Swirl's Harris

[Cheeky4648]

EBC FA047 ducati rear grimeca pads.

Edited November 12, 2017 by Cheeky4648
Damn phone!!

[Dezza]

Call Harris - they will then tell you what pads go in the caliper. They can also tell you what new seals to get. In my experience, they never answer emails.

[Mar71n]

At a guess there a Brembo pad, they look the same as the pads in my ISR front calipers.

[clivegto]

Range Harris today even they could not remember which pads they used, but said brembo then ap racing is what they used. After a bit of researching they do appar to be FA04 so have ordered some cheap ones to see if in fact they do fit. Also got some stickers from harris

Edited November 13, 2017 by clivegto

[Dezza]

7 hours ago, clivegto said:

Range Harris today even they could not remember which pads they used, but said brembo then ap racing is what they used. After a bit of researching they do appar to be FA04 so have ordered some cheap ones to see if in fact they do fit. Also got some stickers from harris

Ok, that makes things clear then At least Harris will send you free stickers if you ask for them, and that includes the small ones that go on the frame

[clivegto]

@Dezzathere was a small charge for postage of the stickers. They are having new frame sticers made up for the future. Pads I ordered are for a laverda lz 125 among many others.

[Dezza]

I just had to look up what the hell a Lavatory lz125 is. It looks a bit like the Beta 125 s, the fastest 125 available when these things were in my dreams between 1979 and 1981.

 

ps If you are desperate, I probably have a couple of frame stickers at home you can have but I do not get back until mid-December.

Edited November 14, 2017 by Dezza

[clivegto]

Have the rear Harris master cylinder as well. After soaking it in gt85 then filling it up with the stuff it appars to be in good working order. 

Edited November 14, 2017 by clivegto

[clivegto]

Fitted the b12 engine that I am going to use to make  sure the engine mounds are right as there is not a lot of room at the front.  Plenum I have is not going to work in its present form. Also got the stickers from harris today, they said it was just what they had in the draw cost £5 For the postage.

Edited November 15, 2017 by clivegto

[Dezza]

They send you some frame stickers after all! Those are the ones you can only get from Harris

Edited November 16, 2017 by Dezza

[clivegto]

Got the pads & they are the same as the old ones but new lol.

[clivegto]

Got the fairing bracket back from the welders, ( Will of Weab Motorcycles) it still needs some holes drilling it to fasten it to the faring. This makes the faring fully adjustable for height & angle of the dangle. Idea was that it could be lowered for drag racing or lifted high for touring if wanted. I like the look of it low & tilted back.

[clivegto]

Bit of a mock up. 

[clivegto]

Rebuilt the back caliper, it don' look too bad for probably been 37 years old.

[Dezza]

Looks a great improvement. What I don't understand is the 'actions' of whoever had the rear brake set up previously. Why would anyone buy a Harris master cylinder and caliper for a small fortune and then neglect them so much?

[Swirl]

5 hours ago, Dezza said:

Looks a great improvement. What I don't understand is the 'actions' of whoever had the rear brake set up previously. Why would anyone buy a Harris master cylinder and caliper for a small fortune and then neglect them so much?

When I bought it, someone had started to restore it all fresh powder coat etc paiintend the wheels then fell on hard times, hit the bottle and neglected the bike left it outside under a none breathable cover for the forseeable,  when I bought it from a bike shop in Blackburn I stripped it right down, stripped the powdeco at from the frame with powerstrip and had it lightly blasted by a mate, then refinished by Eastwoods Refinishing in Chester, then having smashed myself up 2 1/2 years ago, something had to give, 5 kids and a wife to support and multiple operations and in and out of work , so Clive bought it from me and is making a spectacular job, it definitely went to the right home

[Dezza]

Looks like you are right, Swirl. I hope all is well with you now. Many things in life are more important than fancy motorbikes.

[clivegto]

Was not happy with the engine position. Centerd it between the frame rails & tilted it backwards. Made some new lower back engin mounts still need to tidy  them up, lot happier with it now. My dog Blue been helping again lol.

[yantosh]

will the weight of the fairing on the yokes affect the handling at all? I done the same on my last bike, it tended to wiggle a bit once near 3 figures on full throttle

[clivegto]

11 hours ago, yantosh said:

will the weight of the fairing on the yokes affect the handling at all? I done the same on my last bike, it tended to wiggle a bit once near 3 figures on full throttle

I don' know Yan but the r1 nose cone fixed to the yokes on my turbo b12 is alright so will have to wait & see with this one.

Edited November 23, 2017 by clivegto

[yantosh]

it could have been the "too stiff" rear suspension causing the issues on mine

[clivegto]

Dug the side stand bracket out didn't think it would fit anymore with tilting the engine back a bit as the front bolts to the original bottom engine mount. But hey ho it just to say does .

[Swirl]

Bit rusty that stand clive

[clivegto]

2 hours ago, Swirl said:

Bit rusty that stand clive

You're not wrong mate but it is solid and this is only the dry build, it will be getting powder may be black to make it look invisible ish.

Edited November 24, 2017 by clivegto

[Maggotbreath]

Dam!!! That master / caliper combo is awesome!