Well, well, well... There's been a nasty "thunk" coming from the BlingMobile over bumps for a while. I'd suspected head bearings and had tried to feel for notching. With the front wheel jacked up, nothing. Nada. With the front wheel on oiled plates, nothing. At all. I got second opinions, not trusting myself. They concurred. So, I concluded it may well be forks. I dropped the forks out tonight, and then turned the bars. I could *hear* the notch drop in as the bars centred. I've pulled the bearings and the notching is quite visible. Buggered if I know why it was hiding when the forks were in though. Anyroadup, it's good news. I can settle for an oil change on the forks and pop new bearings in the head. I think I'm going to Get A Man In for the valve clearances. I'll leave it naked and get it over to the dealer as it is (once I've got the wheels back on, like...). Now if *only* I knew someone with a trailer who could get it over to Colin Collins for me... -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets and Ducati Race Engineer. WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
That all sounds *horribly* familiar. -- | ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C |_\_____/_| ..75127../..18653.../..3196./.19406 (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5 |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG* \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 '^' RBR Landmarks: 12 Pts: 220 Miles: 914
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Pip <shimmering lights, clouds of coloured smoke, shower of fairy dust> Ooh! It are a Pixie! It's quite light with all the "stuff" taken off. Honest, mistah. -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets and Ducati Race Engineer. WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Mark Olson I am. I am also the fellow with remarkably little free time. Ah. Sir needs to find a (relatively) trustworthy dealer, and get on good terms with the mechanics, sir does. BTW, you bought a four-gang extension reel for TeamUKRM yesterday, for which the team say "thanks very much". :^) -- Wicked Uncle Nigel - Manufacturer of the "Champion-105" range of rearsets and Ducati Race Engineer. WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41 ZZR1100, Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner", Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
They are nice, aren't they. <shakes piggy-bank> -- | ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C |_\_____/_| ..75127../..18653.../..3196./.19406 (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5 |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG* \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 '^' RBR Landmarks: 12 Pts: 220 Miles: 914
Still doesn't *look* like a Wing should. IMHO, of course.[/QUOTE] Doesn't go like one, either, but I still want one. <thinks> Perhaps if it *did* fall off the lift ... -- | ___ Salad Dodger |/ \ _/_____\_ GL1500SEV/CBR1100XXX/KH500A8/TS250C |_\_____/_| ..75127../..18653.../..3196./.19406 (>|_|_|<) TPPFATUICG#7 DIAABTCOD#9 YTC#4 PM#5 |__|_|__| BOTAFOT #70 BOTAFOF #09 two#11 WG* \ |^| / IbW#0 & KotIbW# BotTOS#6 GP#4 \|^|/ ANORAK#17 IbB#4 '^' RBR Landmarks: 12 Pts: 220 Miles: 914
