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New Rear Tyre
« on: September 16, 2017, 07:35:09 PM »
Just fitted a new rear Continental Road Attack 2 this arvo ! I'm very thankful to be able to do this myself... anyone used this tyre before ?

I'm thankful to get rid of the Metzeler that caused all the vibrations for the last couple of years...
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2017, 08:24:27 PM »
Awesome work mate :clap :clap :clap
I haven't used that tyre myself, so please let us all know your thoughts on it :thumbsup
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2017, 02:05:43 PM »
Balancing the wheel I was hearing this light clunking noise... thinking it was wheel bearings I decided to investigate... I removed the spline holder and check those bearings... the wheel bearings were in fact ok, but the spline holder bearings were farked!!


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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #3 on: September 18, 2017, 02:29:06 PM »


After cleaning the splines...



Removed the cush drive....




6905 bearings to go in....
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #4 on: September 18, 2017, 02:37:54 PM »

Removed the old bearings...



Pressed the new bearings in....







Also cleaned the cush-drive rubbers and sprayed them with a bit of silicone to help reassembly....



This is the big circlip that has to be removed in order to remove the cush-drive....


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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #5 on: September 18, 2017, 03:21:04 PM »
Would that have been the vibration you were feeling?  :think1
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #6 on: September 18, 2017, 04:39:08 PM »



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« Reply #7 on: September 18, 2017, 04:40:48 PM »
Quote from: Sicman on September 18, 2017, 03:21:04 PM
Would that have been the vibration you were feeling?  :think1

No Sicman, the vibration was specific to the Metzeler I had on... when I googled the issue, many people around the world were experiencing the same issue with the Metzeler ROADTEC Z8...perplexing !! It felt like you were constantly riding over a cattle grate....
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #8 on: September 18, 2017, 04:55:28 PM »
Steve  :think1 I have been called a lot of tings in me time but never Steve  :crazy
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« Reply #9 on: September 18, 2017, 04:57:30 PM »
Quote from: Sicman on September 18, 2017, 04:55:28 PM
Steve  :think1 I have been called a lot of tings in me time but never Steve  :crazy

Oops !! Spell check can be blamed for a lot of things, but not this one !! Haha, sincere apologies... will correct it :)

Absolutely no idea where that came from...
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #10 on: September 18, 2017, 05:22:54 PM »
 :thumb All good Wanniassin  ;-*  :nahnah
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #11 on: September 18, 2017, 05:26:15 PM »
Quote from: Sicman on September 18, 2017, 05:22:54 PM
:thumb All good Wanniassin  ;-*  :nahnah

Touché :)


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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2017, 10:07:19 AM »
I hope the splines had the molypaste applied before assembly
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Re: New Rear Tyre
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2017, 06:11:46 PM »
I have the Conti's on my 650TK. They grip well and are stable on the road, but they are wearing a bit faster than I thought they might. Might not get to 10,000Km with the rear one, but front still looks new.
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