So what do you think is wrong with my bike?

[Smifffy]

Almost fucked when bought, but a seller would rarely mention any such fault hoping it would hold out until after the warranty date has expired.

Probably been thrashed and trashed. Too many wheelies, skids and a shitload of offroad stuff. BL can just keep thrashing it like a hooligan. Yeeehaaa!!

[Maha]

Probably been thrashed and trashed. Too many wheelies, skids and a shitload of offroad stuff. BL can just keep thrashing it like a hooligan. Yeeehaaa!!

Yip, bound to something else to follow the flogged out bearing.

[nzspokes]

Almost fucked when bought, but a seller would rarely mention any such fault hoping it would hold out until after the warranty date has expired.

Well as you both got bikes at the same place I guess the same rule applies to both.

[Drew]

There is no such thing as an almost fucked bearing. There is inside, and outside the manufactures tolerances.

If there was such a thing as an almost fucked bearing, there's certainly no fucking way to know about it.

[bosslady]

I did my first sort of proper wheelie the other day. But I wont say where cause I might get in trubble.

[Maha]

Well as you both got bikes at the same place I guess the same rule applies to both.

Wrong....difference being mine was brand new, nothing to disclose there.

[Crasherfromwayback]

There is no such thing as an almost fucked bearing. There is inside, and outside the manufactures tolerances.

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No. But you can obviously have one over adjusted that makes it feel fucked...or one too loose that also creates a problem. Can even have one with the odd wee flat spot that is only a prob in a certain range of steering but not in others.

[Drew]

I did my first sort of proper wheelie the other day. But I wont say where cause I might get in trubble.

There is also no such thing, as a "sort of proper wheelie".

If you were trying and the wheel came up, it was a wheelie. If you weren't trying, it was a fuck up due to being caused by your poor control.

[nzspokes]

No. But you can obviously have one over adjusted that makes it feel fucked...or one too loose that also creates a problem. Can even have one with the odd wee flat spot that is only a prob in a certain range of steering but not in others.

I guess one thats been over adjusted will be stuffed pretty quickly I would have thought?

[Crasherfromwayback]

I guess one thats been over adjusted will be stuffed pretty quickly I would have thought?

Not so much of a prob with steering head brgs on a motorsickle. But tapered wheel brgs on a car etc is not so cutey cutey.

[bosslady]

There is also no such thing, as a "sort of proper wheelie".

If you were trying and the wheel came up, it was a wheelie. If you weren't trying, it was a fuck up due to being caused by your poor control.

Ok it was a proper wheelie then.

[Drew]

No. But you can obviously have one over adjusted that makes it feel fucked...or one too loose that also creates a problem. Can even have one with the odd wee flat spot that is only a prob in a certain range of steering but not in others.

Over tightened tapered bearings wouldn't pass a warrant, or at least they shouldn't. It's one of the few things that get check on every bike in my experience.

I guess one thats been over adjusted will be stuffed pretty quickly I would have thought?

Sure would.

Not so much of a prob with steering head brgs on a motorsickle. But tapered wheel brgs on a car etc is not so cutey cutey.

Makes it well bloody hard to ride in a straight line, when they're over tightened like.

[nzspokes]

Ok it was a proper wheelie then.

Good work. Get Drew to teach you how to do long ones next.

[Drew]

Good work. Get Drew to teach you how to do long ones next.

My first advice, usually negates the need for any consecutive.

[bosslady]

Good work. Get Drew to teach you how to do long ones next.

Fortunately I dropped her back down straight. Last time i tried to wheelie i only got it like 5cms off the ground, must have been a fair bit higher this time!