Maybe, maybe, maybe...

Now I've accepted the discs are warped I might as well distract myself with doing something else and then hoping magically they'll fix themselves. So I gave the calipers a good service and all seems well if a little ravaged by salt and my damp garage.

So after some attention with an toothbrush, brake cleaner, a smear of red rubber grease and a smidgen of copper slip they're back together and.... it's still pulsing at the lever riding down the lane, why did I even bother taking it back off the ramp? It was the most faintest of hopes but worth a try. So now I'll definitely be chasing a cheap pair of decent new discs. Watch this space.

Last night I spent a frankly unhealthy amount of time watching youtube videos of people taking forks apart and replacing seals. I've never done this on my own so want to make sure I understand what I'm doing and that I've got the right tools. £45 later and I've got three packages ambling towards me to deal with the leaking fork. I've no bearing puller which is the main hindrance to dissembling the fork and giving it a lick of paint so I'll have to be patient (middle aged Grasshopper).

Thankfully I've been basting a lot of different nuts and bolts with Silkopen for a few days and will continue to do so. All the fork bolts have come undone with little resistance to the medium breaker bar. I've been doing the exhaust bolts now for around two weeks, just a tiny squirt every few days and I managed to get the RHS exhaust clamp bolt of today with little effort, despite how rusted it is.

 

The silencer came off with little more than a hard Paddington Bear Stare™ but equally there was little metal left to put up much resistance. A very sensible man has suggested I give it a go with my stick welder and try and make it airtight, and he's right. But I'll not lie, I'm a bit overwhelmed by just how little material is left and I'm seriously just contemplating throwing money at the problem and giving Delkevic or Black Widow a call...

Anyway, if you're reading this and feeling generous, even if it's just a few pounds my fundraising page for Cancer Research is here. Thank you please :)