Recent content by Sigg79

I scrape the peg (and boot) while hanging off the bike. I don't think my body position is too bad, guess I'll have to film it some time. My rear shock is set to 5, and my body weight is 90 kg (198 lbs). Add the gear, and I guess I'm closer to 100 kg. Should I set the rear shock to 6 or 7?

Quick question: When you get your knee down, is the peg on the footrest scraping the tarmac as well? Just wondering how far I'll have to lean over to get the knee down. I've scraped the peg several times, but never got my knee down to touch the tarmac.

Dumb question: do you have to drain the oil before doing the valve clearance check?

The original chain size is 530. When are you going on your motorcycle trip? Sounds like a blast!

Would you just use regular soap based lithium grease on it after removing the rust?

My fuel cap seems to have got some beginning rust: It kind of looks worse than it is on the pictures. I'm not even sure if it's rust. :confused: What to do? Help!

I want to change my coolant, and I'm wondering what to use. Mobil Antifreeze Advanced is available locally, and it looks good. It is a nitrite-, amine-, phosphate-, silicate- and borate- free antifreeze based on ethylene glycol. But it contains something called Glysantin® G30® by BASF. It...

I still have the original battery, which will be six years old in June. I have heated grips installed, but nothing else that drains the battery. The bike is stored indoors during the winter.

I have used the string method too. Doesn't take long to do, and gets things lined up. I have a tool similar to the Motionpro one, but even after using that, the string alignment indicated that the wheels weren't properly aligned. The Motionpro tool is better than nothing, but it's better to just...

Thanks, that's what I thought! I was just afraid I had adjusted it way too tight. Would suck to have to remove the airbox to access the adjustment nut again. :rockon:

Thanks! I think I have it adjusted correctly. I replaced the cable a few days ago, so it's good. The point I am trying to make is that even with a properly adjusted clutch handle, the engine clutch slave lever will not fully extended. When you remove the clutch cable, you can notice that...

Resurrecting an old thread here, but: The way I understand it, the manual suggests 10-15 mm free play at the clutch handle. On my bike that means that even if the clutch handle is at its most extended position, the slave lever is not fully extended. But the clutch handle has 10-15 mm free...

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Autosol is just a mild polishing compound. It's effective for removing dirt and corrosion. The guy in the vids tosh23 link to uses it. I used the lube supplied by Yamaha on the pistons before inserting them back into the calipers. The calipers were cleaned with brake fluid. The rotors don...

Finally got around to do this job. Still winter here in Norway, so there's no need to hurry. :rolleyes: Used the whole Sunday to get it done. The left caliper turned out to be an easy job, just pumped the pistons out with hydraulic pressure after removing the brake pads. Afterwards I could...