What I did today...

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

Well, I was bored, so first I decided to strip the bike and have a bit of a clean.....

Under the tank, I shifted the airbox, and moved the powervalve servo out of the way, gave both a good clean, cleaned all the cables and tubes, cleaned the carb, and the oil/coolant reservoirs....

After putting it all back together I decided I was still bored, so I went down, got the spare rear brake pedal/footpeg arrangement, and fitted it to my bike (my old one had a ton of free play in). I hooked the whole lot up, adjusted the pedal for movement, adjusted the brake light actuator, and noticed that while the rear brakes were now super sharp, they still squeaked a little.

Off with the rear caliper, out with the pads (which were indeed glazed), and onto them with some sandpaper, and some copaslip (front and back respectively). Pads back in, caliper back on (cheers for the guide Korn), repressurised the system, and now my rear brakes are sharp as hell, AND don't squeak .

Not a bad day's work .
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[bladerrx]

i have days like that as well, last time i took the swinging arn off my bandit and polished it
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chris
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[JonB]

Well I did something for the first time today! I was my ped! Go me! It is all shiny, but it shows up my scratches now!

Glad you have a decent Rear brake now Andy.
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[NSR125-Kid-UK]

Now my bike's clean, i'm gonna clean my leathers
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[zaknafien]

It may be clean but does it work?
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[NSR125-Kid-UK]

Yes it all works, I'm off down to ship hill tonight, should be there for 9:30 , hopefully plenty of bikes out if it's not too nippy.

You coming this time, now you've got the cat?
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[zaknafien]

I'm not a chav meet fan.
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[mr.z]

Just make sure you don't test them on the road!!!!

Today i flushed the radiator, i absoloutely can't believe the **** that was in there!!!

A note to anyone changeing coolant DO NOT use sillicone sealant on the bolt, i've just got the last of it out of the radiator. Its now got loctite thread lock on it instead which wont end up floating arround in the lets face it pritty important cooling system.

A bit nerve wracking at first but it was pritty straight forward, apart from pulling the carbs to bits (going to get an old one to play with) and the engine innards (i'm sure there will be a time) it was the only thing i was nervous about doing.

Unlike some things fixing/maintaining your bike is more satifying if you do it yourself, and you know its been done properly, and you also know what to do if you get stuck in the middle of nowhere...
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[california_rookie]

Since there's already been a couple mentions about the rear brake, maybe this is the appropriate venue for my question. I'm sure it's a stupid one, but that just means I'll get an answer right away.

When I depress the back brake firmly when traveling at speed, what is that clicking noise I hear?
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[NSR125-Kid-UK]

Could be a warped disc?
Not sure what noise you're referring to.
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[jay12329]

Last time i had a day where i cleaned my bike realy well was yesterday. i spent 3 and a half hours trying to cleean my down pipes, i now have one realy shiny one, one not to dirty one and 2 dead manky pipes. Looks good!
J

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

[Retro-Man]

Well I spent today ripping out my bathroom and installing new plumbing and a new bathromm suite....after lots of nagging from the wife

I'd much rather have been doing anything already mentioned here

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[california_rookie]

[Rollins]

What an absolute mad bastard! Puts Ghost Rider to shame.

Methinks he'll be needing a new back tyre. That clicking noise - might it be the chain bouncing a bit? Or at least something sounds loose or rattly, hmm.

Show this video to RooRoo, his/her fear of filtering will be cured no doubt!!

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[iCraig]

That clicking noise is just a normal noise, I get it from my front brakes. its basically how the calipers work.
I have been told by a bike technician its the pads being knocked back in by the disc and cos this is being done at a high RPM it sounds like a quiet clicking ticking noise.

[edit]Just watched the vid, and that isn't the same clicking I was on about, that seems very disconcerting, sounds like loose pads or something?[/edit]

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[Ste]

Sounds a lot like a chav meet then.

[NSR125-Kid-UK]

[Ste]

By using you on IRC as a case study for the past 18 months.

[Bendy]

Ste wears hoodies.

[Sparks!]

[NSR125-Kid-UK]