What did you do to your Rocket today?

[Tripps]

Do you need a press?

 

[Kevin frazier]

Do you need a press?

I do need a press, not for this job but I need a press for my Mercedes sl500 to finish suspension work. You got one for sale?

 

[Tripps]

I do need a press, not for this job but I need a press for my Mercedes sl500 to finish suspension work. You got one for sale?

Rephrase: is a press required to change wheel bearings?

 

[Kevin frazier]

Rephrase: is a press required to change wheel bearings?

Nope I do have a puller/installer but this particular one won’t get the big bearing on the drive it’s not big enough but you can drive that one out no problem then use old bearing to install the new one, it pulls all the others easy

 

[sonny]

This works rather well easy out (blind puller) easy in with no screw ups. Both kits come variable sizes. A bit pricey but well worth it. Works on the Harley to so can't complain.

 

[Kevin frazier]

This works rather well easy out (blind puller) easy in with no screw ups. Both kits come variable sizes. A bit pricey but well worth it. Works on the Harley to so can't complain.

Yeah the one I bought does not have a large enough collar to get the large bearing on rear, I was able to tap out, no problem, it’s actually how service manual shows, but the one you bought would be the way to go, I think the one I bought is actually for harleys,

 

[sonny]

Just food for thought. this works great on steering bearings and races. If all you do is replace the neck bearings without replacing the races you're gonna have problems.

 

[Jay]

Admired it, touched it, and reminisced with it when visiting family became overwhelming. This may have involved some motor sounds and simulated leans too… But there were no witnesses so I admit nothing . Didn’t have time to get out for a ride though.

 

[sonny]

Rode mine yesterday vice working on the boat. Went to move the bike so no dust would get on it and just keeped on going. Took some back roads around the lake and had a blast. Good weather around 60 degrees.

 

[chrisw]

After installing triumph de-cat and slashing my pipes I needed to tone the sound down (I like loud but this was ridiculous ) wife not happy with the windows rattling.
So, I set about making some lollipops to insert into the end of the pipes. I read that Honda did a similar thing on some race bikes and others had used lollipops for sound and torque mods.
So, ordered some stainless steel 60mm circles and threaded stubs (tubes) off ebay for around £15, cut slots in the threaded stubs and circles. slotted together and a couple of tacks of weld (could use a screw).
fitted three of these (one in each pipe) now sounds a lot more rounded (high frequency attenuated) and quieter (75-80 db) as per the original pipe specs. Noticed I also got back some torque I lost when fitting the de-cat. I guess this is something do with the mystical art of harmonics/scavenging/back pressure