(Disclaimer, please note the following was approved to be posted by the Teff ,after continuous harassment due to his injury's caused by an attempt to get closer to nature,
his typing wrist is a bit sore but ,i think that was from a previous repetitive strain injury from polishing something to much )
(Please note The above statement was witnessed by Dez/Two Dogs JP) ;)
At the reluctance of elevating Teff to celebrity status ,i agreed to post up some pictures after continuous beggin, and harassment [roll] [roll]
On sundays weekend coffee ride to Wiseys just north of the ferry Teffs MV Augusta (will now be known as the Widow maker) suffered a catastrophic rear wheel bearing hub failure.
Fortunately Teff suspected something was up ,and reduced speed only to come off on a rather wet gravel strewn corner at a a low speed in front of Dez.
Teffs immediate recaction was to save his beloved MV, and in an heroic act of self sacrifice stayed under the bike as it hit the road to minimise the damage.skin and bone grow back
Teffs heroic act worked,with the result of very minimul damage :P
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Teff shedding a tear for his beloved MV
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Teff Soldiered on in to the sunset to take the lead home, and do a lap of the old road buggered bike and all [Dolph] [laugh]
Hoppa long Teff (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4E0cWfx0ux0&feature=player_detailpage#)
crap! glad you are OK Brian. I shat when I read the thread title.
Good to see your alright. nothing to serious I hope
Bright side
Finally get to take that huge MV sticker off
Lucky then you didn't go to EC the other week...
Teff, you stupid bugger, how many times have you been told bikes MV's are no good for you and they will end up blah, blah, blah, drone, drone, blah and drone.
Fair Dinkum your a soft cock, take a spoonful of concrete Teff and harden the make the beast with two backs up. ;D [cheeky]
Mmick (get well soon buddy)
Come on guys where is all the sympathy for our fallen brother?................................................................
....................."chirp chirp" (sounds of crickets and tumble weeds blowing down the street) [laugh]
Rob made me do it ;D
Dez,
we're having a "get better Teff" event on Thursday night if you'd like to show your support in person.
M
Quote from: Two dogs on August 30, 2011, 03:42:48 PM
Come on guys where is all the sympathy for our fallen brother?................................................................
....................."chirp chirp" (sounds of crickets and tumble weeds blowing down the street) [laugh]
Rob made me do it ;D
I imagine there would have been far more sympathy if Brian had of crashed his other (clearly classier) steed. But then again, the s4r wouldn't have suffered mechanical failures now would it? ;D
Quote from: craigo on August 30, 2011, 04:11:13 PM
I imagine there would have been far more sympathy if Brian had of crashed his other (clearly classier) steed. But then again, the s4r wouldn't have suffered mechanical failures now would it? ;D
+1 [laugh] [laugh] [laugh]
Problem was Rob S this
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Way too small, these........the main problem
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Ballbearings were found in the brake caliper too......everything to do with the hub was affected.....a major design flaw, known by everyone........except MV heirachy.......cough cough [roll]
So what you're saying here is that the problem isn't so much an inability to ride the bike as an inability to maintain it?
Seriously though I'm glad you weren't badly hurt, and that the bike also wasn't badly hurt.
That'll buff right out.
(I can't believe nobody has said it yet!)
Quote from: brimo on September 01, 2011, 12:10:29 AM
That'll buff right out.
(I can't believe nobody has said it yet!)
If you watch the youtube video a similar quote at the end is mentioned [laugh]
Shit Brian glad your Ok! Bike look like it held up well except for the expensive hub damage. [bang]
For you reference I dropped into Trooper Lu's Garage in Liverpool about a month ago where the owner said go for a 2011 bike as they have fixed the rear hub failure issue! Brian you may want to follow that up as I believe they have alot to do with the imports of MV.
The quote with regard to the "cough cough we don't know anything about this issue" sounds very typical of Harley Davidson! I have had aquaintences with the same issue when it came to their Buells.
Take care Brian and heal well and I will see you at the Concourse on the 18th
Back in action Rob [thumbsup]
Quote from: DUCMONROB on September 01, 2011, 04:42:24 AM
Shit Brian glad your Ok! Bike look like it held up well except for the expensive hub damage. [bang]
For you reference I dropped into Trooper Lu's Garage in Liverpool about a month ago where the owner said go for a 2011 bike as they have fixed the rear hub failure issue! Brian you may want to follow that up as I believe they have alot to do with the imports of MV.
The quote with regard to the "cough cough we don't know anything about this issue" sounds very typical of Harley Davidson! I have had aquaintences with the same issue when it came to their Buells.
Take care Brian and heal well and I will see you at the Concourse on the 18th
Back in action Rob [thumbsup]
Thanks for that Rob...... would have been Justin that you were chatting to i'd say........yes, the later models are sorted out there ......and yes again, they are well aware of the problem.......so am i now catch you at the Concourse mate...
Brian
Hey Brian, just got back from the snow to find this! Shit! Hope your feeling ok mate.
Sorry to hear about your little incident Teff ... no doubt you have been overwhelmed by the sympathy from your 'mates'.
Ohhh poor Brian big hugs and kisses for a speedy recovery for you and the bike
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Quote from: Betty on September 04, 2011, 02:45:37 PM
Sorry to hear about your little incident Teff ... no doubt you have been overwhelmed by the sympathy from your 'mates'.
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Dang!! that sucks Brian.
Glad your Ok. Mate I have a bit of an inventory of parts stuffed away in the shed for the MV, let me know if you need any bits and peices and I will rat through the box and get the little beauty back on the road sooner.
Many thanks Steve.....Scott sourced a hub and updated bearing assembly and fitted it so its up and running again. Chasing a brembo s/lite front wheel as mine has a big chunk out of it. The rest is cosmetic, that can wait.......thanks again for your kind offer....
I was under the impression that the hub issue is a later 1000 problem... do you think I should be worry about it on the 750 ??? Hate to hit T1 at ECR and have mine go :-X
Quote from: tricolore on September 07, 2011, 07:19:42 PM
Hate to hit T1 at ECR and have mine go :-X
:-X ??? - It would probably be the other end puckering up.
Quote from: tricolore on September 07, 2011, 07:19:42 PM
I was under the impression that the hub issue is a later 1000 problem... do you think I should be worry about it on the 750 ??? Hate to hit T1 at ECR and have mine go :-X
Pm'd you Steve.......
Get 30 mv owners who had a failed hub and go for a class action
Quote from: Brian W on September 08, 2011, 02:18:29 AM
Pm'd you Steve.......
Cheers mate, booked it in for october, better to be sure!
Quote from: cakeman on September 08, 2011, 08:59:22 PM
Get 30 mv owners who had a failed hub and go for a class action
There are 40 that have owned up Andrew..........problem is, MV are in Italy......would not be worth the $'s to be honest...