RE: New 1987 Hurricane owner
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RE: New 1987 Hurricane owner - 8/29/2006 1:42:57 PM
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Kamakazi
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Michigan--
Thanks man! I actually released the air out of the front brakes and now I'm not getting the slappies on that same stretch of pavement. I want to rebuild the front end soon. Should I get the stock springs and oil or should I get thicker oil and stiffer springs? What do you recommend?
Kamakazi
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RE: New 1987 Hurricane owner - 8/29/2006 1:46:11 PM
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Kamakazi
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UH DUH--
I released the air out of the FRONT FORKS. Not the brakes. That would be silly. Thats what happens when you write before coffee.
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RE: New 1987 Hurricane owner - 8/29/2006 2:52:41 PM
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letz827
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Did you replace the piston seals on your brakes? The reason I ask is I just replaced my rear pads and one piston was seized, so I rebuilt the caliper. But, I did not replace the seals. They seemed to be in great condition, but now I am second guessing myself. It wouldn't be to hard to take apart again and replace, but should I even worry about it? They brake functions perfectly and does not leak.
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RE: New 1987 Hurricane owner - 8/29/2006 8:33:00 PM
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Kamakazi
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I did not replace the seals on the pistons. They looked to be in great condition. Did you inspect them for cracks? If you don't find any then you should be ok. If your seals go out you would definitely know because brake fluid would seep out and the pressure on your brake lever would start to sag.
It certainly doesn't hurt to put in new ones and god knows they are cheap enough so you should replace them, especially if it helps you to not worry. Worrying about the impending failure of a component is dangerous, me thinks. Makes for bad decisions on the road. For instance, if you are worried that the screw holding your mirror might fling off at any time or your carbs are starving the engine, then you are instantly thinking about something other than riding and that loss of focus ain't too good on the street.
Having said that, I inspected the seals and they were fine. (Plus, I had to borrow a local bike shops compressed air to dislodge the pistons so I passed them under the nose of mechanic for a second opinon). The brakes are jolly good now.
HOWEVER-- a car backed into me while I was siting at a red light. I actually caught it, last minute and pushed the throttle but it was too late. The bike and I went down.
It cracked up my lower fairing, scraped up the upper cowl, and the mirror. As you saw in the picture, my Hurricane was in really great cosmetic (as well as mechanic) condition so this was a little heartbreaker. I had the bike for only 10 days. GRRRR.
I knew that the insurance would just rule it a total loss and give me a 1000 bucks or something and then I'd have to get a salvage title or something. Anyways, the lady didn't want to bother her insurance so she offered me cash for a all the parts. I orderd new fairings straight from Honda to replace them. Now I have a slightly damaged lower right fairing, upper cowl, and lid. I repaired all the cracks with Plastex and they look decent. If anyone is interested in them, let me know. I am thinking that they might come in handy if I do indeed get into track stuff but I feel kind of greedy about keeping them.
The red on the new fairings is a little more brilliant than the red on the old parts-- Naturally. Is there any way to darken my new ones? Take them to a tanning salon perhaps? :)
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RE: New 1987 Hurricane owner - 8/29/2006 10:46:41 PM
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rrasco
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well, atleast you got it fixed. did she just rip out a check book and write you up for a G or what?
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