fish_antlers
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posted November 10, 2001 05:27 PM
 Edited By: fish_antlers on 10 Nov 2001 18:46
the sad tale of
So we insured freek's old "garbage bike" today... a mid 80's 450 Nighthawk.... rode around the city.... it's always had a "clunking crunching" noise from the rear end... I knew the wheel bearings were knackered... so about 10 miles from home the crunching gets really loud... then a snap! we pull over.... no more wheel bearing... the cush drive is barely in the wheel... the wheel is on an angle with the chain and chain guard holding the whole mess together....
do we tow it home? no way... we ride.. slowly... stop every block or two to kick the wheel back in place....
actually it was fun... I intend to replace the bearing.... I guess I HAVE to now (shheeesh).... I may be bold and replace the steering head bearing as well... it has an odd "notch" when the wheel is not turned....
   
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ZX12R
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posted November 10, 2001 06:52 PM
U guys were both on the same bike !!!
That's not right...
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fish_antlers
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posted November 10, 2001 06:55 PM
the "we" being PrincessKiwi and myself.......... freek is in Tokyo
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ZX12R
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posted November 10, 2001 07:07 PM
ohh.. that's better
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MadDog
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posted November 10, 2001 10:23 PM
Baaahahaaha.... that would've been such a funny sight nevertheless... oh it brings tears to my eyes!
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frEEk
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posted November 12, 2001 04:49 AM
i never heard such a sound from the rear? musta bin all those wheelies u were pullin on the bike when i brough it over!! seriously tho, thats a good idea. a cheap little bike to go ride when ya got a nice winter's day. but how did ya insure it? ur not supposed to be able to insure someone else's vehicle? or did ya just insure it in my name? i wanted to have someone else insure by bike & car, but they wounldnt let us do that
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fish_antlers
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posted November 12, 2001 10:24 AM
Edited By: fish_antlers on 12 Nov 2001 10:25
have you been eating some mushrooms er something down there? you gave that bike to Kiwi a year ago and signed it over to her.... (she was supposed to paint butterflys on it etc etc.... remember? think back! WAY back!)....
re crunching.... makes me wonder is "honest Al the biker's pal" perhaps switched wheels or something as it has always made that crunching noise since we've had it.....
hmmmmm...
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