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My trusty Thundercat is now 13 years old and the time has come to treat the old girl to a bit of a tidy up over the coming winter. I will plan to do the following:
Rear suspension:
Remove, clean an regrease. I might get the shock rebuilt too…I know a man who can.
Front Suspension:
New fork oil, regrease and adjust steering head bearings
Brakes:
Braided lines and new fluid
Carbs:
Remove, clean. Balance
Exhaust:
Clean and re-paint the down pipes
Consumables:
Oil/filter and a new back tyre
Hopefully this should freshen the old girl up noticably, especially the cornering and handling.
I will post a few updates and pics as I progress through.
First job though is to make some room in the garage to do the jobs!
ooooh have fun with that Radar, remember, dont slip off any spanners or anything when the temperature starts getting colder.you wont feel it ’til u go inside, then it really hurts
It was freezing when I did up the FZ600 with Katana a couple years back, still beats Corrie/BB on the telly!
correction…..sticking said spanners up your arse is better than corrie/BB..hah.
nothing would make me watch that crap
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I might get the shock rebuilt too…I know a man who can.Will he do a shock from a 2000 zx6r too?
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Originally posted by Champsquote:
I might get the shock rebuilt too…I know a man who can.Will he do a shock from a 2000 zx6r too?
No progress on the Thundercat yet. I will ask the chap about your ZX6R though
Well the Cat did receive a bit of a clean up, but I did not get around to fettling the rear shock.
The biggest update was the fitting of a Givi rack, most useful it has proven too. I have a Givi rack on the FZ1S too and share a topbox between the two bikes, fitting to whatever bike I am using on that day. The box is not the collest accesory but has proven bloody useful!
The integrated luggage system in all of its’ glory!
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