{"id":61014,"date":"2015-04-06T19:32:23","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T10:32:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/?p=61014"},"modified":"2026-09-24T13:44:44","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T04:44:44","slug":"z1000mk2-front-maintenance-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/20150406\/everyday-events\/z1000mk2-front-maintenance-and-more","title":{"rendered":"Z1000MK2 Front maintenance and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0328.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0328\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nWe&#8217;re performing front maintenance and stem replacement.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0312.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0312\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nIt looked like it would fit as-is, but minor machining was needed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07728.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07728\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nFirst we replace just the stem and determine the stopper position.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0319.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0319.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0319\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0323.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0323\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nWe weld 6 mm thick steel and adjust it.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07731.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07731\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nIt could go further, but we&#8217;re keeping it in the safe zone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07733.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07733.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07733\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe right side has an unusual brake hose layout, so it requires a bit more work than the left.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC_0315.jpg\" alt=\"DSC_0315\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/>Next we determine the handlebar lock position and cut the groove. The clamp location was slightly in the way and gave us trouble with the chuck, but we managed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07759.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07759\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nYou can really feel the age in this handlebar lock.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC077351.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07735\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nWe successfully completed the lock.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07726.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07726.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07726\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/DSC07725.jpg\" alt=\"DSC07725\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" \/><br \/>\nWe found a perfect seal on the lower side and were thrilled. It was great that we ordered it just in case.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re performing front maintenance and stem replacement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pochipp_cv_data":"","swell_btn_cv_data":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1924],"tags":[76,115],"class_list":["post-61014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-everyday-events","tag-front-maintenance","tag-z-aircooled"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=61014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/61014\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=61014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.decoboco.info\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=61014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}