Rick Haywood Posted May 13, 2012 #1 Posted May 13, 2012 Well yesterday the wife and I were headed out on a ride and a few miles into it the rain came down. With the wet roads the bike seemed to handle very funny so we stopped and I looked the bike over. Nothing obvious to be found. We take off and the bike felt like the back tire was going flat so we decided to go home and check the thing out. Well after putting it up on the lift and taking the bags off i found the problem. The wheel bearing was worn completely out. I could move the wheel up and down. This is now 1:30 pm on Saturday so by the time I figure out what all I am going to need to repair the thing it is gonna be to late to order parts and I don't want to be down a week. So I decide to text Mike (EUSA1) and see if he has an extra wheel. He calls me and and wants to know what's up. He then says I will come down when I get off work (he Lives 100 miles away) and bring, parts and a wheel just in case. Well he gets here and we get the wheel off and because the bearing has been going out for awhile it has destroyed the tire. Plenty of tread but flat spots on the side, middle and just real ugly..Mike says it would be easier if you had a new tire on his rim and then we could just put then different rim on since I needed a new tire anyway. So by now it is 6:00pm. I call a friend of mine who owns a Trike Shop where he converts 2 wheelers into 3 wheelers. He doesn't have a tire since he works on 3 wheelers but says if I can find a tire he will come down and open his shop so we can mount it. So I call another member Tim (mystor09) who lives about 8 miles away and he has a new tire and says come and get it and just order him another one and we are even. So from the time I find out the problem until it it is fixed takes about 6 hours with time off for some food, mike driving 100 miles and then us driving another 75 or so to get the tire and go to my buddies shop to mount it. I say I am lucky to have friends from this site who stepped up for me and got me rolling in such record time Thanks to everyone.
DragonRider Posted May 13, 2012 #4 Posted May 13, 2012 Yep, Rick, the people on this site are fantastic, they step up when any of us has a problem and they can help.............I am getting plenty from this site............$12.00 is chicken feed for all the help I get from this site..........so lets see, I have been a member since 2005, thats 7 years, and we have only been paying for 2-3 years............so I am out $21.00 for all the help and enjoyment this site gives me............Unbelievable:thumbsup:
Flyinfool Posted May 13, 2012 #6 Posted May 13, 2012 Glad you found it without a mishap. Now I have to go check mine out. I have that 3 times around the world trip coming up beginning of next month. Well OK maybe not quite 3x around the world but for me 425 in one day is close to that. Yep, Rick, the people on this site are fantastic, they step up when any of us has a problem and they can help.............I am getting plenty from this site............$12.00 is chicken feed for all the help I get from this site..........so lets see, I have been a member since 2005, thats 7 years, and we have only been paying for 2-3 years............so I am out $21.00 for all the help and enjoyment this site gives me............Unbelievable:thumbsup: And we are so helpful that we can even help with math. lets see, 3 years at $12 equals ??????
bongobobny Posted May 13, 2012 #7 Posted May 13, 2012 Maybe he doesn't have all his fuses plugged in yet...
eusa1 Posted May 13, 2012 #8 Posted May 13, 2012 Rick, it's a darn good thing that your wife is such a sweetheart!!..or you would still be:rotf: lookin at a broken skooter:rotf: Rootbeer rootbeer rootb:whistling:eer!!!_
Billkroeger Posted May 13, 2012 #9 Posted May 13, 2012 You just have to love the people on this site.
FuzzyRSTD Posted May 13, 2012 #10 Posted May 13, 2012 (edited) I agree with everyone else. We are fortunate to be surrounded by such a great group of good hearted people. I feel the same. If I really needed help, I could make a few phone calls and people would come. Thanks to everyone for all your help to me also on the site here. GLAD YOU GOT HER GOING. James Edited May 13, 2012 by FuzzyRSTD
DragonRider Posted May 13, 2012 #11 Posted May 13, 2012 Yeah, I flunked math many times over.........it should read $36.00, Think, dont have that many digits to count on............on my wife wasnt around to use hers...LOL! Glad you found it without a mishap. Now I have to go check mine out. I have that 3 times around the world trip coming up beginning of next month. Well OK maybe not quite 3x around the world but for me 425 in one day is close to that. And we are so helpful that we can even help with math. lets see, 3 years at $12 equals ??????
RedRider Posted May 13, 2012 #13 Posted May 13, 2012 Yeah, I flunked math many times over.........it should read $36.00, Think, dont have that many digits to count on............on my wife wasnt around to use hers...LOL! This is even funnier. Your original count was 21. You were going all out with your digits to complete that count. RR
Trader Posted May 14, 2012 #14 Posted May 14, 2012 This is even funnier. Your original count was 21. You were going all out with your digits to complete that count. RR
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