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Forum Description: Any technical problems or useful advise for other owners, remember this is just advice posted here, if you make something go BANG in a big way don't take anyone to court about it.
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Topic: Wheels

Posted By: Hangry
Subject: Wheels
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2025 at 12:31

Hey peeps

Got wheels off for a new boots and a good clean,I decided to take disc's off front an noticed what looks like locktight,do I replace it and if so what type is it or is it just put back on at 30 Nm👍

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Posted By: Spoonz
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2025 at 13:21

Loctite 243 or equivalent strength

Posted By: Hangry
Date Posted: 07 Mar 2025 at 13:54

Ah nice one cheers spoons 👍

Posted By: Hangry
Date Posted: 11 Mar 2025 at 17:19

Glad i done all this whilst the wheels are off

Took rear caliper off cleaned found a sticking piston all good now

Put front wheel on and whilst cleaning calipers another two sticking all in all

Worth while doing,dogbone check tomorrow 👍

Posted By: Hangry
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2025 at 11:18

Well a little test ride cut very short due to it started pissin down🤬bike felt very good even the rear brake,but notice when just pottering along gear change is great but open it up and felt like I couldn't change gear? Don't know

If it's new boots or something not good never done this before

Didn't have long enough to check properly any thoughts 👍

Posted By: Spoonz
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2025 at 12:28

Are you sure your chain isn’t too tight having played with the wheels ? If it still does it next ride maybe you have a clutch issue, as in air in the system or something.

Even without a clutch you should be able to shift at higher rpm by backing off the throttle a bit. Essentially manually doing what a quick shifter does. If it won’t do that it’s not the clutch.

Posted By: Hangry
Date Posted: 12 Mar 2025 at 12:40

I'll re check chain i did do 25mm play at tightest spot but will re check also bleed clutch,good point I'll try a cluthless shift on next ride I did have a quite shifter on but took it off so use the clutc a lot more now.

Posted By: Hangry
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2025 at 11:36

Well this a bit embarrassing 😳

Looks like new boots and gear shift didn't get on haha must of been a weird angle or something 🤔 I re checked the chain seemed OK,didn't re bleed clutch felt fine all I done was sat on it with new boots on and realised I was hitting the peg arm for some reason so adjusted the peg so it felt comfortable went for a half decent spin going up n down gears not a problem,think I'll still keep an eye on it just in case 👍

Posted By: badapple
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2025 at 18:49

It's amazing what a difference new boots make mate I've had to move peg position on several bikes to get comfy again.

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Posted By: IanG
Date Posted: 13 Mar 2025 at 20:11

The difference between a thin soled race boot and a comfy,waterproof touring boot is amazing as well.

It's amazing how much the pedal can need lifting to get your foot underneath sometimes.

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Looking forward to the next track day

Posted By: Hangry
Date Posted: 14 Mar 2025 at 10:06

Hey B.A,Ian hope alls well.

I just hope it was the boot weirdly they are sport/race boot.

I rode out the day before with old boots on and absolutely fine,got new one's day after and noticed my foot was bent way down and couldn't select gears when opened up a bit and I mean a bit I've got two new tyre's on and it's cold so was being careful 🙃 all i done was rotate the peg and all is well 🤔just can't stop thinking something got stuck or wasn't quite right,it is 20 years old now in I've had 9 totally fault free years with it so not bad really if something is playing up.