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BikerGran
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by BikerGran » Fri Apr 04, 2014 11:43 am
Failed.......
I was worried about the handbrake, which was fine - the problem was a fork seal which seemed perfectly ok when I left home (although it's hard to tell without actively checking as it has gaiters) and had failed spectacularly by the time it was tested, with oil running down the fork leg!
Still, booked in Wednesday so I should get it back to the test centre within 14 days for a free retest.
Bit of a bummer though cos I've been waiting to get back on the road after SORN through the winter, made myself wait till 1 April so 6 months tax will take me through to end of September, then discovered the MOT was out. Nopw more waiting - bet the weather will turn sunny too!
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D-Rider
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by D-Rider » Fri Apr 04, 2014 12:44 pm
BikerGran wrote: the problem was a fork seal
It's always cutlery and animals
Hope you get it fixed and through the retest.
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randomsquid
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by randomsquid » Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:33 pm
BikerGran wrote:failed spectacularly by the time it was tested, with oil running down the fork leg!
Mine did that over the winter, at least it's an easyish, cheapish fix. It felt like a new bike with the new seals and the nice new oil on the inside instead of manky old oil dribbling everywhere.
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fatboy
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by fatboy » Fri Apr 04, 2014 5:35 pm
- bet the weather will turn sunny too![/quote]
Not before Easter Bank Holiday, you know its gonna rain !
Good luck for the re test!
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Willopotomas
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by Willopotomas » Fri Apr 04, 2014 6:08 pm
Clean them up, lift the gaiters and stuff a load of sponge or rags up um. Kitchen roll works a treat. Catches the oil before it's visible, and they're not allowed to lift the gaiters to look..
Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handle bars to the saddle.
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BikerGran
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by BikerGran » Fri Apr 04, 2014 7:12 pm
Thought of that but it's booked in for Wednesday - I'd rather have it sorted! Riding a trike is hard work enough without the forks not working properly.
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Willopotomas
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by Willopotomas » Sat Apr 05, 2014 1:51 am
BikerGran wrote:Thought of that but it's booked in for Wednesday - I'd rather have it sorted! Riding a trike is hard work enough without the forks not working properly.
From personal experience, I found it hard to tell the difference.. Unless using a leading link set up.
Most motorcycle problems are caused by the nut that connects the handle bars to the saddle.
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BikerGran
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by BikerGran » Sat Apr 05, 2014 10:33 am
With my old front end that might have been so, but I didn't pay loadsa dosh for custom made billet extended yokes and wide bars, to let them down with wonky forks!
The front end mods really made a huge difference to the handling - no more rear wheel steering, hold a line over bumps, and I can steer with one hand when pushing it which I couldn't before.
The tragedy of old age is not that one is old, but that one is young.
