[bonza]

here's the situation.

my bike has close to 200,000 kilometers clocked up on it. it's been around the block a few times, but I maintain it well, still runs great and since buying it new all those years ago I have done some performance and bolt on mods over the years to improve it.

but when do you stop? surely this bike isn't going to last forever.

a couple of years ago I got rear ended and the other party's insurance covered a new mud guard and a rear light. I bought a new Thruxton guard but didn't worry about the tail light as I simply just glued it back together. then last week the tail light fell apart, super glue only lasts so long.

I like the Maund Lucas tail light assembly, but would I be wasting my money on this bike?

however, I took the plunge and bought the Maund unit complete with indicators front and back. it's a quality unit and he is great to deal with.

I placed an order and contacted him over the interweb on his Sunday morning and explained that I need one fairly quick. he answered straight away, saying he has stock and will dispatch it first thing Monday. by that Friday it was on my doorstep. I was amazed, from the USA to Australia in less than a week. and it fitted perfectly. should have done it years ago as looks great. so a big shout out for Maund

 

[bonza]

@bonza and @DUCKMAN, either of you replace wheel bearings or service your swingarm pivot? I have 116k US miles on mine and always wondered if I should do those things preventively. But I haven't. Pretty sure I should leave the bearings alone until they cause problems, but don't want that to happen on the road. Pretty sure I should disassemble the swingarm and re-grease it all, but I kinda don't want to

I've never replaced the wheel bearings, but have replaced the steering head bearings as they were notched and had the swing arm apart last year to re-grease the bearings which were fine but found that the grease was drying out.
I do need to replace the rear tyre soon so may replace the rear wheel bearings as a preventative as they don't cost much anyway. did the front tyre recently and spinning the wheel it felt fine. lot more load on the rear wheel and it is load that shortens the life of bearings