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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter |  |  | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 00:17 Post title : Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted | | | First and foremost I want to personally thank Mat (Mat1600) for designing these adjusters and allowing me to vet and review his engineering masterpiece for the hooligans at large. I am honored to provide the assessment on his behalf. I choose to post this review in the lounge to garner the most exposure even though it is more suited for the performance mods or accessories category.
My first impression of the adjusters after opening the package was quality. These are designed and made extremely well. As the Brits would say, they are brilliant!! The adjusters mount without hardship, the process was very intuitive (he did not provide me with instructions on purpose), and make adjusting the belt heavenly. As a side note, the chrome swing arm covers and the adjusters are compatible. The whole process took two hours from start to finish. There is one caveat to the time however, I have gotten good at removing and reinstalling the back wheel so your time results may very... Due to inclement weather I have not ridden the bike after I mounted the adjusters. It has been raining almost nonstop for three days straight. I will report back when the rains cease. However, I adjusted the belt with the bike on the jack idling in sixth gear, which gives the tire speed of about 25 mph, give or take. That said, there weren't any weird noises, shakes, or vibrations. Aside from going through the motions of a test ride I think it is safe to say these adjusters are definitely ready for market.
Below are many pictures of the process with captions as to what is going on. Pay close attention to the captions.
These are the adjusters, sorry for the blur
This is an adjuster taken completely apart
Adjuster with another view
Adjuster with the seizing nut mounted
Adjuster with the half of the mount attached
Adjuster with the second half of the mount attached
Adjuster all put together
Tools for the job
This is the bike with the saddle bag removed getting ready to play Doctor...
Bike stripped of exhaust etc.
Bike with jack. Thanks to Diz for the board measurements many moons ago. And yes it is safe to jack the bike up by the oil pan.
Second jack pic
Taking off axle nut
Axel out sprocket side
Axel out brake side
Swing arm close up
Preparing to mount the adjuster
Adjuster half mounted
Adjuster all mounted without axle nut installed
Swing arm strapped to virtualize weight on the bike for belt adjustment purposes
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 00:37 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: CornerBanger) | | | Ok. so this is the first time i have heard from you on the results. Thanks for being a test case. ........ and i need to add, I had a few people that would have liked to test them for me , but I chose Chris as he was the first to try out my Bearing conversion. Having had the set tested I am happy to send the sets out.
Big thanks to Chris. 
PS - Although a certain fitting tool will be provided with each set - the Beer will have to be purchased separately.
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| fab | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 00:40 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | looks very easy set up and i think this will work a treat
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| daz | | Zeus | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,684 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 01:01 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | Mat...from what i can see i think it does, but does this eliminate the up/down play of the screw where it goes thru the swingarm on the left adjuster? Correct me if i'm wrong, but is this how it works....the round part on the outside of the arm screws into the round part with one flat side on the inside of the arm. The inside of those parts is threaded so they IN EFFECT act like the swingarm hole is threaded for the screw. The nut simply locks the screw from moving. If this is right, then yes, the up/down motion of the screw within the arm hole is eliminated, and i can see how this would be worlds better ! So when ya making batch #2 ?
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 01:05 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: daz) | | | Yes , correct. On with batch two now.
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| daz | | Zeus | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/05/2009 | | Posts | : | 7,684 | | Location | : | United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 01:19 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | Cool ! Mat, can you PM me with the price? Thanks
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| DizzE | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 02:50 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: daz) | | | Very nice photo essay, banger. I feel like I'm ready!
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| Sensiblepete | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 158 | | Location | : | Sweden |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 06:29 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | Many thanks for your brilliant job Mat.
Can you put me down for a set of your next batch?
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 08:48 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: fab) | | | fab wrote:
looks very easy set up and i think this will work a treat |
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They are no problem. It took Chris two hours to do, but I notice there was beer involved so maybe only one hour if no beer. 
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 08:56 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | Ok - These things are going to be around the £60 mark per set. Shipping will be around £10 to overseas and around £5 to Uk. I havn't got all the prices in yet from various people but its going to be no more than that price.
If you want a set then PM me with your address and I shall try and get my Paypal account sorted (never used it so any heads up on that would be helpful).
My e-mail is in my profile.
The people that gave interest and asked for a set are listed in my book so I know who to serve first. Once I know all these that I have will be sold then I shall get on with the next batch.
Thanks everyone for your patience and comments.
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| fab | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 09:54 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
Ok - These things are going to be around the £60 mark per set. Shipping will be around £10 to overseas and around £5 to Uk. I havn't got all the prices in yet from various people but its going to be no more than that price.
If you want a set then PM me with your address and I shall try and get my Paypal account sorted (never used it so any heads up on that would be helpful).
My e-mail is in my profile.
The people that gave interest and asked for a set are listed in my book so I know who to serve first. Once I know all these that I have will be sold then I shall get on with the next batch.
Thanks everyone for your patience and comments.
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| FTL40 | | Jupiter | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 13/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 1,122 | | Location | : | massachusetts, United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 19:24 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: fab) | | | pm sent. and great write up with great pics. nice job
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 21:58 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: FTL40) | | |
FTL40 wrote:
pm sent. and great write up with great pics. nice job |
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It was the least I could do since Mat invested a lot of time and energy developing and making these.
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
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| thanks4thefish42 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 11/11/2010 | | Posts | : | 269 | | Location | : | High Springs, FL, United States |
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| | Posted : 12 Aug 2012 - 23:51 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: CornerBanger) | | | PM sent-I'll take one as long as it's ok to use a much bigger hammer and pipe wrench!
