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dave85

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  1. 4.5 Nm is recommended for the top screws in a evo mount, as all four bolts in a trials set-up do the same job I would follow that. I would disagree with your reasoning though, any numpty can (and at my last place, did) follow a torque setting and f**k things up. "Just do it till it feels right" is a better way all round. It's not as though you're sending the bolts seriously towards their elastic limit and are worried about stretching.
  2. Try-all. If lots and lots of bearings come pouring out of an eno, it's definately toast.
  3. With two provisos, yeah it's useful. 1. when you take the lockring off, lots and lots of very small bearings will come out so do it over a margerine tub or something like that to catch them. 2. the springs are made of rubbish steel and will bend if you arent careful. It's important that the circular bit at the end remains circular, I had to re-shape a few round a small drill bit because they'd been deformed when stripping it. To be perfectly honest, unless you suspect something has broken inside it, give it a good wash out in paraffin then drench it in light oil, saves a lot of messing about.
  4. The plastic of the piston doesn't like WD40, it swells it up. Reduce the diameter however you can, a lathe would be best if you can get use of one.
  5. I've used a small amount of oil in the past, some have problems with it emulsifying with the water but it is a lot lower drag than grease. Using grease would defeat the point of bleeding with water to give a lighter lever feel.
  6. Possibly slightly longer than mine then, or you're a bit shorter, I just dont fit on the damn thing Never had a bike I'm so proud to call mine though, it's awesome.
  7. It'd sting somewhat if you payed compensation and medical bills out of your own pocket for the injury you caused though.
  8. Polo biatch, I don't drive no dagenham rust
  9. I take it the later RC250T's were slightly better than the first, cos I can hardly ride mine it's so short. Good job it's absolutely beautiful and very nice on the wall
  10. Or, if you want a bad stereo on the cheap that's loud: Does take up half the boot however.
  11. Would now be a good time to say I saw one of those in Supercycles just under five years ago It was modular rather than solid, and had a splitter incorporated into the arch. It's a very very very good idead
  12. dave85

    Life

    I accept that feelings of good and bad are entirely constructions of the mind. This unfortunately doesnt remove the requirement to use them in order to get by. I would suspect the great majority of people never question why they consider something to be good or bad simply because it's a convenient link to how other people feel (e.g., as an example, football fans feeling negative about their team losing a match, if you felt positive about it and voiced your opinion you'd be in high danger of getting thumped!). And generally to make money we need to turn a "bad" situtation into a "good" one, so it is a big struggle for the man on the street to disentangle his perceptions from the stimuli that cause those perceptions. Whatever your state of enlightenment, it wont save you from the wrath of the water board if you havent payed your bill
  13. dave85

    Life

    Perhaps not consistent happyness, but consistent satisfaction. I have a steam engine. It's big, old, and worn out. In its current state it is knackered, which is where I would quarrel with your second paragraph. Something that doesnt work is, well, "bad". It might have artistic merit but it's no use to anyone, it can't do a day's work. I will mend it in time, and look forward to the day it is finished, but then I'll lose a constant monitor that keeps me going. I understand that our existance is amazing, and our ability to ponder that existance fabulous. But happyness to me will always come from using my mind and body to improve something, be that the state of my engine, the state of boumsong's bike (the original definition of a lost cause, gentlemen), or the state of mind of a friend. It isnt enough for me to appreciate my existance, I like to be changing things. A man I admire greatly said that a man's character is formed by his trade, his ability to use his hands to make and mend. I firmly believe that to be at the peak of your craft, whatever that may be and not necessarily practical, is the greatest joy you can find. Perhaps it's uneducated, perhaps I lack the motivation or ability to see beyond my perception of what my senses take in, I'm no monk. But I do my best to keep the world around me moving smoothly and free from harm, and go to bed every night feeling content
  14. All depending on who your boss is, but on the whole landscaping is hard work. Everything is heavy and most of it needs to be shifted by hand. We did a not overly large patio a couple of months ago, ten tons of material came out entirely by hand in two days, down a flight of steps and round a couple of dodgy corners, then eight tons of materials went back round the corners and up the damn stairs. To be honest, I would advise concentrating on the plants side of things, be that aboriculture or horticulture or whatever, it's a bit more involving and educating and not so back-breaking.
  15. Best not bloody snow, cabless tractors arent much fun in winter normally but snow makes it f**king terrible.
  16. The only reason the deore hubshell doesnt crack in the same fashion is because it isnt subjected to the freewheel forces. Hope have made a good hub, have responded to problems and no doubt would have made an indestructable hubshell if it wasnt for the fact everyone would moan about the weight.
  17. If this is a post-05 magura with the red TPA wheel within the lever blade, it is perfectly possible for it to strip the threads in the wheel, then for the pin to push its way down through the wheel, giving the effect you describe. Given no other damage, a new TPA is all that is needed.
  18. If it really is stuck, take it to a garage (the dodgy back street ones will probably be the best) and get them to use their oxy-acetylene burning gear on it. Some heat will soften it enough to drill. If that doesnt work then the bolt can be burnt completely out (with no damage to the axle).
  19. 11 hours at work monday 9 hours at work yesterday five hours till i need to be in today been double crossed by some little tart and really dont feel like sleeping thank the lord for Led Zepplin.
  20. Are you sure the drill is sharp? When in doubt go and buy a new one if you don't know how to sharpen them.
  21. dave85

    Rear Disks

    Less power. And yes, you do need all the power you can get.
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  23. Here Noodles are also on the brake spares page
  24. You'd have to be good with a file and have some patience to file it round with a lip to fit the RB clamp. As another fix, I've machined out a RB cylinder to take a magura piston with good results.
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