Sprucing up the bike for riding season!

[Eric SmithMember]

Well, today I got a monkey off my back and actually did something nice for my WR instead of just riding it and neglecting it!

Gave her a tub, long overdue, threw on a new front tyre and some new grips on the bars. Changed the air filter and gave the chain a bit of a lube and an adjustment. Discovered a leaking fork seal, as WR’s tend to do, so have decided to look into the suspension upgrade I have been rabbiting on about for 6 months! I’ll dust off my old thread with the decision and results, pulling no punches as I am wont to do!

Feels good to know that the bike is now (apart from the suspension) ready to sling my leg over and ride at a moments notice, or show to a mate without the excuses for the disgraceful state it was in before!

A wise man I know, when asked whether he washes his bike each time he rides it, said “Yep!” and when chipped for being pedantic about it, said “Well, you don’t have to wipe your @rse after you go to the toilet each time either, but I do that too!”

Words to live by!

So I am now looking for a few dollars to give a nice man to sort out the suspension for me. I have an idea who, where and when, but will decide later in the week.

Bring on riding season, should be a good one!

[alanMember]

went through a bit of that today as well ecks new waterpump seels and bearing and bearings in the back brake pedal that were the same size and oil change its just all dollars but its got to be done . fork seel is leeking to but it can wait give it a feeler gage

[Eric SmithMember]

white rocket wrote:

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went through a bit of that today as well ecks new waterpump seels and bearing and bearings in the back brake pedal that were the same size and oil change its just all dollars but its got to be done . fork seel is leeking to but it can wait give it a feeler gage

Yep, gave mine a feeler gauge treatment today, but it seemed a bit more serious. Time will tell I suppose.

Still, the springs are just too soft for my fat can, so an upgrade is definately in order. That ride at the pony express I was unable to do the doubles all through the track because I kept bottoming out! Sure, I could lose 20 kilos but there is a reason I am as fat as I am – I’m a lazy bugger! :laugh:

[alanMember]

think i am due for new fork seels ecks seem to need them every 12 months and the time is up . don t think i ever replaced them on my old xr400 dam upsidedown forks but my old wr400 was the same .don t they do some modification to the wr forks now to fix them

[Anonymous]

A clean, maintained bike is both good to ride and pleasing to the eye.

I like nothing more than to sit out in the shed, have a smoke and a beer and admiring my WR, except for riding it that is.

When you get your suspension done, use All Balls seals, I am not saying they are the best, but mine havent leaked since putting them in. The genuine Yammy seals started leaking after 3 rides. New fork bushes probably help as well.

I bought my seals from Fathead at Batteys Bikes and the bushes from Ballards all All Balls and both were very inexpensive compared to genuine ones.

Also you dont need to use the $50 a litre S1 Yamaha fork oil, 5 weight does the same job.

[Eric SmithMember]

No idea about the mod to the forks, I’ll ask someone who might know and if it is true I’ll post it up. The bloody things (WR’s) always seem to have a leak. I agree, it is the upside down forks that cause the problem. I’m still not convinced they are REALLY better than conventional forks. My call is that conventional forks will make a comeback one day!

[alanMember]

think i look at computers to much but on dbw(have also read it in magazines) they reckon there is a spring in the valving or something( not the fork springs) that stuffs up in the first 10 to 15 hours of the bikes life and the forks start playing up .best to talk to a suspension tuner this is just third hand information

[jamieMember]

Me too ECKS-Man,

Master cylinder spat it,which turned into pads,disks then fork seals, dunno about the feeler guage tried it a few times but the leak just came back.Just learned how to change them myself only cost $50 a pair plus oil.

Then sprockets and tires,now looking at some of my gear its trashed too. No wonder the mrs calls it the money pit.

[alanMember]

lucky its a fun money pit hay i agree with your misses but could not live without it

[jamieMember]

Yeah its a good money pit,but sometimes it all just happens at once.

[Eric SmithMember]

True that twobanger!

Still and all, smiles for the dollar it can’t be beat!

[john morganMember]

being currently unable to ride for a week or 2 –
took the chance to give the bike a birthday. – new sprockets and chain – were long overdue.
– new spark plug
– pivot pegs
– greased everything !!! – head stock bearings, lingages,all pivot points and generally anything that looked like it might like some grease.
– new coolant, after 3 years the original stuff may have well been GI Lime.
– lube up all cables.
next is new brake fluid then onto the motor. oil and filter. By then the bike will be ready for winter.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Ecks, depending on your weight maybe you maybe able to use the OEM titanium rear spring from the 450, I was able to, saved a few dollars as they can be had for a 6 pack.

I got a rude shock tonight, sat on mine and the rear linkages are a bit “tight” and I’ve got a big ride on next saturday, so might have to do an emergency grease or something tomorrow cause it’s too late to replace all the rear bearings at this stage.

Bugger Bugger Bugger. Would it be too much to ask Mr Yamaha to put some grease nipples in these things?

BC

[Mick DMember]

I did a 60km ride yesterday morning, when I got back I washed the XR in preparation of todays ride. I then cleaned up the chain adjusters in the swingarm of Connor’s 85 and took two links out of his chain as it has always been a bit long as he had run out of adjustment.

I then pulled the front end out of the KX65 and greased the steering head bearings only to look around and see the 85 had a flat front tyre so I then fixed that. I then dropped the oil out of the XR and gave her a service, finishing off by undoing the triple clamps and straightening her out after my little off trail foray last weekend.

When you are running three bikes most weekends, there is always some spannering to do.

[BillMember]

Mr Blue wrote:

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Ecks, depending on your weight maybe you maybe able to use the OEM titanium rear spring from the 450, I was able to, saved a few dollars as they can be had for a 6 pack.

I got a rude shock tonight, sat on mine and the rear linkages are a bit “tight” and I’ve got a big ride on next saturday, so might have to do an emergency grease or something tomorrow cause it’s too late to replace all the rear bearings at this stage.

Bugger Bugger Bugger. Would it be too much to ask Mr Yamaha to put some grease nipples in these things?

BC

or a pds as this wont get tight and only takes 5min to greese :laugh: :laugh: 😆 :woohoo:

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