rough price or idea on fitting disc brakes

[clancy]

bike has needed them for a while now and as it will be parked up for the majority of the next few months i should get it sorted really.

what sort of price would you expect to pay to have front discs fitted ? is it a long job or fairly easy, if it is fairly easy i dont mind doing it myself. although the bikes going in the garage to be derestricted anyway so could get done at the same time.

and could anyone recommend me some decent brake pads as well please, probably will be EBC brake discs or another pair of the OEM ones

cheers, leigh
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KLX 300r

[HD]

Honestly one of the easiest jobs. It is harder to tighten the chain dude.

Just whip the front wheel off and take the bolts out and off your disc comes. Some people replace the disc bolts and it is good practice with something under such tension. I do it with brake and sprocket bolts. And when you put the new disc on and do the bolts, add a bit of loctite and do them in a star shape.

This prevents warping as doing it in a circular fashion can. May be an idea to take them off in a star shape to as you never know when you need a brake disc.
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[clancy]

ah that sounds alright then, yeah ill tighten it up like that. reason for them getting changed is they are warped not to bad tbh but its annoying

any recommendations on brake pads ?
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KLX 300r

[HD]

Not from me unfortunately. I just use bare minimum for the 50 but a lot of people rate Goldfren pads and thats what I use.

But with the warping, I highly doubt that is due to tightening as you would have noticed it sooner. Could be a buckled wheel, hard braking, a loose bolt.

I'm not that experienced though so its best to wait for someone else to come along before trusting me haha
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[clancy]

theyve been warped since i bought the bike tbh. 15 year old bike and it still had the original discs on ( only done 8 thousand miles ) so i imagine it is just those have warped. recon its worth getting someone to check the wheel etc before buying some?

thanks for your help dude
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KLX 300r

[fatpies]

[clancy]

yeah i think thats what he means mate, so it tightens even and not one side first
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KLX 300r

[HD]

Could just be that its a bit thin now and heavy braking has sent it off then. Still, how much did you pay for it?

And this is the sort of thing I mean:
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[clancy]

yeah i get what you meant mate. £2500 2 owners, last one barely used it cus he had like 6 bikes in his garage. choices lol
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KLX 300r

[HD]

Bastard. Bet its minters though.

If I get rich one day though, I want one just as a day bike. Love the whining cams and the v4 racket...

Too small for a day to day bike for me though
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[clancy]

yeah its spot on to be honest mate, gotta love the whine

im pretty short so its alright for me, only on really long stints i get back ache.

i take it the RC45 is a lot bigger bike ? ive never seen one bank balance will never reach one neither haha
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KLX 300r

[clancy]

ok cheers mate, do i just need a paddock stand ? how exactly do front paddock stands hold the bike ? i presumed on the front axle but wont that mean i cant remove the front wheel?

might be being stupid here, but i have never had a padock stand so dont really know how it works to be honest
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KLX 300r

[clancy]

alright mate thanks a lot, ill see if i can find a good deal on a pair of stands or something
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KLX 300r

[HD]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Front-and-Rear-Motorbike-Paddock-Stand-Set-Pair-Stands-/280756921354?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item415e6aa40a#ht_1998wt_1185

I've got a similar rear paddock stand for mine. What I did though is have someone with me and whip out the front wheel as I lift the weight up then rest the forks on some cardboard or something but the exhausts may hit the floor and such like.

Also, has the rvf got a single swinger?

Do they do abba stands for your bike?
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[clancy]

yeah its a single swing arm, whats the difference with an abba stand?
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KLX 300r

[Rowey]

Abba stand lifts the bike at the swing arm spindle. It means that the bike can pivot on it from roughly the middle of the bike. So if you want the front lifted you just use a jack or you can even just put some weight on the tail to lift the front and put some wooden blocks under the sump. Great bit of kit, I've used mine for a lot of maintenance tasks and it's a lot more useful than the pair of paddocks I have.
It is however a bit expensive. But I've found it very much worth it.

If you're getting new discs, I would recommend you clean and maybe rebuild your calipers. There's a chance that your calipers, being as old as they are, and having long gaps between uses, could have seized slightly. This can warp the discs. No point throwing £200+ at a pair of new discs only for them to warp again because you neglected to buy a £20 rebuild kit.
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Never argue with an idiot. They'll only bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience.

[clancy]

thats a good point i didnt give a thought to the calipers seizing up or anything. would it be worth doing that first incase thats all the issue is ?
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KLX 300r

[truslack]

[HD]

Yeah, forgot about that. Have you done that before clancy?

If not, its not too bad either.
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Rusty '02 Vito Camper + CBR600F3

[clancy]

no ive never done that before either, what exactly does it require ?

thanks for the help guys
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KLX 300r

[fatpies]