04 R1: Replacing a few parts: Simple job? HA! I don't think so...

[StoneChucker]

Long story ahead:

Well, where does one begin? I guess I'll start at the beginning:

Thursday before last, I went out to the Riverbank carpark / ROQM in Lower Hutt with WT, Deano, etc, and came home around 11pm. It was the first time I'd be putting my bike away in my new bike shed. Since it was so late, the metal strip on the floor across the doorway transition was covered in dew. As I rode slowly up, my rear wheel spun like mad as I got over the metal strip. I guess I started to panic as the bike spun out, because I tried to hold it up with the throttle hand which just shot the revs up to about 11K (redlines at 13K ish) making the wheel spin faster, and completely out. Bike fell onto it's lefthand side on the shed floor. I couldn't pick the bike up on my own, because of the position in relation to the shed walls. I had no leverage! I yelled for dad to come give me a hand

I couldn't believe my "luck". ONLY things broken/damaged were:
broken clutch lever
bent gear lever
slightly bent metal protrusion on side stand

No other damage at all, not even those expensive fairings! Still mint

So, even though I didn't actually need a new side stand, in my quest to keep the bike as new, I ordered all 3 items. After work today (Fri), I decided to fit them in anticipation of my Taupo run tomorrow. I used the workshop manual for my bike to get the torque settings of the relevant bolts. I started by removing the side stand bolt. Sidestand wont come off? Look behind and the sidestand switch (cuts out engine/won't let start under various situations) has an activator plate which has to be undone too. Try to undo the nut, and find it's LockTite'd in. Turn even harder and it slowly creaks and unscrews. Took literally 5-10 mins! Got that out, took stand off and cleaned all other parts and re-assembled with new side stand. Screw in switch plate and lastly main bolt. Check torque setting and go for gold. PING!!! clatter clatter (sound of washers falling on the floor). I'd broken the head of the bolt off, leaving the bolt embedded in the casing! (thoughts of a cancelled Taupo trip rush my brain, must... not...explode....). The settings I was using was for the sidestand PLATE behind the stand Run next door to VTWIN who uses a screwdriver and hammer to slowly/carefully chisel the exposed bolt neck anticlockwise and out Got NEW bolt, refitted side stand and put bolt in to same tension as the original one came out with.

Replaced clutch lever, packed up tools, found clutch lever bolt sheath/inner-shaft on floor, unpack tools take off clutch lever, insert sheath.....
When things go "wrong" they go wrong well! I did a maintanace course with Andrew Templeton at Roadsafe, and he said NEVER start a maintanace job if you're short on time. Often seemingly small jobs end up taking 3 hours, like tonight!

Well, I decided to tell you all of my inexperienced attempt at maintanance, only because I've finished and everything is back to normal Wouldn't have been so forthcoming if it wasn't

Dave, slightly more experienced.

PS: VTWIN built a great new ramp, and I've got anti-skid patches on the metal.

[2_SL0]

Well at least your honest, good to hear its all fine and nothing major broke.

[Waylander]

Glad the bike is ok mate. And atleast it didnt take the shop 3 months to get your parts in. Some guys just have all the luck

[Velox]

I know what you mean mate! It's always during the simple jobs like changing the oil that something manages to get completely stuffed up and end up taking hours! Actually, that's probably cause I only do the simple jobs though. Hmmm.

[White trash]

And I'm still pissing myself imagining you slowly but surely dropping the bike all the while giving it more revs!

Fuck I'm glad that sort of random shit happens to other people and not just me.

[XTC]

Glad you got everything sorted. Torque wrenches strip more bolts than not in the hands of the inexperienced. You're experienced now so shouldn't happen again.

[Paul in NZ]

Glad you got everything sorted. Torque wrenches strip more bolts than not in the hands of the inexperienced. You're experienced now so shouldn't happen again.

Amen to that!

[Skunk]

That's why any time I can I give the bike to the shop to do the repairs/maintenance. Shit always happens and it ends up there anyway... <-- this guy is way cool (wari).

[NC]

Oh I so know how that feels dude!


I gassed it up the driveway a couple of weeks ago and a combnation of dew and oil from Melons oil change the nightbefore sent the rear wheel side ways while the front wheel remained on the concrete and headding straight for the side of the house.It was speedway styles... I dropped the revs and it swung back round while I was praying to the Highsiding gods not to kill me....the adrenaline kicked in up the road..

[riffer]

LOL I know the feeling Dave.

In my never ending quest for more horsepower I bought some new button main jets (going up a size in mains) and some pilot air jets (up another size as well).

So I have the carbies completely off the bike and I'm trying to work out why the pilot air jets I bought are completely different to the ones that came out of the carbies.

And then I realise. I have pilot jets, not pilot air jets.

Completely different animal.

Put the carbies back together, put them back on the bikes, put it all together again, airbox on, tank back on, etc.

Oh well, at least the bike ran again when I was finished...

[Joni]

Glad you got it sorted Dave...
I was wondering about the clutch lever and your trip up north today...


PS - stupid drops like that happens to all of us some time or another...

[sedge]

[QUOTE=NC30_chick]
I gassed it up the driveway a couple of weeks ago and a combnation of dew and oil from Melons oil change the night before sent the rear wheel side waysQUOTE]

I've told you before about oiling the Melon, it'll only lead to no good...

Sedge.

[jrandom]

Embarrassing Driveway Drops (tm) are always annoying.

Yours wasn't as embarrassing as my recent one, though. Parked the Zeal up at work on a slope with the sidestand on the wrong side, didn't pay attention, was in a hurry...

Came back out, went to bungee my bag to the pillion seat, wiggled it into place and the bike fell over.

Casualties: front brake lever and my $4,500 laptop that was in the bag...

[NC]

[QUOTE=sedge]

I gassed it up the driveway a couple of weeks ago and a combnation of dew and oil from Melons oil change the night before sent the rear wheel side waysQUOTE]

I've told you before about oiling the Melon, it'll only lead to no good...

Sedge.

Your bike looks wicked, but you should lose the orange wig, it's not the right colour for you

[TwoSeven]

I know the feeling when it comes to bumbling around trying to put a bike together your not familiar with.

Whats worse for me is a family member is factory trained. Its rather annoying to watch them strip bike and engine down to its component pieces in the morning and watch them put it back together for something to do in the afternoon. Meanwhile I'm still trying to figure out how to get nut number 4 undone.