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  1. brcolbourne

    Metal Filing on Oil Drain Plug

    Changed my oil at 50000 km and notice two small metal filings on the plug, I change the oil every 8000 km this is first time I have seen a metal filings. The bike works great done a 800 km scoot the other day with no problems but concerned. Looking for suggestions, thanks in advanced.
  2. brcolbourne

    Pinstripe on Front Fender

    I thought my Transcontinental should have come with a pinstripe on the front fender so I took it to an artist and had one painted on.
  3. brcolbourne

    R18 Transcontinental Rear Suspension

    Hi, Can you adjust the rear suspension on the Transcontinental, last summer during a long ride the rear suspension bottomed out. Only happened that one day but a couple of times during the ride. Thanks Barry
  4. brcolbourne

    Rear Strut Reservoir

    I was cleaning up my bike for winter storage and noticed the rear strut reservoir had what I thought was road film on it. I started to clean the reservoir with soap and water and the paint came off. The suspension seem fine and I don’t have any error messages, just concerned some may have leaked...
  5. brcolbourne

    Corbin Driver Backrest Modification

    Hi, I recently purchased a Corbin sear and backrest for my TC, I am happy with the the seat but not the backrest position. I find the backrest is to far back, you can adjust the angle of the backrest but not positioning forward or backwards. So my question is has anyone modified the backrest...
  6. brcolbourne

    Lazy Susan for my R18 TC

    I was tired of try to turn my bike around in my garage so I make Lazy Susan to spin it around.
  7. brcolbourne

    Loose Connector

    Cleaning my bike today I noticed a connector hanging down from the fairing next to the left from fork. I could not see a place to put it or what the connector is fore. Any information would be appreciated.
  8. brcolbourne

    Front Wheel Noise

    Hi, I purchased my R18 Transcontinental this spring, I am impressed with the performance of the bike. The only issue I have is noise from the front wheel. On new pavement I do not hear the noise but on worn pavement I hear a loud rumble. I was wondering if anyone else has experienced this. Thx...
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