02-10-2019, 11:05 AM | #31 | |
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02-14-2019, 02:31 PM | #32 | |
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It was -13 when I got up this morning, and they don't plow or salt the streets here so in addition to the cold temperatures, there's a nice sheet of ice and snow that has built up on all of the roads. They will put down some sand at the intersections, but otherwise we're on our own out here. Apparently for four months out of the year, this isn't a motorcycle friendly place. The rest of the year though it's great. |
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02-24-2019, 07:53 PM | #33 | |
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03-17-2019, 07:19 PM | #34 |
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The latest 18 March
Surprise! The master cylinder is toast, rusted solid. I suppose this wasn't that much of a surprise but sadly not as easy to fix as the rusted caliper.
It's no real shock that I'll need to get a new one. Ali express does free shipping, so its just a 20 day wait away. I have resolved to systematically work my way through the bike, stripping, cleaning and lubricating to try to head off any more moisture related woes. BTW the ignition switch was stripped by a local auto electrician and is now functioning properly again. I wonder what's next? I really need a garage! none of this would have happened if the bike didn't have to stay in a damp, leaky wood shed. |
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03-25-2019, 07:25 PM | #35 |
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Location: Montana
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Back in business!
So the weather finally cleared up – it’s starting to get nice around here, and most of the snow has melted off of the roads. My son and I put the new master cylinder on today and bled the system. I went out for a ride and all is well with the RX3 again. I’m not sure how air got introduced into the system, but it seems to be gone now. I’m excited to have my bike back – am planning a trip tomorrow to celebrate. Also – wanted to note. I wound up buying the master cylinder from Tako (NzBrakelathes). Shipping took a little while as expected (hey, it’s ground shipping from China), but Tako’s price was significantly cheaper than CSC’s. He was also great to work with – he handled his side of the transaction quickly and communicated well at key points including sending me a video of my parts before he boxed them up and shipped them out. I gotta say – normally, I would be leery about sending $$ via paypal to some guy in China I met on the Internet, but Tako is legit. I would trust him for future transactions no problem. |
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03-25-2019, 09:14 PM | #36 | |
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Typically it is 2 weeks up to 3 weeks give or take a day. Best was 8 day worst was 25 days but average has been 15 days. DHL is about 5-7 days but small cheaper stuff that are not urgent is an over kill Europe is 6-10 days that in fact is the fastest locations I have sent too, Germany was just 6 days! |
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03-25-2019, 10:28 PM | #37 |
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Yeah, well the same weather that slowed down any shipments also kept me off the road so it all worked out in the end. Honestly, even up to yesterday there was too much slush on the roads to safely ride around. I am pretty sure the package got here a week ago - I was thinking it showed up within the window you told me it would. I appreciate your help.
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03-26-2019, 11:34 PM | #38 | |
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