Out On The Facebook Bandit, 1st moto vlog!

[@JohnObiro-sq4of]

For someone who knows nothing about mechanics, you have done an amazing job. You have achieved great things and gained some knowledge. The bike seems to be running great, so i was wondering why are you going to pull the head? If its not broke, dont fix it. My advice is to leave well alone.

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you, and i will take the advice and leave well alone!

[@katywalker8322]

For the brake lines, should be 1 line down to a splitter on the bottom yoke, then from that 1 to each caliper. Having 2 lines from the master cylinder to the calipers will make zero difference to how the brakes work, just that if replacing the braided hoses the 2 direct lines are cheaper (careful how you route them as braided lines are more easily damaged if they rub on anything). The front brakes should not be that bad. But they can easily start of stick. They are easy to strip down. Check the calipers slide on the carriers. Pop the pistons out, clean out the grooves the seals sit in (likely some corrosion in them) and reassemble. If you want to lube the pistons, etc, then use red rubber grease (the Granville one is the one I find the best). Then reassemble and bleed thoroughly. The rears regularly seize up, especially the pins that locate the pads. I would suggest you pick up a spare caliper and strip / rebuild it in advance. Then you can just swap it on (and rebuild the one currently on the bike when convenient).

[@newmotorcycleguy]

thank you for this info, very useful. I just ordered braided hoses.

[@DaveOasist]

Nice one Pete, well done mate really enjoyed yours first Vlog. Hope many more to come 😎

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you, Ill get the sound fixed too!

[@BMCMOTOUK]

Hi Pete, I’ve been watching your build and you’ve done a great job with the bike. On a side note your helmet wasn’t fastened !

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thanks, I'm certain it was! I was looking when editing it but now I'm questioning it! Safety is super important to me!

[@BMCMOTOUK]

@@newmotorcycleguyI’ve unknowingly done it myself a couple of times. I came off my bike once when I hit a diesel spill on the road and my helmet took the brunt of it, thankfully I had it attached as I think it would have seriously hurt me otherwise

[@nednedtom]

Yeah leave the head alone. Only if the oil return pipes are leaking as they rust. Left and right front of the engine above the exhaust. I spray mine with silver high temp paint. Get an extender fender for the front mud guard. Your ins should cover a breakdown.

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you!

[@cbrider726]

Hi Pete you have done a fantastic job on your bike so far .Well done . Great stream and thanks for sharing your story with us. 👍👍👍

[@newmotorcycleguy]

thanks for watching! Made some school boy errors, but I'm riding again so that's good. Still have a few things to sort!

[@cbrider726]

@@newmotorcycleguy Its a learning proses and your gaining skills that will serve you well for the rest of your days lol. Great stuff👍

[@chambobs]

Good vibes. Enjoyed your video. Following for cylinder head & valve check/adjustment as it's something I've not done. 😀

[@newmotorcycleguy]

I've been advised to a compression test so ill look in to that, but i do think i at least should check the valves.

[@paulf2898]

Buy a bottle of afc50 ready for the winter salt roads,give bike thorough clean and spray it everywhere evexpt brake parts

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you!

[@tristanmorgan852]

Sounds good 👍 can't really make out how loud it is but it's a nice note

[@newmotorcycleguy]

It doesn't come across how loud, but thank you

[@stevenjoy3537]

Having moved from Leeds to Driffield, it is nice to have a road trip round my old stomping ground. Cheers

[@newmotorcycleguy]

I'm actually from Driffield and my channel has a lot of Driff stuff on it! I just live in Leeds these days

[@danielhancock3499]

If u take valve cover off to check valves u should be able to re use the rubber gasket

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you

[@torevenheim9607]

Well done bike is working good job, i want one of this bikes 😅

[@newmotorcycleguy]

well i can say these bikes feel nice to ride, and when they wake up, they wake up!

[@ibaneze6666]

Put an original muffler back on and it will probably give it more low done torque and be lovely and quiet

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you, this is my goal for the bike.

[@carlsimpson6964]

Don't forget to fasten that helmet fella, we've all done it😂

[@newmotorcycleguy]

It looks like its not done up, but it definitely was.

[@danielhancock3499]

Good job pal but now you've developed the motorcycle project bug it does feel good thou doesnt it to get a bike back on the road i like tinkering wi bikes as much as riding em

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you for the comment.

[@danielsale3805]

You should always get brakedown cover on your insurance. It's not that expensive and it's peace of mind.

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you, and very true

[@bikerbert4922]

give that man a cigar for his inspiration

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Cheers, still a few things, but ill get there, at least I'm finally riding it!

[@peterreeton6051]

leave the head alone it sounds ok as it is,do a compression test that will tell you if you need head work or not

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Ok thank you for this.

[@stuartmiller8927]

You didn’t get scammed you just didn’t check it properly

[@newmotorcycleguy]

maybe so, but the seller should have also said the issues.

[@martin4787]

Don't take the head off Pete would be my advice. What will you do once you've got it off? You're getting yourself into a whole heap of trouble, micrometers, shims and a whole load more. It sounds great now, so if it ain't broke, don't try and fix it Pete. I'd have no trouble doing it, but I'm a mechanic with all the tools to do the job. Leave well alone Pete. You've found and fixed the problems, so enjoy the bike is my advice. 🙂

[@newmotorcycleguy]

Thank you for the advice,ill listen to this.

[@speedyboolooks]

Sound advice.

[@martin4787]

@@speedyboolooks 👍

[@martin4787]

@@newmotorcycleguy 👍