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Back together but with a list. New wheel bearings spent overnight in the freezer, and went in no problem. I didn't change the sprocket carrier bearing because I need better circlip pliers to get that apart, but that bearing feels fine, so this can wait until the next tire change (which is in the...

Anything straight inserted from the other side will miss the outer race completely because of the smaller ID of the lip inboard of the bearing. Anyhow, it's out. One of the other local retired folk was a tool and die maker and still has some machine shop equipment. He made a special tool with a...

Other bearing is already out. Remaining bearing is already smashed apart. The issue is that the inside diameter of the still-pressed-in outer race, is bigger than the lip in the wheel casting inboard of the bearing. A straight object inserted from the other side rests on the cast lip and...

Yeah I just took it apart. Problem at the moment is that there's a lip inboard of the bearing that's smaller than the outer race, and I haven't figured out a way to extract it.

So ... yesterday ... my ZX10R stranded me. Evidently stock wheel bearings last 159 071 km. Rear wheel bearing let the rear wheel start going wibbly-wobbly with no warning, and it now makes crunching noises when moving. Fortunately this happened on a ride out with buddies, shout out to "The...

Well, well. Sometimes things do not go as planned. I've collected the malfunctional bike, and i'm at Timmies in Orangeville. Wheel bearing was making crunchy noise while pushing the bike up the ramp. Thanks Bachelor for the lift home!

In! Prepare for a longer ride ...

Don't want to own it because the valuations are insane; don't want to be short it because private investors (cult members?) are insane, don't want anything to do with it because regulators have been bought off and are insane. I have now seen several independent-media sources which are all...

An increase from 1 to 5 is 500%. Not good, but percentage increases or decreases are wacky when small numbers and statistical fluctuations are involved.

This evening looks good. I'm in.

More on the SpaceX / openai / X IPO opinion unchanged: NOPE At the moment I'm sitting on a couple of positions that have call options sold against them which are expiring at various dates later this month, and they're all basically right at the money (close to the strike prices). No debt. If...

Yes, mine needed the sensors installed and calibrated.

Crack was all the way top to bottom. Key word "was". New windscreen now installed.

My Bolt had an almost $1000 repair bill today. Cracked windscreen. I have a high deductible on my insurance, so this was on me. It's been a long time since having a windscreen replaced, so I think I am still ahead of the game by setting the deductible high. Stuff like this is the same as any...

Hah. Fixed!

Quickie FYI based on last weekend ... There is major roadworks in Grand Bend right at the main junction. If you are coming in from the (correction!) east on road 83 (from Exeter), as you approach the junction with 21, turn left onto the little road just a few metres before 21. Then turn right...

Yep!

More on the SpaceX IPO. https://arstechnica.com/civis/threads/spacex-finally-files-for-ipo-targets-1-75-trillion-valuation.1512379/ I'm comfortable with wanting nothing to do with this.

My non-registered accounts are invested in individual stocks. The thing that's good about ETFs is the diversification. The thing that's bad about ETFs is that they have to invest in stuff that you don't necessarily want to for whatever reason, but they have to because it's part of the index. It...