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Recently I bought used set 8420 Street Bike. Despite being 10 years old all parts are in really good condition except shock absorber. In general it works correctly I can compress it and it will decompress, changing travel also works. The problem is that when I am squeezing it it feels like there is some friction in it and then when decompressing it is slow and sluggish. I checked some reviews of this model on Youtube and when people were presenting rear suspension, shock absorber was working perfectly smooth. I tried to put some lube on it but i didn`t help. Now I am thinking whether it is possible to disassemble it so I could clean it inside ? Has anybody tried disassembling this part ?

With help from Google Translate I finally managed to buy this instructions ;). Thanks!

Hi I am looking for LDD file with building instructions of motorbike presented in link below: http://legotechnicmo...minolta-by.html URL provided on this page is not working anymore, but maybe some of you have file with building instructions to this MOC ? Cheers, Tomek

Hi. I own set 42029 - Customized Pick-Up Truck and I would like to motorize it (steering, driving) and add remote control. I have no experience with Lego Power Functions so I need some help in choosing PF parts: 1. RC: 8885 - this quite popular and is cheaper than 8879 so it is probably the best option. 2. Drive motor: XL Motor - this has the biggest mechanical power of all three (M, L, XL) motors so with proper gears it should give the best possible speed to my car ? 3. Steering motor: M Motor - or servo motor(88004) - which of this two should I choose ? Does servo motor has any advantage over classic motor ? 4. IR receiver: v1 or v2 ? Has anybody compared this two receivers ? Is v2 noticeable better than v1 ? 5. Battery box: smaller (88000) or bigger(8881) ? Smaller is more expensive, supports AAA batteries so it will be lighter. Bigger will be heavier but is chaper and has beams attached - which gives me more options for some future MOC constructions. What do you think ? I`m also curious about your opinions on Sbrick. At first glance it looks interesting. The only "drawback" i can think of is that controlling model by touching smartphone screen is less comfortable than with RC pad... . Cheers, Tomek