Front Wheel Dismantling & Assembly

If for any reasons like a puncture or for service you have to remove the front wheel, you can follow the steps below:

Dismantling:

1. Unscrew the speedometer cable from the hub
2. Sit in front of the tire so that your hands can reach both the ends of the fork
3. Use a 16 end spanner to hold the left side shaft
4. While still holding the 16 end spanner on the left, use a 24 end spanner on the right side to loosen the nut
5. Remove the nut along with the washer from the right side and keep it aside
6. Use a mallet or the handle of the hammer to gently tap the shaft from the right to the left
7. As the shaft moves away from the right fork, hold the spacer and keep it aside
8. As the shaft moves away from the left fork, hold the spacer along with the speedometer hub and keep it aside
9. Pull away the shaft completely and keep it aside
10. Now gently roll the wheel outside of the front mudguard

Assembly:

1. Move the wheel gently back into the front mudguard while taking care to align the disc to the groove on the disc shoes
2. Lift the wheel or push the fork down to align the shaft
3. Place the spacer and the speedometer hub in position on the left side and gently push the shaft into the wheel
4. Place the spacer on the right side and gently slide the shaft into the right fork
5. Place the washer and then hand screw the nut
6. Screw the speedometer cable into position on the hub by adjusting the angle of the hub
7. Use a 16 end spanner to hold the left side shaft
8. While still holding the 16 end spanner on the left, use a 24 end spanner on the right side to tighten the nut
9. The nut should be hand tight with the slightest jerk
10. Rotate the wheel to feel the free movement, check the speedometer and ensure there is no screeching noise

NOTE:

• Clean the shaft, the spacers and the inside of the bearings with a clean cloth
• Apply a thin film of grease on the parts cleaned before you begin the assembly
• After dismantling the front wheel, do not hold the front disc brake as it may jam the disc shoe

What happened to the email Forwards ?

A quite day at work and having completed all the scheduled tasks on the table, landed in the world of email forwards that I had saved. Upright surprised with the number of mail forwards that I had received during 2004-2006. The following years 2007-2010 saw a gradual decrease and today the 14th day of October 2013, My mailbox has zero mail forwards.

Relating this to the recent end of telegram and the last decade where I haven't received a single inland letter or a post card (nor have I sent any). Communication infact is a constant shift, what was the only means yesterday will be overtaken by a superior means today and tomorrow shall witness another and the motion just doesn't stop.

The journey I have witnessed thus far is the shift from post cards to emails to orkut to messengers to twitter to facebook to whatsapp. For all those who have preserved the post cards, it's a history worth reliving and for the present generation who start with the world wide web, it would still be a history when they look back at communication after another decade or so.

Every walk and field of Life is screaming out one big word "CHANGE" and it is unwise to hold onto things forever. The apprehension and the fear of Change dies slowly with time. Wise make a fortune by embracing Change and fools left behind to regret what had to have been done.

Another learning that brings a smile with every click of the mouse.

Road Circus - have you witnessed?

Act 1, the most common: Neck bent to one of the sides. Initially I thought it must be a disability of some form and even prayed to heal them quickly. It was only after witnessing hundreds of such jokers did I realize that it was the cellphone trick. Should I blame it on the poverty that people cannot afford a hands free (these days all cell phones come with a FREE hands free) or the urgency that everyone thinks he is on the way to the hospital or a funeral that he cannot stop his vehicle and speak? What ever be the case, it is funny and the next time you witness one, laugh it out. 

Act 2, single handed four wheel drive: The cellphone trick does not limit itself to the two wheelers, with gold studded hands, neck and even the frame of the sunglasses being gold, it baffles me that even the high end car owners cannot afford a blue tooth or a hands free for their cellphones. May be they are really on an important call (damn), jokers turn the steering like they are driving on an empty football field. I don't want to mention the real circus that happens when they try this trick on the gradients. May GOD bless them!

Act 3, wheely: Acts of heroism isn't the fault of the youth. Thanks to the bollywood in a lot of ways for imbibing the sense of heroism in the minds of youth with very poor or no statutory warnings for all the crazy stunts shown on the big screen. Is it only the bollywood to be blamed? Poor upbringing of the kids (some families don't even have a count of how many kids have been produced) and buying them stuff, the value of which is unknown to the kids is another driver of this road circus. Blame it on the government for not encouraging this sport through an established academy (something the Modi government may look into). This category learns only with accidents (hope they don't survive considering the risk posed at others).

Act 4, Erythrophobia or Erytophobia or Ereuthophobia: Wondering what the heck is this? This is the fear of red lights. Symptoms of this phobia are honking when the signal light is red, increased honking hoping the red light would listen to the honk and turn green, moving the vehicle across the zebra crossing and idle accelerating. When you talk to these jokers, they simply smile or burst out at you telling that the road belongs to his family (road may belong to your family, does the signal light too?) 

Act 5, high beemers: High beams are just higher-powered/brighter headlights, so they are used when it is dark out, but only when no other vehicles are either in front of you going the same direction or coming from the other direction in the other lane. Usually high beams are used on highways where there are no street lamps, during the late hours of the night when there is little traffic. Also, if it is foggy out, high beams won't help visibility - that's what fog lights are for. Using high beams in fog will make visibility worse.These jokers can never understand the result of their trick (because they are opposite to you)

Act 6, the honkers: Unnecessary & continuous honking is a sign of fear and low confidence while driving. Having said what I just said, not at all surprised by the number of the sightfull blind that I meet on the road everyday. They see that the road is blocked ahead yet honk with all their might (may be they were taught in school that honking clears traffic jams and turns the red signal green). They just can't see that there is a baby sleeping on the two wheeler ahead, an old citizen in the adjacent vehicle and most hilarious, they honk at the buffaloes too. I sincerely pray that these joker's ears be blown off and again Modi government to ban horns on vehicles.

Act 7, need for speed: Seems to me that they were born on the race track. Reckless driving endangering the lives of others is the great circus act here. May GOD end their lap sooner!

A lot of other silly tricks are not worth mentioning like staring at the girl on the bike, looking at the rear view mirror like you know the person behind, stretching at the signals on their vehicles, loud music (not sure if they are deaf at an young age? they don't look like that though) and unsure if they have to go left or right. Did I forget to mention that there is no entry fee for this circus - anytime, anywhere!

Highlights of My observation:

• Educated class or the so called corporates are the best jokers
• Poverty is the root cause why people get into road circus
• Everyone can become a hero if you watched that bike stunt twice on the screen
• Everyone is in a hurry (you'll never know the reason nor do they)
• Money and Muscle rule
• Jokers don't really care what the society thinks of them

Those that took the pain of reading this blog, take the pain of not being called a joker on the road, pass on the right behavior to the next generation and to who ever you care.