Honda rotors are warped... on purpose. ( .005 ") Don't know about BMW.
________________________________ From: Hondo 60 <[email protected]> To: Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers! <[email protected]> Sent: Tue, March 30, 2010 6:14:00 PM Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Re: Digest for [email protected] - 2 Messages in 2 Topics I had a BMW that warped two front rotors. I'm sure it was because I was pulling a trailer and had the wife on back with the bike really loaded for a long haul trip. Heres how to check the front rotor. Raise the bike so the front wheel spins freely off the ground. Take a flair tip pen and either hold in with in about 32 tho. of the rotor ,or tape the pen to one front fork leg so the pin is stationary still at arounsd 32 tho. Now slowly spin the front wheel and see if the pen makes a mark on part of the rotor, but not all of the rotor. If there is no mark then the rotor is running true, if there is a mark on just part of the rotor, then the rotor is warped. Also check that caliper pistons are not stuck, and in the manual there is a correct sequence fot tightening the front axle so the wheel and rotor run true. Clymer makes a easy to understand shop manual for some of the Nighthawks if you don"t have one get one, it will really help with how to tighten that front axle correctly, and of corse many other maintaince things. Good Luck Hondo 60. On Mar 29, 9:57 pm, Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> wrote: > Take a block of wood and hold it against the caliper and strike sharply with > a large hammer. Wheel turn freely now ? It it does, time to rebuild calipers. > Apply brake firmly. Wheel stuck again ? Repeat till convinced. Doesn't change > at all ? No matter what ? How about rusted / frozen locating bolts ? > > ________________________________ > From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, March 29, 2010 7:02:30 AM > Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for [email protected] > - 2 Messages in 2 Topics > > i await the words of wisdom > front wheel is sticking ie not running free some > resistance on say one qauarter of the turn and then its freer but not running > true harder anti clockwise runs into resistance for about half of the > turn is something bent or over tight where are the adjusters or should i > bring it to a authorised dealer whatever that is this is a 83 american cb > 650 nh > > From: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:37 AM > To: Digest Recipients > Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Digest for [email protected] - 2 > Messages in 2 Topics > > Today's Topic Summary > Group:http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers/topics > * What's a good way to strip 2-coat's of paint off chrome front > fender? [1 Update] > * Did 300-miles on the Del-Mar-Va peninsula this week-end [1 Update] > > Topic: What's a good way to strip 2-coat's of paint off chrome front > fender?over tight > [email protected] Mar 28 11:16PM -0500 ^ > > Any brand's for stripper? > > I've used some regular primer so-far on the side panels. > > Gotta change my fork=seal AGAIN! ( I don't know how I nicked it the 1st time > but it leaks) > > Mar 12, 2010 01:48:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Use aircraft stripper. Take it all the way to bare metal, then self- > > etching primer, several top coats and at least one clear coat. > > Anything less will result in piss-pour quality of the final. > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > Topic: Did 300-miles on the Del-Mar-Va peninsula this week-end > [email protected] Mar 28 10:16PM -0500 ^ > > Got a "Cramp-buster" & it was handy. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send > email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, > send email to [email protected]. > For more > options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group > athttp://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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