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  • July 27, 2008 at 3:42 am #94942

    Anonymous

    It will pay you to regularly check that all bolts and screws on the bike as tight and secure. Use loctite if you have too.

    In particular, rear sprocket bolts should be tight before doing a few hot laps around the Appin MX track, otherwise……….

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    FYI, it wasn’t my bike. My ex riding buddy was showing me how to take the big tabletops when this happened.

    July 27, 2008 at 8:33 am #105885

    Mark Falvey
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    Stuff a little hairy goat!! Are those brown splatters mud?

    July 27, 2008 at 9:03 am #105886

    Duncan Murphy
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    ooooohhh ouch thats gonna hurt the wallet for sure

    July 27, 2008 at 9:20 am #105892

    Anonymous

    Team Nurofen wrote:

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    Stuff a little hairy goat!! Are those brown splatters mud?

    Yep.

    July 27, 2008 at 9:34 am #105901

    Greg
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    I ahd my sprocket bolts come loose at the four day, it didnt do any damage as I caught becuase of the fretting around the bolt heads, but for the next 2 dyas it was in the back of my mind had it done any damage :(

    July 27, 2008 at 10:11 am #105902

    Nick Gilbert
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    im heading to the garage to check my bolts right now!

    July 27, 2008 at 10:51 am #105904

    Dean
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    Gadzuukss!!! 35 years of riding and Ive never seen that happen before!! I can see me using some Loctite 243 real soon!!:ohmy:

    July 27, 2008 at 8:35 pm #105887

    Mick D
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    Wouldn’t that be just dandy out on the trails in the back of never never!!!
    Trailboss would probably have something in his bumbag to fix that! LOL

    July 27, 2008 at 9:03 pm #105907

    Greg
    Member

    micknmeld wrote:

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    Wouldn’t that be just dandy out on the trails in the back of never never!!!
    Trailboss would probably have something in his bumbag to fix that! LOL

    Funny you mention that Mick I have a couple of sprocket bolts, nuts and washers in my bum bag, and always look at peoples (and mine)sprockets when stop because you will see witness marks of fretting dust etc before failure. B)

    July 27, 2008 at 9:09 pm #105888

    Mick D
    Member

    See, I knew you would. The bolts are in the same compartment in your bumbag as the mig welder.

    July 28, 2008 at 11:34 am #105913

    Duncan Murphy
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    yeah the genset for 240v power is in the other pocket lol

    July 28, 2008 at 11:40 am #105961

    Greg
    Member

    I think you guys are having a go a me guys!

    So p*%s off !

    lolB)

    July 28, 2008 at 11:43 am #105889

    Mick D
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    Nah mate we wouldn’t take the piss, we are only jealous that we are not that organised :S .

    July 28, 2008 at 11:46 am #105963

    Greg
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    ANAL Mick ANAL just want to ride

    July 29, 2008 at 11:52 am #105964

    Chris
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    YEs we would mick, imagine that happening 100k’s in the middle of nowhere, that would be one long push home.

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