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Different ways of spending a vacation...
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:03 pm
by Tapio
Some take a plane to the Riviera to get a suntan.
Me? I'm spending quality time changing Paralever needle bearings on a camping site just outside of Prague,check republic
Can't upload a pic, but here's a link:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 536&type=1
Re: Different ways of spending a vacation...
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:09 pm
by slparry
Tapio wrote:Some take a plane to the Riviera to get a suntan.
Me? I'm spending quality time changing Paralever needle bearings on a camping site just outside of Prague,check republic
Can't upload a pic, but here's a link:
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... 536&type=1
Damn!
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:08 pm
by Grip Fast
That's not good. Hope it doesn't take too long and you get to enjoy the rest of your trip.
Nice place, Prague.
Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 8:20 pm
by Boxadog 2000
Quality.
Many years past we were on our way to Paul Ricard.
Just over half way there a mates RS bust the gear box so we camped in a field near a bar come restaurant and spent 3 days rebuilding it.
All with the tools we carried oh happy days
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:11 am
by Dog Tyred
Isn't that what european breakdown cover is fore
Hope you get it fixed OK.
DT
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:30 am
by Gromit
Which is why I love chains & sprockets.
Hope you get sorted ok.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 8:32 am
by Gromit
Boxadog 2000 wrote:we camped in a field near a bar come restaurant and spent 3 days rebuilding it.
Without the bar nearby it would've taken 2 hours.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:25 pm
by eyore
Gromit wrote:Which is why I love chains & sprockets.
Hope you get sorted ok.
Excuse me
I'l have you know that manufacturers other than BMW seem to be able to make shaft drives that don't self destruct
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 12:51 pm
by slparry
eyore wrote:Gromit wrote:Which is why I love chains & sprockets.
Hope you get sorted ok.
Excuse me
I'l have you know that manufacturers other than BMW seem to be able to make shaft drives that don't self destruct
WHAT!!?????? ... there are other manufacturers??? <fx:faints>
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 1:28 pm
by eyore
slparry wrote:eyore wrote:Gromit wrote:Which is why I love chains & sprockets.
Hope you get sorted ok.
Excuse me
I'l have you know that manufacturers other than BMW seem to be able to make shaft drives that don't self destruct
WHAT!!?????? ... there are other manufacturers??? <fx>
So I'm told
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 5:07 pm
by Tapio
Got it sorted out yesterday. Most difficult part was getting the outer race out of its seat. I managed to wiggle an allen key from The mouth side and hammer it out.
Excellent service from The BMW dealer! Parts counter guy says: we got four bearings here, but they are ordered by somebody else. We have to place a new order and it'll be two days.
He understands that I'm not happy at all with that. I'll see what i can do He says. Goes away to talk to somebody and returns with two bearings!
Today i visited Sedlec ossuary:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sedlec_Ossuary
Strange folks, These catholics, fooling around with dead peoples old bones.
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 6:15 pm
by nab 301
That's the K100 I take it ?, very un R1100s like in the photo....
Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:00 pm
by Tapio
Observant of you! Yes, I'm on the K100. Still having a starting problem on the BCR. Last thing I need is a dead battery somewhere in rural eastern europe where nobody speaks english.