A picture a day....biker banter (Vol 4)

[Biker's Nemesis]

Fleegle said:

Which is yours? The one on the left or the right?

It would have to be the water, I don't drink or eat anything with the word diet on it.

[MotorsportTom]

What a difference 11.5 months makes.

From this


To this



Breaking it for parts, I had made the decision a while ago but felt 100% happy about my decision once I found a crack in the frame!
Where the rear shock linkage mounts on the frame side, one of 2 pieces is cracked through!

I'll get some pictures next time I'm up my unit. Breaking a bike is never a nice thing though

[SAS Tom]

That's more proactive than me! I only take something off when I've sold it!

[MotorsportTom]

I must admit I have been great at taking pictures, cleaning bits up etc but when it comes to writing adverts for auction sites I simply lose the will to live!

I even resorted to attempting to sell on facebook groups... it's bloody hard work!

[Biker's Nemesis]

Did the frame crack due to accident damage

[MotorsportTom]

Biker's Nemesis said:

Did the frame crack due to accident damage

I'm pretty sure it didn't, it could have been weakened but I didn't notice a crack when I fitted my rebuilt rear shock which was post accident (sometime around April last year, crashed in March). I cleaned the area up as well before fitting but didn't see it... that's not to say it wasn't there.

Considering how I rode that bike I'm bloody glad it was off the road in bits when I noticed, the other way doesn't bear thinking about!

[Speed addicted]

MotorsportTom said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Did the frame crack due to accident damage

I'm pretty sure it didn't, it could have been weakened but I didn't notice a crack when I fitted my rebuilt rear shock which was post accident (sometime around April last year, crashed in March). I cleaned the area up as well before fitting but didn't see it... that's not to say it wasn't there.

Considering how I rode that bike I'm bloody glad it was off the road in bits when I noticed, the other way doesn't bear thinking about!

Alloy frames are relatively brittle. You might well have had a small hairline crack (or even a just a nick, it doesn't take much to start) on the frame after the accident that's grown through vibration and flexing forces.

[MotorsportTom]

Speed addicted said:

MotorsportTom said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Did the frame crack due to accident damage

I'm pretty sure it didn't, it could have been weakened but I didn't notice a crack when I fitted my rebuilt rear shock which was post accident (sometime around April last year, crashed in March). I cleaned the area up as well before fitting but didn't see it... that's not to say it wasn't there.

Considering how I rode that bike I'm bloody glad it was off the road in bits when I noticed, the other way doesn't bear thinking about!

Alloy frames are relatively brittle. You might well have had a small hairline crack (or even a just a nick, it doesn't take much to start) on the frame after the accident that's grown through vibration and flexing forces.

Exactly, it could have been there but I wasn't looking for a crack/degredation or anything similar so could have been easily missed.

I'm starting to wonder if it's why I started thinking my rear shock had gone again in such a short space of time, the reason I didn't investigate further is the chap who rebuilt it told me that it was a risk rebuilding my type of shock for one reason on another (I forget why) and it could need re-gassing in the future if it went soggy.

[KTMboy]

The Beast awakens!!

[TommyBuoy]

KTMboy said:

The Beast awakens!!

Seriously tempted to replace the monster with one of these!

[2wheelsjimmy]

So much want.

[Loyly]

KTMboy said:

The Beast awakens!!

Nice. Which one is that, the 390 or one of the bigger ones?

[Weso]

Loyly said:

KTMboy said:

The Beast awakens!!

Nice. Which one is that, the 390 or one of the bigger ones?

The '1290' in big writing on the tail might help with that question.

[Biker's Nemesis]

Weso said:

Loyly said:

KTMboy said:

The Beast awakens!!

Nice. Which one is that, the 390 or one of the bigger ones?

The '1290' in big writing on the tail might help with that question.

Loyly, go and sit in the corner you silly boy.

[graham22]

MotorsportTom said:

What a difference 11.5 months makes.

From this





Breaking it for parts .....

I'll get some pictures next time I'm up my unit. Breaking a bike is never a nice thing though

Unless it's since sold, I think that un-cut rear mudguard should be put away to be treated as a future investment.

[scunnylad]

RC30 rebuild for this year's classic endurance series,a thing of beauty !

[scunnylad]

[Pothole]

SystemParanoia said:

Bike storage for all you truckers out there

Fantastic. You can get it covered in road salt and crud even while you're not riding it!

[Loyly]

Weso said:

The '1290' in big writing on the tail might help with that question.

That's the giveaway. Not so obvious on my phone screen!

[dc2rr07]

MotorsportTom said:

Biker's Nemesis said:

Did the frame crack due to accident damage

I'm pretty sure it didn't, it could have been weakened but I didn't notice a crack when I fitted my rebuilt rear shock which was post accident (sometime around April last year, crashed in March). I cleaned the area up as well before fitting but didn't see it... that's not to say it wasn't there.

Considering how I rode that bike I'm bloody glad it was off the road in bits when I noticed, the other way doesn't bear thinking about!

Did you look at getting it repaired, I would of took it to a fab shop and got them to do a crack/weld test and the see if they could reweld if it was not to bad.