29 May 07 Collect bike from Kim Keat
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Front Wheel NoFree Spinning follow-up part 2
Front Wheel NoFree spinning Follow-up Part 1
Front Bearing Screeching sound + more story
Upon collecting my bike, I tested out both brake lever, the front lever feels exactly the same to me, not good. But the rear brake lever feels good and is in good working condition. All brake pads are replace with the ones I bought from Motor world.
I ask the guy if he re-bleed my brake hose and he said he did. I accepted it as my bike felt oily with grease on the handle bar, seats and body, in another words, there are signs of someone doing something to my bike, servicing i hope.
He assure me that the front brakes are ok, he had the piston fully "pushed" out and pressed in again to make sure the lever or fluid are properly adjusted. I don't really understand what he meant, and i didnt think how that would affect the brake lever, never mind. For the next few days, I shall test the brake lever angle and softness to see how effective it is even though then angle is so out. If more doubts, then I may need to look for another bike shop to reconfirm my suspicion.
I left for work, during the journey, brakes working, can fully stop from 90-100km/hr. Rear lever angle good, front lever angle not very good, too close to the throttle grip. Shall test it for a few more days as claimed that will be harden by Kim keat, got such thing meh?
Hope this issue ends here...........
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Monday, May 28, 2007
Denso Plug 45° angle gap and the "A" behind...
Need time to remove and put up the picture.
Function of the Spark Plug is to ignite air/fuel mixture and transfer heat from the combustion chamber. Since this is not a spark plug manufacturing blog. I wont explain further.
After almost 1½ yrs since i bought my bike, I didn't change my spark plugs, and I really want to inspect my spark plugs to see if they are in working conditions. I scroll thru my servicing manual to see where they are located and how to reach them. Finally in April 07, I decide to hands on.
To reach my spark plugs, I need to lift my fuel tank, remove the air filter box, and 4 spark plug cap will be sitting on top of the engine. After removing the plugs and inspecting them. All 4 plugs have collected a lot of carbon deposit on the surface of the circle where the electrode is, and all electrode is slightly glazed and appear whitish. 3 of the 4 spark plugs' screw-in thread has this sticky brownish glue like substance. Next, I inspected the gap, initially I saw the first plug's gap is not directly on top of the electrode, i assumed it broke off, next i realise that all 4 plug's gap are way out. I should replace all 4 plug, I took down the model number Denso IU27A, cleaned the plugs and install them back.
I went to a few shops looking for plug Denso IU27A. Everyone told me its out of stock, agent also no stock. Ah boy and Regina from Kelantan lane quote me $15-17 per plug, others quote me above $20. 1 shop happen to have 2, i was reluctant to buy because I need 4. I took out the plug to inspect and to my surprise, the gap is exactly the same as all 4 of my plugs. I asked the guy "Meng Tong" why gap like cut off, he told me the plug is for pure racing, it is a pure racing spark plug firing 45 degrees. Thats why got "A" behind.
Front Wheel NoFree Spinning follow-up part 2
28 May 07 Back to Kim Keat
Service:
Redo brake hose Bleed
1 x New Fren rear pad $28.57 (motor world)
2 x New Fren Front pads $85.72 (motor world)
Photos not uploaded yet.
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Front Wheel NoFree spinning Follow-up Part 1
Front Bearing Screeching sound + more story
After all the servicing about the brake caliper on 26 May 07. The front wheel finally spins!! Both brake level felt more sensitive then usual, but somehow they felt softer and to fully brake, the lever needs to pull back almost touching the throttle grip. I enquire about the angle, kim keat inspected himself and told me because my pads are almost worn, so the angle is more, and the lever felt softer. He told me to try to replace with new brake pads first, if they are still soft and angle is out, he can redo the bleeding for me. At the point of time, after 4 hours, I cant think properly anymore, I should consider that the piston should be in the same position and therefore should the lever too, because the same pads were used, so right now its too late to think something is wrong.
On the very next day 27 May 07. I rode around and still felt something was not right about the lever angle and the softness. I decided to asked around and maybe check with another bike shop.
To be convinced that the lever angle should not be so near the handle grip and the softness is wrong, I wanted to buy back the same brake pads that I am current using, everywhere no stock again. Everything on my bike ran out of stock!! In the end i went to a near-by shop, Motor World to get a different brand of pads, NEW FREN.
