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by Snaf MKII
Sun Mar 17, 2024 9:12 am
Forum: WE LOVE PICS
Topic: Photo chain link...
Replies: 3422
Views: 800417

Re: Photo chain link...

Link = KTM with luggage. Hekla, Iceland.
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by Snaf MKII
Tue Feb 27, 2024 7:45 am
Forum: BIKES
Topic: kove 800
Replies: 24
Views: 14474

Re: kove 800

So £14k for the non homologated rally and £10k for the standard version if their pricing compares to the 450.
by Snaf MKII
Sun Feb 25, 2024 12:17 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: Go Big and Ride Small
Replies: 1590
Views: 395380

Re: Go Big and Ride Small

I’ve been looking for something a little larger for my side panniers for my Innova. My last trip down to the Pyrenees and then to the Picos area resulted in me carrying a fairly large bag on the back seat which for my type of travelling isn’t ideal. IMG_8846.jpeg I found a good deal on eBay with a ...
by Snaf MKII
Fri Feb 23, 2024 3:46 pm
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Steering stem cracks
Replies: 40
Views: 4782

Re: Steering stem cracks

I think I can see an issue if not the cause, ball bearing are not suitable for anything but small radial loads. You should be using taper roller bearings that transmit the axial and radial loads that you find in sidecar applications.
by Snaf MKII
Fri Feb 23, 2024 8:38 am
Forum: BIKES
Topic: SWM is back in UK
Replies: 12
Views: 3814

Re: SWM is back in UK

It's bigger than it looks but most complain that bikes are to big these days and this is probably built with that in mind.
by Snaf MKII
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:45 pm
Forum: BIKES
Topic: SWM is back in UK
Replies: 12
Views: 3814

Re: SWM is back in UK

Popped in today, they have two demonstrators, a 300 and a 500 called "6" ??
Staff were helpful and keen.
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by Snaf MKII
Tue Feb 20, 2024 9:54 am
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Steering stem cracks
Replies: 40
Views: 4782

Re: Steering stem cracks

Yes, I'd like to know as well. What brought you to change the bearings. Were they notched and if so was it straight ahead or a bit to the left.
by Snaf MKII
Mon Feb 19, 2024 4:18 pm
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Steering stem cracks
Replies: 40
Views: 4782

Re: Steering stem cracks

I keep coming back to look at this, are there two cracks oposite each other and slightly offset from the straight ahead position? I'm thinking that the largest load is turning left where the weight is transfered forward and to the right hand side and that appears to be the plane that the damage is d...
by Snaf MKII
Sat Feb 17, 2024 9:48 pm
Forum: TECHNICAL
Topic: Steering stem cracks
Replies: 40
Views: 4782

Re: Steering stem cracks

That looks like a work hardened fracture to me, bin it the material around the crack will be brittle. What are the fork guides like, grab the bottom of the fork and see if it moves in relation to top tube. There are a lot of non design stresses on conventional forks with a sidecar bolted on, I'm sur...
by Snaf MKII
Wed Feb 14, 2024 1:56 pm
Forum: WEBSITE AND FORUM STUFF
Topic: What's this?
Replies: 32
Views: 3609

Re: What's this?

Like is still there, it's just invisible until you hovver over it.

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