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in reply to: Interesting bike accident stats #15668
I'm assuming you're either still in Welly Bruce, unless you headed home after the meeting last night 😮 Anyway how did it go, have you arranged for Gareth to come up and give us a few tips on where to invest our hard earned dollars.
in reply to: Little and Local, South Auckland. #15592Dave, Alex (kokopelli) put a very useful “how to post pics” in the “Help file” which will take you through the process and you'll never look back.Good luckMalcolm
in reply to: Auckland Branch Coromandel overnighter #15570You've missed a few mate
I'm pleased to report that the BBS wheel that you've all helped me with has been stripped, polished and re tyred and has been for it's first shiny ride 🙂 I have to thank all of you who contributed with very useful information that helped me along the way. An interesting little exercise that has prepared me for the rear wheel which I can attempt with confidence.Thanks allMalcolm
in reply to: Guided Motorbike Tours in Northern India / Bhutan #15513I'll sort out some photos for you tomorrow. If it means anything, my mate on this trip was Dick Hubbard who I understand owns some sort of a muesli factory up in Auckland.
No doubt you had muesli for breakfast Ken, Dick was the mayor of Auckland for a season or two but I suspect he was too much of a gentleman to be kept on.
I guess you're not likely to hoon past the Autobahn…..Cafe doing a 180km/H :-).You're dead right Alex but one doesn't want ones wheels to disintegrate at any speed eh. :- The thing about them (BBS) not giving any specs for their product is really over the top and I wonder if it's just to force owners in to buying replacement parts. Surely they could cover themselves with a well written waiver then sell the fastenings or give torque figures to those who felt inclined to do repairs themselves. Clearly there are some who have done repairs or customized these wheels quite successfully. Ah well let's hope I don't regret this. My headstone could be a nice shiny BBS wheel ;D
Received a reply from BBS Wheels last night, it's about what I expected: Dear Malcolm, thank you for your email. Am I right that we are talking about original BMW motorbike wheels? If yes, I need to ask you to contact BMW directly.We need to inform you that it is not allowed to disassemble multipiece wheels which are produced by BBS. A disassembly of the parts is not allowed and will terminate the approval for road use. For that reason and for reasons of safety and product liability we neither inform any third party about technical details of our wheels such as the torque setting of the connecting bolts nor about any other technical data concerning the assembly or disassmbly of BBS wheels. We kindly ask you for your understanding. Since the wheels are original BMW wheels your local BMW might give you technical support.I am sorry for not being able to give you a more favorable reply.If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with us again. ClaudiaWith best regardsClaudia Brucknersales aftermarketBBS International GmbH i.I.Welschdorf 220 D – 77761 Schiltach
Update on the BBS wheels. Finally took the plunge and after buying a couple of 12 point tools (thanks Gerard) I undid the fasteners holding the hub to the rim. Didn't want to separate easily but after a little warming with the hair drier (sorry Jean) and a tap with the mallet the hub dropped out. All looks well and the rim is with the polisher. The fastenings look straightforward with the nuts possibly having some sort of restriction at the end as when fitting them together they are quite loose until the very end when they tighten up quickly. My good friend and neighbour Rob will oversee the refitting at the weekend. Then it's a new tyre and back on the bike for a test ride. If all goes well the back one will be next.
in reply to: 1 bike family #15506Hey Dave, I don't think we've met but take this as a hand shake. 🙂 Welcome home.
Thanks again ARTY. I recieved an anwer from Woody's Wheels in Denver last night:G'day malcolm ,,we have the special tools for the bolts/nuts ,,got em from Snap-On if my memory serves me,,,we just put a little identifying punch on both sides of the wheels so that everything goes to the exact spot it was before,,,,do all your work and reassemble using silicone II between and systematicallly and evenly tightening the bolts to their proper torque...we clean all th ethreads as part of the prep and use loctite blue on the threads when re-assemblingFYI we also hav ethe ability to heliarc the deep holes and then grind/blend everytthing smooth...FYI ,,there is a special filler for use with powdercoating...This would seem to confirm all you have said, not that I needed confirmation 🙂 I managed to source a a supply for a 12 point key from the Bolt Shop yesterday and will buy one today along with a suitable socket. They were very useful and suggestd the fastenings could be Titanium and from looking at the BBS web site it would seem that they often use those on similar car wheels. I have emailed BBS.com but as yet no reply.Thanks again guys for all your help and advice. I will keep you all posted.
Yes Gerard, I had a reply tonight when I got home from out monthly meeting: hi malcolm,,,how deep are those corrosion craters???,,often times road salts will eat under the anodizing,,,we can strip the old anodizing,,,re-anodizing will reveal every nook n cranny,,,not aesthetically pleasing at all,,,normally we then bondo the offendin gstuff and powder-coat them...we do these three piece units routinely,,i'm not at work ,,will get $$$ when i get in woodySeems he thinks I'm after getting them to do it for me but I'll wait and see what he comes up with when he gets to work. I have also emailed BBS.COM in the hope they will come up with something. Thanks for all of your help guys, the saga continues.....
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