I didnt want Kim keat to say other bike shop did something to make the brakes too soft and lever angle too much, so i didnt install the pads myself. I brought the pads back to Kim Keat to let them install and test the lever effect before & after installing the pads , so to experience themselves if everything is wrong. However, when i reach Kim keat, its already 5pm and I didnt think they have enough time to do all the procedures. I decided to left the bike overnight and not witnessing the scenario.
blog to be continue when the story take place.....
Service:
Redo brake hose Bleed
1 x New Fren rear pad $28.57 (motor world)
2 x New Fren Front pads $85.72 (motor world)
Photos not uploaded yet.
Continue from :
Front Wheel NoFree spinning Follow-up Part 1
Front Bearing Screeching sound + more story
After all the servicing about the brake caliper on 26 May 07. The front wheel finally spins!! Both brake level felt more sensitive then usual, but somehow they felt softer and to fully brake, the lever needs to pull back almost touching the throttle grip. I enquire about the angle, kim keat inspected himself and told me because my pads are almost worn, so the angle is more, and the lever felt softer. He told me to try to replace with new brake pads first, if they are still soft and angle is out, he can redo the bleeding for me. At the point of time, after 4 hours, I cant think properly anymore, I should consider that the piston should be in the same position and therefore should the lever too, because the same pads were used, so right now its too late to think something is wrong.
On the very next day 27 May 07. I rode around and still felt something was not right about the lever angle and the softness. I decided to asked around and maybe check with another bike shop.
To be convinced that the lever angle should not be so near the handle grip and the softness is wrong, I wanted to buy back the same brake pads that I am current using, everywhere no stock again. Everything on my bike ran out of stock!! In the end i went to a near-by shop, Motor World to get a different brand of pads, NEW FREN.
I didnt want Kim keat to say other bike shop did something to make the brakes too soft and lever angle too much, so i didnt install the pads myself. I brought the pads back to Kim Keat to let them install and test the lever effect before & after installing the pads , so to experience themselves if everything is wrong. However, when i reach Kim keat, its already 5pm and I didnt think they have enough time to do all the procedures. I decided to left the bike overnight and not witnessing the scenario.
blog to be continue when the story take place.....
Front Wheel NoFree spinning Follow-up Part 1
26 May 07 @ Kim Keat
Seals + O-ring($180 + $80 workmanship)
Service:
All brake calipers scrub & wash with water :(
Change all caliper's piston & dust Seals
Change all caliper's O-ring
Bleed brake hydraulic/fluid (Dot 4)
Change 1 rear brake light bulb
Tighten screw front mudguard (Got sound when riding)
Replace rear brake lever switch
Remove rear pillion handle bar
Replace 1 tank washer(lost when lift up)
Rear Brake Caliper piston
Rear Brake Caliper
Front Brake Caliper & Piston
Dust & Piston Seal & O-ring
Continue from Front Bearing Screeching sound + more story
I want to get my Caliper's serviced, washed, and seals replaced and maybe hose changed to Stainless Steel Braided hose so that the braking system will be more effective. That is because the brake system is very important especially when riding fast, you need to brake in time if u spot danger ahead, if your brake system sucks, then you wont know if u can stop in time to prevent an accident, it could even be a fatal accident, you never know....
I enquire a few bike shops and the price are more or less the same.
Quize aka Andrew(Super4), also my wife's schoolmate suggested K & T, boss Clifford, claimed he is certified by Suzuki, he rides and service busa. One of the cheapest quotation, replaces all seals + O-rings and wash all calipers for the price of $244 plus another $30 to have steel braided installed, but sold separately. K & T is at ubi industrial, its near by my work place. Good choice in term of knowledge, price, and location.
RollingMao aka YiMing(Hayabusa), someone I knew from Mindef bike forum, he suggested BikeWrek, Joseph. Rollingmao claimed Bikewrek service a lot of busa, but the location is very far. Joseph quote the same servicing for $270 without installing steel braided hose. The choice is out because the location and price is off.
is near my house, secondly their servicing has a presence of quality. Price is I look at the option of a bike shop I knew, Kim Keat located at AMK Ave 5, Autopoint. Boss are 2 brothers, they may not have done a lot of big bikes, but they give quality servicing, i have personally experienced them servicing my previous Super 4. The brothers not only did what u ask for, they check for wear n tears and make sure general things like, chain, signal lights, brake pads, engine oil, etc etc are all in working conditions. For the same caliper's stuff, Kim Keat quote me $260 without installing steel braided hose(additional $50). This choice is 60-70% ok, firstly Autopoint is near my house, secondly, price is ok but their knowledge on servicing the Busa compare to the other 2 bike shop is way below.
