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SykomantiS said:
Ah, sounds much better. On the GSX-R it's all of about 30 minutes to replace the front pads (assuming you don't flush the fluid and so forth). You'd be done with it before your coffee is cold, erm... I mean before your beer is warm :p
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I reckon I can do it in 10.... Unless I have to take photos all the time!
 
Sinbad said:
I did go to randburg. Was just still shaking my head at the honda price.
Dude, it's super easy. Undo 3 bolts, pull apart, clean, push in pistons, reassemble

There's videos on Youtube too :)
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I assume the pistons will be much easier to push in than on a car caliper.

I'm a grease monkey with cars, still too scared to poke around my bike, most iv done is pull the fenders to look around a bit.
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
I assume the pistons will be much easier to push in than on a car caliper.

I'm a grease monkey with cars, still too scared to poke around my bike, most iv done is pull the fenders to look around a bit.
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Not necessarily, the bike (my bike) has four pistons per caliper, so you have four sets of pistons to push back. I'd say it's much of a muchness.

Overall, I'd rate bikes are comparatively easier to do routine maintenance/service on. It's an interesting thing I've observed- quite a few people have no issues working on their cars but are scared to do the same on a bike. I can't fathom why though.
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
I assume the pistons will be much easier to push in than on a car caliper.

I'm a grease monkey with cars, still too scared to poke around my bike, most iv done is pull the fenders to look around a bit.
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I have a caliper windback tool, so not particularly worried about that. (History of VWs in the family, almost impossible to get those rear pistons retracted without the proper tools)
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
I assume the pistons will be much easier to push in than on a car caliper.

I'm a grease monkey with cars, still too scared to poke around my bike, most iv done is pull the fenders to look around a bit.
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That's what maintenance plans are for. All I do on my bike is clean and wax the chain.... If I remember.
 
Sinbad said:
I have a caliper windback tool, so not particularly worried about that. (History of VWs in the family, almost impossible to get those rear pistons retracted without the proper tools)
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Nice, i still need one of those, a pulley puller or a silicone gun have worked for me, also once used a ball joint removal tool depending on the car/caliper combo of cause.
 
To add to above...

Had a brainfart with the RR. Riding and suddenly notice there's nothing in the brake fluid reservoir. Drive thru to BMW, buy brake fluid, open up, "hmm... That's odd, didn't know they put filters in there now"... Blissfully pour the top of the bladder/gasket full of fluid. Drive home.

Next morning ride to Wellington, notice brake fluid leaking like a mofo out of reservoir.

Get to Wellington, open up, realise the bladder had just popped up and all the excess I threw on top dribbled out.

Did not clean the fluid off.

Find out next time I clean bike it etched the display screen nicely.


Lesson learnt.
 
Pox said:
To add to above...

Had a brainfart with the RR. Riding and suddenly notice there's nothing in the brake fluid reservoir. Drive thru to BMW, buy brake fluid, open up, "hmm... That's odd, didn't know they put filters in there now"... Blissfully pour the top of the bladder/gasket full of fluid. Drive home.

Next morning ride to Wellington, notice brake fluid leaking like a mofo out of reservoir.

Get to Wellington, open up, realise the bladder had just popped up and all the excess I threw on top dribbled out.

Did not clean the fluid off.

Find out next time I clean bike it etched the display screen nicely.


Lesson learnt.
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Eina

As an aside, if there are no leaks, then a low reservoir level should tell you to check your pads out. As they wear, the movement takes fluid out of the reservoir. Replace the pads, miraculously its full again :)
 
SykomantiS said:
Not necessarily, the bike (my bike) has four pistons per caliper, so you have four sets of pistons to push back. I'd say it's much of a muchness.

Overall, I'd rate bikes are comparatively easier to do routine maintenance/service on. It's an interesting thing I've observed- quite a few people have no issues working on their cars but are scared to do the same on a bike. I can't fathom why though.
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The logic at least for me is, if I make a mistake on the car (possibly induced by too many beers) and my wheel falls off, I'll be a lil embarrassed but relatively safe, if the same happens on my bike the consequences might be more dramatic.
 
Pox said:
That's what maintenance plans are for. All I do on my bike is clean and wax the chain.... If I remember.
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But fixing is so much fun!!... I found a run down little Thump Star pit bike to tear apart and put back together before I touch my daily. problem is parts and parts stores are not easy to come by and I don't know what half the parts are even called Hahaha... I go to the store with pictures
 
Tickled_Tortise said:
But fixing is so much fun!!... I found a run down little Thump Star pit bike to tear apart and put back together before I touch my daily. problem is parts and parts stores are not easy to come by and I don't know what half the parts are even called Hahaha... I go to the store with pictures
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I found a full on workshop/service manual for my NC - it's gold. So nice to have torque specs etc handy...
 
Lol based on the manual it's a 5 minute job. Don't even need to take the caliper off

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Went to Kyalami to take a look at the 790 and I really like it. Seems it will come in at R142k based on this:

https://thebikeshow.co.za/ktm-790-duke-2/

I reckon that’s a bargain but I will only buy it if I can sell/trade my 390. Its a Jan 16 with 12000km on so do you think I could get R45k for it?

The only downside is that although I commute with the 390 it is actually the wife’s weekend bike. The 790 will work better for us to ride somewhere further (I will be on a different bike) but as she is still in the process of getting her license.

So question is if the 790 will be too much for her as a first proper bike after scooters?
 
Sinbad said:
I did go to randburg. Was just still shaking my head at the honda price.
Dude, it's super easy. Undo 3 bolts, pull apart, clean, push in pistons, reassemble :p

There's videos on Youtube too :)
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You may want to open up the brake reservoir cap while going about that. :)
 
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