Quote from: red98 on 21 April 2020, 10:18:57 pm

Quote from: coffee on 21 April 2020, 09:17:51 pm

Oh! man ! you could be in the shit there,they might think you're trying it on    I really hope you get a result,is it a return system where they refurb your old one?

yes,iam thinking the same COFFEE  [size=78%], if i dont get a email reply by mid morning tomorrow i`ll phone my local branch where the driveshaft came from and see if they will exchange it,they are only serving key workers,iam not but mrs is , i use them a lot so should be ok...strange thing is the driveshaft they delivered although a well used one i cant see anything wrong with it...[/size]

got no reply from customer services so i phoned the local branch, no problem taking it back and i now have a new one...just need to fit it now...

  Megga! pleased for you buddy.

Dog

Up until a couple of years ago this would have been my dream bike,I always,always wanted an old Harley,Indian,etc.Then I was in the isle of man and we were stopping in some digs in Castletown and sharing with 2 lads, one with a Sportster and one with a Knuckle Harley about a 1940 or thereabouts,I couldn't believe it! my dream bike! then he proceeded to explain everything that goes with these old bikes especially the knuckle or equivalent Indian. Just to start it was a nightmare,juice on ,prime it,juice off ,kick,juice on,kick,kick.kick,fuckin' kick,when it did eventually start it had some moody foot clutch which had to be synchronised with the throttle to try not to stall it and the hand gear change was a joke    The bloke told me that the maintenance was just ongoing,and break downs commonplace! This on something that will cost you anywhere between £30,000 and £50,000 depending on the history and condition.Maybe this was just an unreliable one but I don't think so,because the owner really new about old Harleys.It makes you wonder when these were modern what the riders thought of them 'cause they wouldn't know any diff would they? Then again to someone who's never rode a bike before even a modern one could seem complicated. I would love to see some old footage of riders on a load of Knuckle heads and Indians mooching about.

I honestly dont check anything other than the amount of fuel before I ride out... but that's not a clever thing, it's just laziness Haha
I check the tyre pressure every few months (when I remember) and other than that I check things when they stop working.

As for regular 'maintenance' I'll wash it every fortnight or so depending on use, oil the chain everytime I wash it.
I change the oil twice a year (before and after winter months), clean the air filter every 6 months or so.
Once a year I'll take the calipers off, check the pads and while I'm there clean and regrease all the pistons, I undo all my exhaust studs and reapply copper slip, decrud/clean the lower suspension linkages and apply ACF50

That's about it really










I'm about the same without the exhaust stub nuts,never really thought about them really but you can bet your best riding boots if I ever need to take them off I'll be in the shit !!!!

With the current lockdown in effect I've recently stripped all extra parts off and given her a 'super deep clean' which has gove me chance to do some of the other random little maintenance tasks (like changing the rear caliper fluid) and has helped me spot a few bits that need doing

I used this on the downpipe on a CG125 I had and it worked great,I was that impressed I decided to clean up some pots and pans that we'd had for years,ended up staining the lot,they looked terrible   so great for bike pipes but I'd watch it on some metals.

and other delicacies

for some texture

    brilliant !!!

birthday

Quote from: coffee on 15 April 2020, 11:57:16 pm

never know when to ...........

leave, or how long you should have stayed.

That's also a line from a great song by Hayes Carll

Maniac

maybe I'm stoned