Saturday, July 19, 2014

Weekly Repairs

This week during riding I noticed the front of the bike "didn't feel quite right".  The best way I can explain it is to say it felt like the shock was bottoming out.  Upon inspection I noticed the rubber bushing from the shock had slipped out of place.


It was a simple fix.  By pulling off the wheel the front shock is fully accessible.  Undoing a bolt, pushing the rubber bushing back into position, and putting the bolt back into place is all it took.  

While I was in there, I took the liberty of putting a larger washer in front of the bushing to help hold it in place.


While checking over the rest of the bike I went to tighten the screw on the tail light cover and broke it off.  Well, the plastic part the screw goes into broke.  So I had to fashion a few new bolts.  It's not pretty but it'll work until I can get a replacement.


That's all the repairs for this week.  I'm sure after something new will rattle its way off by next week.

- Michael