>>> INTRODUCE YOURSELF HERE <<<

[alanfavell]

Greetings Fixitsan.

[fixitsan]

Thanks for that. MOT is due in Feb. Planning to pull tge swingarm out before then.

What usually fails in the linkage ? Usual items like bushings and worn needle bearings ?

The shock is surprisingly good still....may have been changed already.


Its benefitted from regular mauntenence

[fixitsan]

Greetings Fixitsan.

Hello !

[Catteeclan]

Welcome aboard.

Do a search on shock linkage, should find what you need to know. 

Be checking mine out when I get time although with 7000 on the clock I suspect it'll be ok.

[dablik]

Thanks for that. MOT is due in Feb. Planning to pull tge swingarm out before then.

What usually fails in the linkage ? Usual items like bushings and worn needle bearings ?

The shock is surprisingly good still....may have been changed already.


Its benefitted from regular mauntenence

 

Yep that's it but you'll see from the thread that one of the linkages sometimes needs an awful lot of TLC iffin your not lucky, hopefully it's all been maintained.

[fixitsan]

What are the symptoms....clunking when loading the suspension for example ?

 

Anyhow i almost got stranded today with a flat battery, looks like the regulator died, somehow. I'm getting generator output and for a while the battery would be getting about 14V then it dropped, came back, dropped again, then stopped charging altogether.

 

Had a good 60 mile ride in sunshine prior to that so it's not all bad !

[dablik]

No symptoms as such,  the shock/swingarm linkage bushing is prone to siezing if not lubed at appropriate intervals and can be a bugger to get out as it can only be drawn from the one side, most have been lucky and it's slipped out fine, but mine and a couple of others needed some delicate work from the super Henty, one has been known to snap off at the swingarm while in use 

 

Best to be safe i always think.

[fixitsan]

I think I saw some posts picturing the use of a dremel to grind out a  bush....followed by some chiselling....so that'll be what it's about !

 

Chris

[dablik]

I think I saw some posts picturing the use of a dremel to grind out a  bush....followed by some chiselling....so that'll be what it's about !

 

Chris

 

That's the one Chris, anyway sounds like you know what your about from your posts, could be grotty if it's not been looked after

 

 

This is the thread to read if you have'nt already  :good:

This post was last modified: 30-12-2015, 09:12 AM by dablik.

[fixitsan]

Checked the linkage and......hahahahaha the middle bush (at  the forward dogbone attachment point) is a 'special' elongated shape......  I like having things to do   

[dablik]

Haha well you've got a few months of crap weather so ya may as well love the bike up some.......

[fixitsan]

The first decent dry day of this year was in February, so i rode my FJ to the Rest And Be Thankful.   Hopefully by March it's dry again. MOT due in Feb anyway so will be riding it by then. If it doesn't freeze this weekend i wanna get out for a bit too.

 

 

Happy New Year anyway !  

[dablik]

Happy new year Chris  :drinks:

[KurtDeVos]

Hi all,


I have just noticed this section so thank you to all those who have already welcomed me and hope you all had a good Christmas and new year.


I'm Kurt as you may of guessed and I live in the Village of Ascot, its not as posh as you may think, and being from Cumbria originally I think I stick out a bit :p.


I'm not a TDM owner as of yet but I have settled on getting one, I was looking at all sorts and my work colleges have been trying to steer me away from the TDM. To be honest I feel inlove with a 900 when I was at a motorcycle shop in the Netherlands.


I'm a daily rider and commute to the sunny town of Slough on my current bike the XJ600S, I'm also a member of Thames Vale Advanced Motorcyclists that meet every 3rd Sunday in Wokingham so if anyone is about come on down!

[Studley Ramrod]

:welcome:  to the club Kurt.

[TDMick]

Hi all,


I have just noticed this section so thank you to all those who have already welcomed me and hope you all had a good Christmas and new year.


I'm Kurt as you may of guessed and I live in the Village of Ascot, its not as posh as you may think, and being from Cumbria originally I think I stick out a bit .


I'm not a TDM owner as of yet but I have settled on getting one, I was looking at all sorts and my work colleges have been trying to steer me away from the TDM. To be honest I feel inlove with a 900 when I was at a motorcycle shop in the Netherlands.


I'm a daily rider and commute to the sunny town of Slough on my current bike the XJ600S, I'm also a member of Thames Vale Advanced Motorcyclists that meet every 3rd Sunday in Wokingham so if anyone is about come on down!

Been wondering about going down there.

It's at the end of Send high st?

[chrisr]

WokingHAM.

[poppykle]

Hi, my name is Neil. I live in Sydney and I bought my black 2011 TDM900 two days ago .  Previous bike was a KLE500 which I had for eight years.  

I looked at other bikes but the TDM was the one that I kept coming back to. Love the comfort and the engine.  No mods yet but I have ordered a taller screen and I want to add a top box and maybe some pipes to let out the burble hidden by the stock pipes.

[dapleb]

Hello dare and welcome. Lovely spot you have dare for tdming. Enjoy the boike.

[dablik]

:welcome:  Neil, enjoy the bike, good choice.

This post was last modified: 29-01-2016, 10:25 AM by dablik.