696 rebuild - on the road & stage 2

[Raux]

ahhhhahhhhhahahah

PC V arrived today 

just got it on the road and I'm ready to take it off and do the motor 

[Raux]

had some clutch slippage today.
thinking I need to check the freeplay on the clutch lever? Noticed there is none...

opinions.

[Howie]

Good place to start.  1 - 1.5 mm.

[stopintime]

had some clutch slippage today.
thinking I need to check the freeplay on the clutch lever? Noticed there is none...

opinions.

Screw + lever part # 4 on page 62, US 696 parts catalogue (2009)

So, I assume that's a yes for your bike as well.

[Raux]

I'm running older Brembo goldline masters. i can't see how they adjust

[DarkStaR]

I'm running older Brembo goldline masters. i can't see how they adjust

If they are small pivot goldline masters, this is what you are looking for to adjust (clutch side looks a bit different due to switch):

[Raux]

ok thanks

i think i can do that

[stopintime]

I've heard people struggling with the set screw - it's often tight and/or loctite'd.
You might need to heat it - IIRC.

[Raux]

I've heard people struggling with the set screw - it's often tight and/or loctite'd.
You might need to heat it - IIRC.

k
will probably try to tackle it saturday morning

[dbran1949]

Be very careful I still have the end of the allen key stuck in the set screw on my clutch lever

[hcomp]

Holy BuhJeezus Wow Raux! I go away for 2 weeks and you finished a masterpiece! Awesome work and the bike looks super badass!

[Raux]

Holy BuhJeezus Wow Raux! I go away for 2 weeks and you finished a masterpiece! Awesome work and the bike looks super badass!

what the hell are you taking 2 weeks off for

thanks, Ryan.

now looking at the pics, wish i was able to accomplish more of the changes I wanted. Sometimes I think it isn't changed enough to be considered custom

[ungeheuer]

  I told you to put that Volkswagen Beetle rear-end on it, but you wouldnt listen... "too radical" you said.... so now look at you..... 

[Veloce-Fino]

The people who "matter" will know how custom it is.

[Raux]

phew spent some hours on the bike today.
wrote a small report in the riding tech. threads.

I think I need to change some things and add others.
The zero rise bars are great... but a lot of work. It makes a great weekend bike but not such a great commuter. Gonna have to decide what I want from this bike, cause in this config, it definitely is not an all around bike.

IF I keep the zero rise, I need a damper. It turns SO easily. I don't want to change my suspension and lighten the front, but the steering angle is steep and I want to be careful of headshake.

IF I come up a couple of inches, I can forget modding further toward the 848 cause I doubt I'll have room for a rise. But it will make the bike easier for commuting.

The exhaust need to be fixed soon. The stock just aren't cutting it.

I finally fixed the lights, now have low and high beam instead of just high and high+low.
Painted a few more bits and pieces as well. I didn't like the look of the silver front sprocket cover, so that's black now. and a few brackets that I had made are black after being raw until I had some black paint.

PC V is next. Suppose I'll need the autotune unless I can source a shop with a Dyno and willing to let me use it for free