Bearing failure
11 posts · Started by lc4 · 07 Jun 2011
Post 2 by indy84,
#2im sure there would have been a wild noise and/or vibration long before it got to that stage.... pay attention numb nuts
Post 3 by Colonel_Klinck,
#3As Indy pointed out, i'm sure there were give away signs that something was very, very wrong long before this happened.
Post 4 by mrduke,
#4surely if there was enough friction to create that sort of heat then the bike must have been WAY under powered. its only a klr, he had to have noticed something...
Post 5 by ktmguy,
#5I've seen this before, some people just keeeeeeep going till it dies. Doesn't matter if there's no oil in the sump, the brakes are locked, the tyres have no air..... just keep going....
Some happy mechanic will have a field day when he does the bill up...
An outfit I worked for had a customer ripping the sump on a sleeping police man (speed hump) in a reasonable sporty and expensive car. She made it in to the workshop .... Just...! We hopped in a car and tracked the oil spill back for 6 km's...
On top of a fooked engine she also got a bill from the counsil for cleaning up the mess.
Some people really make your day and give you a good laugh, thank heavens for them!
Some happy mechanic will have a field day when he does the bill up...
An outfit I worked for had a customer ripping the sump on a sleeping police man (speed hump) in a reasonable sporty and expensive car. She made it in to the workshop .... Just...! We hopped in a car and tracked the oil spill back for 6 km's...
On top of a fooked engine she also got a bill from the counsil for cleaning up the mess.
Some people really make your day and give you a good laugh, thank heavens for them!
Post 6 by Ducati Pete,
#6There's a lot to be said for spinning the wheel by hand as you pump the brake up.
If it doesn't revolve freely, you really should be asking yourself - why not?
If it doesn't revolve freely, you really should be asking yourself - why not?
Post 7 by scamb66,
#7Bloody dumbfounded that anyone could ride it to that point, it must have sounded horrible and surely you would have felt something. Some people dont deserve to own bikes.
Post 8 by omky756,
#8Holy crapola..!!! I've done a dumb thing or two in my life but come on.!!! That's a masacre..!!!
Post 9 by matt_black,
#9Holy friction-burns, Batman.... Pull your head out of your ass, guy!
Post 10 by 990EXODUS,
#10Don't think I'd be letting that fella near my bike with ANY tools!!
Post 11 by kenscottphoto,
#11HA! My first bike was a KLR and I forgot to put my spacer in one time. It ran very strange and felt strange. After about 2 miles I turned around and headed home and took it apart. I fixed (cheap) the parts I trashed and moved on with my life. I am blown away that this turkey would ride the bike until it failed. It almost looks like a joke. I loved my KLR but I REALLY love my SuperDuke.
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