FZ1riderNY
Moderator
One step closer to having her ready for the road! Arrived at Brian's today. WooHoo!
Removing GenII Rotors/ New Wheel Color
Hellgate
Wizard
Nice! I really like the wheels Billy. Do you mind me ask what they charged?
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
No, not at all. I paid $370 dollars OTD. That's not the regular price though. Imagine that! It's a really "high end" shop that primarily do exotics. A guy I know at work is personal friends with the owner and so he gave me special pricing. I don't know what the normal price is and I probably don't want to know. I will say though, that he did an amazing job. The pictures do not do them justice. He even filled a small indentation on the edge of the rear wheel before doing the coating. The guy in Jersey wanted $300 dollars but I would have had to make four trips total, back and forth across the bridge, that's $30 bucks in tolls, plus the turnpike tolls, plus gas, and time. The guy I went to is literally ten minutes from my house with no tolls so it was a no brainer for me. I'm bringing him the other set of wheels as well and he's giving me the same price. Can't wait to get the Neon Hi Vis done. It's gonna look killer.
a7x3797
Well-Known Member
What size torx are the rotor bolts? My largest is a T40 and it is a bit small and before I buy a kit I want to know the exact size.
Thanks
Thanks
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
The T40 is the correct size for both the front and rear rotor bolts. Not sure why yours is a bit small.
a7x3797
Well-Known Member
Alright thanks. It has a bit of wobble when it's in. I'll just go buy a new set anyway, these are old and cheap. That's probably why the size is a bit off.
Lonney
Wizard
Billy i think the front and rear are two different sizes . At least the bolt heads are .
Lonney
Wizard
Yep the rear bolt threads are bigger .
Lonney
Wizard
These bolts are from the UK The rear are Titanium and the fronts are SS . They are 6 mm hex . I should have gotten all Titanium but i wanted to see the difference .
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
The T40 was used on both the front and the rear rotors, at least in my case. They are both the same however the bolts are different in size physically.
Lonney
Wizard
Yep you are correct .
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
A great weekend out at Brian's (Blavenia) house. Went over to Martin Motorsports to have the new rubber installed and also picked up a few goodies. I even got to ride Brian's new Triumph Street Triple R for a quick ride in 34 degree temps to buy some Amish Honey and Chocolate. Back home now and just have to install the new bearings on Tuesday from Partshark and I'll be ready to get the bike into a roller once again.
The guys at Martin did a phenomenal job on mounting the tires. Not one smudge or nick on the newly powdercoated wheels.
Picked up some coolant, brake fluid, tank pad, and new grips while I was there as well.
My Dyna Beads also showed up in perfect time. I have the valves out of the stems letting the tires relieve some moisture before I install the beads tomorrow.
The Street Triple, other than the ugly eyeballs protruding out front, was very impressive to ride. It sounds nothing like a normal triple and has probably one of the silkiest smooth transmissions of any bike I've been on. It's only got just over 100 miles on the clock so I couldn't rev it too much, but I could only imagine how nice it will be after break-in.
Next post I should have all the bearings in place and rotors back on. Stay tuned!
The guys at Martin did a phenomenal job on mounting the tires. Not one smudge or nick on the newly powdercoated wheels.
Picked up some coolant, brake fluid, tank pad, and new grips while I was there as well.
My Dyna Beads also showed up in perfect time. I have the valves out of the stems letting the tires relieve some moisture before I install the beads tomorrow.
The Street Triple, other than the ugly eyeballs protruding out front, was very impressive to ride. It sounds nothing like a normal triple and has probably one of the silkiest smooth transmissions of any bike I've been on. It's only got just over 100 miles on the clock so I couldn't rev it too much, but I could only imagine how nice it will be after break-in.
Next post I should have all the bearings in place and rotors back on. Stay tuned!
Lonney
Wizard
You fit well on the triumph Billy good luck getting everything together.
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Jackpot!!! Bearings arrived at work today. UPS had me squirming. They waited until 3pm to get there.
Lonney
Wizard
Git er dun !!
ghetto_d
Well-Known Member
So how long did partshark take to get you your parts?
I'm still awaiting mine... Maybe these bearings are fresh out of the factory!!
I'm still awaiting mine... Maybe these bearings are fresh out of the factory!!
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Yes, your probably going to get them shortly. They had to wait for bearings from Japan. Once they had them my order came in two days. I always call and find out what is going on. This way they know your on the ball.
Hellgate
Wizard
But they are real Yamaha parts, well worth the wait.
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Got that right Pete! I love OEM quality on certain items.
FZ1riderNY
Moderator
Well the bearings are in the freezer and I have my Heat Gun ready to warm up the wheels. Ran over to H.F. to pick up the bearing driver set so it's just a little while longer and I'll have the wheels ready to go back on the bike.
