Bike Preparation
April 9, 2008 at 3:50 pm | Bike | 1 comment
Dominic Stubbs very kindly came round the past two weeks to help me with my bike.
As a result we managed to
Rebuild the front forks (new seals, 15W oil and proline neoprene gaiters)
Replace the rear brake pads
Replace the chain and both sprockets
Alex Long very kindly came round on Monday and with his help we were able to
Change the brake fluid
And so far we’ve tried to change my front tyre 3 times, failing by puncturing the inner tube each time.
… I’ll get the hang of it!
I’ve also replaced the air filter and made a start on fixing the headlight which was a complete cunt as one of the windscreen bolts rounded off and I had to slip a hacksaw between the windscreen and the console and move back and forth about half an inch for an hour at the expense of my skin!
I also tried to fit a cigarette adaptor I got from ebay, unfortunately the cable came loose from the battery connectors after about an 1/8th of a second so that was put to bed.
On the upside my pannier stickers arrived, yay!
Innumerable other things have arrived, air horn, gloves, oil, fiters, inner tubes, tyres, the list of stuff I’ve ordered is completely endless.
I was starting to get a bit worried about my pre-trip finances but I got a call from Centurion on Friday saying that the other party in my insurance claim has admitted liability! Which should provide me with a much needed cash boost.
To get the bike seaworthy all I need is to change the oil+filter, replace the front tyre (with a working inner tube this time!), and fix this problem with the windscreen/headlight.
Then to make it ready for the trip all I need to do is fit the panniers which is a half hour job I could do in my sleep!
Not to sure if i like the list of things you fixed with Domonic and I get helped change the break fluid
That was very energetic Sam