I came to a point that servicing brake caliper is a common thing for every bike, there is no complicated system for my busa's calipers , no complicating Dual Braking System nor Auto Braking System. Therefore, any bike shop can do this task, but not every bike shop honor their workmanship and servicing. I have never been to K & T or BikeWrek, but i have been to Kim Keat and knew them for sometime. In the end, i went to Kim keat to have my calipers serviced.
Seals + O-ring($180 + $80 workmanship)
Service:
All brake calipers scrub & wash with water :(
Change all caliper's piston & dust Seals
Change all caliper's O-ring
Bleed brake hydraulic/fluid (Dot 4)
Change 1 rear brake light bulb
Tighten screw front mudguard (Got sound when riding)
Replace rear brake lever switch
Remove rear pillion handle bar
Replace 1 tank washer(lost when lift up)
Rear Brake Caliper piston
Rear Brake Caliper
Front Brake Caliper & Piston
Dust & Piston Seal & O-ringContinue from Front Bearing Screeching sound + more story
I want to get my Caliper's serviced, washed, and seals replaced and maybe hose changed to Stainless Steel Braided hose so that the braking system will be more effective. That is because the brake system is very important especially when riding fast, you need to brake in time if u spot danger ahead, if your brake system sucks, then you wont know if u can stop in time to prevent an accident, it could even be a fatal accident, you never know....
I enquire a few bike shops and the price are more or less the same.
Quize aka Andrew(Super4), also my wife's schoolmate suggested K & T, boss Clifford, claimed he is certified by Suzuki, he rides and service busa. One of the cheapest quotation, replaces all seals + O-rings and wash all calipers for the price of $244 plus another $30 to have steel braided installed, but sold separately. K & T is at ubi industrial, its near by my work place. Good choice in term of knowledge, price, and location.
RollingMao aka YiMing(Hayabusa), someone I knew from Mindef bike forum, he suggested BikeWrek, Joseph. Rollingmao claimed Bikewrek service a lot of busa, but the location is very far. Joseph quote the same servicing for $270 without installing steel braided hose. The choice is out because the location and price is off.
is near my house, secondly their servicing has a presence of quality. Price is I look at the option of a bike shop I knew, Kim Keat located at AMK Ave 5, Autopoint. Boss are 2 brothers, they may not have done a lot of big bikes, but they give quality servicing, i have personally experienced them servicing my previous Super 4. The brothers not only did what u ask for, they check for wear n tears and make sure general things like, chain, signal lights, brake pads, engine oil, etc etc are all in working conditions. For the same caliper's stuff, Kim Keat quote me $260 without installing steel braided hose(additional $50). This choice is 60-70% ok, firstly Autopoint is near my house, secondly, price is ok but their knowledge on servicing the Busa compare to the other 2 bike shop is way below.
I came to a point that servicing brake caliper is a common thing for every bike, there is no complicated system for my busa's calipers , no complicating Dual Braking System nor Auto Braking System. Therefore, any bike shop can do this task, but not every bike shop honor their workmanship and servicing. I have never been to K & T or BikeWrek, but i have been to Kim Keat and knew them for sometime. In the end, i went to Kim keat to have my calipers serviced.
Front Bearing Screeching sound + more story
8 May 07 @ Loois
2 x Front Wheel Bearing 91053-MAZ-003 $60
In the month of April 07, While riding in the hdb car park slowly, I can hear a soft screeching sound come front the bottom front of my bike, but didnt know what was it at the point of time. Afew weeks later, while washing my front wheel, i realise there are rust marks around the wheel bearing. There is where i realise the Front wheel bearings have corroded and its time for a replacement.
So As usual, I left my bike at Loois because it is very near my work place. I told meng tong to replace both the front Wheel bearing coz since change 1, why not change both, new and no need to worry for the next 1yr +.
