RSV Mille Various Jobs.... Complete Overhaul

Howdy Stegedman,

Tuesday powder opted swingarm is Jond's in the pic on page 1. I have a crowd local to me ready to do mine. I just have to strip it down but before that happens, I want to have all the bits ready to put onto the bike once it is stripped down......
I'm going for the same titanium colour on mine though. I also have the use of a sand blaster so I'll be busy doing the small bits.
Very nice end result though....

Another few bits to add to the kitty:

Yes main cables and just a bit fiddly but nothing major.

I'm going to do a full pictorial as I do all the jobs on mine so I'll try to include as much as possible to help....

Oh yeah, can  some one tell me what sensor this is please:

Thanks for that. I'll get Googling that tonight to see if it is /was mounted correctly.

Got the hugger off too. Two screws unscrewed and I made a decision before doing it that if the heads rounded on any of them, that a lump hammer and chisel would come to the party.

Two rounded so off with their heads.
I'll drill and tap them before sending the arm to be powder coated.....

Got your work cut out for you there pardon the pun lol, be worth it in the end keep up the good work, thumbs up to tilt sensor thats what it is the arrow should be pointing to sky when you slip it back on the plastic mounting strip, just YouTube fork servicing plenty of step by step videos, they are easier to do than you think just a bit daunting if its your first time.

More done tonight and it was mainly the swingarm and attempting to remove the needle roller bearings underneath. Not an easy job. To pin was literally welded in the bearings. I ended up heating it and smashing it with a lump hammer:





I'm going to get a local machines to to get the sleeves of the old needle eollers out. Id just wreck the arm trying to and losing patience with it.
out
Even the chain itself wouldn't separate so cut it off.

Fun and games......

Lads, I have a simple question I need a firm answer on if possible.

When I removed my swingarm last night, I had one large shouldered bush on one side with the needle bearings but I think a spacer or something dropped out of the other side and I can't find it.

Is there defo one large bush and one smaller spacer on these arms?
It's just in case I'm looking for something that might not have been there in the first place.

Ta

http://www.apriliagenuineparts.co.uk/component-rsv-1000-2003-swing-arm-3100.php

so today was interesting.
I got the swingarm off to the engineers to get the old sleeves from the needle bearings out.
they will polish the mating surfaces too before I get it back so it will be ready for the new bearings to pop in.

Kevrsp wrote: I also gave them my exhaust collector and asked them to add a link pipe to make a modded one. I took all the points and notes raised and ended up asking for just one link and in a nice curve rather than a right angle.

only 1 modded link pipe not 2?

jond58 wrote: Excuse the untidy garage and chain cut in half!!!! Powder coated titanium finish.

Hi Jond58,

Not been on for a bit, my dads very ill in hospital. I'll get you a photo up
Of the arm in all it's glory over the weekend all been well

So, got a little more done tonight.
John boy cables were installed.handy enough to route around the bike.
It's very true too, the original wires are sh*te in comparisson.....needless to say I'm a happy camper.

I went through the coils too and replaced the HTC leads for nice new Magnecor ones.
In comparisson, the originals were hard and obviously hardened from years in the heat from the engine. The new ones are a little longer so fit better and a doddle to replace.

I bought a kit of about 250 various stainless screws and bolts on Ebay a while back and when I say it was a great buy, its an understatement. They are the exact look of the original stock screws etc that were on the bike so I was able to take off and replace all the crappy rusted ones and replace with nice shiney ones.

So all the body work is still at the painters so I can't do anything with the tank and other bits for a while yet. Same with the swingarm. It's still having the old bearing shells taken out.

I also got the rear undergrad swapped out for the black one I bought. It will go a lot better with the new paint work.