New brakes

My GPZ900 front brakes have been pretty terrible from day 1, however
the warp-induced shudder got so bad that when the rego lapsed in March
I didn't bother to renew it.

I just fitted some new disks and pads ($400), then removed and cleaned
the carbies. I also removed the in-line fuel filter that I suspected
was causing the fuel starvation issues when the bike was leaned over
for more than 10 seconds (such as you might encounter while riding
with a crosswind).

It's made quite a difference, although now I can notice the adequate-
though-not-terribly-impressive nature of the single pot brake
calipers. Still, I don't hate the bike so much now. Which is just as
well, because a new one is at least a year away.


BTH

 

So.... now that it's more bearable.... are you and Minx going to the
Island???

betty

 

I'm looking at upgrading my Weestrom ones to some gsx-r ones. The ones on the
wee are absolutely shithouse. I get off the blade where I can 2 finger brake
and try it on the Wee and end up having to grab a handfull.

Fraser

 

For someone who owns and rides so many bikes, you sure have difficulty
adapting from one bike to another.

Nev..
'08 DL1000K8

 

Are you kidding? The worst one is getting off the fireblade and into the
girlfriends Kia Carnival. It does 0-100 using a calendar not a stopwatch. And
scooters just feel plain weird. : )

What do you think of the brakes on your Vee?

Fraser

 

Can I have your old calipers?
LC.

 

I'm going to ebay them.

Fraser

 

Harrumph!

My dash illumination and rear tail lights stopped working this
evening, and a replacement fuse failed to solve the problem. I rode
25km home through the bucketing rain with my blinker on to provide a
bit of visibility.

I'll sort it out on the weekend, when I can move it outside and have a
bit of light to work by.


BTH

 

It doesn't deem too likely. Unfortunately after 15 years of plebeian
worker bee bliss my employer has decided to load me up with a crushing
load of responsibility.

I'm a Boss Lady, now. :-(


BTH

 

Are you thinking of buying the calipers, BTH, maybe Fraser will throw in
some loctite

Nev..
'08 DL1000K8

 

There speaks someone who got blase and thought he could maintain the
necessary aura of incompetence without really trying!
Poor fool; did you really think you were the only one playing that game?
BT man; you've got to *work* and avoiding work!
LC.

 

Sigh. Work *at* avoiding work.
LC.

 

Heh! I have to say that having a brake caliper drop off was not the
happiest experience I've ever had!


BTH