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Whats the crappest bike you've ever owned and why?
Bryanj:
That water pump leak was rarely the seal but usualy the copper waser under the domed nut holding impeller on, people just saw a washer and never changed it but it deformed into the splines inside the impeller to seal water so leaked if reused.
Spitfire:
My 1964 BSA A65R was great for teaching me about maintaining bikes I was always having to fix things, I can remember going down dark country lanes and the lights failed, the electrics were not the greatest. Then I had a melted piston which entailed a rebore, but I really loved that bike, I bought it when I was 16 and it is still sitting in the garage waiting for me to get my finger out and bring it back to life.
Cheers
Dennis
Trigger:
--- Quote from: Bryanj on April 10, 2020, 09:14:55 AM ---That water pump leak was rarely the seal but usualy the copper waser under the domed nut holding impeller on, people just saw a washer and never changed it but it deformed into the splines inside the impeller to seal water so leaked if reused.
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We used to find that the owner had caused the leak and even worse. They would remove the impeller and notice that the spacer on the end of the shaft was missing, order another spacer and put it on the end of the shaft. The spacer was always there, it was stuck in the back of the impeller.
They would replace the impeller and NOT put a new copper washer but, now the ceramic disc in the back of the impeller would not be touching the mechanical seal, water would come out of the water pump safety drain hole, which they would plug up with chewing gun and the water was forced into the engine and bang goes the crank ;)
mike the bike:
BMW K75. Nice and comfortable bike to ride, heated grips, effective fairing kept me dry, but....
Due to a bad German design, the rear spines were shagged, not a lot of wear left, it smoked like a 2 stroke, especially after going on the side stand. Putting it on the centre stand didn't do my dodgy back any good. The centre stand wasn't too stable either. In a pub car park it rolled forward and clobbered my mate's 400four and I had to buy him another rear lens.
The rear shock was shagged, didn't damp at all. Just bounced it's way down the road.
The rubber pipes going to the petrol pump and injectors were all perished and needed replacing.
The starboard side panel used to fall off, secured with a discreet tie wrap.
And the tank was the wrong colour.
Apart from all that, it was a nice bike.
Bryanj:
Starboard? Obviously another non landlubber!
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