Stripped the 900 Superlight

[900SL Pete]

I've stripped the Superlight and whilst apart I've decided after seeing others on the site topaint the wheels Satin Black.
So follow the links and see what you think!

Hopefully the feed back will be good and I won't have to repaint them back to the silver gold colour that nobody seems to be able to match.

[900SL Pete]

[900SL Pete]

[900SL Pete]

[900SL Pete]

Also numbers fitted with thanks to Charles and Jasper.
Can't wait to get it finished hopefully this week end!!:sing:

[Ian900SLV]

Looks very nice Pete,
Just a quick question, what have you cleaned your calipers with, mine have ingrained sort of brake dust that doesn`t seem to come off where as yours look like new, same goes for the bottom of your forks, have you buffed them up ???
We will have to meet up this summer seeing as you are close by

Ian

[Iconic944ss]

Good work Sir - photo's when all back together please!

[900SL Pete]

Ian,
I clean the wheels and calipers with several house hold cleaners.
Halfords wheel clean.
'Cillit Bang' is also good for cleaning wheels/ calipers but test on an area first.
You know the scouring pads the missus uses with foam on one side and green gauze on the other, works well with T-cut mixed with white spirit,
but not all the above together.
Try one after the other starting with the latter.
Hope this is a good tip.

P.S. Ian did you see my post on your string about air box modifications:

[Edited on 18-1-2005 by 900SL Pete]

[Ian900SLV]

Thanks for that Pete, I never thought of raiding under the kitchen sink :puzzled::puzzled:
Saw your reply re. filter, I am now on the lookout for a K&N and dynajet kit to gain me a few extra ponies:lol::lol::lol:

Ian

[Edited on 19-1-2005 by Ian900SLV]

[Ian900SLV]

Pete,
Tried the T Cut and white spirit using a scourer, :D:D Wow bought my calipers up a treat. Top Tip that mate

Ian

[900SL Pete]

Glad it worked Ian,
I've never tried it myself....:lol:

Only joking.

Finished the bike and went for a blast.:bouncy:

Then had to spend next half hour cleaning road salt off!!!!

Yeh we will have to join up some time Ian and go for a blast.

[900SL Pete]

[keefer]

looks good.
well worth the effort

[icarus]

I really like the look of that mate, the black wheels are a good touch.

Whats the difference between the superlight and the supersport?
And do you know where I can get a single seat unit?

stu

[900SL Pete]

Hi Stu,

Saw your 600 on post about white frame. I had a 600 ss for 3 years with no problems at all. I decided I would also like to fit a single seat, twin exhausts, carbon bits etc. But when I toted up the costs it seemed more viable to buy the 900 Superlight. So think about how much you are willing to spend on it and save those pennies towards a bike that has the bits fitted by someone else!!:)

The difference between a 900 SS and 900 SL is that the superlight has the extra's fitted as standard.
Brembo floating disc's
Single race seat, so no pilions on an SL
Carbon Clutch cover
Carbon front fender
Carbon rear Hugger.
Carbon twin exhausts usually Termis'
The engine mods may include higher compression etc but I'm not technically minded enough to confirm this although others might be able to shed more info.
All in a package which you can now pick up for between £2000 - £3000 depending on the condition.
Not the fastest bike in the world but a head turner and very pleasurable ride all the same.
I only use this in dry weather, so as we live in this country of mixed and varied weather I only do about 1000 to 1500 miles ayear.
So it deppends what you want out of your motorcycling and if you can afford to keep a bike in the garage or lounge? for most of the year.

Welcome on board Stu, hope you enjoy the bike I certainly did, so much I bought the Superlight!!


:bouncy::bouncy:

[beancounter]

Superlights have the standard 904 engine and didn't come with carbon exhausts (never mind Termi's) as standard.

[900SL Pete]

Appologies beancounter, as i said i'm not quite sure of the technical spec. But still a great bike for the money!!

[beancounter]

Couldn't agree more !

Was just trying to add some info, wasn't trying to be a smart@rse

[icarus]

I'm not going to bother with twin exhausts or probably not even twin disks. I don't like the way my wheels have been finished in red with silver rims so I will be changing them and probably to black because I like the way they look and maybe a single seat unit.

I'm totally happy with the performance of it because in real terms its plenty fast enough. I've had 140bhp bikes but there is not a lot of places to exploit that kind of power, too many riders try to make up for lack of skill by buying faster bikes, it just makes them more dangerous.
My favourite pasttime now is getting out on the twisty roads and making the superbikes look silly. The 600 handles like a 250, I can throw it round bends like its a toy, its one of the best little packages I've ever ridden if you take it for what it is. Fair enough its not as fast as any of the other bikes I've had but everytime I ride it I have a grin like a cheshire cat.

Its a dry weather toy and will sit in the garage until I feel like a spin, although we have got a trip planned to ride down to my dads house in the South of France in August.

[900SL Pete]

Nough said we all know that Cheshire cats ride Ducati's

:lol:

If your happy, why change thats what I say:D