RODS build........

[RODeo]

All up and running ! Gave it a short run round the grounds,seems very smooth and quiet. BUT ......now it appears a fork oil seal is leaking! b***er! Got to go get some info and try to do these myself to cut down on cost..been reading up on them,seem relatively simple,so may give it a go. Found a guide that shows how to get around having expensive specialised tools.Is it worth me trying,or is it specialised?

[zakboy]

All up and running ! Gave it a short run round the grounds,seems very smooth and quiet. BUT ......now it appears a fork oil seal is leaking! b***er! Got to go get some info and try to do these myself to cut down on cost..been reading up on them,seem relatively simple,so may give it a go. Found a guide that shows how to get around having expensive specialised tools.Is it worth me trying,or is it specialised?

what forks you got on rod

[one arm bandit]

 found out after put new 30w oil in mine are pissing out. got to see if i can get someone to do them for cheep, i dont think im gonna be able to  do them buy me todd its a two handed job

[merv]

hi mate ,
I'm sure you could, my brother done both his bikes one being a 250 Honda motocrosser and the other being a 1200 bandit which he fitted gsx upside down forks on.

[RODeo]

there are a few u tube vids out there that explain ,looks reasonably easy! Appears it can be done singlehanded ,easily. Going to get a quote today from a bike shop..need them done asap.

[steven brock]

Have a go.. All part of the fun

[one arm bandit]

there are a few u tube vids out there that explain ,looks reasonably easy! Appears it can be done singlehanded ,easily. Going to get a quote today from a bike shop..need them done asap.

theres a guide in trike tech rod, im gonna have a bash at it, are you game rod it will be a laugh reading eachother posts if it all goes wrong

[one arm bandit]

hi mate ,
I'm sure you could, my brother done both his bikes one being a 250 Honda motocrosser and the other being a 1200 bandit which he fitted gsx upside down forks on.

nothing to do with this topic,but has your brother had a phrostetic fitted  was wondering how he kept his hand on the bars?? i thought about putting two velcro strips under the grip to hold my fingers and hand sucure?

[ROD]

To be honest I just cant afford the time to mess about with the seals,and also the possibility of a cock up,so got a price from the local bike shop..£65 plus the seals. The quote is for forks on the bike,ie take the whole thing there,but I told him I would just bring the legs in. So hoping it will be cheaper.

[dobber]

i did seals on my old g5 honda forks. quick n easy. were the first n only ones i ever did.

[one arm bandit]

im gonna do them ordered seals up today, it one of them jobs that can never need doing  in 10years or more of riding and owning many bikes,i think that why we assume its not an easy job and opt to pay £60+ to have it done. 2 of the lads at old work need there forks doing asked me if i can do mine ,can i do theres is it better to buy a fork seal driver or a bit of off cut erw do the trick??

[merv]

hi mate ,
I'm sure you could, my brother done both his bikes one being a 250 Honda motocrosser and the other being a 1200 bandit which he fitted gsx upside down forks on.

nothing to do with this topic,but has your brother had a phrostetic fitted  was wondering how he kept his hand on the bars?? i thought about putting two velcro strips under the grip to hold my fingers and hand sucure?

Hi oab
He has a phrostetic arm and hand, the hand has spring loaded thumb and forfinger which holds and lock onto the bars.
If he came of the bike the finger and thumb would spring apart allowing the hand to come away. He lost his arm above the elbow. The only time you will see him where his arm is when he is on the bike or fishing,yes he ties his own hooks.
He says the arm is just a tool no diffrent from a spanner,it just does a job. On the 1200 bandit he mounted the clutch lever on the frame so he uses his left knee to use it ,the throttle is on the left side of the bars as his front brake. On the motocrosser he uses a jet ski throttle with a slipper clutch.If you had seen it you would of cryed laughing,he did a sponsor hare and hounds race for the Bristol limb center,part way through he came of he left the bike were it landed and sat on the bank having a smoke the only problem was his arm came out of the shoulder socket and was still attached to the bike,when the other riders came round the bend they saw his bike with a arm sticking up out of the bike. To say it caused a pile up was an under statement.He does have a sense of hummer

[one arm bandit]

  fair play to him, clutch on the frame is a good idea better than the double lever, with the throttle is it a special reversed one or does he have to rev upwards, only being nosey as i have an old matchless and i thinking of finishing that off now the trikes nearly done,

[steven brock]

Sounds like a bit of armless fun

[merv]

fair play to him, clutch on the frame is a good idea better than the double lever, with the throttle is it a special reversed one or does he have to rev upwards, only being nosey as i have an old matchless and i thinking of finishing that off now the trikes nearly done,

Standard throttle,twist same way has you would use right handed but with left hand, just twist back