Purchased a pair of new Pilot 4's from Scotty’s in Ringwood, Vic. 1 work hour, $519, i brought him the loose wheels.
I took my time, re assembling the wheels incl. inspection and cleaning of all related components incl brakes, callipers and exhaust.
All the stubborn little black tar spots come off the chasis, rims and muffler after soaking in WD40 and a scrub with a stiff bristle brush, did the same with gentle fine steel wool to the oem muffler, very effective.
I removed the giant circlip from the inside of the rear wheel hub, cleaned and shimmed the rubber cush drive components
(with 5 pc of flat, 3 mm rubber strip sourced from Clarke rubber) as they were slightly worn and the hub had a bit of slack.
Moly grease on the splines, Marine grease for the axle and bearings, locktite for all pinch bolts, axle nut and calliper bolts, all torqued down to spec.
Went for a short test ride and find the new tyres are great, the bike feels like a sport bike now!
turns into corners effortlessly and very gripy!