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  1. Black Pig

    Buster & Paul's 2014 Eurotrip

    Today we went to Auschwitz, for those of you that have never visited, I apologise, but there are no words to describe the overwhelming feelings despair that I felt during parts of this visit. It was truly harrowing to find out some of the things that one person can do to another, seemingly...
  2. Black Pig

    Buster & Paul's 2014 Eurotrip

    So, the next morning, we checked out and jumped on the bikes for a 350 mile hike down to Oswiecim, just by Krakow in Poland. I must say this was an epically long and boring journey, 350 miles of motorway. When we crossed the border into Poland the road difference was obvious, we had to slow...
  3. Black Pig

    Buster & Paul's 2014 Eurotrip

    After we left the Submarine memorial, we went straigh down to Berlin, this was a pretty unremarkable 230 mile motorway jaunt, however, some fun was to be had on a no speed limit road. I managed to wring 201KMH out of the Spyder, it just would not go any faster, obviously the Hayabusa beat that...
  4. Black Pig

    Buster & Paul's 2014 Eurotrip

    Okay then, up bright and early the next morning to visit the German WW2 Submariners memorial. It's in a place just along the coast from Kiel in a place called Laboe. The first thing you see is this huge great ginagarous tower, then most bizarrely a WW2 Submarine... On the beach. The memorial...
  5. Black Pig

    Buster & Paul's 2014 Eurotrip

    Back in April, my pal Paul and me travelled around europe for 12 days.. and here's what happened. Day 1 was simply me riding from home to McDonalds at Berwick, where I met up with Paul and continued on to the ferry port. Nothing special here except the rain, unrelenting, We arrived at the...
  6. Black Pig

    Missing - Jokes! So I'll just start a thread.

    I had tears in y eyes and the end of these.... Brilliant!
  7. Black Pig

    Balancing beads

    That was top info Ron, I am having the wheels coated, so I really wanted to take the weights off, so I think I'll go Ride-on, because, I also like the thought of additional puncture protection. Some great info guys. cheers all. :thumbup:
  8. Black Pig

    Balancing beads

    Soo, pretty much a thumbs up then. How do they in comparison with Ride-on? Anyone know?
  9. Black Pig

    Balancing beads

    Anyone tried these? Are they an Aye or a Naw? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Tire-Balancing-Beads-For-Can-am-Spyder-/190820038098?_trksid=p2054897.l4275
  10. Black Pig

    Dismantling the rear wheel.

    Great stuff, thanks for that, I just wanted to make sure I wasn't missing anything after the 5 disc securing bolts have been whipped out, I am assuming this is the case for removing the hub too, as I have the nuts and bolts off, but the bugger is still solid... This corrosion is turning a...
  11. Black Pig

    Dismantling the rear wheel.

    Right then you tech johnnies, got the rear wheel off (eventually) now I am dismantling it to get it coated. I have got all of the bolts out but the disc is solid, am I missing something or is it corroded in? Similarly I have all the bolts out of the wheel boss spacer thing and it won't come...
  12. Black Pig

    Rear axle removal

    I had actually coated the axle with copper coat anti-seize, but I am wondering if this exacerbated the problem by adding a third metal into the dissimilar metal mix. I am trying to determine the beat anti-seize grease to use between steel and alloy. I have found lots of interesting perspectives.
  13. Black Pig

    Rear axle removal

    Well... Thanks for all the replies guys, however, I managed to get the bugger out last night. Liberal amounts of penetrating oil and heat still did nowt for me, so on closer inspection it was clear that the axle rod had siezed into the allowy adjustment block on the LHS. So Straight to Ebay...
  14. Black Pig

    Rear axle removal

    But I am right though aren't I, I should just undo the nut on the RHS and the axle should just pull through to the left?
  15. Black Pig

    Rear axle removal

    I have done this a couple of times in the past and as I recall, I only have to undo one nut and the axle should pull straight through right? Well, I have spent an hour trying to get the bugger out and it will not shift, as I am belting one end with the (lead) hammer, the rear SA just seems to...
  16. Black Pig

    Powdercoating the wheels

    Oh, don't get me wrong, I have no issue with stripping the lot down, it is just how to get it put back together without chipping the paint off the bolt heads. I have considered Plastidip but the rear sprocket is in such a mess.. As are the peg hangers, clearly Can-Am don't design these things...
  17. Black Pig

    Powdercoating the wheels

    I want to get my wheels coated black, the question is, do I have to separate the rear wheel from the centre boss to get this done, or can I whip the bearings out with the two parts still assembled?
  18. Black Pig

    Dead Bike

    Update... New battery fitted yesterday, came to work this morning, running like a treat. Started first touch of the button in -2c (28f) :ohyea:
  19. Black Pig

    Dead Bike

    Nah, not guilty I have an 08 GS, although with the woes I have suffered this year I doubt I'll have another.
  20. Black Pig

    Dead Bike

    Errrr.. what is that?
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