Taken for a ride. Not a good ride though.

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October 17, 2011 at 11:52 am #100608

Mick D
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Cutting a long story short.

A mate of mine recently sold an XR600 to a young English back packer, who envisioned riding it around Australia while on a working holiday. Not far out of Armidale, a rear wheel bearing gave out and destroyed the hub.

The young fella is now stuck in Armidale, where the local bike shop quoted him , $1300 to fix it !!!!

That is freaking rogue pricing! They told him he needs a whole new back wheel!!

Anyhow, my mate put him in contact with me and I have sourced him a new 2nd hand wheel for $400. So he is trying to limp the XR the 217km to Wauchope today with the buggered back hub.

It will be interesting to see if he makes it or if we have to do some sort of rescue mission up the Oxley.

October 17, 2011 at 12:01 pm #210516

Greg
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Mick I am not supporting the bikeshop in question but if they were to purchase a new genuine hub and the spokes were seized as I imagine a bike that vintage would be they would need replacing. Then add bearings and labour it would be around that. They should have tried 2nd hand for sure, maybe they did and don’t have your number :laugh: Good on you for helping ol mate out

TB

October 17, 2011 at 12:08 pm #210527

Mick D
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My first thought was, seeing as though he was in Armidale and Tamworth is closer, I was gunna give him Boony’s number and it could have been his problem……..LOL

You are probably right in what you say TB, not everyone will re-spoke a wheel for a Carton of rum!

October 17, 2011 at 3:54 pm #210528

Mick D
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Gotta love XR’s, Chris the pom has just rolled into town after nursing the XR600 the 217km’s from Armidale. A quick look at the hub and the way the wheel wobbles extravegantly from side to side, would suggest that the hub is indeed stuffed! I will pull it apart for him this afternoon and make a decision whether we can repair it or we put the spare wheel we have here on it, so he can contuniue his Aussie adventure with still some of his cash intact.

October 17, 2011 at 5:31 pm #210531

mike
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Good on him Mick… go the XR. There’s gotta be a joke in there somewhere about a pommy backpacker who bought an XR.:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

October 17, 2011 at 5:43 pm #210533

Bruce Curtis
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There is a reason people like you Michael.. and generousity plays its part..
WTG in helping a brother biker from another land in his moment of need.

What other wheels fit the big XR’s?

October 17, 2011 at 6:37 pm #210534

James Rookyard
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People travelling around the world on adventures like this will always appreciate people being generous and helping them out, thats for sure! Good on you Micknmeld! Thats part of the adventure.

October 17, 2011 at 6:42 pm #210535

Adrian Lee
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Top effort Mick,thats the stuff legends are made and one of the reasons i love Old bulls.

the amount of help and advice given for free by certain people on this site deserves to be applauded.

that said if i buy one of the many bikes for sale in NSW will someone please bring it down to melbourne for me :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

October 17, 2011 at 6:44 pm #210517

Dwayne O
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Good onya Mick
Make sure he signs up to OBT now won`t ya ???
Our first pommie mamber on a HONDA :laugh:

He will now spread to good word of OBT over there & you will be inundated with Pommies in Wauchopia :whistle: :dry: 👿

October 17, 2011 at 6:50 pm #210538

Dwayne O
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aido wrote:

Top effort Mick,thats the stuff legends are made and one of the reasons i love Old bulls.

the amount of help and advice given for free by certain people on this site deserves to be applauded.

that said if i buy one of the many bikes for sale in NSW will someone please bring it down to melbourne for me :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:S NO, Go away :laugh:

Your right Aido, I too have benefitted many times from guys on here as well as another site I frequent ,,,
A little help sometimes goes a long way
I also try & do the same for others where I can for the same reasons !!!

Now hurry up & find a bike will ya :silly:

Cheers

October 17, 2011 at 7:51 pm #210518

Mike Wyeth
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Yeah top job Mick, there would be many people out there looking to make a quid out of someones misfortune but not here on obt;)
Thanks to your good nature hes on his way with a good word to say about the whole thing;) well done Mick

October 17, 2011 at 8:02 pm #210544

scott bocking
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You sure do have a good heart Mick. Not judging anyone and offering help were you can even if they are Pommies :laugh:

STM

October 17, 2011 at 9:03 pm #210529

glenn
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micknmeld wrote:

My first thought was, seeing as though he was in Armidale and Tamworth is closer, I was gunna give him Boony’s number and it could have been his problem……..LOL

You are probably right in what you say TB, not everyone will re-spoke a wheel for a Carton of rum!

Mick you pnut I am currently travelling from tamworth to armidale daily for work. I would have bought it back here and we could have got the wheel transported her,fixed in my shed and bobs yah uncle

October 17, 2011 at 11:04 pm #210547

Mick D
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After a bit of dicking around I eventually got a XR600 wheel that my brother was willing to sell. After some more dicking around, with a bastard sprocket bolt, we got the wheel changed over eventually. I offered him a bed but he declined and was off on his way to the youth hostel in Port Macquarie with an extra 2nd hand tyre from under the house strapped to his kit and an OBT sticker sitting proudly above his head light. I gave him one of his fellow countrymen’s number from up the coast (he is an Adventure cyclist himself) , just in case he runs into more strife. So Nickj you may get a call.

I have some pics that I will upload later.

October 17, 2011 at 11:08 pm #210553

glenn
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Old bulls spirit lives on.

Well done mayor

Boony
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