Few days later, While washing my bike, as usual i will jack up my bike to spin the wheels for effective washing. Suddenly the front Wheel cant spin freely, the first thing i assume is the bearing change was a fucked up job. I call Meng tong and he assure me its normal since bearing new. I asked afew busa riders and they said it isnt normal, so i brought the bike to Loois again, this time beng tong inspected the bearings and my front wheel brake calipers, he told me the calipers need servicing already, as lease every 40k+ mileage. He quoted me washing caliper + change all the honda's caliper seals + o-rings + workmanship is 100+ per caliper.
At this point of time, I think a popular shop like Loois with a GOD, meng tong, cant really deliver his product with some flaws in the servicing, so i assume his assistance must have done the bearing change and didnt realise or didnt bother to find out about the brakes calipers faulty. Yes he got a fucked up new assistance from "Wing Huat motors" named "Ah Heng".
Next time I will definitely get Meng Tong to service complicate component or delicate devices on my bike only. Never let Loois do the simple servicing else only his assistance will do the job.
2 x Front Wheel Bearing 91053-MAZ-003 $60
In the month of April 07, While riding in the hdb car park slowly, I can hear a soft screeching sound come front the bottom front of my bike, but didnt know what was it at the point of time. Afew weeks later, while washing my front wheel, i realise there are rust marks around the wheel bearing. There is where i realise the Front wheel bearings have corroded and its time for a replacement.
So As usual, I left my bike at Loois because it is very near my work place. I told meng tong to replace both the front Wheel bearing coz since change 1, why not change both, new and no need to worry for the next 1yr +.
Few days later, While washing my bike, as usual i will jack up my bike to spin the wheels for effective washing. Suddenly the front Wheel cant spin freely, the first thing i assume is the bearing change was a fucked up job. I call Meng tong and he assure me its normal since bearing new. I asked afew busa riders and they said it isnt normal, so i brought the bike to Loois again, this time beng tong inspected the bearings and my front wheel brake calipers, he told me the calipers need servicing already, as lease every 40k+ mileage. He quoted me washing caliper + change all the honda's caliper seals + o-rings + workmanship is 100+ per caliper.
At this point of time, I think a popular shop like Loois with a GOD, meng tong, cant really deliver his product with some flaws in the servicing, so i assume his assistance must have done the bearing change and didnt realise or didnt bother to find out about the brakes calipers faulty. Yes he got a fucked up new assistance from "Wing Huat motors" named "Ah Heng".
Next time I will definitely get Meng Tong to service complicate component or delicate devices on my bike only. Never let Loois do the simple servicing else only his assistance will do the job.
Servicing Since Nov 05 to Dec 07
18 Dec 06 @ Loois
1 x front Tyre BT 014 120/70-17 $150
1 x Head Light Bulb $22
24 Nov 06 @ Loois (83,000km)
3 x Esso Gold $54
1 x coolant $20
1 x Rubber hose $60
1 x Servicing (approx : $500):
-Timing Chain assembly (replace)
-Radiator
-Air filter
14 Aug 06 @ Vicom Kaki Bukit
IU inspection
18 July 06 @ Loois (77,300km)
3 x Esso Gold Engine oil ($54)
1 x Oil Filter ($16)
1 x Rear Clip ($3)
1 x original Spockets + DID X-ring Chain 50vm - 130ZB (300)
24 Mar 06 @ KimKeat (70000 , 73000)
1 x Rear Tyre BridgeStonje BS 010 180/55x7 $205
4 x Engine oil Motul $94
1x Service Front Brake Caplier $50
1x PJ1 Chain Lub $10
09 DEC 05 @ Loois Motor
1 x Bridgestone 010 Front Tyre $150
3 x Esso Gold Engine oil $54
1 x Oil Filter $16
28 Nov 05 @ MotorWorld
1 x Bagster TankBag (Tektra) $135
1 x front Tyre BT 014 120/70-17 $150
1 x Head Light Bulb $22
24 Nov 06 @ Loois (83,000km)
3 x Esso Gold $54
1 x coolant $20
1 x Rubber hose $60
1 x Servicing (approx : $500):
-Timing Chain assembly (replace)
-Radiator
-Air filter
14 Aug 06 @ Vicom Kaki Bukit
IU inspection
18 July 06 @ Loois (77,300km)
3 x Esso Gold Engine oil ($54)
1 x Oil Filter ($16)
1 x Rear Clip ($3)
1 x original Spockets + DID X-ring Chain 50vm - 130ZB (300)
24 Mar 06 @ KimKeat (70000 , 73000)
1 x Rear Tyre BridgeStonje BS 010 180/55x7 $205
4 x Engine oil Motul $94
1x Service Front Brake Caplier $50
1x PJ1 Chain Lub $10
09 DEC 05 @ Loois Motor
1 x Bridgestone 010 Front Tyre $150
3 x Esso Gold Engine oil $54
1 x Oil Filter $16
28 Nov 05 @ MotorWorld
1 x Bagster TankBag (Tektra) $135
Sunday, May 27, 2007
The mysterious 隼 word.
