gymwitch

Look at this !!! The cheek !!!

4 hours ago, XTreme said:

Where you going?

Dont know yet. Just locally until i get used to carrying stuff on the bike. I'll video all my bloopers dont worry. 

All done. Now to find a sleeping bag and thats it im ready to gooooo !!!

Good news. Pins will go back in whoooop

17 hours ago, yen_powell said:

Don't undo all the fork clamp bolts too loosely as the whole bike just slides down the forks suddenly......I heard. 

Ive got a hoist so that wont happen....famous last words mechanic might do it as he did mention it.

32 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

I'm surprised how many people don't do that 

How much would ypu adjust the forks by?

19 minutes ago, Catteeclan said:

Only just back from work.

Monday is my day off  

Just now, Sir Fallsalot said:

Have you dropped the front end as well by slackening the fork clamps and sliding them up a bit

Not yet. Ill do that when i get it back. 

Good news is i rode it round and the height is bob on.

4 hours ago, yen_powell said:

 

If you mean the little steel pins that make up the rollers, do you think you are missing a single one of those, because they always seem like one is missing, but there is a gap in the ones I have seen. You just put a bed of grease in the sleeve and lay the pins back in, the grease holds them whilst you put the bolt back through.

Its out of my hands now. I thought i had done damage so took it to a mechanic. Now im hoping my pathetic wage will cover it

1 hour ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

That sucks. I used this this method- book mechanic, drink some tea, pay up. 

Have you tried out Fowlers part finder tool? Its not always correct and its sometimes a pita to find exactly what you want but it can be useful.

https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-IWCueOz9gIVS-rtCh3jEgeDEAAYASAAEgISzvD_BwE

That part finder is spot on thanks. Found the bearing in question straight away !!!!

Sounds dangerous !!!

52 minutes ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

That sucks. I used this this method- book mechanic, drink some tea, pay up. 

Have you tried out Fowlers part finder tool? Its not always correct and its sometimes a pita to find exactly what you want but it can be useful.

https://www.fowlersparts.co.uk/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-IWCueOz9gIVS-rtCh3jEgeDEAAYASAAEgISzvD_BwE

Just pushing it round to mechanics now

Ok so after watching all the available vids on youtube and reading the instructions that came with the kit, this is what unfolded......

I hoisted the rear of the bike on a disability hoist only enough so the bike was straight but being careful to make sure the back wheel was being supported by the floor !!! This part is very important because the wheel will drop if not supported underneath when you take the pins out.....

Anyhoo i also have a jack poised ready and waiting under the swing arm. This will be used to align the new dog bone doofa holes with the new settings.

Eventually i am able to undo the bolts. I must add that i am unable to use my left thumb completely atm due to trigger thumb and my right thumb isnt much better. Anyway after getting the nuts off i couldnt get the bolts out. On the vids though of course they slide out like a knife through bloody butter !!! Nope not budging. Now im bleeding from freshly skinned knuckles. Marvelous. Little voice in my head is screaming at me to hoist the bike up more. Tentatively hoist it up a bit more but keeping pressure under it cos thats what ive been told. Nothing. Stuck firmly in. Rings husband. He tells me to tap them out with plastic mallet. Does that and yes success....except now the collar thing is coming out too. Vids said not to let that happen. Starts tippy tapping those back in. Everytime i tap bolts out those collars come out too. Gets pissed off, lies on floor now under the bike and by feel started to turn the bolt out. Its working....feeling the bolt with my dodgy left cripple hand and turning it with pliars. When i stopped though to look the bloody collar thing was almost all the way out. FFS !!!! Tippy taps it back in but then all these little silver pins drop out the other side. 

Throws tools on the floor to commence a nuclear infused tantrum.

Went in. Made a brew. Seething. Goes back in housts the damned thing into the air and the bolts slid straight out

The wheel didnt drop. Nothing bad happened it all went swimmingly but now i need to replace this bearing. CAN I FIND WHAT THAT BLOODY BEARING IS !!!

I put it all back together regardless and its lowered by what feels a satisfactory amount.....now to find these bearings and fix it. 

Needle....pin i dont know

Did it and broke a pin bearing. Yaaaaay me !!!

On 05/03/2022 at 15:24, Buckster said:

WTF?

Whats up? What are you wtfing at?? 

One step closer going to be monday before i can put them on though

28 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

will you still be able to get it on the center stand with the bike lowered

 

Im hoping so. If not hubs will sort it as he's a welder. Just want to lower it first and then I'll know whats what.

Ordered the lowering links from lust racing. 60 squid thanks very much. Getting those on before i drop this poor bike again. Also upped the anti down at the gym. Sod this for a game of chequers. Im on it. 

Nottaking full responsibility for the last drop but im not going into that just yet. 

The plan so far....

Lower bike.

Fit a centre stand. 

Get a sleeping bag.

On 18/02/2022 at 15:34, Tango said:

New bike day!

Ohhh very nice. Wandering Bird on youtube and her hubs have those. Enjoy !!!

Its possible I'll be pillion on the vespa this sunday....the shame !!! I have a balaclava which will be firmly in place throughout the whole day just incase im spotted by anyone. 

Why does a duck have feathers?

To cover its ass quack