What does it feel like when your steering bearings start to wear
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Plenty of high speed flat tires ....but never a blow out ...
I have, at over 160kph ridden one flat front to a stop and saved it ...ok , I was in the dirt and just about out of road all together at the end of the thing ... but we stayed upright !!
Rode in to work today with a **** load of clobber on the bike. Distributed weight instead of loading it all in the box. Much better. I just hate riding with a rucksack on but it beats crap handling any day.
..... that's the way Henry !!!and of course your thread still lives mate .... we haven't started crapping on about the speed of light in it as yet mate !
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Hey, those big smileys are really hard to get rid of in "quote reply"; but that's OK; you have your thing, I have mine.
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.....LOLand yer those smileys are taking emotions to the max!! .... but hey they are very colorful ....lolol
Not that I like dragging old turds to the surface once they've eventually sunk but I just wanted to let you know (back on track) that my steering bearings are actually starting to bonk a bit. I had the bike MOT'd a month ago and the same mechanic that had ridden the bike a few months before, declaring that he couldn't find anything wrong with the steering, now thought the bearings were on their way out. WTF. I should learn not to take second opinions.
New bearings sitting on my bench. All that's need now is time and a Honda nut socket. Think I'll go blackmail them at the bike shop, unless they lend me theirs for the day.
Hip, hip ho bloody ray..... at last.
Foot note:
Since fitting the Bridgestone BT 021's the steering has been nothing short of micro precise. just goes to show eh?
New bearings sitting on my bench. All that's need now is time and a Honda nut socket. Think I'll go blackmail them at the bike shop, unless they lend me theirs for the day.
Hip, hip ho bloody ray..... at last.
Foot note:
Since fitting the Bridgestone BT 021's the steering has been nothing short of micro precise. just goes to show eh?
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Good luck with the bribery, not even threats after the sweet talk worked for me.
I ended up using a pipe wrench and feel to get mine set-up.
Be sure and spring for the roller-bearings NOT ball-bearings. Then this will be the last time you ever do this for the life of the bike.
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I ended up using a pipe wrench and feel to get mine set-up.
Be sure and spring for the roller-bearings NOT ball-bearings. Then this will be the last time you ever do this for the life of the bike.
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Thats as long as you are using mag wheels and tubeless tires, no issues there. Ive seen a few classic and HD riders crashed on the side of the road with shredded tires when a spoke let loose and punctured the tube after hitting road debris or a pothole near I95, WDC. They were blowouts big time.
Dub
Last edited by CBR1988; Oct 18, 2011 at 06:51 AM.
Cheers Ern,
I already clocked your comment about using the pipe wrench. That's plan B if the managing director in a frock and heels photo doesn't cut the mustard.
There's also a guy on the bay selling CNC special tools who can knock the sockets out for a reasonable cost. Just wanna try getting my mits on the goodies the good old fashioned way first.
Dub, please don't mention spokes. You'll get Steve going again. I dread a tyre going bang every minute I'm riding but you gotta have faith in something.
I already clocked your comment about using the pipe wrench. That's plan B if the managing director in a frock and heels photo doesn't cut the mustard.
There's also a guy on the bay selling CNC special tools who can knock the sockets out for a reasonable cost. Just wanna try getting my mits on the goodies the good old fashioned way first.
Dub, please don't mention spokes. You'll get Steve going again. I dread a tyre going bang every minute I'm riding but you gotta have faith in something.
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Not that I like dragging old turds to the surface once they've eventually sunk but I just wanted to let you know (back on track) that my steering bearings are actually starting to bonk a bit. I had the bike MOT'd a month ago and the same mechanic that had ridden the bike a few months before, declaring that he couldn't find anything wrong with the steering, now thought the bearings were on their way out. WTF. I should learn not to take second opinions.
New bearings sitting on my bench. All that's need now is time and a Honda nut socket. Think I'll go blackmail them at the bike shop, unless they lend me theirs for the day.
Hip, hip ho bloody ray..... at last.
Foot note:
Since fitting the Bridgestone BT 021's the steering has been nothing short of micro precise. just goes to show eh?
New bearings sitting on my bench. All that's need now is time and a Honda nut socket. Think I'll go blackmail them at the bike shop, unless they lend me theirs for the day.
Hip, hip ho bloody ray..... at last.
Foot note:
Since fitting the Bridgestone BT 021's the steering has been nothing short of micro precise. just goes to show eh?
I loveeeeeeeee those tires mate !!!! been using them for years !!
but hey , what the **** would I know anyways !!!
I still recon a few of the more informed members ?? , no names mentioned, lolol
will prolly recommend a full frame swap out and 6 weeks down time
including maintenance of every friggin thing else too?? ....
cheers mate ..........,,,,,
Last edited by CBRclassic; Oct 23, 2011 at 04:03 AM.
He he....... I knew as soon as you saw this old relic re-surface you'd dig your fangs in Steve'o.
Just to clarify the point you're making here: Unless your engine sounds like a cement mixer full of bricks at tick over, let it be?
Eye eye captain!
Just to clarify the point you're making here: Unless your engine sounds like a cement mixer full of bricks at tick over, let it be?
Eye eye captain!
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These old girls are strong and can take all manner of chit without even blinking ....
Ride em , ride em and ****ing buy a better sound prof helmet
(A disclaimer for the **** older riders and the kiddies at home )
If it sounds like the pistons are about to exist the engine ..... hey , do yu bloody maintenance routine !!!!!!
then ......
Log in here and seek help immediately !!!
Hiyu Henry ... om sure yu misses thinks you are one good man ....
lolbut I thought I explained to her that thinking was a bloody health hazard mate ???
lol..........
Last edited by CBRclassic; Oct 23, 2011 at 04:12 AM.
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