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hmmmmm , was thinking that too mate but so far anything ive done to save money has ended up a tragedy lol


update in a min with pics

It is mate , but then i'd lose the big brake convo lol


Right so back from Yam and everything's good to go on Monday to coaters . £80 for everything coated ( not giving away my colour scheme yet ) .


Still undecided what to do about the front hub . I mean it's £91 for a new one but that's a bit much . Yamaha said I should get it repaired and just use the speedo thing as a spacer . Still not sure though , I don't even need them coated because they're just dirty , but a nice new one would be safer . Will clean them tomorrow and see how I feel :up:




This was a cnut to do










Fork legs ready to go






Caliper ready to go ( actually I should strip the rear one and get it done same time )





Most bits ready to go on Monday

Good idea , will hunt about Monday but trust me man , around here nobody will do squat for beer money . Tight feckers want lots of money for anything ... trust me ive tried over and over again .

It might just be me lol

you need to reconnect the brake with no pads in and pump it till the piston pops out then the seal will just pull out m8

if you get that caliper powdered you will have a hell of a time getting a new seal and the piston to seat back in and the brakes will bind

-- Edited by bykerbaz at 18:52, 2009-02-28

-- Edited by bykerbaz at 18:53, 2009-02-28

the cup thing that sits in the middle is a piston its what pushes the brake pads against the disc behind the piston is the brake fluid
the black rubber thing round it is the piston seal it stops the fluid from escaping past the piston when the brake is pushed

to remove the piston cup you need to have your brakes plumbed back in so you can use your brake lever to pump the brakes so the piston pushes completely out after that the seal is easy to get to and can be simply pulled out


the problem with powdercoat is it gets in everywhere behind the piston the fluid comes in through small channels and if they get filled the fluid cant get in and the piston wont move = no brakes

the other problem is the seal needs to sit perfect in its seat and a layer of coating is enough to make it sit funny
if this happens the seal rubs against the piston and stops it retracting back so basicaly your brakes get stuck on and drag on the disc its a real ball ache rust in the seat causes the same problems

Hmm ok i'm with you now . Hooking the brakes back up is a big no no so this is what i'm gonna do ...

Will get the Brembo done as it has no dust seals , just a big piston . Theres no space between it and the walls so no dust thing could fit there anyway . Will get them to mask it off so no paint goes in ( you cant see it when back together anyway . Front will be OK


The rear im not going to coat . I'll get the bracket coated and later on i'll paint the rear caliper myself . Will mask it up and paint it as is ( all together )


Better idea ?

oh right so there IS a seal in the Brembo too ? Ok **** it ill just paint both myself . Cheers guys


Ohh ffs wish I hadnt stripped it now

Touch wood my dt is faultless and starts first kick






For now

bykerbaz wrote:

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Gixergav wrote:

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oh youve done it now m8

 

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Your not kidding ....

It's like saying you've got a clean licence or never been asked to brethe into this machine 'Sir' !

Take it back quick, chuck salt over your shoulder & pray the little men with hammers didn't hear you !!!!

 

oooooohhhhhhhhh so clean,so lickable!

How long till they're on the bike then?



Also do you know of any rim builders who could supply some budget rims with the same dimensions as these?

haha for a min there i thought you said 400 pounds ...... oh fook yes you did

your quest for mint-ness is amazing and borderline fanatical i applaud your work m8

there is one thing thats bothering me though which is what is this dt to become when its finished a concourse show bike,a nice ride about town ,or will it get to see some mud ,thing is sometimes when you put your heart,soul,and **** loads of cash into a build it can make you well too scared to use it to its full potential in fear of it picking up scratches and dings which begs the question will the finished product match the reason that it was stripped down in the first place ?

ben350 wrote:

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Easy answer is get another crappy DT for off road work.

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yes m8 but it kinda defeats the object as what would this build be used for ?

theres a guy on my fighter site who spent the best part of 2 years and around 15 thousand and some pounds building his bike we all followed the thread and awaited the result
thing is a week after he finished he put it up for sale at a loss why you may ask? well how would you feel dodging traffic sitting on 15 grand
id say there is a lesson learned there


-- Edited by bykerbaz at 21:02, 2009-03-05

theres a few words there that needs no more explanation ''it makes me happy'' thats all i needed to know m8