A less dramatic way of removing stuck pistons is to blank off the hose hole with a suitable size bolt then swap the bleed nipple for a grease nipple and use a grease gun to pump out the pistons I use a g clamp to restrict the one that's moving
I always put a piece of wood in the calliper to stop the pistons flying out and you can also get them evenly. I much safer way and the pistons don't get damaged either by flying across the floor or hitting you in the nuts.
having just rebuilt one of these.And knowing the pain of finding bits . all I can say is good luck . good to see Adam . nice change of pace for the vid
20 years ago parts were cheap and plentiful, the full real Honda bodywork was £1500, dread to think what official prices are now. Exhaust were always hard to find due to them being a welded unit.
My goodness, you & Adam are a bunch of funny blokes! Thoroughly entertaining & knowledgeable from you Dave this time on the other end! Love these bikes from Honda. Real screamers! Thanks for the laughs 👌
You can probably take that exhaust pipe to a paintless dent repair place to get those dents taken out. Should be pretty easily accessible from the muffler end with the muffler removed.
Use the rear brake to hook each caliper up to in turn and pump the pistons out with fluid, wedging them to get them out evenly. Once you've got them almost out they'll pull out with pliers but wrap them in gaffer tape for extra grip and avoid marking. Brake fluid will exert way more force than an air line and shift stuck pistons better.
I suggest not using copper slip on alloy parts, it can cause galling and cold welding of parts especially with dissimilar metals, copper slip is ok on steel only parts. Use something like Permatex aluminum anti seize paste for dissimilar metals and alloy only parts 👍
Finally, videos on an rvf400😁love my rvf but had a small crash the other day so ive cracked and scratched alot of fairings. Anything you want to sell let me know😂
Make a nice looking heat shield in stainless steel for the exhaust merger where the dent is, weld on a couple of retaining nuts and it will hide the dent👍
I hade one of thse not so long ago, and bike imported from UK. 55bhp on the rear wheel and would do 201 kph. More then enough for the road but to be honest I was a bit disappointed by the whole experience of riding a v4. My plan was to increase the pooooowaaaa :P but money issues forced me to sell her off ;( Today all I want from a bike is a feather lighte bike with tops 100hp, dont need more than that.
Another "Dave'..... Dave Moss -suspension tuner extraordinaire in US ....just posted a video on ICE BLASTING...gets rid of all that junk. dirt, grime, grease and corrosion....amazing... Check it out on DMT
Bizarrely, I've known Dave Hewson for 20 years. I also met Dave Moss at Willow Springs when racing my girlfriend's R6 there in 2006. Saved his ass because he had his trailer stolen and the insurance company wouldn't pay out on his big tool cabinet as he didnt have evidence it existed. I just happened to have taken a pic of him working on a set of forks and there sat the tool chests. Small world.
A less dramatic way of removing stuck pistons is to blank off the hose hole with a suitable size bolt then swap the bleed nipple for a grease nipple and use a grease gun to pump out the pistons I use a g clamp to restrict the one that's moving
I always put a piece of wood in the calliper to stop the pistons flying out and you can also get them evenly. I much safer way and the pistons don't get damaged either by flying across the floor or hitting you in the nuts.
Yep
I use the wooden handle of a wire brush.
having just rebuilt one of these.And knowing the pain of finding bits . all I can say is good luck .
good to see Adam . nice change of pace for the vid
20 years ago parts were cheap and plentiful, the full real Honda bodywork was £1500, dread to think what official prices are now.
Exhaust were always hard to find due to them being a welded unit.
My goodness, you & Adam are a bunch of funny blokes! Thoroughly entertaining & knowledgeable from you Dave this time on the other end! Love these bikes from Honda. Real screamers! Thanks for the laughs 👌
Really enjoy you videos Dave. They always encourage me to get back in the garage or on the bike again
You can probably take that exhaust pipe to a paintless dent repair place to get those dents taken out. Should be pretty easily accessible from the muffler end with the muffler removed.
We have a plan, all will be revealed!
Use the rear brake to hook each caliper up to in turn and pump the pistons out with fluid, wedging them to get them out evenly. Once you've got them almost out they'll pull out with pliers but wrap them in gaffer tape for extra grip and avoid marking. Brake fluid will exert way more force than an air line and shift stuck pistons better.
Loving these videos Dave. Sunday mornings sorted 👍🏻
Excited to see this one develop. I’ll be giving my RVF an overhaul soon so always good to see you go through it first!
Really looking forward to this series and what ‘investments’ you make. They are such a beautiful bike and sound awesome. !
I suggest not using copper slip on alloy parts, it can cause galling and cold welding of parts especially with dissimilar metals, copper slip is ok on steel only parts. Use something like Permatex aluminum anti seize paste for dissimilar metals and alloy only parts 👍
There are aaaalot of rvf's in Greece, used to keep a parking space. (Block a parking space).
Thats an 'interesting' purchase.
Go full endurance with double stacked exhaust!
Luv these jewel like bikes the engineering is A1 is there much engine hot up gear for em ?
They are awkward to tune, parts are rare and expensive. Most folks around here had zxr/fzr for racing as they would tune easier
Finally, videos on an rvf400😁love my rvf but had a small crash the other day so ive cracked and scratched alot of fairings. Anything you want to sell let me know😂
Trust me, you don't want to panels off that bike!
@@obsession_engineering what about that undertray🥺
Make a nice looking heat shield in stainless steel for the exhaust merger where the dent is, weld on a couple of retaining nuts and it will hide the dent👍
We're going one better... Keep tuned!
Adam also bought a new pair of overalls for this video, they still have the creases in them from when they were on the shelf.
I did, Dave said the 'viewer' wouldn't appreciate my birthday suit idea!
@@adamcollins7407 Bikes n Bums could be a successful new channel.
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That was interesting.
I hade one of thse not so long ago, and bike imported from UK. 55bhp on the rear wheel and would do 201 kph. More then enough for the road but to be honest I was a bit disappointed by the whole experience of riding a v4. My plan was to increase the pooooowaaaa :P but money issues forced me to sell her off ;(
Today all I want from a bike is a feather lighte bike with tops 100hp, dont need more than that.
Just get a set of pliers to remove the pistons, flying brake pistons are not good for your health…😉😊
Man i miss my nc30
:-(
MMmmmm! Biscuits.
Another "Dave'..... Dave Moss -suspension tuner extraordinaire in US ....just posted a video on ICE BLASTING...gets rid of all that junk. dirt, grime, grease and corrosion....amazing... Check it out on DMT
Bizarrely, I've known Dave Hewson for 20 years.
I also met Dave Moss at Willow Springs when racing my girlfriend's R6 there in 2006.
Saved his ass because he had his trailer stolen and the insurance company wouldn't pay out on his big tool cabinet as he didnt have evidence it existed. I just happened to have taken a pic of him working on a set of forks and there sat the tool chests.
Small world.
Isn’t your buddy incredibly big for a RVF 400!?
He is! So I might have to ride it instead 😁
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VFR400 not RVF
Rvf not vfr.
It's a 35 not a 30