Clunking Sound Motivational Poster

NinjaJunkie · 30 December 2010 10:10

Conrad_B · 30 December 2010 10:20

whoa what has happened there?!??

Pat · 30 December 2010 10:32

Assuming it’s not been photoshopped, I’d say a failed sprocket carrier bearing.

Alex_Gold · 30 December 2010 10:32

I suspect the first problem was a missing spacer/sleeve…

Conrad_B · 30 December 2010 10:40

yeah missing spacer I guess… You think you’d notice though as the bolts seem to have gradually punched their way into the swingarm…

NinjaJunkie · 30 December 2010 10:41

Yep, someone forgot to put the spacer back in!

chazhead · 30 December 2010 17:54

Or got left & right spacers mixed up…which is exactly what Watling Tyres did on my old zzr1100 causing a not quite so dramatic version of this pic.

motopup · 30 December 2010 21:18

Watling Tyres also forgot to put my rear right spacer in, tightened it back up very tight! Felt awful riding home. Took it apart and noticed. Jumped in car and got down there and they had thrown it out! I had to go through the scrap metal pile to get it out! Utter twats.

adam_h · 31 December 2010 01:18

Through the swingarm:D. Hence the caption:D

Blatantly photoshopped but quite a good poster:)

Can anyone guess the bike???

Conrad_B · 31 December 2010 01:24

CB500?

adam_h · 31 December 2010 01:33

I think the swinger is a bit big and also the wheel looks like a 3 spoke,

adam_h · 31 December 2010 01:39

I’m gonna have to say mk1 bandit 600 by the look of the carrier! Just a guess:)

NinjaJunkie · 31 December 2010 09:25

I think it’s an SV650 (based on the place I lifted it from) - so yeah you were right about the Suzuki carrier - same part used in Bandit and SV I think. :)I genuinely don’t think it was photoshopped - combination of totally ignorant rider and gradual wearing away of swing arm by bolts.

Adz (mechanic) has posted pictures of calipers he came across which were worn down to the pistons (the pad had been completely worn away - friction material and backing plate - and the rider was using the pistons contacting the disc to stop the bike!) So this level of fuckwittery is possible. :w00t:

Kevsta · 31 December 2010 09:32

Looks ****'d to me!

TimR · 31 December 2010 09:41

there is no marking on the nuts of any sign and i know that aluminuim swingarms are a re lot softer than mild steel nuts but it would still create a few visible marks and if spacer was missing the carrier would not have sat square alll the time on the shaft as the bearing is not designed to take that much lateral force so the holes would have been more larger and ragged photoshopped …

NinjaJunkie · 31 December 2010 09:47

TimR (31/12/2010)

NinjaJunkie (31/12/2010)

I think it’s an SV650 (based on the place I lifted it from) - so yeah you were right about the Suzuki carrier - same part used in Bandit and SV I think. :)I genuinely don’t think it was photoshopped - combination of totally ignorant rider and gradual wearing away of swing arm by bolts.

Adz (mechanic) has posted pictures of calipers he came across which were worn down to the pistons (the pad had been completely worn away - friction material and backing plate - and the rider was using the pistons contacting the disc to stop the bike!) So this level of fuckwittery is possible. :w00t:

there is no marking on the nuts of any sign and i know that aluminuim swingarms are a re lot softer than mild steel nuts but it would still create a few visible marks and if spacer was missing the carrier would not have sat square alll the time on the shaft as the bearing is not designed to take that much lateral force so the holes would have been more larger and ragged photoshopped …

I bow to your superior analytical skills Holmes. ;) Yeah, your right I guess it was photoshopped

TimR · 31 December 2010 09:59

NinjaJunkie (31/12/2010)

TimR (31/12/2010)

NinjaJunkie (31/12/2010)

I think it’s an SV650 (based on the place I lifted it from) - so yeah you were right about the Suzuki carrier - same part used in Bandit and SV I think. :)I genuinely don’t think it was photoshopped - combination of totally ignorant rider and gradual wearing away of swing arm by bolts.

Adz (mechanic) has posted pictures of calipers he came across which were worn down to the pistons (the pad had been completely worn away - friction material and backing plate - and the rider was using the pistons contacting the disc to stop the bike!) So this level of fuckwittery is possible. :w00t:

there is no marking on the nuts of any sign and i know that aluminuim swingarms are a re lot softer than mild steel nuts but it would still create a few visible marks and if spacer was missing the carrier would not have sat square alll the time on the shaft as the bearing is not designed to take that much lateral force so the holes would have been more larger and ragged photoshopped …

I bow to your superior analytical skills Holmes. ;) Yeah, your right I guess it was photoshopped

eeek wtf someome agrees with my opinion … Ok what have you done with the real LondonBikers.com !!!

NinjaJunkie · 31 December 2010 10:06

TimR (31/12/2010)

NinjaJunkie (31/12/2010)

TimR (31/12/2010)

NinjaJunkie (31/12/2010)

I think it’s an SV650 (based on the place I lifted it from) - so yeah you were right about the Suzuki carrier - same part used in Bandit and SV I think. :)I genuinely don’t think it was photoshopped - combination of totally ignorant rider and gradual wearing away of swing arm by bolts.

Adz (mechanic) has posted pictures of calipers he came across which were worn down to the pistons (the pad had been completely worn away - friction material and backing plate - and the rider was using the pistons contacting the disc to stop the bike!) So this level of fuckwittery is possible. :w00t:

there is no marking on the nuts of any sign and i know that aluminuim swingarms are a re lot softer than mild steel nuts but it would still create a few visible marks and if spacer was missing the carrier would not have sat square alll the time on the shaft as the bearing is not designed to take that much lateral force so the holes would have been more larger and ragged photoshopped …

I bow to your superior analytical skills Holmes. ;) Yeah, your right I guess it was photoshopped

eeek wtf someome agrees with my opinion … Ok what have you done with the real LondonBikers.com !!!

Mate, there was no defence against such piercing logic! Any resistance would have been utterly futile!