Jump to content

Swirl's Harris


Swirl

Recommended Posts

Posted
On 10/13/2024 at 8:51 PM, clivegto said:

So this weekend I took the Harris to Stafford bike show with the Oldsckoolsuzuki Crew B|IMG_20241013_205036.thumb.jpg.fc2bc22209151b12d4c8215417794a77.jpg IMG_20241013_142844.thumb.jpg.de7eeedc0db63504cb3c2354e5182556.jpg

Graham's absolutely hanging out of his arse. xD

  • Like 3
  • 1 month later...
Posted (edited)

2 seasons riding the Harris and taking it to a few shows with the Oldsckoolsuzuki Crew now so thought it was time for a few little winter upgrades. First on the list was the wheels which are a standard gsxr1000 bronze in satin from new witj a few scratches which had been bugging me. Took the wheels out last week popped the tyres n discs off then removed the cast lettering from the spokes. Dropped them of on Friday at RAW coatings near York who to my surprise rang me up today to say they were ready so of I went to pick them up. Am well chuffed with the finish and only 48 quids per wheel. B|:pimp:B|IMG_20241202_164947.thumb.jpg.ef99390db67589f1ef34ecbd499b40b0.jpg IMG_20241202_161336.thumb.jpg.7732a0455c5e13766d38c0010a3f6294.jpg

Edited by clivegto
  • Like 5
Posted

Second thing that had been bugging me was the anodising fading on the front brake reservoir and the clutch one too. I ordered a pair of AEM factory titanium integrated reservoirs to fit the Brembo RCS. Bit pricey but there lovely :pimp:. I'v also ordered a pair of Metzler roadtec SE01's for the wheels as well. IMG_20241203_150817.thumb.jpg.ef7ba08cb14ad27384d4b002ec4871eb.jpg IMG_20241203_151038.thumb.jpg.c3679efddad2c7ded18b383148a2e80c.jpg IMG_20241203_145130.thumb.jpg.86f079b2ec7aa6dd1a4598904c28e547.jpg IMG_20241203_154416.thumb.jpg.5308a874ed180c3df0fd1e7f9bb7e0f9.jpg IMG_20241203_154539.thumb.jpg.ef0c8d99bb65a88635be5bf2b553970c.jpg IMG_20241203_154600.thumb.jpg.c47b356516dda57cf5764e6b78a6eaf2.jpg IMG_20241203_163240.thumb.jpg.d0a06785d9eaabc26d75d1d74c19cde1.jpg 

  • Like 4
Posted
3 minutes ago, Allspeeds said:

I just fitted the latest 22 years matured Metz MEZ1s back on Clive xD

O.o Yea but I bet it won't be long before there's a set of Dymags sat in your Harris with fresh rubber mounted on them. :tu

Posted

Fitted the back disc then fitted the wheels back into the bike. Tried the new calipers on for size and it looks like I need to make some spacers twice the size I had for the R1 calipers. IMG_20241210_160320.thumb.jpg.ecb48e561f6d97b523721738d944451a.jpg IMG_20241210_173308.thumb.jpg.35fec39531e69a9d183c52b361292268.jpg IMG_20241210_161655.thumb.jpg.6334dd85e80c98c9f7464c37e105d938.jpg IMG_20241210_172809.thumb.jpg.962d435f48c97dc91d0d84fe2fe9b6f2.jpg IMG_20241210_172745.thumb.jpg.5965e63a5f3c5b2dd8783882104453db.jpg

  • Like 4
Posted
5 hours ago, dupersunc said:

Pads are mixed up.  larger bit  of friction material should be on the trailing piston.

You learn something new every day, Thanks. That's how they were fitted when they arrived. 

Posted
46 minutes ago, clivegto said:

You learn something new every day, Thanks. That's how they were fitted when they arrived. 

It's so the pad doesn't wear tapered. the trailing pad material runs hotter so wears more quickly, which is why you normally have different size pistons on multi piston calipers.  Brembo either got their piston sizes wrong, or more likely realised the calipers would be cheaper to produce with one size piston and off set the pad material instead.

  • Like 2
Posted (edited)

It's nothing more than supposition, but maybe it's an update? Reversed on the outer side of the calliper for balance as that would get more air flow and therefore run cooler than the inner? So that way it would keep both pads at the same temp for balanced wear and braking.

Edited by imago

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...