Recent content by methusalem

What do you think is fair?

12,3XXX miles. Is $3800 fair or too high? Upsizing to something bigger in the couple months, girlfriend loves to ride with me. I travel all over SC/NC, but the bike's currently in Spartanburg. Thanks!

Ya, I know about that. But the rubbing noise being very loud sometimes must mean that there's something a little out of alignment/fixable to make it go away, right?

No, Michelin CT2's

I can take them off myself? I'm more of an electrical than mechanical tinkerer, so this is a little intimidating, but sounds like fun :)

Thought it might be chain, but I'm dead certain it's coming from the front. Chain makes a lower pitched and lower volume sound. How are my break pads supposed to look?

buzzing sound? No, not buzzing. Can you still link me to a thread about it? It's not buzzing, but a really disconcerting metal on metal grinding noise.

that sounds... interesting and intimidating. What kind of goo are you talking about?

Hey guys, I have an '09 that's got about 10k miles on it. Sometimes, often when accelerating, there's a noise coming from what seems the front wheel that sounds like metal lightly rubbing on metal. I brought it to a shop to get a leaky fork seal replaced and told them to look into it, but...

replace the springs as a security measure? Makes sense, if they aren't too expensive. And why heavier fork oil?

Beats me... I'm not the original owner, but it still only has just over 9000 miles on it.

Hey guys, I have a leaky left front fork seal. Is this something I can replace myself or should I bring it to the only mechanic in town? (They estimated it at around $300 labor + parts) Are there any guides/pictorials on how to do this? Search didn't bring anything up. As always...

Yeah they sure did take a while. Worth the wait though

I thought it would be weird at first, but 15 minutes later I didn't even think about it anymore.

Link. I paid $35 for them.