Thanks for all the responses and advice. This community has been so helpful to me in getting my 86 " back to new" form. Baz, it looks like the...
Thanks Baz, that's the piece I'm looking for. Throttle side air duct. Your attachment idea looks like a great idea as well. I'll PM you for further.
Does anyone have an airduct from a right-side cowl they'd be willing to part with? Specifically, the small black air duct that attaches to the...
Thanks for the advice, Capt. I'm going to do it right the first time, so I'm going to do whatever is necessary while they are apart. I'd rather...
Thanks for the advice Terry. I'm definitely going with new springs, and I'll check out the emulators. Looking at Amsoil Shock Therapy #10 Medium...
Thanks Terry. Your recommendations are appreciated and will be followed. The factory service manual doesn't include tips like these. That's the...
Thanks, Capt, it's been an enjoyable experience so far. I'm looking forward to the fork rebuild. I've considered changing out the stock springs...
Thanks for the link. I already have the hardcopy of the Honda Service Manual and its instructions on disassembly are fairly clear and...
Happy 4th all, In the next week or 2, I'll be digging into a fork rebuild on the 86 700. Both forks are leaking badly, and the front now sags a...
I found and purchased (2) new Tour Max Mitsubishi fuel pumps for a ZX Ninja and made the modifications that Joe Nelson suggests. It worked out...
Did you ever get any brake squeal on the bikes you eliminated the caps/pads from?
My 86 is coming along nicely. Tank is clean and ready. Carbs were completely disassembled, gone through and rebuilt. I also went with new #40...
Coming along nicely, Bazz
I used new pistons from Brake Crafters. I didn't see any caps on them. The old pistons still have the caps. I didn't think they came off the old...
Front brake master disassembly and reassembly. The outer piston seal was leaking but the internal seals still looked good. Snap ring journal had...
I spun them around and used EBC pads. I've never seen a caliper that had pistons that way. Thanks for the insight. Now I know why they were like...
Thanks Cap. I used the red grease that the BC kits supply. Suff works really well. I did wipe a bit of DOT 4 in the barrels
Thanks Baz. Everything looked really good and came apart nicely. I also use FSM, YouTube, and rely heavily on Joe's tutorials. The project has...
As far as I know, these calipers have never been touched before. I've owned the bike for almost 30 years and bought it from the original owner...
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