One day changing the oil on my (then brand new) '05 280... LOTS of metal filings. A second round of oil only flushed out more metal. Then a piece of washer came out.
My dealer, Jack Heminway, meticulously pulled the cases apart and investigated. Found a chewed up washer about the size of a quarter (but thinner). Nothing else was loose or missing. What's more, no washers were missing!
After a lot of checking and double checking, Jack ultimately deduced that it was simply an extra washer. It could have only entered when the cases were split (at the factory). I was lucky to notice before it damaged my case.
Did you find any chunks ? Can you tell what the loose piece was?
PS. I too love my Gasser and have had zero problems since then. Hats off to dealer Jack Heminway too. He really went out of his way to keep me happy.
Welcome to the LIGHTER side, Shaun. The super light bikes & slow speeds have translated into less injuries for me. As long as I keep my feet on the pegs, I can't injure my knees. But even when you get in a bind, its a simple matter to step off.
Good luck with the repairs. Your strength and balance physio will be terrific for trials!
Dougs been stretchered off a number of times even with multiple minders but how do you retain difficulty but have safer sections ?
I think they could arrange section obstacles in tight patterns with very small margins of error, but do this on say 5 foot high rocks instead of 20 feet above the ground. It could be just as difficult without being so rediculously dangerous. The FIM seems to think that 15' splatters are a necessity. I disagree and would rather watch a rider working it in technical sections.
My 2 pence. Sorry for drifting off topic.
Good points all. A single minder will make it riskier, as the FIM is certainly not going to lower the obstacles or make it safer. Although they could and should.
'No Inspection Allowed' sounds like fun. So long as the sections are simple and the path is fairly obvious. I imagine it teaches a rider to keep his head up and scan ahead. That one tree you missed, perhaps they should have put multiple cards on it to get your attention. The first loop must be a fun mystery. As long as there is nothing blind & potentially dangerous (like dropoffs, etc).
Very good point about current level of difficulty. I just personally think that limiting the number of minders, whether it be total or in the section, would cut down on some of the "cheating" type of activity. Don't the minders only catch the bike and the rider has to figure out where to land.
I agree with you Zippy. Too bad cheating is part of the game at the outdoor world level. Wouldn't it be great if they stopped moving rocks, building ramps, etc. More minders can help a rider's safety, but can also lower the score... legally and illegally. Sad really.
I have the predecessor to it, the S5100 (also known as the S5500). A cracking good camera! I absolutely love mine. 4 Megapixels and the pics come out sweet! Runs on common AA rechargeable battries and I'd have to take flash shots all day to run them down. I've never seen batteries last this long in a digital cam.
Plenty of settings to take the kind of pix you want or just leave it on auto and click away.
I can't say enough my Fuji Finepix. Best camera I've ever owned.
You can compare the specs on any digital camera at dpreview.com
Thanks for the post on this week's event. I hope to make it out sunday. I'm really out of shape however. But I also suck so maybe it will all balance out. Rhode Island is looking doubtful as I cannot get my fat ass motivated to train.
What time is the horn honkin' rider's meeting? (The newsletter is sometimes dated material).
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WOW!! Great looking trophies!
Thanks Jack