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23-08-2020, 06:35 PM | #1 |
rattles when he walks
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: in the comfy chair,moved furniture around
Bike: M900
Posts: 1,065
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Sometimes I do things and almost instantly step back and think - why the f#@k did I do that.
Last episode I’d stripped and cleaned the swinging arm, shock and linkage, this one was supposed to be: Strip and clean rear brake, back of engine, start re-assembly. Instead I picked up the rear part of the exhaust and gave it a gentle rub with a polishing block that was sat on the bench in a bowl of stuff to be put away. “Ooh, that’s coming up OK”, before I knew it there was a shiny patch and the polishing mop was on the bench grinder and a bigger shiny patch. Oh dear, a while later…. Why - "Oh dear" - well now I've got to do the rest of the system and its got 26 years of crud on it |
23-08-2020, 06:49 PM | #2 |
rattles when he walks
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: in the comfy chair,moved furniture around
Bike: M900
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Having done the rear section of the pipe I had to do the front section which is a lot longer and has the cruciform bit on the end = aaargh.
Set up the grinder with a mop on it outside to avoid spraying polish snots everywhere, scruffy gear on and set to it. That’s the easy bit done. Not the best but near enough, the stainless is poor quality and I didn’t have the right bits to get in all the corners of the cross-over. |
23-08-2020, 07:07 PM | #3 |
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Stockbridge
Bike: M900
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Nice. That’s how stainless should look!
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24-08-2020, 07:38 AM | #4 |
Transmaniacon MOC
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Sutton In Ashfield
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 6,043
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When I got my first Ducati I never even realised they were stainless because it looked like rusty old regular steel. I don't know what grade of stainless they use for those standard systems but it is not the best.
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24-08-2020, 10:25 AM | #5 |
preneolithic frebie
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Cambridge
Bike: S4Rs
Posts: 320
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Those pipes came up really well,good on ya
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31-08-2020, 08:28 PM | #6 |
rattles when he walks
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: in the comfy chair,moved furniture around
Bike: M900
Posts: 1,065
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A mixed couple of days on the Monster.
Some good progress on the exhaust flanges, started out rusty and caked in oil. After a quick scrub with a wire brush and some brake cleaner. Then into a Deox mix and left to bubble. After a few hours and the occasional scrub with a wire brush, that’s better. A couple of coats for VHT silver, looking good. |
31-08-2020, 09:00 PM | #7 |
rattles when he walks
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: in the comfy chair,moved furniture around
Bike: M900
Posts: 1,065
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Swinging arm in, oh, whats that on the floor – that’ll be one of the shims that go between the arm and the frame, so out, then back in again. Linkage in and out a couple of times as I worked out which order to assemble things in.
Next, the exhaust, complete with new shiny stainless clamp and nuts. |
31-08-2020, 09:06 PM | #8 |
rattles when he walks
Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: in the comfy chair,moved furniture around
Bike: M900
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Now for the not so good bits.
Gave the rear wheel a wipe down with brake cleaner to get rid of the last of the grease residue, clean off the glue residue from balance weights, quick spray with some pledge. Something didn’t look right about the rear disk, ok it needed a good clean and repainting but it didn’t look right. A quick check with a steel rule and oh. Took it off and yup, it’s well dished. That'll be my exhuberant right foot. Time for a new disk. And some shiny Ti disk bolts |
16-09-2020, 11:27 PM | #9 |
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: East London
Bike: Multiple Monsters
Posts: 9,716
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Are you sure that’s the same bike Mr. Crust?
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