Transalp xl600v 1996, broken rear wheel hub, melbourne
Hi guys,
I was cruising the Great Ocean Road on my way from Melbourne to Perth as the last leg of my England to Australia trip when I broke the rear wheel hub and bearing on my 1996 Honda Transalp 600. Go figure, she's survived the Alps, deserts, the Himalayas, India, then decides to break on a perfect Aussie road. I guess i missed the gradual wearing down of the bearing due to ear plugs and being rainy and windy the last few hundred k's riding. By the time I actually heard the grinding through all the noise a fair bit of damage had already been done, eventually let go completely, taking chunks from the hub, refer picture. I limped it back to Melbourne and left her at a workshop in Brunswick.
I don't think the hub can be repaired and I don't think post 90's Transalps were domestic models in Australia. Does anyone know of any 1990-96 model transalp 600s that have been wrecked in melbourne/VIC/Australia? If not, I fear my trip is prematurely over and my beloved bike is off to the wreckers herself...
Please help!
- Kenny
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