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weeksy wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:59 pm You're allowed to get soapy bubbles on it at times you know.

I only jet wash it when it gets embarrassing

Yorick wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 3:21 pm

weeksy wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:59 pm You're allowed to get soapy bubbles on it at times you know.

I only jet wash it when it gets embarrassing

And that's not "3 months ago" ?

weeksy wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 3:21 pm

Yorick wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 3:21 pm

weeksy wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 12:59 pm You're allowed to get soapy bubbles on it at times you know.

I only jet wash it when it gets embarrassing

And that's not "3 months ago" ?

No

Yorick wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 10:59 am That was easier than expected. Youtube videos helped

But gonna get the dude to rebuild it. Don't trust myself and he'll be doing the sag and setup anyway.

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Top workshop tip. Remove handle from Jack!

Taipan wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 4:46 pm

Yorick wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 10:59 am That was easier than expected. Youtube videos helped

But gonna get the dude to rebuild it. Don't trust myself and he'll be doing the sag and setup anyway.

20220524_105552.jpg

Top workshop tip. Remove handle from Jack!

Good point. I am a clumsy twat

Off road bikes long fork travel tends to drag dirt up under the seals.

Get one of these, after every ride put a drop of oil on it and spin it around the fork leg, you'll be surprised the amount of gunge it will collect.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291311613425 ... BM9syf9J5g

crust wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 7:13 pm Off road bikes long fork travel tends to drag dirt up under the seals.

Get one of these, after every ride put a drop of oil on it and spin it around the fork leg, you'll be surprised the amount of gunge it will collect.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/291311613425 ... BM9syf9J5g

It's so dry here, there's no dirt to attack the seals, but will try it anyway.

Yorick wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 4:59 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 4:46 pm

Yorick wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 10:59 am That was easier than expected. Youtube videos helped

But gonna get the dude to rebuild it. Don't trust myself and he'll be doing the sag and setup anyway.

20220524_105552.jpg

Top workshop tip. Remove handle from Jack!

Good point. I am a clumsy twat

You're amongst friends!

Taipan wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 9:39 pm

Yorick wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 4:59 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 4:46 pm

Top workshop tip. Remove handle from Jack!

Good point. I am a clumsy twat

You're amongst friends!

Taipan wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 4:46 pm
Top workshop tip. Remove handle from Jack!

Excellent tip. I have a mate who is the sort that would sit on it to roll up a ciggie.

The Spin Doctor wrote: Thu May 26, 2022 10:49 pm

Taipan wrote: Tue May 24, 2022 4:46 pm
Top workshop tip. Remove handle from Jack!

Excellent tip. I have a mate who is the sort that would sit on it to roll up a ciggie.

Was it in the UP position ?

Does he need the bumming hat ?

It lives. Just need to set the sag and give the battery a boost.
Will take it out after my afternoon nap

Yorick wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 2:48 pm It lives. Just need to set the sag and give the battery a boost.
Will take it out after my afternoon nap

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I thought the sag was being set as part of the upgrade? Or is your man coming back to do that?

Took it straight to a really rocky path and instantly disappointed.
Carried on and slowly improved. Back good but the front still jars my forearms.
Maybe I expected too much as the ground here is mainly rock hard.

Came home on same path and it was better, so maybe needs to bed in.
Maybe some fine tuning will help.

Beancounter wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 5:14 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri May 27, 2022 2:48 pm It lives. Just need to set the sag and give the battery a boost.
Will take it out after my afternoon nap

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I thought the sag was being set as part of the upgrade? Or is your man coming back to do that?

Just static sag needed doing and it was spot on.
Didn't need rider sag as the new (fatboy) spring takes care of it.

Well, I'm a lot happier today after tough 4 hour ride. I don't know if things bed in, but it's much more compliant now. It's perhaps not as comfy as I would like, but it certainly 'performs' better on the tough stuff. And even after 4 hours, I had no aches or pains in my arms.

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