Wellington Rideouts - Where next?

[bart]

Who's going for a ride Sunday?

[marks]

Who's going for a ride Sunday?

what you got in mind?

[bart]

what you got in mind?

Dunno, but I need some stress relief. I hear there's some big hill down your way that's fairly easy at the moment, or perhaps a pootle around the local back roads.

[marks]

Dunno, but I need some stress relief. I hear there's some big hill down your way that's fairly easy at the moment, or perhaps a pootle around the local back roads.

Damn

I put my klr back into roady mode with the intention of heading to the Brass (as usual shit got in the way). an E07 and 16T front sprocket aint gonna get me up that hill.....

The weather is looking a bit dubious for Sunday isnt it?

[bart]

The weather is looking a bit dubious for Sunday isnt it?

I haven't got any concrete plans. Just seeing what others are up to. Just got some shiny new rear wheel bearings, so I want to run them in.

[Eddieb]

I haven't got any concrete plans. Just seeing what others are up to. Just got some shiny new rear wheel bearings, so I want to run them in.

What did the wheel bearings cost Bart?

[Box'a'bits]

Just got some shiny new rear wheel bearings, so I want to run them in.

More importantly how many KMs since you replaced them last. Was the last time when we did the 42nd, when yours went out in sympathy with the KTM?

[bart]

What did the wheel bearings cost Bart?

Don't know. I took the wheel off and dropped it into the shop. Can't be bothered shagging around with bearings.

More importantly how many KMs since you replaced them last. Was the last time when we did the 42nd, when yours went out in sympathy with the KTM?

The bike had done 7k then, so they must have been the original jobbies. 20k now, so 13k. Not bad. The Naki mud run must have finished them off.



Riding to work the other day, I noticed something wierd with the back end. I thought I hadn't tightened the axle properly after adjusting the chain. Jiggled the back wheel. There wasn't much play, but enough to point towards the bearings.

Changed the hub bearing also.

[Eddieb]

Don't know. I took the wheel off and dropped it into the shop. Can't be bothered shagging around with bearings.

Changed the hub bearing also.

So how much for the shop to do the whole job?

[buggsubique]

Free for a ride on sunday. id even do cnut again for shits and laughs.

[GPS MAN]

I'd go..but, the weather looks pretty crap for Sunday

[gav24]

Just did the hub bearing on my DR650 last night, Luckily its a pretty standard size so an NSK sealed bearing was just under $50 from Kapiti bearings.
Suprisingly the original was only sealed on the inside face, and relied on a seperate seal on the outside face. It was very worn, full of crap and poo and totally shagged. I think the more "aggressive" than normal use on the trail ride in april finished it off. Only just got round to fixing it, thankfully only a 30 min job start to finish.
Wheel out, easy removal of bearing, seal and spacers. Quick clean up with CRC and a wipe, like brand new. Meantime bearing in freezer, quick blast on the hub with the blow torch, and the new bearing just dropped in with only a light tap to seat it. Filled the whole deal up with new grease and back on. Easy peasy
Left me heaps of time to make my new bash plate, Aluminium sponsored by a careless pack up from some roadworks near my house
Reflective surface on the outside now so hoping it will catch the oncoming headlights of cars and make me look like I have "neons"Ha ha ha!
I'll look like I'm photocopying the road
Anyway, hoping to get a passout for monday - If I can get all day then sutherlands? You heading down Wade, Bart etc?
If 1/2 day then I'm gonna head in to the mungakutukutuku's for a look around, any/all welcome to join me for that one...

[bart]

Don't know what I'm doing yet. Weather is pretty crap here. Might just see what it's like tomorrow, and if it's not flash, stay local. Save my browney points for a fine day.

[gav24]

Don't know what I'm doing yet. Weather is pretty crap here. Might just see what it's like tomorrow, and if it's not flash, stay local. Save my browney points for a fine day.

Yeah, snap. Might end up a wasted trip if a tree falls and blocks the track again. that was last time I headed for "the hill". Jeez, how long ago was that!
Note to self - must try to get out more often!

I'm off to earn some brownie points now - that new deck aint gonna build itself!

[bart]

While up that way I was having a look around for the start of Fingerpost road which is surposed to be a paper road/ farm track between Route 52 and cooks tooth road, but it was getting on a bit in time so I'll have to go and have another look sometime.

I found that Fingerpost road yesterday. It felt a bit like trespassing as it's just a shitty farm track. Very greasy at the moment.

Did the beach section between Blackhead and Pourere. Massive slips all through that area after the rain a month ago. The beach is now blocked in places, but still passable with a little rock hopping.

Pics to come.