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Mike188 said:

Can give you the number of a good mechanic Paul..........He works from home and knows his stuff

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coneye said:

the cables get hot and lose play he said ..c

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coneye said:

LOL Claviqer,,, In fairness to the guy , he did know the name of the oil its me who forgot by the time, i got home LOL I had a Russel moment getting all ancient and all that LOL did'nt mean it Russel .

,, The guy does have a good name and seems to know bikes , prices are fair , , But i think he is mainly racing and suspension , i took the bike originaly because i had the front forks serviced 12 months ago , and with owning 2 other bikes , work , loss of liscence for a while (bad boy ) I hav'nt rode the rocket , but a couple of weeks ago after 2 consecutive rides i relized it was'nt right , took it to this fella asked him to do it again and what he found was eneven oil in both forks ,, different color oil in each fork one black , one grey and different viscocity ,, he actually filmed it on his phone to show me , he fixed it and the suspension feels like new again .


But i do think that Rockets are a specelist thing , its just hard to find good mechanics , i don't trust the local triumph dealer had a couple of bad experiences there ,

So Mike if you can get me that number be appreciated ,,

News alert ,,, I just had a phone call from a mate who had a ride of my rocket and tells me he had trouble finding 4th gear that was the day before i took it in , so it probably was on its way out , just have to find out what it is now

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coneye said:

I'm in South Aust ,, and the weather is ****e , It just does'nt stop raining .. Ruzzle i'll let you have my old original exhaust for 50 bucks ,, but the bike sorry ,, Your getting on a bit now you might drop it LOL

I actually just went and seen the mechanic who serviced it , i asked what oil he used it was some brand can'rt remember what he said , but he said its a top brand used in the states ,,, Jeez who's getting old now Ruzzle i only left him an hour ago and forgot all ready . Better than motul or belray he said ..

I explained what was happening and was hoping for it to be the clutch adjustment , because it seemed to be very easy to pull in , he said it will not affect changing gears or jumping out of gear ,,, anyway he agreed it could be the detent spring , but i'll take it in anyyway ,and let him have a look , I'm hoping its something simple but not holding my breath ,

What i can't help but wonder is why now after he told me the cables were adjusted wrong so he fixed them up , and the first long journey this happens it could be coincidence , but i did ask him what free play he left in it and he said they should be , 6 mm , when i said most say 2-3mm , he said internet mechanics don't know , the cables get hot and lose play he said .. I don't know i'm not mechanicly minded so i can't argue .

What do you think coincidence and bad luck ,, or a result of cables not adjusted properly ,,

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