a tale of two idiots

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, darsy

It's been obvious for as long as I've known you that you're fucking odd,
but this... this.... Well, I'm speechless.

 

Yebbut isn't it lovely and easy with single sided swing arm and no chain


--
Steve Parry
BMW R80RS, 03 BMW R1100S Boxercup, 07 K1200GT SE
95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50,
BMW 330Ci
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Paul Corfield

Like I said: odd fucker, and clearly not to be trusted.

 

it's the whole "know what you're doing" bit that lets me down.

 

this has already turned out to be a minor saga:

The bit that went smoothly was getting the bike up onto the jack lift.

Next, I went to remove the wheel, so reached for the toolkit...which
is missing from where it's supposed to be on the bike.

Never mind, thought I, I have an extensive range of spanners and
sockets...which exclude the 27mm needed to undo the KTM's main axle
nut.

So, a trip to Halfords the other side of the A10 and back in the car.

Removing the wheel wasn't actually too difficult, and I bunged it in
the back of the car and drove to my usual tyre emporium...who no
longer do bike tyres.

So, another trip over to the A10 to Protyre, who were actually
extremely helpful and fitted a nice new Michelin Pilot whatever onto
the wheel (using the inner tube which I fortunately already had with
me - +1 to me for this one thing)

Then back home to discover that "assembly is certainly fucking not as
easy as the reverse of disassembly" hence the OP.

 

heh. I actually got up at 05:50 this morning.

remember: "sleep is for the weak".

 

heh. Generally, I get up around the same time every day of the week
(generally between 5:30 and 6:30). Quite often I'll be in Tescos doing
the shopping by 06:00.

And you're so right, BTW - for instance, I've already put the makings
of a casserole in the slow cooker for later on today ;-)

 

I got mine from dirtbikeexpress.com - £28 delivered.

it's only rated for 150Kg, so I think it'd not be suited for your
requirement.

 

This is why I'm usually happy to ride the bike to the tyre place and
have them do the grunt work for £7.50 per wheel.

 

That's about when I started to get to sleep.

Sudafed Non-Drowsy. It does *exactly* what it says on the tin.
Unfortunately.

Still, at least I'm not off out in 20 minutes to lead 20 people riding
like twats round the home counties.

Oh...

 

Is generally the right answer. Or get a mobile fitter to come round and
do it.

 

I'm just about to throw some kit on the bike and head for the dead
zone inside the M25 but I've left messages saying where I'm going and
if I'm not back by dark it means I'm dead and they can nuke the place.

 

and it took about 15 minutes in the end, once we'd started - thanks
again, Andy.

 

I was riding to Bridlington at 6:$5 this morning, it was fucking freezing &
frosty

--


Nige,

Honda VTR1000 SOLD!
BMW K1200S
Range Rover Vogue
Aprilia RSV Mille

 

No probs. Have you adjusted the chain and been out for a blast yet?

The ride home was really quite pleasant with it being nice and warm
and not too much traffic so I was home in well under an hour.

 

chain adjusted, yeah. It's been on the charger for the last few hours
as the battery was flat as a pancake.

I'll take it out for a little spin later.

 

A bit like everything else then.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

It might have been even quicker if we'd walked 10 yards and had a
squint at the identical caliper on my Tenere. It was only when I put
it in the garage this afternoon that I remembered it had Brembo
calipers and sure enough they're the same on both bikes.

 

My usual tactic, or sometimes, if I can be bothered, I dig out one of
the various bits of wood that lie around my garage and use that.

 

Heh. I was just thinking about my old K100RS.