thanks for clearing that up, Bryn

My mate. who done my welding. does it all the time. even on dodgy ground. I must try it

The other preload methods I read about set the static sag first. then with rider. ?

gawd ... the John Wayne method looks SO easy .. if only! .. (I use the other side, and the ground is mostly very precarious). this sag thingy link is different to what I remember, but it seems to make sense? https://www.motorcyclenews.com/new-rider/choosing-kit/2006/november/feb23-05-how-to-set-susp...

The bike is tall until you sit on it and then it's short. The stand is tall. On a trail you can't often get the stand down unless you get off. When you get on with stand down it's easy for it to over balance you. As I'm new to it and to that experience I've laid it down a few times without the engi...

Yeah the lever is a little small, but with a bit of creative thinking can be extended. And the spool isn't massive, but the strap can be used on its own as a, well, strap and used to pull things and sometimes you only need a foot or 2. And they come in handy for other stuff, drying lines, ridge lin...

Morph wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2018 7:49 pm I may start carrying my hi-lift jack!
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NOW yerz talking !!

apparently ... this fabulous bike is ... NOW SOLD ... to some lucky owner

I tend to carry a ratchet straps, never had to use it because the only times I've needed it I've forgotten to put it back in my bag :lol: I would have thought that a ratchet lever is very limited, in length available, as I guess you can only wind about a foot or so in the winder? before the spool i...

is the rear too soft? or the bike too tall?

there's an app for that