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| EnGage | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 14/07/2009 | | Posts | : | 3,155 | | Location | : | Grand Rapids, MI, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 00:39 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: thanks4thefish42) | | |
thanks4thefish42 wrote:
PM sent-I'll take one as long as it's ok to use a much bigger hammer and pipe wrench! |
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I've rented a jack hammer for the job
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 01:58 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: EnGage) | | |
EnGage wrote:
thanks4thefish42 wrote:
PM sent-I'll take one as long as it's ok to use a much bigger hammer and pipe wrench! |
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I've rented a jack hammer for the job
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I think a backhoe would be the proper tool... 
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
2010 Thunderbird
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2010 Kawi KX85 (My boy's ride)
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 08:24 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: thanks4thefish42) | | |
thanks4thefish42 wrote:
PM sent-I'll take one as long as it's ok to use a much bigger hammer and pipe wrench! |
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Got you down on the first list.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 16:20 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: CornerBanger) | | | As promised, I said I would get back as soon as I had an opportunity to test ride the bike with the new adjusters. I rode into work this morning, a fifteen mile trip, up to ninety five mph without so much as a quiver or belt squeak. Mat, without a shadow of a doubt, they are good to go. When are you going to outsource them to China? Sorry, couldn't resist...
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
2010 Thunderbird
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2010 Kawi KX85 (My boy's ride)
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 16:45 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote:
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When i am ready to rip people off with cheap shit and pretend it was made here.
Thank for that - good to hear your happy with them.
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| CornerBanger | | Jupiter | | | | Reg. Date | : | 07/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 1,113 | | Location | : | Charleston, SC, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 17:43 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | mat1600 wrote:
CornerBanger wrote:
When are you going to outsource them to China? |
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When i am ready to rip people off with cheap shit and pretend it was made here.
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That is what General Motors does here... They get all their stuff made in Mexico then assemble it in the U.S. and call it American made. Then they tell us in their advertisements that Chevy runs deep. Yes deep, deep into the southern part of North America... 
| There are those who own and there are those who ride!
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2007 Kawi KX250F
2010 Kawi KX85 (My boy's ride)
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| Linkdog | | Thor | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 10/02/2011 | | Posts | : | 2,917 | | Location | : | Groveland, FL., United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 20:56 Post title : Re: Mat's Adjusters Vetted (Re: CornerBanger) | | |
CornerBanger wrote:
EnGage wrote:
thanks4thefish42 wrote:
PM sent-I'll take one as long as it's ok to use a much bigger hammer and pipe wrench! |
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I've rented a jack hammer for the job
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I think if I had a " back ho " I would'nt be working on the bike
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| Daycruiser | | Chaac | | | Reg. Date | : | 08/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 704 | | Location | : | Garner, NC, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 21:41 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | |
mat1600 wrote:
CornerBanger wrote:
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When i am ready to rip people off with cheap shit and pretend it was made here.
Thank for that - good to hear your happy with them.
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Mat, The current occupant of the White House is in desperate need of some "new Jobs" to bolster chances of re-election. Any chance you could have those adjusters made here in the US so he could pretend to have created a few jobs? There could be a bail-out in it for you!!
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 22:01 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: Daycruiser) | | |
....and our occupant in No10 is in the same shit.
Sorry - but my bits are staying British.
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| DizzE | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/07/2010 | | Posts | : | 3,141 | | Location | : | Sunnyvale, CA, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 22:32 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | British Bike. British Bits. Hear Hear.
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 22:43 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: DizzE) | | |
DizzE wrote:
British Bike. British Bits. Hear Hear. |
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Made on American machines (and some British)
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| Xfarmer | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 05/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 407 | | Location | : | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 13 Aug 2012 - 23:38 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | Mat1600,
Any thoughts about distribution on this side of the pond through someone like... Oh I dunno, Fast Eddy Sports?
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| mat1600 | | Thunderbird | | | | Reg. Date | : | 06/03/2010 | | Posts | : | 8,596 | | Location | : | Bridlington, Democratic Independant State of Yorkshire, United Kingdom |
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| | Posted : 14 Aug 2012 - 07:37 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: Xfarmer) | | |
Xfarmer wrote:
Mat1600,
Any thoughts about distribution on this side of the pond through someone like... Oh I dunno, Fast Eddy Sports? |
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Might send him a set to see if he is interested, but I don't think its going to be a big volume seller after the initial rush.
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| Xfarmer | | Set | | | | Reg. Date | : | 05/11/2011 | | Posts | : | 407 | | Location | : | Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States |
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| | Posted : 15 Aug 2012 - 01:36 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: mat1600) | | | mat1600 wrote:
Might send him a set to see if he is interested, but I don't think its going to be a big volume seller after the initial rush. |
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Don't sell yourself short. Unless Triumph redesigns the belt tensioner themselves on future models, there will continue to be a market for these.
Hmm.... There's an idea. Sell the design to Triumph.
| John
Suzuki Boulevard S83, 2010 T-Bird 1700
***Love one woman.... many guitars.***
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| fab | | Thor | | | | Reg. Date | : | 12/10/2009 | | Posts | : | 2,515 | | Location | : | wyong, nsw, Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Aug 2012 - 06:34 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: Xfarmer) | | |
Xfarmer wrote:
mat1600 wrote:
Might send him a set to see if he is interested, but I don't think its going to be a big volume seller after the initial rush. |
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Don't sell yourself short. Unless Triumph redesigns the belt tensioner themselves on future models, there will continue to be a market for these.
Hmm.... There's an idea. Sell the design to Triumph. |
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don't do that triumph will want to sell them for at least $1000
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| Tenzin1999 | | Set | |  | | Reg. Date | : | 20/08/2011 | | Posts | : | 214 | | Location | : | Canberra, Australia |
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| | Posted : 15 Aug 2012 - 10:07 Post title : Re: Mat's Back Wheel Adjusters Vetted (Re: fab) | | | Order placed, thanks Mat.
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