stevenorton

I can't believe the difference when Sue had the header pipe replaced . The cat robbed it of such a lot of power. It felt like a different bike. Perhaps the bigger engine could be to make up for the cat.

My wife bought one a year ago to do Ldt's on. Fantastic bikes , will haul me about easily and I'm not light. Very capable and tough. Make sure all the mods have been done and it will be fine. Sue is now selling hers as she has bought a 2 stroke gasser to do wobbler routes on as she now uses a Honda CRF 230 for the Ldt's.

If you must use soap , don't use a liquid soap. The thickener used is salt.Ever wondered why the alloy rims corrode ? I suggest using WD40, it lubes well , dries very quickly and despite fears of the rubber rotting due to petrochemical damage,I have had no problems.

I dislike using soapy water because if you use any liquid soap in water it contains salt ( its a thickener ). when I replaced mine I used WD40, sealed first time no problems.

Fantastic video. Boy am I jealous.

getting back to the original post... There is not much difference between alloy and steel regarding strength to weight . Alloy frames are not much lighter because they are alloy. The difference comes from the size of the frame. You get a stronger frame from bigger tubes / section etc. To make that from steel would mean a steel tube or member that would be too thin and easily damaged. Alloy can be made much thicker to give more resilience . The main problem with using alloy is that , to put it simply ,Aluminium is a stress sponge . Unlike Steel which providing it is not bent beyond its elastic limit, will never snap. Aluminium will store every stressful input then snap. Thats why airplanes have a life measured in flight time. When a part such as a frame or spar has done the required hours regardless of whether there is noticeable signs of wear it is replaced . There are different design constraints with using Aluminium as well, you can't just exchange Aluminium for steel. I wonder if at the design stage they computed the life of the frame?

All joking aside, regarding the Ossa spell checker comment. Being of a certain age ( over 50) I find it very difficult to read a post when it contains so many spelling mistakes and text speak. There is an internal dialogue going on that makes the meaning slip by. Typing u for you, sumtime , wudnt etc. I know that you will have seen the red underlining as you typed, why not help the aged, like me and tidy up the writing. When asking for help or advice it's only polite.

what complete over complicated B*****ks that video is. There is a puller made by Sealy that removes the bearing without anything other than a 14 mm spanner.As for removing the adjustment ring with a hammer and punch, well..... They must have learnt at the school for Gorillas. Its too late now but I will take a pic of it tomorrow and post it on here.

Er no. C of G is lower if stood on the pegs. you sit to corner because you need to load the front. The low pressures,lack of side nobbles and squidgy suspension make it unsuitable for high speed but then it is horses for courses.