Triumphrat

Triumphharlequin · 11-02-2009, 09:17 PM

Time to mount the Avons

jonkster · 11-02-2009, 10:02 PM

sure is smoking alright... it is always hard to diagnose these things over the internet but I had a similar problem...

No matter how hard I revved it it just blew smoke and just refused to go forward. Turned out to be a bit technical - there is a little hand grip thingy on the right handlebar that I was holding and it somehow was causing the front wheel to seize

. Man once I'd unseized the front wheel - wow! it was a whole new bike!

(there was this piece of tube that ran from the hand grip down to where the seized bit was - see if your bike has it as well, I just cut that, you may want to get a mechanic to do it but I have always been pretty handy so just saved myself the money and did it myself) snip! snip! - no more smoke! And performance! wow! it's like it just doesn't want to slow down!

panofish · 11-03-2009, 01:34 AM

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Originally Posted by jonkster

sure is smoking alright... it is always hard to diagnose these things over the internet but I had a similar problem...

No matter how hard I revved it it just blew smoke and just refused to go forward. Turned out to be a bit technical - there is a little hand grip thingy on the right handlebar that I was holding and it somehow was causing the front wheel to seize

. Man once I'd unseized the front wheel - wow! it was a whole new bike!

(there was this piece of tube that ran from the hand grip down to where the seized bit was - see if your bike has it as well, I just cut that, you may want to get a mechanic to do it but I have always been pretty handy so just saved myself the money and did it myself) snip! snip! - no more smoke! And performance! wow! it's like it just doesn't want to slow down!

NICE!!! You get an A+ on creative writing.

GySchmit · 11-03-2009, 08:48 AM

TH

That bike looks a little tall for you... noticed you were on your tippy toes. You may want to look at a more "youth" sized bike!

Did you get Roadrunners? Hamilton will be needing new shoes shortly. Let me know how you like them.

Triumphharlequin · 11-03-2009, 09:11 AM

Yup, got the roadrunners with a 150 rear. Almost went with dual sport tires, they came in a 110/80 front but, well. Can't wait to get em on, my tires were totally shagged, poor ole girls sitting in the garage sans wheels. Headin out shortly