Make easy bleeder location for fitting behind fairing?

[Bmacleod]

I have toyed with that very idea too. The only thing holding me back is how big and exactly where to make that hole - after all, there's only 1 chance at getting it right.

An easy way to locate an exact place to drill like that is to set up a laser pointer or the crosshairs of a laser level to point directly at the point of your part you wish to match a hole with. I mount my laser level on a tripod. Without moving the bike. Put the piece back on ( in this case, the fairing) and wherever that laser is pointing go ahead and drill. I have used this method around the house and the shop for different things and it works perfectly.

 

[Al st1100]

I would be more than happy to have hydraulically adjusted valves on my ST1300. I had hydraulically adjusted valves on my Honda Shadow 1100CC and I never had to touch the valves once in over 240,000 KM, 150,000 miles. I never even removed the valve covers during that whole time. That is a much more desireable advantage to me on a sport-touring or touring motorcycle that is intended for long distances.

Shadow redline is about 6500 as I remember, ST1300 redlines about 8,000. Hydraulic lifters could/might pump up or bleed down at rpm's over 6500-7000.

 

[dduelin]

Shadow redline is about 6500 as I remember, ST1300 redlines about 8,000. Hydraulic lifters could/might pump up or bleed down at rpm's over 6500-7000.

The rev limiter on the 1300 kicks in at 9250 rpm. The tach does show the red zone somewhere before that. I rarely got up there though, preferring to surf the torque wave between 5500 and 6500 rpm.

 

[Andrew Shadow]

Shadow redline is about 6500 as I remember, ST1300 redlines about 8,000. Hydraulic lifters could/might pump up or bleed down at rpm's over 6500-7000.

No they won't and again, if that is the level at which someone wants to constantly run their ST1300 they bought the wrong motorcycle.

 

[ST Gui]

The CB650SC had a redline of 10K RPM. I rode one on a few occasions and never felt the need to take it that high. Getting on a highway saw maybe 8000-8500. That was brisk enough. I don't ever recall hearing about problems with its hydraulic valves. Some electrical stuff I think.

I'm sure if you kept the needle at 10K there would probably be an issue. Like the man said if someone wanted to live in that territory they bought the wrong bike.