Quote:Got a mess from a riding buddy in our local mc club the other day asking if I could help break his old chain and rivet a new chain to his bike, so I did last night.
What do you guys think, was it premature to replace his front sprocket? You can still se evidence of cogs on it, not sure if it's still possible to count how many...Â
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That grinding sound when he drove into my garage... I can tell you the old chain wasn't pretty either.Â
Your mate is aware there is stuff called chain lube...right....shocking condition
And30ers,this is the type of bloke that fills my heart with joy. Proof that no matter how clueless and kack-handed my maintenance is,(and I could cite a number of examples) there are people out there who make me look like an automotive god.....
Now I've got to get the tyres changed over - old ones got an advisory on the MOT - so picked up an almost new second hand set of PR3's  for £60 the other week - came of a Mk2 with a blown engine - the bloke was breaking it
Likewise. Hoping to get out for ride with a friend tomorrow (He says we're going regardless of the weather, but we'll see).
Most of the time, this site is all that keeps me connected to biking and specifically to our TDM. What a sad situation.
Yeah, I've done the IAM. And yeah, I recommend it (any so-called 'advanced training' come to that; not just IAM): A low cost training course based on the system used by the police, which is largely common sense once pointed out, making one smoother, quicker and safer. What's not to like? And why would one not want to tell others? :hide:
Went to start it yesterday when I got home, Â just to warm it up and put a bit of charge in it. Fat chance, flat as a pancake, stuck it on charge over night and ran it this morning for a bit, but I'm not going to get a ride in for a while I think. orry:
Nope - probably more expensive at £350 for the timber alone - but I got  a shed made out of more substantial timber, screwed together not nailed , demountable when required, the size I wanted with the features I wanted too, such as staging to get the welding gear/compressor/toolboxes etc. accessible but not in the way, a full -length (10') work bench, double doors, 6'4" minimum head room, shelving right round the shed at eye-level, no windows and the whole thing looks like a gingerbread house from Hansel & Gretel..................
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