camshaft bearing shells are not available in anything other than standard sizes they are not like main & con rod bearings where you have to match the bearing to the crankshaft & the crankshaft to the crank cases Yeh ......I'm aware of that. I lost the plot there.... I was mistakenly thinkin...

I also think it could be fuel not oil. I was thinking the exact same too as i was reading through the thread ! If that was Oil thats leaking into the exhaust port you'd have other magor sign's & symptoms (&most likely route would be a crack from ex valve bucket bore ...but never heard of th...

are you sure that you are not suffering with slightly more seal stiction than usual in the calipers, especially with the pistons being stainless rather than chromed finish ? I have experienced this before with stainless pistons. It can show up as the calipers having slack on the discs which you can...

jimmock wrote:I'd try SPLIT BLEEDING before I start stripping MC again.

Thanks Jim , I hear what you say but I was / am confident it's not a trapped air issue as with the methods I've used I'd definately would have moved it mate. I like the idea of your split bleeding though & THANKYOU.

kawasakichris wrote:have you tried the zippy the lever to the handlebars and leave overnight i was sceptical but it worked for me

Hi Chris , thanks & yes I did state I'd done that too in my original (it's near the bottom of it ! ) Cheers

The best feature ..........found on the J model only "The Front Brake" one now resides on my Sr500 cafe racer.

are you sure that you are not suffering with slightly more seal stiction than usual in the calipers, especially with the pistons being stainless rather than chromed finish ? I have experienced this before with stainless pistons. It can show up as the calipers having slack on the discs which you can...

Master cylinder IMHO Mmmm ......... thats what I think too & thats why I'm enquiring if any one else has info or tails of Wo on these Tour Max kits & the Kit Part # too.. as there seems an issue there due to the covering up of the original Tour Max Part # . These kits are commonly sold on t...

If you have access to another master cylinder.off any motorcycle and try again.This may confirm if it is the master cylinder or not. Ade Yeh ...thankyou, thats a good point ! I'm a bit louthed to pull my Master Cylinder of my Speed Triple but your right ....that would be a sound means of identifyin...

Long story "not so" short ! Front brake system bled every which way & NO air present , yet I have 50mm of lever travel until it's firm & it should be only about 25mm ! Both Calipers have just been rebuilt with new S/steel pistons & all new seals & new Pads. Master Cylinder ...

Thanks Johny B, thats a good start.... Funnily enough I've found a set with bleed screws on the side (meaning they were for calipers mounted behind front forks) that are 38.15mm dia . So perhaps the Z1000 A2 has this dimension also. RegardZ. Just checked out my mates Z1000 A1 " Factory " ...

Thanks Johnny B. All new seals and pistons in calipers. Trying to post a photo of master cylinder to show but not having any look. As you look at master cylinder base from above ( lever side on right as if it was on bike) with reservoir removed there are two drillings in the base of the master cyli...

Thanks for help got problem down to fluid pressure. Released bleed nipples and wheel frees up. Pumped up pressure so brake was binding then released banjo bolt at master cylinder so no blockage or problem from there down to calipers. Stripped master cylinder down again to make sure all ports clear ...

Hi Guys, I'm not having a lot of luck finding a front disc for my CSR 1000. Every other model seems to be bigger or smaller. Does anyone know if any other bike shares these discs ? Or do you have one you might want to sell me, I've asked a couple of engineers up here if they could straighten my old...

Phil when I had a thou I had years of it faffing around new plugs, condensers, points, coils, dyna system, harness completely stripped and checked, all mechanical timings and clearances done and it still faffed about, I put a two into one back on it similar to originals and bingo no problems ever a...