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Old 22-01-21, 10:06 AM   #2011
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Cripes out of my depth here too! Well Wester now has a 9 speed freewheel block fitted to the original Shimano hubs, (which run really smoothly) it has Weinmann concave rims which were the thing back in the 80s. Managed to re-dish the wheel after all this time although the spokes are not stainless.
I built it for cycle camping trips but now it used for less arduous day rides.
Hope the rear axle holds up ok as there is quite a length unsupported wheel to frame. (Obviously the new cassette system is a better design)

Guess it is a bit of nostalgia just like owning a classic Motorbike.
On Ytube the is a guy called Hambini - somewhat opinionated and foul mouthed but I have found his analyses of BB problems fascinating. Most are carbon frames and basically suffer through a lack of quality control with the hole each side not in alignment or under/oversized or not round but slightly oval. Hence creaking pressfit BB

Yep the old BSA still seems the way to go
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Old 22-01-21, 01:31 PM   #2012
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New shock absorber for my ST. Old one removed and will be cleaning up the inaccessible areas whilst its out and waiting for the new one to arrive.
I was torn between getting this one refurbished, or a new Hagon one, but in the end convinced myself the new one is the better choice - even though it's 100% more cost, it does have a 2 year unlimited mileage warranty.
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Old 22-01-21, 10:43 PM   #2013
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Tinkering last week involved trying to sort the handbrake on the X-trail as it was only working on one side, failed the mot because of it. Rear discs and pads weren't looking great either so figured I might as well do it all at the same time.
After 2 hours I had managed to get 1 caliper sliding pin out and 1 caliper bracket bolt out so I gave up, put it all back together and booked it into my normal garage for them to sort it. It took them 6 hours altogether!
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Old 22-01-21, 10:58 PM   #2014
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MK1 x-trail? Had the same pain. ☹ My local garage always stripped and cleaned the rears whenever it was serviced afterwards as a precaution. They worked great after that.
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Old 23-01-21, 07:49 AM   #2015
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Mk2 T31 Xtrail but it seems to be a recurring problem with the nissans including the Qashqai.
I reckon I’ll need to either refurb or replace the rear calipers before the next mot
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Old 23-01-21, 05:26 PM   #2016
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Mk2 T31 Xtrail but it seems to be a recurring problem with the nissans including the Qashqai.
I reckon I’ll need to either refurb or replace the rear calipers before the next mot
Most Nissans and quite a few Renaults of that era have that problem. DD get some refurbished by someone else as they're a right sod to do

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Old 25-01-21, 08:00 AM   #2017
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Doing up 3 Sv650 1999. I am sure some of the muck is 20 year old!! Every bike has been stripped down to just frames, and currently being rebuilt. Takes about a week per bike so far.

If anyone has any bits kicking about for sale let me know. Cheers
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Old 25-01-21, 12:21 PM   #2018
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Doing up 3 Sv650 1999. I am sure some of the muck is 20 year old!! Every bike has been stripped down to just frames, and currently being rebuilt. Takes about a week per bike so far.

If anyone has any bits kicking about for sale let me know. Cheers


I've got a few bits I need to clear out in the coming weeks:
Subframe
Seat (I think)
JMC swing arm.
I'll put a list together as I go through the boxes.


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Old 27-01-21, 07:56 PM   #2019
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Still waiting on parts for the DRZ so set about removing the carb to clean up. Not something I intended to do straight away but may as well while I wait for the other bits.





Then carried on trying to free up the stuck swingarm pivot bolt. Resorting to spraying it at the joins with it lying on it's side and soaking instead of hammering it. Managed to crush my finger using the brute force method the other day and didn't notice until my glove made strange squishy noises, which I found out was because it was full of blood.
Got a decent propane torch on order too to get a bit of heat on there inbetween soaking it with penetrating oil. Got a feeling it's going to be a slow process over quite a few days.


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That's quite a carb, got a TPS and everything. And be careful with your thumb!
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