Donnie Brasco

Went to see my grease monkey today and he took a look,it turns out I still had considerable amount of air in the system! Also he said the binding I was talking amount is minimal and I just need to do a few miles to break into the new pads

Not sure what the last bit ment,anyhow I've a got a grease monkey,told him about my pads and he said something isn't right,he'll take a look tomorrow

Today I had a go at doing my front pads,my manual suggested that I should remove the brake pipe from the caliper,so after doing that and removing the caliper from the bike I took those two pins off(two piston caliper),old pads came out,new ones in,pins back in and all bolted back on to the front shocks,now I've also had to bleed the system again so loosened the nipple on the caliper and kept pumping,I did get some braking eventually but not exactly what I expected.A bit stange because I've bled brakes once before when I changed the fluid and it all went fine and solid. also lifted the front wheel to see if it rolls freely and it kinda dosen't,is that normal when you fit new pads in,will they go through the stage of breaking in? Cheers Donnie

Today a mechanic confirmed one of the bearings had collapsed,he changed both for £27 sterling pounds

I was actually gonna make a short video,but I thought you guys will probably know what I mean,sadly I've put the sprocket cover back on before taking pics Basically when you grab it by its teeth and pull towards you there's a slight play? Might remove the cover and take aphoto tomorrow if that'll help

I was cleaning my chain today and realized there's about 2,3mm of free play when I pull the front sproket towards me and push it in,is this normal? Thanks Donnie

2hrs for taking the wheel off and replace a bearing? Will ask the mechanic and see what he says,purchased some new pads,might ask them to do that as well while they're at it.

Am I ment to have one bearing fitted on each side?

Megawatt the bike dosen't have a centre stand,am I looking for an hrs labour at a garage? Colin what you see on the axle is a mixture of dirt and grease,do they sell wheel bearings in pairs?do I need one for either side?

Yup,just like yourself I like mine coz there are too many blind drivers around so at least they can hear me,mines so loud I have to have music on otherwise my ears bleed,lol,like what other chaps said testers don't measure the noise so it's probably the testers discretion to pass or fail a loud exhaust. If anyone knows an easy going and laid back MOT station in manchester please give me a shout,mine is running out fairly soon

Can I?I haven't got a bike stand to support the weight when I take the front wheel off tho

Cheers for your help,yeah I best get hold of a new part next week and have it fitted

The dust seal you're reffering to,is it that rubber ring which has come off in the pic?Do I need to grease it inside and try to fit that rubber was back in?I've got some lithium based grease.

I'm not gonna argue Ian,I need that tent

Just had a look at my front wheel bearing today and those ball bearings inside it are visible to the eye,are they not ment to be completely sealed?is it dangerous? Just took a photo,as you can see a ball bearing is visible,sorry I only have a camera phone,hope it helps. http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/8689/dsc00873qj.jpg James

yup,I had curtain hooks,toilet bin,a toaster and a sleeping bag,the lady at the checkout asked me the same thing: ''a bit of a random combo for a sat morning?'' she says.lol

Just got me self a sleeping bag for £12 and a toaster for £4,get in,my star buy of the week

Technically speaking: Smaller front sprocket: faster acceleration, lower top speed. Bigger front sprocket: slower acceleration, higher top speed. Smaller rear sprocket: slower acceleration, higher top speed. Bigger rear sprocket: faster acceleration, lower top speed.

Cheers,I'm so bad with directions that when I see a sign that says: ''wellcome to town centre'' I wonder what town?

I was gonna start a new thread but thought I might as well write it here,basically I like to ask anyone who lives in mcr to team up somewhere like the town centre on the day of the rally so we can go together. One small issue though,I'm still on Hell plates and can't use the motorway,if anyone's interested let me know

I'm still a bit sceptical about my bike being able to make it there,a big thank you to italian electrics

Thanks to Ian for being a great help,I'm in!hallelujah!!! putting the tent up?well as jezza always says: ''how hard can it be''?

are we ment to screw it back in when checking the oil level?

I live in manchester too,give me a shout if you organize something

Hi there! Are you a 'definite' for the Rally then? If so I'll add you to the attendee list It really depends,I like to spend the weekend there camping with you guys but sadly I haven't got a tent,it'll be pointless turning up just for the day,can't get on it coz gotta ride back ,that's why I was wondering whether I can share a tent with someone here,it'll be very much appreciated