It's come at last.
The weather these past few days has been as good as it was all summer. No doubt it will go back to being cold and wet now that the weekend has arrived. I'm going off for the weekend to Killin, next Friday, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will at least be dry. No-one else seemed interested in camping (not that there is really anywhere suitable near the village) so I'm bed and breakfasting it with the others.
So, this should be a rather more refined weekend than the usual riders club get-togethers. We'll see!
I went through the box with my yokes and stuff and found a set of riser mounting spacers which I hadn't paid for. As they cost about £30 this was a real bonus.
Well it would be if I could be so dishonest and to be truthful, had they come from a HD stealership I may have succumbed to temptation. As the supplier is a small independent there was really no alternative so i contacted him and paid up. The warm glow I felt when he thanked me for my honesty was worth it.
Now I need to get moving on pulling the wheels apart. I'd like to get my hands on the correct tool to do it myself but they can only be bought from the States and are expensive. I can borrow one from the rider's club tool store but as will need it twice with a good stretch between that will be a nuisance.
Probably take the wheel into a bike shop to get the bearings and the tyre removed and then look at buying or borrowing the tool when I come to rebuild the hub after powder-coating.
The weather these past few days has been as good as it was all summer. No doubt it will go back to being cold and wet now that the weekend has arrived. I'm going off for the weekend to Killin, next Friday, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it will at least be dry. No-one else seemed interested in camping (not that there is really anywhere suitable near the village) so I'm bed and breakfasting it with the others.
So, this should be a rather more refined weekend than the usual riders club get-togethers. We'll see!
I went through the box with my yokes and stuff and found a set of riser mounting spacers which I hadn't paid for. As they cost about £30 this was a real bonus.
Well it would be if I could be so dishonest and to be truthful, had they come from a HD stealership I may have succumbed to temptation. As the supplier is a small independent there was really no alternative so i contacted him and paid up. The warm glow I felt when he thanked me for my honesty was worth it.
Now I need to get moving on pulling the wheels apart. I'd like to get my hands on the correct tool to do it myself but they can only be bought from the States and are expensive. I can borrow one from the rider's club tool store but as will need it twice with a good stretch between that will be a nuisance.
Probably take the wheel into a bike shop to get the bearings and the tyre removed and then look at buying or borrowing the tool when I come to rebuild the hub after powder-coating.
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