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Started by moonrunnah, January 15, 2013, 05:40:23 PM

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moonrunnah

Quote from: not a lib on January 17, 2013, 05:27:42 PM
Quote from: moonrunnah on January 17, 2013, 04:46:48 PM
okay so unless some one is selling cheap ass rims ill just put stock size tires on (for this season)
what springs/oil weight would be good (im about 180lbs and some times ride with my girl friend)
ill do brake lines and and pads if i cant find decent priced calipers
what about changing both my m/c the clutch is leaking and the brake mc felles like is crap.
and ill through in an f4i shock

a bit off topic but is street fighering my fj considered bad and also im going to be changing the exhaust and air box if anyone is interested buying them cheap and ill probably have more stock parts for sale cheap as i rip in to her and find things i dont like

Budgets suck.    :ireful:

I have a 17x3" front (I think... I'm in SoCal right now and can't look at it until I get home on Tuesday)

You can have it for shipping cost if you want it.





Yea where are located so I can calculate shipping
When in doubt throttle out

Arnie

Quote from: moonrunnah on January 17, 2013, 04:46:48 PM
what springs/oil weight would be good (im about 180lbs and some times ride with my girl friend)

I'd probably put .90 kg/mm fork springs in with 10wt fork oil.  If you want it a bit stiffer, use 15wt fork oil.
Make sure you set the preload for proper sag.


ill do brake lines and and pads if i cant find decent priced calipers

You can usually find a complete set of R1 or R6 calipers, lines and master on Ebay pretty cheap.  These would still have little use OEM pads installed

what about changing both my m/c the clutch is leaking and the brake mc felles like is crap.

Yeah, what about it? :-)  You don't want leaks. Make sure you get  a brake m/c that "felles" good.

and ill through in an f4i shock

Be aware that this is not a plug and play change.

Arnie

moonrunnah

thank you Arnie for your input
what kind of mods will be needed for the f4i shock
and i will look for the r6 brake setup
what should i get the 4 piston or 6 because i see both when i serch ebay for r6 brakes
When in doubt throttle out

rktmanfj

Quote from: moonrunnah on January 17, 2013, 06:12:39 PM
Quote from: not a lib on January 17, 2013, 05:27:42 PM
Quote from: moonrunnah on January 17, 2013, 04:46:48 PM
okay so unless some one is selling cheap ass rims ill just put stock size tires on (for this season)
what springs/oil weight would be good (im about 180lbs and some times ride with my girl friend)
ill do brake lines and and pads if i cant find decent priced calipers
what about changing both my m/c the clutch is leaking and the brake mc felles like is crap.
and ill through in an f4i shock

a bit off topic but is street fighering my fj considered bad and also im going to be changing the exhaust and air box if anyone is interested buying them cheap and ill probably have more stock parts for sale cheap as i rip in to her and find things i dont like

Budgets suck.    :ireful:

I have a 17x3" front (I think... I'm in SoCal right now and can't look at it until I get home on Tuesday)

You can have it for shipping cost if you want it.





Yea where are located so I can calculate shipping


Shipping would be from 46163, or maybe someone can drag it back up that way when he's down here for SX in a few weeks.     :pardon:


Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


moonrunnah

okay so it will be around 40 bucks its going to get shipped to 04009
im not sure the size and weight but i did 20in x20 in x 5in for size and 35 lbs so that should be a bit high i think
When in doubt throttle out

Dan Filetti

I was in SF (Redwood Shores actually) last week for 5 days and will be again early next month -not that that is all that relevant. Just throwing it out there...

Dan
Live hardy, or go home. 

RichBaker

Quote from: moonrunnah on January 17, 2013, 06:48:39 PM
thank you Arnie for your input
what kind of mods will be needed for the f4i shock
and i will look for the r6 brake setup
what should i get the 4 piston or 6 because i see both when i serch ebay for r6 brakes


R1/R6 calipers are the same..... also the Warrior cruiser, FZ1, YZF600, and several more. All use the same monobloc calipers. Just don't get the radial calipers, they bolt on differently.
Rich Baker - NRA Life, AZCDL, Trail Riders of S. AZ. , AMA Life, BRC, HEAT Dirt Riders, SAMA....
Tennessee Squire
90 FJ1200, 03 WR450F ;8^P

weymouth399

 












Shipping would be from 46163, or maybe someone can drag it back up that way when he's down here for SX in a few weeks.     :pardon:



He may, but you will need to PM him, he hasn't been on here much lately. He does show up for shop/drink night, reagurly. :good2:

Bob W
84 FJ 1100
86 FJ1200
89 FJ1200
5  FJ POWERED race cars
76 LB80 Chappy
93 KX500 ice for sale
00 KX500 ice/dirt
04 KDX220 dirt for sale
04 KX500 ice
08 KLX450 ice/road
72 CT90x2 for sale

rktmanfj

Quote from: weymouth399 on January 18, 2013, 08:40:57 AM


Shipping would be from 46163, or maybe someone can drag it back up that way when he's down here for SX in a few weeks.     :pardon:



He may, but you will need to PM him, he hasn't been on here much lately. He does show up for shop/drink night, reagurly. :good2:

Bob W

Well, I could do that, except that he doesn't appear to be a member here anymore, and I seem to have lost his contact info.     :scratch_one-s_head:


Randy T
Indy

Blessed be the LORD my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight.
Psalms 144:1

'89 FJ1200
'90 FJ1200
'78 XT500
'88 XT350


weymouth399

I have no prob finding him here, :sarcastic: pm me and I'll have him get ahold of you.  :dash2:

Bob W
84 FJ 1100
86 FJ1200
89 FJ1200
5  FJ POWERED race cars
76 LB80 Chappy
93 KX500 ice for sale
00 KX500 ice/dirt
04 KDX220 dirt for sale
04 KX500 ice
08 KLX450 ice/road
72 CT90x2 for sale

moonrunnah

so where and what chain should i get i need a new drive chain
When in doubt throttle out

Harvy

Quote from: moonrunnah on January 28, 2013, 07:20:26 PM
so where and what chain should i get i need a new drive chain

Get the highest tensile X or O ring 530 chain you can find (most folk seem to go for DID brand, but there are others up to the task - I use EK, RK is another that comes to mind).
Also, I generally make a point of changing to new sprockets when I renew chain, but I guess it depends on the depth of your pocket and the state of your existing sprockets.

Cheers
Harvy
FJZ1 1200 - It'll do me just fine.
Timing has much to do with the success of a rain dance.

andyb

Any good quality chain should work, brand is more personal preference than anything.  It's not a place to go cheap, unfortunately.  EK ZZZ is unbeatably strong and is my choice.  Because the chains aren't cheap, I too do sprockets at the same time unless they're very new.

keand3

How often should the chain be changed?
My sprockets needs replacement so investing in quality products is what i prefer, have seen alot of different brands to different prices. Being a newbee its not that easy to differ the quality from the junk sometimes.

Cheers
Ken
Whant to check out my photos on the bike??
https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=828DDEC8DF631CA5%21103

moonrunnah

thank you yes i am doing sprockets and going with the 18/39 to save a little gas
When in doubt throttle out