Hi folks.
Apologies again for my rare appearences on here these days, work is being a major pain in the ass again. We've had the driest weather since the early 70's up here lately, but by the time I get home from work & have something to eat I can't be arsed doing anything in the evenings except sleep! Anyhow. Hubbskiboy, I'm chuffed you've finally found a swing arm that's in good nick & you've cracked bleeding your brakes.
I bought a used front pair of pre-made /sealed GOODRIDGE hoses & had no difficulty bleeding them. There's very little front lever travel on mine either.
As for mine, when I've had a bit of time & the energy, I've finally started to chip away at servicing it plus doing all the jobs that were put off last year, which has been kick-started by the L/H fork seal springing a major leak!
( Caused by the too soft front forks diving over unseen pits in the sliders chrome ).
First on the "to do list" was draining the engine oil & replacing the oil filter & then draining the coolant so I could fit the ebay purchased, BLUEPRINT 88 deg. C thermostat I bought over a year ago!
(The NGK CR8EK spark plug gaps were also checked & were all still bob-on 0.7 mm after 3,000 Kms / 2,000 miles
).
The positioning & typeset of the stamping are identical when compared between the Suzuki boxed (L/H) & the BLUEPRINT boxed (R/H) thermostats. ( Both thermostats are 44 mm in diameter. The BLUEPRINT one I bought fits several SUZUKI 1.3 Ltr petrol engined car models ).
Next on the list was replacing the O-ring seal on the starter motor. Being a masochist I decided to dismantle the starter motor, firstly to check the state of the (four) brushes & also to clean up the copper comutators ... which were filthy! I used some acetone on a cloth & some very fine emery paper to clean & polish the comutators.
It took four attempts to get it back together again due to the brushes & springs, but at least it spun when I pressed the start button.
I fitted a new 25 mm I.D. X 3 mm X-section Viton O-ring to the starter before refitting it the engine.
Today I removed the wheels & forks, firstly to replace the forks seals & fit the stiffer HAGON front springs, and secondly, I bought a pair of BRIDGESTONE BT016 tyres over the winter ( for £122 quid, inclusive of "free postage" ) to replace the mis-matched DUNLOP Qualifier on the front & BT021 on the rear.
Hopefully the combination of the two jobs will improve the feel / handling of the bike.
My target is having it all done for the Cadwell track day weekend at the end of June ... but ... the "fly in the ointment" is I'm gonna be working up in Morayshire for the 3 weeks leading up to it !
I may need to take a week off work to get it all done in time ! ( That'll upset The Mrs
).
More as & when ....
Wullie.