Unitrack removal / strip-down?

Sadly, I drew much the same conclusion after this post.

 

..... is the totally predicted reaction.

Luckily, we are all different ...

All the best ..

T i m

 

I'm not!

<scarpers before Eddie arrives>

 

I had been wondering what sort of person had to consult the group
before every single nut and bolt removal and replacement, but I never
imagined someone who doesn't enjoy riding a bike...

<shudder>

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IIRC, you didn't enjoy your last ride very much.

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Someone who has never owned a Kawasaki, a 4 cly, Unitrack, anti-dive,
air assisted forks or hydraulic rear brake and who doesn't have a
workshop manual of any sort maybe?

Someone who respects the help and experience of those willing to give
it (so not the cunts).

I bet there's a load of things you couldn't imagine 'Ace'. ;-)

And who said I didn't enjoy riding a bike?

All the best ..

T i m

 

Oh yes, *you* are special .... ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

 

Not so, I enjoyed it tremendously. The ride, that is. The flying and
landing I could have done without, however.

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ITYF that I was amongst those cunts offering you help.

Do you?

You did. You said you didn't ride a bike for fun, which amounts to the
same thing.

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Did I say you were one of them?

One of them you stated above.

Oh, I can see where some are getting confused now.

"Enjoying riding my bike" IS NOT exactly the same as "riding my bike
for fun" (IMHO).

That means (for the hard of understanding <g>) that if I go out on my
bike it's normally for a reason. The reason could be to collect some
goods from an area where alternative means of transport aren't as
practical, going somewhere on a bike for_a_change (from the car
typically) or if when I get there a bike would be more convenient
(like finding secure parking). The 'enjoyment' in such instances are
gained from: getting there, safely, easily, reliably, comfortably. If,
for example I suffer a puncture on that trip or am cut-up more than I
might had I been in a car, or got wet / cold then I lose the
'enjoyment'.

If we go on holiday we normally go motorcycle / camping and I 'enjoy'
getting us all to the camp site safe_and_sound. Even when riding a
fully loaded bike and towing a trailer, because the 'enjoyment' is the
end rather than the means (ie I enjoy getting there safely on my
bike). It would be far more comfortable to go by car in every instance
but also far less of a challenge or so 'involving'.

Now, whilst I like and always have liked 'making good progress' [1]
I'm happy to do it on / in something that is practical and suitable
(for me and my needs). During no time in my life has anything
'sports' offered that solution (be it bike, car, gear or interests).

On the other hand, I suspect many buy bikes purely to go blasting
round the countryside or track and who would get no enjoyment
whatsoever riding two up let alone towing a trailer?

HTH.

All the best ..

T i m

[1] Years ago my Mum and Dad went to a Vauxhall day at Knebworth House
and Mum got a go in a works DTV Chevette driven by Penti Arrikala (top
rally driver at the time). After a blast through the grounds Penti
arrived back and the start point and Mum took her helmet off and
thanked him for a fun trip. He asked her if she had done such a thing
before as she seemed very calm etc?

"No" she said "but my son drives like that all the time" ...

I didn't of course but that's what good progress felt like to her. ;-)

 

Eh? It doesn't you know. Most of my bike rides are for the purposes of
getting somewhere, not for having fun. That doesn't mean I don't enjoy
them.

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For speed and efficiency I might try a slightly different tack Muck.

I have been informed the original bearings are made of Delrin and if
it's like many 'plastic' bearings doesn't strictly need lubrication
(or are 'lubricated' with water) for the Unitrack type role (and
probably why there aren't better seals or grease nipples on this model
as standard)?

As it turns out the bearing sleeves are 20mm diameter and it will be
easy for me to turn some replacements in stainless steel, reducing
what appears to be the main problem and that is the rusting of the
inner 'sleeve' (which then wears the Delrin eventually seizing up and
wearing the alloy Unitrack link).

For the moment turning some 20mm bar to length and drilling a 12mm
diameter hole down the middle is quicker / easier than turning up some
phosphor bronze / Oilite® bearings (and 2 of my bearing sleeves are
shot anyway). Fitted into some new std bearings and using new seals
should keep it tidy for a while. ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

 

<pulls Krusty away>

Leave em, they won't understand ... ;-)

All the best ..

T i m

 

You used to be so fast and now look what's happened..

 

On 02 Sep 2008 21:27:42 GMT, wrote:

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Then it's you that's missing out.

I don't pay for my 'means of transport' so when I buy something to
take me from A to B I can make it something that I enjoy rather than
something functional.

I'm lucky in that I ride bikes for pleasure rather than because I
have to and I've got different bikes for different types of trip. I
did all that commuting on a bike because I don't have a car for a lot
of years and I don't miss it because I've now got a choice.

 

Wotafikcunt
Many of us regard bikes as a means of transport rather than boys toys.
The enjoyment is a side effect, not the reason for riding.

 

Getting better with the crutches, then?

I found I could maintain a pretty good speed, once I got used to them;
much faster than normal walking pace.

 

heh - yeah, not bad.

Oh, I'm nowhere near that fast, but that's because my 'good' leg ain't
that good - the knee on the weight-bearing side is pretty swollen and
painful. I'm told that this is normal to some degree when one leg has
to take all the weight - did you not suffer from it at all?

 

Not that I remember, but at the time I was a skint dole bludger, so
probably wasn't being as mobile as you are. I can't remember how long I
was on crutches, so maybe it wasn't for long enough to become an issue.
Also, I've got very strong legs compared to my upper body, so that might
have helped too.

 

I was never fast Andy. The one and only speeding ticket I've had is
for doing 62mph in a 70 limit (in a 'goods vehicle' [1] restricted to
50 apparently).

I did and still do like to make good progress though (as I'm traveling
for a reason most of the time).

I went on a ride out once with the BM club when on a camping weekend
with one of the Sections. Most of them were one up on OilHeads and
big K's and I was two up on my R100RT[2]. We were doing what I
consider 'stupid speeds' trying not to hold the group up and I've
never done it since.

Many of my mates ride bikes and some regularly do 'The Ring' and track
days etc. Some also ride to work and wouldn't consider riding a bike
any other time.

The Daughter and I even went to see the Superbikes at Brands a while
back and whist we preferred it (as entertainment) over Santa Pod and
the Touring cars at Silverstone, it wasn't as much 'fun' as going
round the off-road track at Abbingdon in my BIL's Disco or going on a
camping trip with the missus on the tandem.

All the best ..

T i m

[1] A 1098cc, Ex GPO, Morris Minor Van.

[2] Unlike many I was with my Wife who actually does find riding her
bike (XV750) 'fun' as she only rides it for recreation. When we go
motorcycle camping the motorcycling part is mainly for her.