Donnie Brasco

I'll probably go on survival mode and bring a few tins with me,you guys goin there on fri or sat?

Fancy dress sorted,oh boy this gonna be fun

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All together now

Three in a bed and the little one said roll over roll over

So they all rolled over and Boothy fell out

And the little one said roll over roll over

So they all rolled over and Donnie fell out

And GT said I WIN I WIN

You'll be rolling over in a min sunshine

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Also what's written on your tyre is usually the Max psi pressure,best reffer to your user manual for the recommended pressure.

open fuel cap if you hear a big hiss then the breather is blocked

Steve,I've had this hiss noise for as long as I can remember on my bike,is it time to clean my breathers?

Do you have the same problem when you wear your latex jeans?

On a more serious note, tank protectors on the sides of the tank maybe?

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

Good price that, get him to sort your brakes. Don,t know why manual said break into hydraulics????

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

Can you post a clear piccie of it mate???

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

No mate , probably two. I could do it in an hour, but a garage will charge you for two. Get a price for doing the whole job from the garage and then price up some bearings and a paddock stand?

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.

That bearing has already collapsed. Don't use the bike until both bearings have been replaced.

ZD

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?

my bike is exceptionally noisy. I like it that way, not cos im a show off, but it sure lets car drivers (and suicidal pedestrians) know you are there...... passed MOT no problem so i'd deffo look for a new testing station....

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

The part cost s a tenner, fit it yerself!!@$%&*?

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

judging by how red rusty that is it might well be safer to just renew it anyway to be honest

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

there would normally be a dust seal over that and its needs greasing NOW that is so dry it could break up and shatter

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.

But!, then again, it is nearly 4 in the morning and I really CBA

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.

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James

Sleeping bag a good idea - not sure how the toaster will be of use at the Rally but still....

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.