ALdad

I don't know what the F-- all the #s mean either. I only know That C3 refers to the spacing of the balls affecting friction,heat build up and the life of the bearing. and I only know this from a disscussion on this site when I replaced my rear. I can't find the thread cuz I can't figure out how to get the search to work for me. But your right if they are still smooth I ain't changing them. Cheer!!

Thanx. Why not both C3?

Thank you, I love common sense answers!

While I am replacing my rotors I think I will do the bearings. The search does not work so well for me. Any body have the size for the front bearings. I mean the # I can take to my local bearing house?

Thanx, I am going to replace rotors and pads. Any recomendation on better than stock?

How many of you have actually measured your rotors? The manual says replace at 3.9, that’s .2 mm wear from new. .2mm is 2 sheets of paper. Could someone tell me how this small amount could make a difference in performance or safety? I am sure there is a reason. I would sure like to know. The bike has 34k mi. this is the second set of pads. The first were stock and the last ones were the Kevlar organic. I commute stop and go traffic and I hardly use any rear brake so I would assume the wear is normal. I don’t have a problem replacing the rotors, other than I am a cheap bastard. But I would like to know what the issues are with thinning discs from one who really knows brakes. I am guessing thin rotors are more susceptible to warping and eventually the calipers won’t grab, but .2mm, please. I have the same thoughts with our car when I am told I need new rotors every time it goes in for brakes

by ALdad 06 » Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:38 pm The pads on my 2000 sport need replacing. Rotors are about 3.4-3.5mm. What risks or issues am I taking in running one more set of pads maybe about 15k miles? I commute daily the bike stops just fine. But the pads are really thin. Will one more set of pads 15kmi. I am guessing will shave another .2 or .3 mm off rotors. Tell me if I am stupid in pushing it .

What width is the rear ? I like the handling better with the 160-60 tire on my sport. I have always liked the look of the Apina spokes, but they are little pricy. Do you think the build and ride quality is worth the $$. Any issues with maintaining air pressure?

Thanx, I'll replace bulbs this wknd. Man I've got a lot to learn.

I never changed any wires. I took the handelbar control apart. there is a metal plate on the top half that conformes to the shape of the handelbar. This plate is rusty, does this act as a ground ?

"Piece of sh##"?

Need some guidence here. Turn signal switch to Rt. position and front Rt. lights up but don't blink.The rear , nothing. Left switch position and both front blink and rear left blinks. I went over the bullet connectors and wires all seems OK. Any ideas? Buy the way this problem has been intermittent and when it started the dual front blinking was weak on one side. Now the dual front blink , both are strong. All this started before I did my recent head light relay.

Thanx docc, I will set up something like this soon.

Ya think? The socket is ceramic and all the wires are insulated . no metal touching pan.