I finally had a moment in the garage, and so put the bike in the rack, removed the chain, axle, dropped the calipers and got the wheel off the Tronbike. It was like old times, I really enjoyed myself.
Once off, I was able to compare the newer rotor I bought off ebay and found it to me slightly larger, like 5mm in diameter, than the existing disk. The markings indicated a width of 6mm vs 5mm as well, and even though the bolt holes lined up, the cooling holes did not. ZX1000 != ZX1100 rotor, despite the numbers matching in the catalogs.
SO I punted, put the wheel back on and decided to follow the manual to replace the pads anyway. This went much better, the new pads fit great.
Once put together, I took a ride to drop off a DVD at the rental place and got home before the much needed rain. The TBM drove me nuts again, I'll try the backup TBM thats NOT using the CF card, which I suspect is the problem.
Messing with the bike was fun and an energy boost I missed, I need to follow my heart more often.
Oh, ZX1000 88-95 rotor for sale cheap :)
Sunday, February 8, 2009
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