b3nje909
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well not technically, but the viewing glass has.
after a spiritied ride on saturday morning to Sofala just north of Bathurst.
I noticed "condensation" on my resevoir lid..
I thought it was just me fanging through the landscape at $1.40+ for most of it, in about 8 degree weather.
upon further inspection it felt oily.
somehting was amiss..
I called old skool biking friends who knew more about bikes than I do about anything and got them to inspect it.
we came to the conclussion that it was leaking somehow.
It had just had its 20k service and maybe over filled.
washed, wrapped in glad wrap, and let be.
we then got drunk.
The next day, as we headed towards bathurst, I still had the glad wrap on, this was also a rather spirited ride, that showed the ambient temp as 4' (which means ****ing cold, I have never seen it go below 14' before).
stopping at bathurst showed liquid still leaking.
grabbed cloth, tape and tapped resevoir up to avoid leakage onto tank for ride home.
first tho, went to mates house to top up with brake fluid.
it was pretty much empty.
topped up and noticed it leaking from the viewing glass. which upon finer inspection revealed a crack...
uncool.
how this crack came to be is a mystery, why we didnt notice it saturday morning is also a mystery. I have thunk and thunk. I just blame bad luck..
I then had to ride back to sydney with **** all front brake fluid.
Took it to Bikebiz today (no literally) and got them to look at it.
Tash took photos and will try to get it under warranty (is a year old to the day yesterday). she said dont hold your breath..
So I'm probably looking at a new brake/mirror assembly...
I've forked out alot for bikes recently, and this development is most unwelcome.
Any ideas of a good cheap set?
Stock will apparently have to be back ordered, take two weeks and will cost about $270 (wtf!?)
after a spiritied ride on saturday morning to Sofala just north of Bathurst.
I noticed "condensation" on my resevoir lid..
I thought it was just me fanging through the landscape at $1.40+ for most of it, in about 8 degree weather.
upon further inspection it felt oily.
somehting was amiss..
I called old skool biking friends who knew more about bikes than I do about anything and got them to inspect it.
we came to the conclussion that it was leaking somehow.
It had just had its 20k service and maybe over filled.
washed, wrapped in glad wrap, and let be.
we then got drunk.
The next day, as we headed towards bathurst, I still had the glad wrap on, this was also a rather spirited ride, that showed the ambient temp as 4' (which means ****ing cold, I have never seen it go below 14' before).
stopping at bathurst showed liquid still leaking.
grabbed cloth, tape and tapped resevoir up to avoid leakage onto tank for ride home.
first tho, went to mates house to top up with brake fluid.
it was pretty much empty.
topped up and noticed it leaking from the viewing glass. which upon finer inspection revealed a crack...
uncool.
how this crack came to be is a mystery, why we didnt notice it saturday morning is also a mystery. I have thunk and thunk. I just blame bad luck..
I then had to ride back to sydney with **** all front brake fluid.
Took it to Bikebiz today (no literally) and got them to look at it.
Tash took photos and will try to get it under warranty (is a year old to the day yesterday). she said dont hold your breath..
So I'm probably looking at a new brake/mirror assembly...
I've forked out alot for bikes recently, and this development is most unwelcome.
Any ideas of a good cheap set?
Stock will apparently have to be back ordered, take two weeks and will cost about $270 (wtf!?)