Ducati wheel - sorted :-)

Finally found someone who could/would do the work. Most people ran a mile
when the found out the damage, not being a simple buckle meant
"specialist" equipment.

Som top marks go to

ST Motorcycles of Grantham Lincs.

http://www.freewebs.com/stmotorcycles/


72.80ukp , inc return postage.

Got the discs back on, hopefully the tyre will be done tomorrow (helpful
neighbour sorting as I am up and out early all week).

Richard can have his paddock stand back soon

 

With great care, I hope, as it's possible to get them slightly 'out'.

 

Really nice guy and does an excellent job too. We took a buckled
wheelrim up to him a couple of years ago for a while-u-wait repair (took
the dogs for a long walk for couple of hours, then came back and picked
it up). Works from a little workshop next to his house in a small
village. Had a long chat about bikes and a long chat about dogs before
we left!

 

Now you say

I'll have to check them now....

Can you explain what you mean by "out" ? And how not to be "out" ? Please

 

Ideally, you need to mark the position of the disc relative to the
mounting bolts, and put it back in *exasctly* the same position it was
in before.

I know, I know, in theory it should make bugger all difference. In
practice, after a wheel straightening, it can be fractionally out and
it'll feel like it's warped.

 

Mark it once you've mounted the disk and then make sure you
tighten the bolts in a crosswards pattern, hand tight then
torque them up.

Using a front paddock stand, spin the wheel then apply slight
pressure to the brake and you might feel them catch if they
are not mounted right.

If that's the case, remove and rotate by one mounting bolt
and then repeat.

Worst case is six positions (bolt holes) per disk and two
disks, so you have to do it twelve times.

Highly unlikely that it'll be out though if you torque them
down right, ime.

 

:-(

I noted the "unscrew in a criss cross pattern", but failed to mark disc
:-(

Bugger bugger bugger bugger bugger bugger bugger bugger.....

Oh well, I'll let you know, it was dropped off tonight to have the tyre
put back on and balanced.

Fingers crossed.

Now, just need to work out the permutation of rotating both discs until
back in right spot...

 

Done that bit right

Looks like Richard will have to wait for it back then

Ta

 

Chances are it'll be OK. I know it can happen, because it happened to
mine.

 

No probs, keep it as long as you need it.
--
Richard

XJ900S
BOTAFOT #138, YTC#18, OMF#12

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Well, its on, I did as AntE said and span and felt , all seemed ok. Need
to get it to the MOT station next.

If it needs messing with, I'll do it after that.