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Hi. It’s my first post so Hi everyone
]I own an 85 FZ750 which, with me being overseas for 2years now, has been sitting in the garage at home being bored.
Last time I road it the front break condition was… not good to say the least. I need advice on replacement hoses, master cylinder overhaul kits, and possibly new (funds allowing) calipers.
What hoses/calipers/kits would you recommend? And prices?It’s got 50,000 miles on the clock, and it’s time for the valve clearances to be set. How much would a shop charge on average for this?
Thanks in advance.
Pete.If you are replacing lines why not go for steel? Goodridge? They aint very expensive and I noticed a huge difference in my brake performance.
As for new or reconditioned calipers…try ebay or http://www.mad4bikes.com , I got a rear caliper in lovely clean condition for £30 and that was including the postage from mad4bikes and it also had a new set of pads in it.[]LOVE IS GIVING SOMEONE THE ABILITY TO DESTROY YOU, THEN TRUSTING THEM NOT TO.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, Vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming…….WOO HOO, what a ride!
If its been sat for that long, change to brake fluid as most brake fluid is hydroscopic (absorbs water).
Goodridge hoses, as Gix said, are well worth the investment and were cheeper for mine then the genuine Suzuki replacements.
They have got some calipers here for £45 each:
https://www.lm-spares.co.uk/acatalog/Yamaha.htmland here is how to set the valve clearances:
https://www2s.biglobe.ne.jp/~arch/fz/tips/valve.htm
Donut – I mean DONATE!
Good advice from both Gix and Kat there. The weak spot on my 86 FZ was the brakes. You can uprate to the wheels and calipers from the later 17″ front wheel model I think too.
In terms of setting up the valve gear the official interval is 28,000 miles. I had mine checked at a dealer with 40,000 miles on the clock and they harldy needed touching. It is a fairly big job though, so I would buget in the region of £150 or so, but you should get a full engine service for that too.
I will try and post a piccy of my FZ over the weekend.
I sold it in 2000 and still miss the stonking engine in particular. Still see her aboput every now and again. Well over 50,000 miles on the clock and still looking good last time I saw it.
Donate – Or Imperial Data will have you sorted!“”It is a fairly big job though, so I would buget in the region of ?50 or so, but you should get a full engine service for that too.””
Did that read 150? For some reason it showed up as “questionmark50”
When I go back I’ll probably do that; get the shims checked and full service.How about R1 brake calipers? Would they fit/could i get a bracket to convert them to my bike? But the FZ disc is a bit thicker. Or should I just go with the 17″models calipers? Are they 2pot?
And another thing I heard: if you leave the bike for too long without running it, if there’s petrol left over in the carbs it can corrode the actual carb body.. is that true??
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Originally posted by Ef Zee“”It is a fairly big job though, so I would buget in the region of ?50 or so, but you should get a full engine service for that too.””
Did that read 150? For some reason it showed up as “questionmark50”
When I go back I’ll probably do that; get the shims checked and full service.How about R1 brake calipers? Would they fit/could i get a bracket to convert them to my bike? But the FZ disc is a bit thicker. Or should I just go with the 17″models calipers? Are they 2pot?
And another thing I heard: if you leave the bike for too long without running it, if there’s petrol left over in the carbs it can corrode the actual carb body.. is that true??
Yes one hundred and fifty pounds.
Thumper, another Forum member has loads of experience cleaning out carbs on a bike after a long lay up.
Check out how he got on by dropping him a PM.
Donate – Or Imperial Data will have you sorted!Radar that picture was obvoiusly not taken in Tamworth – wheely bin is not alight!
Donut – I mean DONATE!
and the tyres dont look flat…..[:o)]
LOVE IS GIVING SOMEONE THE ABILITY TO DESTROY YOU, THEN TRUSTING THEM NOT TO.
Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, But rather to skid in sideways, chocolate in one hand, Vodka in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming…….WOO HOO, what a ride!
Radar,is that rack in the garage one of them new S&M pleasure devicers,if so can you give me the name and number of the retailer.
Take it easy out there
Sadly it is not for anything that exotic! It was the roof rack for the elderly Mitsubishi I was running at the time…
Donate – Or Imperial Data will have you sorted!
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