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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Put it up on the main stand ... find a friend (NZ dating ... ???) and get your (new) friend
    Mrs Tigs says she does not appreciate that suggestion...

    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    to sit on the back of the bike (keeping the front wheel off the deck) and have a close visual check of the front wheel, as it spins/brakes. Check the caliper mounts (only old alloy and do break/crack)
    Mrs Tigs says this is a better suggestion...

    Have just done this and yes, the disc is warped. Bit of fairing busted but nothing a little hot glue won't take care of.

    Front brake lever bent like a fish hook... Scratch on engine cover, nothing else damaged thanks to my foot...

    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Check the whole front end from the bars/controls down.
    Right clip-on bent down slightly. I can still use/ride it, right?

    Quote Originally Posted by ducatilover View Post
    Bugger that you fell over dude
    Thanks. I'm kicking myself, but thankfully bike and I overall OK and it managed to get me home. AND perhaps this incident revealed some issues that might otherwise have cropped up in a more disasterous way later on...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tigadee View Post
    Right clip-on bent down slightly. I can still use/ride it, right?
    Bent works ... trying to straighten them often does the damage.

    Did you check for wheel bearing play ... ???
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Bent works ... trying to straighten them often does the damage.
    OK, I'll leave it alone. I made it back home on it, after all...

    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Did you check for wheel bearing play ... ???
    I'm not sure how to do that but from what I can tell, the front wheel doesn't move when I hold the front brake and try to move to and fro. The front suspension is very soft, so George will be changing the fork oil - maybe to a heavier weight like 15 wt.

    Eventually I'll change the tyres too, as they've been sitting for years and the rubber compound may have hardened, so I'd feel better with new softer/stickier tyres. At least they won't be expensive - the rear is a 120.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tigadee View Post
    OK, I'll leave it alone. I made it back home on it, after all...
    Suzuki's usually get you home ... from there, reluctance sets in ... and decide not to go .... far.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tigadee View Post
    I'm not sure how to do that but from what I can tell, the front wheel doesn't move when I hold the front brake and try to move to and fro. The front suspension is very soft, so George will be changing the fork oil - maybe to a heavier weight like 15 wt.
    You can use a wooden broom handle to get a bit of leverage on the front wheel.Better to ask him about a springs upgrade. Is well worth the money.

    Quote Originally Posted by Tigadee View Post
    Eventually I'll change the tyres too, as they've been sitting for years and the rubber compound may have hardened, so I'd feel better with new softer/stickier tyres. At least they won't be expensive - the rear is a 120.
    Later ... when broken bits, brakes, and indicators are sorted.
    When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...

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    Quote Originally Posted by FJRider View Post
    Suzuki's usually get you home ... from there, reluctance sets in ... and decide not to go .... far.
    Don't scare me...
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    Quote Originally Posted by jellywrestler View Post
    i may have a couple somewhere, used to have some NOS ones but these were the same as fitted to BR2 McIntosh so they went to one of those...
    if ya haven't heard from me in a couple of days PM me a reminder
    Thank you, appreciate that very much!
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    got a front left with bracket $15 plus post
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    Ive got quite a few of those old Suzuki slotted discs if you still havent found any.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sidecar bob View Post
    Ive got quite a few of those old Suzuki slotted discs if you still havent found any.
    Haven't found any but went ahead and got new ones made up. If only you'd turned up sooner... Thanks anyway.
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