Re: [ST] Re: REAR AXLE BARING SEIZURE

[simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, 2005-02-19 at 10:54 +1100, sprintst_2002@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> G'day all.. The latest news - got the bike back - seems (hope) all is
> ok. My (HER) leap of faith is that next Friday we head off on a 5,000
> klm trip, with my still injured partner as pillion.
> 
> I have investigated this rear axle incident a bit and have found some
> more disturbing news. There is at least 1 other Sydney rider that had
> this happen recently on a 2004 model at 6000 klm - there was someone
> killed in the UK and another person killed in South Australia - all
> from rear axle seizing. I really think the company has something to
> answer to all of us, and I will take this up with their Australian
> office - if no satisfactory outcome, I will then take this to the UK
> headquarters.
> 
> By copy of this mail and this forum, please check with your ST mates
> and come back with as many recorded occurrences of rear axle problems. 
> 
> We need to see if this is an isolated problem - and I really need to
> get to the bottom of the cause.

I had a rear axle sieze up and lock the back wheel on a Honda CB750 K6
way back in 79 IIRC. I also had a kick starter spring break on a T500
Suzuki in 77 resulting in the kick starter dropping down, engaging and
locking the back wheel.  I had a massive rear tyre blowout on a CX500
Eurosport in 83 while I was negotiating a roundabout. That was fun.

In all cases I didn't come off. The trick with rear wheel lock ups is to
break as hard as one can. The rear wheel will lift off the deck enough
to keep it stable. At high speed say 100mph the bike will stay stable.
It's not until you get down to lower speeds that the back end starts
waging around like doggydoo's tail...

Just my 10 cents.

- -- 
simonb <simonb@xxxxxxxxxxx>


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