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Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 5:20 pm
by steve172
Longest tyre change ever!

Yesterday afternoon I wanted to change my front tyre on the XL700 Transalp, so tools out etc, but for the life of me I could not budge the front spindle at all. I could get half a turn at most then it would seize solid. I came to the conclusion that either thread in the fork leg was knackered or a bearing was seized onto the spindle stopping it from being unscrewed. I almost resorted to cutting the spindle and side collar in situ but held off until today. Today I removed the brake calipers, offside half brakcet mudguard etc and dropped the nearside fork leg out along with the wheel attached to it. Fitted the bolt end of the spindle into the bench vice and used the leverage from the fork leg to gradually ease off the spindle back and forth. Finally came off but the threads in the fork leg were in pretty bad shape and some even came out attached to the spindle. Cleaned up and salvaged both parts (which is £300 worth!). Whilst I was at it I decided to drop the other fork leg out and replace the fork oil to save myself double work.

Then onto the hard part of changing the front tyre..... those Michelin Anakees are bl00dy stiff!! Still need to buy fork oil so bike is still off the road until I can get some but easy enough to install new oil.

Fork leg out to take wheel off.
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Bike minus half the front suspension.
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Spindle threads with bits of aluminium in them.
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Missing threads from fork leg.
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Might aswell change the fork oil too! (the blocks under the wheel were an after thought to strapping the bike steady)
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Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Sun Mar 16, 2014 8:39 pm
by Kinioo
Filled her up with v-power super....and took her for a spin ;P

Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 7:15 am
by Redmurty
Rode it (thumbs)

cheers Spud ;)

Re: where's the air liner ?

Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2014 2:22 pm
by AndyB
I spent Saturday afternoon ragging my Tenere around to see how it handles on it's new suspension and find out if the 'performance' mods have worked then on Sunday I used a tank of fuel abusing my Multistrada just because it was sunny and I could B)






Moved here as it fits in better. CR

Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 1:00 pm
by Maljones
Made and fitted today some infills for my pannier rack to protect the soft luggage and mounted a tool tube to one side

Mal

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Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:09 pm
by Stewie
Sold it :( .

Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:32 pm
by Apophis
Rode it to Alf England and had the recall work done also had a good look at the new S10
could have test rode it but didn't want to tempt my self :whistle:

Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 3:53 pm
by SteveW
Strapped a XLR125 and a XR250R to a trailer. Ready to be taken out and left in Bulgaria this week.

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Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 4:52 pm
by Billy Bananahead
Fitted new piston rings to the old XS.

Re: what have you done to your the bike today??

Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2014 5:11 pm
by Rederic
+1 Sold it :ohmy: