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From: Salad Dodger on 29 Apr 2010 16:24 On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 20:44:18 +0100, Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: >On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:52:35 +0100, Salad Dodger ><salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: > >>On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:32:41 -0700 (PDT), turby <keensurf(a)hotmail.com> >>wrote: >> >>>To get the rear wheel off on the 13 (vs the 11,) you now have to >>>remove the muffler, which requires 3 different wrenches. > >>Is that all? ;) > >heh. > >To get the rear wheel out of my ZX10R, you need one socket. From memory: 18 bolts on a GL1500 - as standard. Mine, because the pannier frame is slightly askew: 28
From: The Older Gentleman on 29 Apr 2010 16:49 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:52:35 +0100, Salad Dodger > <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: > > >On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:32:41 -0700 (PDT), turby <keensurf(a)hotmail.com> > >wrote: > > > >>To get the rear wheel off on the 13 (vs the 11,) you now have to > >>remove the muffler, which requires 3 different wrenches. > > >Is that all? ;) > > heh. > > To get the rear wheel out of my ZX10R, you need one socket. Ditto the K. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Honda CB400F Triumph Street Triple Suzuki TS250ER GN250 Damn, back to six bikes! Try Googling before asking a damn silly question. chateau dot murray at idnet dot com
From: Hog on 30 Apr 2010 07:02 Champ <news(a)champ.org.uk> wrote: > On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 17:52:35 +0100, Salad Dodger > <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:32:41 -0700 (PDT), turby >> <keensurf(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >>> To get the rear wheel off on the 13 (vs the 11,) you now have to >>> remove the muffler, which requires 3 different wrenches. > >> Is that all? ;) > > heh. > > To get the rear wheel out of my ZX10R, you need one socket. According to Burnt you can get the back wheel off a K100 with your fingers -- Hog
From: Salad Dodger on 15 May 2010 21:24 On Wed, 28 Apr 2010 23:21:16 +0100, Salad Dodger <salad.dodger(a)idnet.com> wrote: <GL1500 forks> >I've got my eye on a set on Ebay, which could be a useful safety net >for the future. Which I've now brought home. They're off a very low mileage example by the look of them, as are the calipers I got with them. No leaks, clean as a whistle, still got the rubber bungs in the top nuts. The forks still have the little "top hat" anti-dive bits[1] and calipers have new-ish pads[2] in them [1] �75 a side as replacement parts. Mine have worn out. [2] Blue, they are. Anyone know who makes blue brake pads? Not bad for <�300 all up.
From: frag on 16 May 2010 07:44
Salad Dodger took a blunt brush and painted... > > [2] Blue, they are. Anyone know who makes blue brake pads? EBC and Pagid do, although I only know for certain they make blue cage brake pads, not sure about bikes. -- frag MicroPlanet Gravity Newsreader V2.9 http://mpgravity.sourceforge.net/ |