Oops! I did it again

My bit for the used Pan Euro values, that is. They should be hitting
rock bottom just about ... now.

Of course the inevitable happened. As mentioned here before, I noticed
that there was a spacer missing from the drive unit (the bit that
connects the wheel and the bevel drive). So I phoned Dave Silver, as
you do, to order said implement before its absence could do any more
damage. It's a bit critical to have said spacer in there, as its
absence can damage both the wheel and the bevel drive unit (well, the
teeth in there that hook up said drive unit) so I decided to keep the
bike off the road until I got the spacer.

The first warning bell should have sounded when the bloke at Dave
Silver's couldn't find said spacer on the microfiche. It didn't, he
eventually found a spacer in this general area that I duly
ordered. Unpacking it this morning, one look confirmed that it most
definitely wasn't what is missing.

So off I go to the local Honda emporium in the hope that I could find
someone there who could make sense of my description. Fortunately for
me, amongst the blokes behind the counter was one of the mechanics,
and he knew exactly which part I was after. He also confirmed that
this particular spacer can fall out occasionally.

But he couldn't find it on the computer either. After a bit of head
scratching and consultation with another mechanic, he offered the bad
news - Honda was only selling it as part of the drive unit. Which is
mucho moolah. And he cheerfully confirmed that I really shouldn't be
using the bike unless I wanted to replace the bevel box in the
forseeable future. He gave me the number of a breaker who might have
Pan parts in stock, though.

Anyway, it appears the damage is:

- the drive 'connector'.
- the cush drive, which wants new rubbers
- the bolts on the plate that holds the cush drive in

The connector alone costs about 130 quid, plus I'm not sure that I can
get the bolts for the cush drive retention plate out as their heads
have been partially worn away. Great.

Any UKRMers crashed their Pans recently and have the above bits left
over?

Arse. Things are getting a bit worrying if the only bike you can use
(partially due to the weather) is a GT380...

Ho hum, my glass is half full. But that's mostly because someone
appears to have pissed in it.

 

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 15:50:10 +0000, Timo Geusch

Is there a German phrase for arsebiscuits?

You have my sympathy, Timo. It just ain't fair.

 

Arschbiskuite

)

 

Arschendigestives

 

<snip tale of woe>

I shouldn't laugh I really shouldn't but...

ohmygod... <fx: head in hands and starts howling>

Timo, how in God's name do you manage to do it?

 

On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 16:33:29 +0000,

I was thinking "bummencrumbenhafen" myself.

 

Get one measured. Say from Simes bike, and then get one turned up...

--
SimonB - South Wales. BOF#32
email simonb@zapikdotcodotuk
Triumph Sprint ST,
ZXR750L2 Wazimbaki.
Kawasaki Z1R For Sale

 

Learn to snip, newbie ;-))

 

That's very much what my reaction was too ;-)

 

Can't that nice Mr Eaton whittle you a new one from Honda Cheese?

--
Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1990 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's), Spagthorpe Basenji i
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

Pip wrote

Funny though.

 

You could use these nice new snipping scissors ...

8<------------ 8<------------ 8<

 

Sigh......

Conceded
--
Oldbloke

2000 Honda CB500, 1990 Suzuki TS50 (m'boy's), Spagthorpe Basenji i
BOTAFOT #140
"He's like Robbo's chubby kid brother"

 

Good point. Well made...

--
SimonB - South Wales. BOF#32
email simonb@zapikdotcodotuk
Triumph Sprint ST,
ZXR750L2 Wazimbaki.
Kawasaki Z1R For Sale

 

I wonder if it's a case of "if it looks too good..." I don't know.
Really I don't.

 

And get him to replace all the other bits that are doubtless fecked as
well.....

 

Timo Geusch <> came forth with the following in
uk.rec.motorcycles

<snip Pan comedy)

I'm sure JP could find a spare Pan part ;0)


--

Mark
ZX12R-B1 (Blue)
CG125 (hers)
BOTSWCAW#3

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Inverse Midas touch, me. And this clearly was the weekend for it...

 

Pip was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Not *quite*...

*Sigh* tell me about it. Cheers, mate.

 

The Older Gentleman was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Aye, that's kinda more of the problem. I haven't had the heart to take
the wheel out again to check the state of the fine drive teeth at the
bevel box end of things. If they are gone or going then I'm really in
deep shit[1], but I don't think they are.

My best guess is that the folks who serviced the bike dropped or
forgot the spacer at the last tyre change, so that'll be about
3000-4000 miles without the spacer. IOW, enough to start grinding
awayy a few bolt heads and do some damage to the cush drive metal, but
hopefully not enough to wobble about so bad that the teeth started
wearing.

[1] New bevel box type shit.