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ttaskmaster
In: Reading
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Hit a pothole over the weekend...With a resounding SNAP, my rear suspension gave out. I didn't go down, but it wasn't a pleasant experience. I now an utterly fecked bike that will cost many hundreds of your English Pounds to make work again. I just wanted to say........BUGGER!!!!!!

ttaskmaster @ 26/08/2008 06:14

tangoman60
In: Weymouth
Posts: 3862
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bummer!!! jus to cheer yu up i drove of turning to the left forgetting i had me disc lock onthe front disc!!! dropping to the ground in the middle of Bristol!!!!!best investment i made buying them big crash bars!!!

tangoman60 @ 26/08/2008 06:19

Karey
In: Barnsley
Posts: 6971
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tt... you shud get a claim in ! I'm sure you can claim against the council.. its probably gotta be a certain kinda pothole tho.. lol Hope u get it sorted. Opps tm.... were u havin a 'blonde moment'? ( no offence to any fair-haired ppl btw!!,, usedta be one misen ) lol

Karey @ 26/08/2008 06:59

Karey
In: Barnsley
Posts: 6971
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tt... you shud get a claim in ! I'm sure you can claim against the council.. its probably gotta be a certain kinda pothole tho.. lol Hope u get it sorted. Opps tm.... were u havin a 'blonde moment'? ( no offence to any fair-haired ppl btw!!,, usedta be one misen ) lol

Karey @ 26/08/2008 07:00

Karey
In: Barnsley
Posts: 6971
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tt... you shud get a claim in ! I'm sure you can claim against the council.. its probably gotta be a certain kinda pothole tho.. lol Hope u get it sorted. Opps tm.... were u havin a 'blonde moment'? ( no offence to any fair-haired ppl btw!!,, usedta be one misen ) lol

Karey @ 26/08/2008 07:00

Karey
In: Barnsley
Posts: 6971
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oh noooooooooo is Ricdude abart??? i fink sumones avin a larf ..

Karey @ 26/08/2008 07:03

tangoman60
In: Weymouth
Posts: 3862
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'ricdude syndrome' can happen anytime anywhere!

tangoman60 @ 26/08/2008 07:17

ttaskmaster
In: Reading
Posts: 337
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Having seen what happens if you forget the disclock, I always put mine right behind and up against the caliper. That way you have a few mm to travel before stopping and realising, rather than several feet followed by an aerial takeoff!!! I may be able to claim off the council. Depends if it has been reported yet and if 3 months has elapsed since the report.

ttaskmaster @ 26/08/2008 07:45

Holmfirthgirl
In: Larkfield
Posts: 3156
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I remember my ex setting off with the disklock on - broke the disklock!! -- happened twice!!! we didn't bother with em after that!

Holmfirthgirl @ 26/08/2008 07:48

Wills
In: New Brighton
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Yeah, been there and done that with the disclock. After the second time, the brtain finally gets the message. TT I've started doing exactly the same. Otherwise you've just got the point where you're lifting your feet off the ground and then it's too late to stop the drop. Suspension collapse sounds a real bummer, though.

Wills @ 26/08/2008 08:39

Wannabe
In: Dartford
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Bummer TTM! & TM! *loving the expression "Ricdude Syndrome" though* Cucumber sarnies for lunch again, Karey?

Wannabe @ 26/08/2008 08:50

ghosthunter
In: Hinckley
Posts: 1659
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What bike do you ride TT?.....I'm sure I have an old pair of shocks in me shed from a vt500.......may just fit and get you on the road again.

ghosthunter @ 26/08/2008 09:01

vtrman1000
In: macclefield
Posts: 36
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happens to the best of us, but have to rember it can be fixed and you did not get hurt and that's what matters

vtrman1000 @ 26/08/2008 09:04

Karey
In: Barnsley
Posts: 6971
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pmsl @ WB.. of course ...are there any other?

Karey @ 26/08/2008 09:06

ttaskmaster
In: Reading
Posts: 337
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I have an XVS650 Custom Dragstar. Takes an N-type Monoshock, I'm afraid, but thanks for the offer. Hagon want £255 for one. Yamaha'll be even more, I imagine. BUGGERYFECK!!!!! Borrowing t'Other Half's bike which, fortunately, is the same model as mine, but with MUCH LOUDER pipes.... Mwah-hah-hah-hah-hah-hahhhhhhh!!!!!!!!

ttaskmaster @ 26/08/2008 09:35

ttaskmaster
In: Reading
Posts: 337
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I personally don't understand how people feck up disclocks, though. Ya put 'em behind the caliper, so you can't move more than a few mm before realising, feeling a pillock and just whipping it off quickly. Then again, our mate "Dangerous" Brian managed to blow his caliper to bits because he forgot!!! Dangerous Brian was so named because he had silvered leathers (for that 80s tinfoil look) and wore a blue balaclava, just like his Brian Conley namesake!!

ttaskmaster @ 26/08/2008 09:38

Wills
In: New Brighton
Posts: 3267
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I once moved off with the chain round the front wheel. Yeah, yeah, I was a total pillock... I didn't come off the bike or drop it. That was the good news. The bad was that the chain managed to cut the rigid brake pipe, which meant a long wait for the RAC in the wee small hours feeling an even bigger pillock as time wore on No way was I riding home on back brake only.

Wills @ 26/08/2008 09:51

tangoman60
In: Weymouth
Posts: 3862
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its an alarm disclock an i put it in the most prominent place on the top of the disc so any movement forward it drops an sets of! haveto get one o dem plastic cord thingys which remind yu yuve got it on!!!

tangoman60 @ 26/08/2008 10:58

Triumph_Sy
In: Newtown
Posts: 904
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Phew! Was really hoping someone else was gonna state the obvious, thanks Tangoman! Having fallen fowl of forgetting disc lock is on, and attempting to pull away myself, i promptly went out and purchased a bright yellow reminder cord, and, surprise surprise, it hasn't happened again since! Another point maybe worth mentioning, is the added visual deterrant? it provides, to any scumbag thief.

Triumph_Sy @ 26/08/2008 14:17

Triumph_Sy
In: Newtown
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Phew! Was really hoping someone else was gonna state the obvious, thanks Tangoman! Having fallen fowl of forgetting disc lock is on, and attempting to pull away myself, i promptly went out and purchased a bright yellow reminder cord, and, surprise surprise, it hasn't happened again since! Another point maybe worth mentioning, is the added visual deterrant? it provides, to any scumbag thief.

Triumph_Sy @ 26/08/2008 14:17

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