident fiddling around with things, could anyone suggest some other low-tech maintainence I could have a go at on the scoot? It's a YQ100, and has done a few thousand miles since it's last service. I only really use it for an emergency stand in for my main bike, so it's an ideal workshop project.
So, come on technical bods, what should I have a look at next, once I've cleaned off all the crud from the rest of the bike? ____________________ >Soultrader Mister James, I bet you are a copper
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map Mr Calendar
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Posted: 17:44 - 11 May 2006 Post subject: |
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As a suggestion you could have a look at the rollers (in the centrifugal clutch).
Keeping a scoot at maximum for a length of time over a good few journeys tends to wear then smooth at one side (as they're in the same position against a moving surface). Quite easy to suss out once you get the cover off and you can marvel at the simplicity of the design ____________________ ...and the whirlwind is in the thorn trees, it's hard for thee to kick against the pricks...
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Jamie. World Chat Champion
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Posted: 17:48 - 11 May 2006 Post subject: |
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The pad is supposed to have exactly what the name says "A pad" !!
Unless its just me, I cannot see any pad there |
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Mister James I want to believe!
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Posted: 17:52 - 11 May 2006 Post subject: |
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map wrote: | As a suggestion you could have a look at the rollers (in the centrifugal clutch).
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Got any links to a useful webpage or an exploded diagram of that sort of thing?
Kickstart wrote: | Looking at those pads, maybe fitting a new disk will keep you amused .
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Definitely! I'll leave that until funds allow though, it's not very badly scratched, the rear brake is powerful enough that I've mostly been using that - although once the front pads have bedded in I'll probably look at pulling the drum apart and replacing that, how difficult will that be?
Quote: | Otherwise, change plug, clean air filter, check tyres, bleed brakes
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Jamie wrote: | The pad is supposed to have exactly what the name says "A pad" !!
Unless its just me, I cannot see any pad there
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Fair point! ____________________ >Soultrader Mister James, I bet you are a copper
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veeeffarr Super Spammer
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Posted: 20:31 - 11 May 2006 Post subject: |
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Pass test and get a bigger bike
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Posted: 21:02 - 11 May 2006 Post subject: |
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I ride a YQ100 mate - has a sporty pipe and 125 rebore - gave me about an extra 8mph on the top end but basically killed off any real bottom end torque.
Other things that you should maintain yourself are....
Rear pads - exhaust off , wheel off , change
Rollers - front pulley off , variator unscrewed , pop the old ones out - new ones in
Belt - again front pulley off , belt off , belt on
Clutch - bell off , change , bell on
Oil ( gear box ) - small screw on the base of tranny case , open spill , put screw back in , open the screw on the rear top of the tranny case , refill .
Brake fluid - simple really , reservoir on the top right
It's a pretty easy engine to poke around in , just don't get too ambitious . ____________________ Bike History:- Vision / Phantom 100 / Aerox 100 / Runner VX125 / Honda VFR400 NC24 / Kwak ZX9R B3 / Honda CBR600 F / ZZR400 & K2 GSXR 750 / Suzuki VZ800 |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 18 years, 27 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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