Urgent help needed - spacer lost.

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sabestian · #1 Post by **sabestian** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:15 am

Hallo everyone, I was preparing the bike for my track day next week and after putting the rear wheel back on my bike I noticed that I've lost a spacer that should go between the bearing and the swinger on the sprocket side (no 8 on this sheet).

Has anyone got a spare one? I rang couple of Aprilia dealers and they say it's gonna be at least two week waiting time... For a 6 quid part... I'm going to shoot myself if I don't have my bike ready for next Tue... Please help unless you want to have my blood on your hands!

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 10:44 am

Sorry Sab - can't help you.

Unless someone's got one, I guess it's a case of keeping ringing those dealers.
Fausto posted up that he'd had good experience with InMoto and Speedaway carry a reasonable stock too.
I guess you've tried Aprilia Yorkshire as I presume that's where you copied the parts diagram from.

The number of times people post up about missing wheel spacers - I think they're special ones designed to hide the moment your back's turned.

Perhaps we should get a stock of the various wheel spacers and hold them on the forum - that'll probably guarantee that nobody loses one ever again!

..... don't suppose anyone works in a machine shop or has easy access to one that could run up a small stock of spacers for the front and rear wheels?

Just a thought.

Gio · #3 Post by **Gio** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:11 am

I don't know if I have a spare, will look tonight.

#4 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:12 am

Are these the same as the ones on a Mille? If so get yer butt on Motofourm and ask on there. Plenty of Aprilia racers there, guaranteed one of 'em has a spare bit, swapping WOW and Dry tyres around all the time, etc.

#5 Post by **Kwackerz** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 11:14 am

D-Rider wrote:
..... don't suppose anyone works in a machine shop or has easy access to one that could run up a small stock of spacers for the front and rear wheels?

Just a thought.

As it happens.... I do..

I have a lad who can machine 'em too.

I dont know if our machine shop is functional at the moment however.

I will look into it next week when Im back at work.

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:24 pm

Kwackerz wrote:
D-Rider wrote:
..... don't suppose anyone works in a machine shop or has easy access to one that could run up a small stock of spacers for the front and rear wheels?

Just a thought.

As it happens.... I do.. I have a lad who can machine 'em too.

I dont know if our machine shop is functional at the moment however.

I will look into it next week when Im back at work.

You on hols too? I was told my summer holiday this year would be working on the house - so that's my job this week. Really meant to be painting the outside ..... but just look at the weather! So plenty of odds and ends inside to do - but I'm being too 'supervised' to do much to the bike. better get back to it or it'll be noticed that I'm on the PC.... some holiday.

Falcopops · #7 Post by **Falcopops** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 12:40 pm

Gio wrote:I don't know if I have a spare, will look tonight.

Ditto.

As a last resort you can have the one out of mine as it's not on the road at the mo.

sabestian · #8 Post by **sabestian** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:05 pm

I've found it!

It was stuck under some leaves in a ditch next to the place I had my tyre repaired yesterday. Cheers for all the offers and helpful links. I may need to use them next time I take the wheel off...

I'm not sure if I'm stupid or lucky... Both I guess.

Gio · #9 Post by **Gio** » Wed Aug 15, 2007 1:46 pm

sabestian wrote:I've found it! It was stuck under some leaves in a ditch next to the place I had my tyre repaired yesterday. Cheers for all the offers and helpful links. I may need to use them next time I take the wheel off...

I'm not sure if I'm stupid or lucky... Both I guess.

Now if it was Friday, I'd say you're a freak

Instead you're one lucky bloke.