Found this under the 14 when I took the dust cover off, its very clean and around an inch high - not sure if its off the bike or not? any thought welcome :)
Looks like a spring..
Can't place it as a 14 part though.
Quote from: Hooli on Saturday, 16 May 2020, 01:15 AM
Looks like a spring..
Wow that's amazing Hooli !! had me fooled :rofl2:
@Hooli
looks like the spring from a paddock stand - you know the wee ones that keep the hooks out
Can't place it either, but recall a mod on the seat latch that involved a spring to hold the seat up after unlocking. You got one of those Notty? Had the seat off lately?
Quote from: KiwiCol on Saturday, 16 May 2020, 04:21 AM
Can't place it either, but recall a mod on the seat latch that involved a spring to hold the seat up after unlocking. You got one of those Notty? Had the seat off lately?
Yes seat been on and off last few days ! will check that :)
Don't ride your bike without this spring fitted. It's the reverse clinch throbatron valve return spring, essential for smooth running, refit it immediately.
Quote from: mjgt on Saturday, 16 May 2020, 06:36 PM
Don't ride your bike without this spring fitted. It's the reverse clinch throbatron valve return spring, essential for smooth running, refit it immediately.
its ok, had my throbatron surgically removed years ago :)
I was going to say it was the spring from the seat latch mod...
seat latch mod? Do tell...
It's a spring fitted to the seat latch so that when you turn the key to unlock the seat, it pops up a bit (because of the spring) enabling you to grab the seat with 1 hand whilst the other is on the key.
Makes it easier to get the seat off.
Whats the point in that? the seat is never a problem to take off anyway.
Yeah that's what I was wondering.
Enables one-handed seat removal - e.g. when you have stuff in one hand you don't want to put on the ground - just turn key, seat pops up and can use the same hand to remove.
I found it useful!
Others may not... :hat:
I don't have one, just recall reading about it.
Ah Ok yeah I can see where that might sometimes be helpful. Is there a post on the actual mod how to somewhere?
I think it might be a shuffle shaft return spring. Or maybe it's off the widget pin :stir:
:doh: :facepalm: You know perfectly well that the widget pin spring is narrower and longer.
Don't confuse the poor lad ;)
Quote from: VladTepes on Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 06:06 PM
:doh: :facepalm: You know perfectly well that the widget pin spring is narrower and longer.
Don't confuse the poor lad ;)
Only on the K5 & later. The proper early ones had a thicker spring because of the higher quality metal it was lifting.
I must have been mistaken.
It's off the intermediate giggling shaft then in that case. :whistling:
Quote from: Nellywelly on Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 05:49 AM
I must have been mistaken.
It's off the intermediate giggling shaft then in that case. :whistling:
You're having a Laff !!! :)
Quote from: Nellywelly on Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 05:49 AM
I must have been mistaken.
It's off the intermediate giggling shaft then in that case. :whistling:
It's a terrible issue when they go eccentric & no longer play nicely with the fornicational thrust socket.
Oh! Something just sprung to mind.
Err!?
Nope it's gone again.
Isn`t it Zebedee`s leg? :whistling:
Quote from: DP1400 on Friday, 22 May 2020, 06:39 AM
Isn`t it Zebedee`s leg? :whistling:
:happy1: :happy1: :happy1: :happy1:
I knew I had a photo of the spring mod somewhere :onya:
Mine fell off too and I never bothered to refit it.
Throw the spring, stupid idea.
I will not refit it this summer - will leave it until next spring :)
Every day is a school day - Ive owned my 14 nearly 13 years now. Never knew that - or had one fitted... :whistling:
Yeah I don't wee how that would be useful to be honest - not for me anyway.
Then again I don't need to go under my seat daily as i have a top box.
I like it. May do it myself, but mounting would need to contemplated .......... some beer time will fix that.
I re-coil something about that. :facepalm: