07-06-20, 10:46 PM
Well, I now have two wheels back on my wagon!
I've finally got the brake calipers cleaned and hooked up to the braided pipes, but due to feeling crap for some reason, couldn't do much more than that
Also I still need to clean the downpipes and put them back on the bike before I can put everything else back on the rear end, so it'll have to wait for another day.
I did try out a very useful technique, however...
Getting the rear wheel back on has, at times, been an absolute foccer of a job. In the past it's taken me over half an hour of swearing and cursing and trying to prop it up or hold it with my legs etc
But, recently, on Facebook, someone suggested a bloody brilliant idea: Use a ratchet strap around the rear of the bike to lift the wheel up to the right level, then pop the axle in, push it most of the way through, a little bit of wiggling to get the sprocket side in the right place and push the axle the rest of the way through, job's a good 'un :thumbup
I've finally got the brake calipers cleaned and hooked up to the braided pipes, but due to feeling crap for some reason, couldn't do much more than that

Also I still need to clean the downpipes and put them back on the bike before I can put everything else back on the rear end, so it'll have to wait for another day.
I did try out a very useful technique, however...
Getting the rear wheel back on has, at times, been an absolute foccer of a job. In the past it's taken me over half an hour of swearing and cursing and trying to prop it up or hold it with my legs etc

But, recently, on Facebook, someone suggested a bloody brilliant idea: Use a ratchet strap around the rear of the bike to lift the wheel up to the right level, then pop the axle in, push it most of the way through, a little bit of wiggling to get the sprocket side in the right place and push the axle the rest of the way through, job's a good 'un :thumbup