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Yesterday I had Xena running for about 5 mins without any leaks then she started dripping again. This time instead of trying to repair the the rubber seal, I used a piece of inner tube to go over the entire spring. After stripping down the new seal that I damaged I used some O rings to bond to the inside of the inner tube to create a water tight seal, my only problem was that the ceramic washer had a slight crack in it and although I sealed it plenty it wasn't good enough. Any way after some pondering I stripped it all down into it's component parts, the seals are not made as one complete unit, there are two top hat rubber washers joined by a piece of tubing and the ceramic washer fits into one of the top had washers, so doing some googling I can get the individual pieces locally for literally pennies, knowing how these are put together has shown how simple they are to construct. I haven't taken any photos but once I get sorted I will do an update on the new and improved seals to my specifications

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@Bender Hope you have a good one

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@Stu Hope you have a good one

Have a look here https://www.thebikerguide.co.uk/

Good morning the parts arrived but it did not end well and still not fixed. I knew I was taking a punt on it the main bellows part of the seal were fine and the right size, but the housing was too big to do a complete replacement which I expected. In an attempt to separate the bellows from the housing I did damage the seal slightly which I was also expecting, after doing a dry fit to see if all went together it fitted perfectly, after applying a liberal amount of rtv gasket maker/sealer put it all back together and left it for an hour to cure. Still leaks. Contacted Lexeter to see when more spares will be available as this is a common part with their LXR models, needless to say when I mention it was a UM bike they dismissed it as not their problem, but they did give me the number of Quadzilla who are in negotiations to supply the parts for UM so not all bad news, just waiting on a phone call from them now to see if they can get one for me

Hello and welcome Have a look here https://www.thebikerguide.co.uk/

Good morning the parts have arrived at my local depot and should get delivered today

Brings a whole new meaning to finger food

Can't see any rod holders

No need to apologise, I don't

Okay in principle but what happens when you have people who can't park for toffee or those bellends that need to take up 2 spaces. There needs to be some serious brainstorming to actually make it viable, and the people that are trying to push this through so quickly have no common sense to see the pitfalls in front of them. I am all for saving the planet but this is not the right way to go about it.

Why stop at just the finger, remember Sweeney Todd and Mrs Lovett and then there are all the unclaimed bodies from covid deaths they have to go somewhere

The problem with WD40 is it can attack certain plastics and make them brittle, on the model railway forums we advise newbies to avoid it like the plague as it causes damage to locos and rolling stock

Good morning nice and bright and warm, no updates from herpes tracking since Friday so heck knows when my parts will arrive, and my mates YBR is being collected this morning so at least that will make some needed space

I see my badass reputation is becoming well known, just wait till Florence is on the road I will really be tearing up the tarmac

An alternative to buses could be a shuttle style overhead monorail system

If the train network was more efficient we wouldn't need huge trucks on our roads and we could manage quite well with up to 7.5T.

Have a look on the community map here for cafes and meeting places, also there is a website called The Biker Guide which has a plethora of information about biker friendly places and local clubs etc

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Could have been worse could have been a toenail

Can you imagine the extension cables hanging from the windows

I hope this mechanical seal arrives tomorrow, it's a horrible situation not being able to get out on the bike and enjoy this lovely weather. Been doing things to try and take my mind off it but it doesn't help when you can hear bikes whizzing past a few hundred yards away