is it the bike, or have I gone mad

I rode the 'blade the other day - the first time in *ahem* a while[1].
It felt odd, as if there were something up with the tyre pressures,
but a manual (attempted squeeze test) check showed they were still at
least "full of air".

What it actually felt like was that it was much slower steering than I
remember, and it also felt as if I were riding across a slope - it
seemed to be happier turning left than right.

Any idea what could cause this, as it was perfectly fine the last time
I had it out.

[1] about 9 months[2].
[2] I've been very busy this year.

 

Tyres will feel "full of air" when they have 10~15psi in them. You
really need to check them properly. It's the most likely cause of the
sensation you experienced, and also the most likely thing to have
happened when the bike's been stood for 9 months.

 

The frame's bent - I'll give you 50 quid for it.

--
Krusty
www.MuddyStuff.co.uk
Off-Road Classifieds

'02 MV Senna '03 Tiger 955i '96 Tiger '79 Fantic Hiro 250

 

I'll top that - £60. And I'll even come and collect it.

Phil

 

you're pregnant and I'll be your agent

 

OK - I'll check them.

 

done[1].

[1] please note £3450.00 administration fee.

 

can't be - I've had the snip.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, darsy belched forth and ejected the following:

You're not cut out for biking.

HTH.

 

I have ridden two of my other bikes in the 9 month period concerned.
But biking's a hobby for me rather than a necessity - if other things
get in the way (in this case a combination of work and organising
moving house) then so be it.

 

Thank **** for that.

 

I had exactly those symptoms on the Zed. It was low pressure in the front
tyre.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

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

Nononononononononononono!


It's... Umm... Err...

It's sublimation of the front wheel and steering head bearings. That's
it.

All you need to do is take it out on a really tight bendy road and ride
it flat out. A road with stone walls at either side works best
because... because... they retain the airflow so that the sublimated
matter is dispersed efficiently.

Don't touch a thing, just keep it nailed down a really twisty road.

Trust Me(tm).

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - Podium Placed Ducati Race Engineer As featured in
Performance Bikes

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha Vmax Honda ST1100 wiv trailer

 

Indeed. I was wondering if the Triumph was some evil-handing piece of crap
that was trying to kill me, until I found there was 20psi in the front

 

As much as I do trust you uncle, I'll see what happens to someone this
weekend when I pass long this gem. If it's as you say, the first thing I'll
do is bin me tyre pressure doobrie.


--
Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

Speaking of which, I'll be back from Tuesday 26th September to Sunday
1st October to sort out The Bikes Situation.

Anyone know where/how to find a shipping container, and associated
storage facility?

 

Googling "self storage" and the area you're looking at will be a good
start. You'll get those companies offering various sized spaces within
their purpose built units - however, be aware that these companies
charge an ongoing small fortune for something container sized.

If you want proper ocean container storage - then that's an obvious one
to google, but again, cheap it ain't.

Lastly, If you know somewhere that a container could be stored - back
of Cane's gaff as an example - then you could buy a 40' container for
about 750 quid + delivery. You'd obviously get most of this money back
when you the flog it on again.

 

I forgot to ask - did you buy one of the gay ones with the wavy union
flag on the front fairing?

 

that's the only week in September that I'm fairly free, so if you need
any assistance, drop me an email or call me on my cell[1]. If
everything goes to plan, I may even have a towbar on the Jeep + a bike
trailer by then.

no clue, sorry.

[1] see, anyone can speak american - it's easy.

 

yeah, yeah - I'll check at the weekend - it does seem the mostly
likely cause of the problem.