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  1. Dutchy
    Houston..... we donot and will not have a problem.... Yep, dykes are strengthened and raised here. it was an unusual warm day for the month of May, some 26 celcius And....... 50kay today :-) And the front end feel sooo much better now, Me happy!!!
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    Cheers Captain, that puts my mind at ease... The paper say indeed to ensyre there is enough flow. Compare this to a few pictures earlier.... :-)
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    The rod in the TRAC fork however only has 2 13mm holes... 2 extra holes will be drilled tomorrow when a pal of mine goes to work (he works in a metal engineering company). 2 13mm so the flow is equal to the other. Another question! The RT instructions state that TRAC is to be disabled. Couldnot find what this entails. I removed the circlips, sprIng and washers Is that enough or must I do something else too?
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    Aaaahhh the surprises a 30 year old motorcycle brings................... with the TRAC leg bolt now out, its circlip is soaking in penetrating oil at the moment for it is even more stuck, but I will let the chemistry do its trick. The top seal was toast as well now, for the surprise (or is it?)..... separated the lower from the tube to find..... huh? I was expecting to see 2 small -oppostie- holes only, but there are four 13mm holes! Is this standard on the forks of a VF500F? Or has a PO been doing this? The RT instructions states there are to be six 8mm holes to ensure enough oil can flow. So I reckon 4x13mm will be enough. It will also prevent me from messing things up. I dont have a column drill handy... I have new bushing and by the looks of it they are due no? compared to the new ones for sure
  5. Dutchy
    Broomstick did the trick :-)
  6. Dutchy
    Stone down? Did Keith Richard fall out a palm tree again? :-) I was thinking of applying some Autosol and gentle rub with a soft cloth (not length wise but across). Good idea?
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    Will give that a try in the morning thanks! 21:00 here, time for a beer as the sun sets... While we are heredear forum: what is that trick again with the broom stick? No, not for my wife, she is no witch.... :-) On leg #1, the bottom bolt (holding the innards) broke loose no problemo and after having drained the oil, it came out fine (('cept the circlip...). Got to work on leg #2 (the TRAC one), but nope, all I hear is "the Rubberband Man" by ?????? Compressed the fork a bit to put more pressure on to no avail. I have this impact driver (not pneumatic or electric, the one you whack with a hammer) but not the #6 bit.. I recall something about shoving a modified broomstick to stop the innards rotating... anyone?
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    And so it begins.... There is a 1st time for everything, so is taking the forks apart to service them (and drill holes for the RT emulators) Aye, this one is leaking.. Nasty crud inside and the circlip will not budge This helped some, but not all the way. Will buy a proper circlip wrench tomorrow, this cheapo "Wallmart" is not cutting the mustard...
  9. Dutchy
    Here is one for Keny :-) And one for you AF buffs...
  10. Dutchy
    Today redslut got some TLC and ride :-)
  11. Dutchy
    Bump on the questions! Does the left (trac) fork requires one or two slider bushings?
  12. Dutchy
    Right, parts order time for the front forks.... Got the RT seals and top caps. Is it correct that the right leg (left in the picture) has ONE slider bush (#12) whereas the left leg (TRAC leg) has TWO #11's stacked on top of each other?? What about part #22 (one each)? These were used on the 1984 only (as per the fiche table below, mine is an 85-86 F2)? no need to order? The Dutch shop manual says #22 is a "felt ring" which must be soaked in Molykote?
  13. Dutchy
    Well, it was damaged like that when I bought the bike, but nothing seems to touch it. But for good measure I will bend the bracket out a bit more. The new front tire works flawlessly for me But today after work was done, I took out redslut for a bit of quality time!
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    Puma was out playing with some 20 colleagues yesterday during a 170km loop on dikes and polders. So that means (3) ferries. It was below 10C with ominous dark clouds but be luckily did escape most of it. Not the hail though.. In our group a guy on a HD Sportster wore jeans and a fabric jackets, yeah his core temperature dropped significantly.... I enjoyed my Powerlet gloves! But.......... when I bought her, the right front fork seal looked dodgy and 5,000km later... So time has come to replace the seals and decided whether or not to drill extra oil passages as per the instruction that came with the RaceTech emulators... Time to call The Dutchy! "Go see the doctor...."
  15. Dutchy
    yes scroll up in the post for a picture of Bert and myself removing the bolt after having taken out the front axle
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    Hello Faran How much do you weigh? If you have the tools and time, taking the forks out is preferred. You can clean the brake pistons as well. As for settings, I like using an sae10 oil with a 130mm air gap. Measured with springs out, rod all the way down (tie string so you can pull them put easily after) and stanchions all the way down into the lowers. In between filling up towards the 130mm air you want to move the stanchions up and down say 10 times. And push the lower up and measure. It is so much easier with the forks out and the time saved minimal. Just be methodical as per the workshop manual
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    Well, on Sunday we have a mc tour with some 25 work colleagues, on roads I know well so I will put it to the test. The rear shock a height adjustable YSS, I had it raised a few mm. With the RT emulators and springs, I already felt the front end riding a bit higher, so depending on what gives, I will play with forks height, maybe dropping a bit.
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    Handling is fine, which is most likely my lack of skills in noticing differences.... Yet to take puma out in earnests and will check speedo vs GPS Been giving redslut some TLC and riding time, to make up far last year's lack of giving her some. Hell knows no fury like a woman scorned and all that...
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    110-90/16 Streetsmart Already being sold, plain old oil or grease ! That's what swells them, beccause they are NOT rubber, but are a hydrocarbon based man made rubber, which absorbs HC lubes ! Use red rubber or a NON HC based lube ! Aye! but using penetrating oil prior to loosen the slider pin did the damage I reckon.... Checked and cleaned the calipers on redslut today (different slider pin design), not a speck of rust/dirt. Did remove the old grease and put some red inside :-)
  20. Dutchy
    That day I will put a small flying pig decal on my bike No pressure ok? :-)
  21. Dutchy
    Clear! I will remove all the bolts now just to be sure, degrease the threads and holes.
  22. Dutchy
    even with the torque wrench set to the right spec??
  23. Dutchy
    Luck of the Dutch.... Replacing the swollen seal, I took my torque wrench to set the caliper bolts. The bottom one protested with a snap... Phew! Good thing it came out. Ordering new ones!
  24. Dutchy
    If I figure out what caused the increased girth of the seals, I will sell loads of it.... :-)
  25. Dutchy
    Where there is water There is windmill :-)
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