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Going for a trail ride tomorrow - first since last October!

Dug the 325 out, checked the tyre pressures - amazingly all still spot on, checked the oil - all good there, pressed the starter and she fired right up - proper job biggrin

Checking her over and the RH footpeg support seemed a tad loose. Upon investigation, it turns out the rear bolt had sheared.

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Centre punched the broken bolt and got the drill on it. After only a short time the bolt suddenly span itself out into the frame tube - result smile

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Screwed a thread cleaner back and forth a few times in the hole and it moved easily so the threads weren't damaged in any way.

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It was just a case then of finding a replacement bolt, putting a bit of Loctite on them both and bolting it all back together - job done.

I wasn't lucky the bolt sheared but very luck to find the problem in the garage rather than out on tomorrow's trail ride wink

Good trail riding weather forecast so fingers crossed for a successful inaugural 2015 ride out:

  • Saturday

    Overnight rain should soon clear, leaving a bright and breezy day. Despite some lengthy sunny spells, it will feel much cooler than of late.

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Oh dear, I was going to say something about pasties but if it's not been used since October what can be the cause? confuse

As you say though, better in the workshop than in the lanes. wink

Enjoy the run and loosen a few cobwebs. I hope the badgers aren't too plentiful.  biggrinbiggrin

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If you are round Dartmoor Brian mite bump into you (not head on I hope] Two TTR'S will be starting at North Tawton round fingle - Dunsford - Bridford - Lustleigh - North bovey - Ilsington - Widecombe in the Moor then home by way of Dunsford - Tedburn - Veny Tedburn .. Have good one Brian get muddy

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Hi Pug

We are starting at Exmouth and staying in East Devon having a look at the lanes prior to the A2E next weekend. Dartmoor sounds nice though - have a good one biggrin

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Yeah think its going to be sunny tomorrow eh, make sure you take an inaugral photey!biggrin



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Camera battery is on charge biggrinbiggrinbiggrin

My mate SteveH is leading on his KTM so might not get too many photo opps!



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Yep, like you said "better in the garage than on lanes" .

Waiting for inaugural ride pics  



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Yep Brian waiting for some pic's I will do a run report later on the two TTr's over Dartmoor run I have a pic or two I think I have sorted the one shot every other second on the head cam as it looks like I took just over 14000 pic's an 10 min's of video . them Dartmoor Badgers is savage I had two of them one of them I was not even on bike I was pushing it dam thing came from no ware took me off my feet an dumped the bike on top of me

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Run report here wink

It sounds like our little adventure was a bit tame compared to yours Pug!



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Just seen it mate
I will try an do as good a job you did on your run I'm just too tired do it now we had a cracking day out some lanes have not been on for over a year an I don't remember them being that ruff

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Evil savages

 

 



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