The 隼 symbol on the side of the bike means "strong and fast".The name Hayabusa comes from the Japanese Peregrine falcon. It is one of the few animals which can travel at about 300km per hour (in a dive). The designer of the bike apparently came up with the name whilst walking along the beach and seeing this bird.
The color scheme of gold/bronze and silver are similar to those of the falcon itself.
Specification of Hayabusa GSX1300R
Specification base on http://www.bikez.com.
Not very good Info, but will update soon.
Key Features base on
http://www.qsl.net/
Aerodynamic fairing design with low drag coefficient.
Not very good Info, but will update soon.
Key Features base on
http://www.qsl.net/
Aerodynamic fairing design with low drag coefficient.
All fairing components have been designed for reduced drag and turbulence.
Compact 4-stroke, four-cylinder liquid-cooled engine with DOHC, 16-valves, Twin Swirl Combustion
Chambers, plus gear-driven counterbalancer for smooth operation.
Electronic fuel injection system, fed by 46mm throttle bodies and ram air intake with large volume airbox.
Lightweight shim-under-bucket valve train with narrow 14 degree valve angle for high
combustionchamber efficiency.
High efficiency liquid cooling system for optimum engine operating temperature- including compact
air-cooled oil cooler, plus oil-jet piston cooling.
SCEM (Suzuki Composite Electro-chemical Material) plated cylinders minimize cylinder size and
improve heat dissipation.
6-speed transmission with high-capacity clutch featuring back-torque limiter system for smooth
downshifts and scissors-type primary gear for reduced gear noise.
Large volume 4-into-2 exhaust system with stainless steel head pipes and lightweight aluminum silencers.
Digital direct-ignition system combines an ignition coil with each spark plug cap for reduced
weight and stronger spark.
Full instrumentation with ultra-thin step-motor construction. Includes fuel gauge, clock, temperature
gauge, LCD odometer and twin tripmeters with fuel consumption gauge.
Unique, vertically mounted dual headlight provides a bright, wide beam with a 60W projector-type
high-beam and a 55W low-beam halogen bulb.
Rigid twin-spar aluminum frame minimizes weight while maintaining high torsional strength.
Large diameter (43mm) inverted front forks with fully adjustable compression & rebound damping
and spring preload, plus steering damper.
Proven link-type rear suspension with remote reservoir shock absorber. Rear suspension features
fully adjustable rebound damping and compression damping and spring preload.
Bridge-type swingarm with large diameter swingarm pivot shaft provides high swingarm rigidity.
Powerful front disc brakes with large 320mm discs and 6-piston calipers.
Rear disc brake with 240mm disc and 2-piston caliper.
Radial tires mounted on lightweight 3-spoke aluminum wheels. Wide 190-size rear tire is mounted on 6" wide rim.
Hinged fuel tank simplifies maintenance and provides easy access to the airbox and air filter.
Blog of GSX1300R Hayabusa
This is a blog for my Bike. The Suzuki GSX1300RZK3 known as "Hayabusa" Limited Edition Mid-Night Black. There are only 10 of this particular model LE in Singapore.
I will try to gather as much record of my bike as possible and keep them inside this blog site.
This bike is registered in 19 July 03 and is owned in 22 July 03. Later the first owner sold it to the second owner, Johnson Tai in 21 July 04. In November 2005, I took over the bike at $15,750 full cash and I wont let my babe see the 4th owner in the near future, not so soon.....
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