Fandabbydozie was definitely Wee Jimmy Crankie BTW.
"Oh 'eck!" was Jimmy Clitheroe .....
"Nice to see you, to see you nice!" was watsisname.
"Roses grow on you." - Norman Vaughan
"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
( ...... stands back for the YouTube links ......... )
BTW, all my maintenance has been done, and Chopper is at Wick now. Too late to tell me to do any more!
Pre-departure maintainence
Re: Pre-departure maintainence
Mick F. Cornwall
Re: Pre-departure maintainence
Mick F wrote:Fandabbydozie was definitely Wee Jimmy Crankie BTW.
"Oh 'eck!" was Jimmy Clitheroe .....
"Nice to see you, to see you nice!" was watsisname.
"Roses grow on you." - Norman Vaughan
"No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!"
( ...... stands back for the YouTube links ......... )
BTW, all my maintenance has been done, and Chopper is at Wick now. Too late to tell me to do any more!
Yes, it was the Crankies that said it, but it was much funnier when Rab C Nesbitt said it after a few drinks
Cotter: Hau ya dooin big maan eh ?
Rab: fandabbydozi na wa a min "
Re: Pre-departure maintainence
For some strange reason, I was thinking about this while riding on Saturday !!
If we assume that you have been riding it for a while, you probably know that all the running gear is OK. Your real problem will come from loading up. Hence if it was a shop bought production bike it may be worth getting a good wheel builder to check that your wheels are built properly. Many are just factory made and loaded riding will show up any problems, possibly resulting in broken spokes.
As you can see from my previous post, I am not one for lots of tinkering (if it ain't broke don't fix it), but a good check on your wheels is well worth the effort/cost. Also, because it is something else that might not have been tested - check the tightness of your rack(s) fixings.
One other thing, if you do do all the tinkering mentioned then make sure you have plenty of time to test it out. I would suggest about 200kms before you are setting off on your tour.
Anyway, have a good time.
If we assume that you have been riding it for a while, you probably know that all the running gear is OK. Your real problem will come from loading up. Hence if it was a shop bought production bike it may be worth getting a good wheel builder to check that your wheels are built properly. Many are just factory made and loaded riding will show up any problems, possibly resulting in broken spokes.
As you can see from my previous post, I am not one for lots of tinkering (if it ain't broke don't fix it), but a good check on your wheels is well worth the effort/cost. Also, because it is something else that might not have been tested - check the tightness of your rack(s) fixings.
One other thing, if you do do all the tinkering mentioned then make sure you have plenty of time to test it out. I would suggest about 200kms before you are setting off on your tour.
Anyway, have a good time.