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Post by buck1963 on Dec 14, 2020 20:32:49 GMT 1
ok,own up,how often do you swear/plead with your bike when working on it?ive refitted the carbs/airbox rubbers back on the f2 tonight ,and when i came in from the garage the wife said"have you just been threatening somebody on the phone?"didnt think i was that bad tonight!
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Post by headcoats on Dec 14, 2020 20:50:39 GMT 1
No but the Missus thinks any job I do on the bike will take 10 minutes
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Post by chrisg on Dec 14, 2020 20:57:41 GMT 1
No but the Missus thinks any job I do on the bike will take 10 minutes I definitely swear, although its usually at myself. "You f***ing idiot" is the norm, when I realise when Ive fitted something in the wrong order and a strip down is needed.
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Post by steve h on Dec 14, 2020 21:02:10 GMT 1
Hmmm not sure about this, I'll let you know some other time... Missing r or not.
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Post by steve h on Dec 14, 2020 22:03:42 GMT 1
Funnily enough, I dont get frustrated when working on/tinkering with bikes, but searching for reading glasses is another matter....
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Post by fabiostar on Dec 14, 2020 22:12:14 GMT 1
i normally end up walking away at some stage before i throw a hammer at either the bike or myself..
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 14, 2020 22:22:23 GMT 1
Oh I swear all the time. Usually when I put down a spanner next to me, turn around to pick up a bolt or something and the spanner has vanished. And it's not just spanners. Screwdrivers, sockets, you name it. If I put it down and stop looking at it, it just buggers off. I have reached the conclusion that there is a tiny black hole in my workshop somewhere...that or the Yamaha goblins are at it again...
Alex
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Post by JonW on Dec 14, 2020 22:53:31 GMT 1
I just bought more of the tools Alex. Now I dont need to scour the whole garage to find something as I'll quickly come across another one thats been lost previously on another bench/part of the floor etc.
Swearing is part of working on things. mutter or shout it, every utterance helps relieve the stress and gets the jobs done!
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Post by donkeychomp on Dec 14, 2020 23:21:41 GMT 1
Yep. That happens too. I buy a new 10mm spanner and immediately spot the missing one!
Alex
(then cue more swearing)
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Post by JonW on Dec 15, 2020 0:09:46 GMT 1
Yep. That happens too. I buy a new 10mm spanner and immediately spot the missing one! Alex (then cue more swearing) no no, thats all good... just put that with another project, ie on the bench or the ground or just on the seat of the bike. You'll thank me later when you need one and happen across that one!
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Post by chrisg on Dec 15, 2020 0:17:19 GMT 1
Yep. That happens too. I buy a new 10mm spanner and immediately spot the missing one! Alex (then cue more swearing) Your all describing my working methods. I've got 2off 10mm,2off 13mm sockets and 2off 15mm spanners. Gremlins, I think, hide them.
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Post by midlifecrisisrd on Dec 15, 2020 9:42:45 GMT 1
Doesn't work, the Gremlins can count
Despite having 2 of each spanner AND a full set of rachet spanners the required ones will never be found 😖
The most annoying thing I find is having a garage and a shed I have 2 full multiple sets of tools but the bit/part/tool is always in the other place and I spend so much time walking between them ☹
Steve
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Post by chrisg on Dec 15, 2020 10:23:23 GMT 1
Doesn't work, the Gremlins can count Despite having 2 of each spanner AND a full set of rachet spanners the required ones will never be found 😖 The most annoying thing I find is having a garage and a shed I have 2 full multiple sets of tools but the bit/part/tool is always in the other place and I spend so much time walking between them ☹ Steve I have to disagree, the lost or missing item is always found, just when you commit to buy a replacement 🤔
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Post by dc on Dec 15, 2020 11:14:03 GMT 1
Not necessarily procastinstion but as yet I have still not found my LC. Kind of eased off a bit for two reasons. Most of the ones I have seen have too many unknowns to the point that if I need to ask, in all likelihood, I won't like the answer and the sellers know it. Obvious stuff that you would want to know when spending £5k+. Too much reliance on " we know what they are worth". Secondly, I have not sold the car the bike was to compensate (or console) me for but events have effected that including the lockdowns. But there is no rush for anything just now. I keep looking in here , one of the couple of only forums I like and don't use FB.
Speaking of tools, I have had a set of Irwin vice grips for years. Never failed and still good teeth. Lost them somewhere at home. New sets are made in China and are soft as ....
Managed to get a old stock set in the US marked made in the USA amongst a stack of Chinese versions. You could see the difference just looking at the casting. Then, in a box of nails I used to refelt the shed, I found my old set by accident. Would never have looked in there for them. Brought them down off the shed in the box. 🤣
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Post by abar121 on Dec 15, 2020 13:25:16 GMT 1
I think a lot of us have found that the only way to find your LC, is to build it yourself. Every bike that is 40 years old will have it's foibles / character. I get fed up when brake fluid / petrol leaks out over fresh paintwork. Or when stripping down certain bikes that have been bodged from pillar to post. I do enjoy it mostly though
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Post by julianboolean on Dec 15, 2020 14:09:57 GMT 1
I think my YPVS is a pleasure to work on compared to the three 4 stokes I have, you try fitting Suzuki spaced carbs into Kawasaki spaced holes, the difference isn't much, but it's enough, a ratchet strap, lube and a rubber mallet are required.
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Post by steve h on Dec 15, 2020 16:29:11 GMT 1
Doesn't work, the Gremlins can count Despite having 2 of each spanner AND a full set of rachet spanners the required ones will never be found 😖 The most annoying thing I find is having a garage and a shed I have 2 full multiple sets of tools but the bit/part/tool is always in the other place and I spend so much time walking between them ☹ Steve Gremlins my arse.... It's age induced senility.... just admit it... My Mrs says I am a tool....but I've never been lost....
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Post by veg on Dec 15, 2020 17:51:09 GMT 1
Sorry but I don’t agree with age induced senility
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Post by veg on Dec 15, 2020 17:51:26 GMT 1
Sorry what was the question?
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Post by steve h on Dec 15, 2020 18:18:51 GMT 1
f**k knows!
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Post by tipfinchy on Dec 15, 2020 19:10:19 GMT 1
My Mrs laughs when I start cursing when a job aint going as it should ( or at least as I think it should ) or im using that old saying Well I had it a minute ago and I aint been anywhere where's it effing gone? But the laughter turns to "oi pack it in "when the C word is used 😁 Mart
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Post by Gitram on Dec 17, 2020 20:35:20 GMT 1
I'll get round to replying to this thread in a minute...
marti
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Post by Gitram on Dec 17, 2020 21:35:42 GMT 1
oh right, where was I..?
Aye, so I couldn't find the ten mill spanner one time and had to go buy another to undo the cover on the air box of something.. got it off and replaced the air filter, took out the original ten mill spanner and wondered how the feck I'd done it up in the last time...
marti
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Post by st66 on Dec 31, 2020 16:00:06 GMT 1
Well I can sympathise with all,,,, my main bug bear is the misses example,,,, took my car for mot yesterday so she followed me in hers dropped it of for testing all fine jumped in hers and went back home, ten mins later oh will you take me to asda pre lockdown,, so yep jumped in works van and half hr later comes home to, ive no keys to get in house, as there on my car keys at mot,,, where's yours dear,, on the kitchen bench, ile wait here go and get yours from car garage,,, wel I'm in the. Van, fkn stupid data less bitch, ect ect I'd calmed down by the time I'd got back and she's not there?? Gets in the house and she'd phoned the daughter who let her in two seconds after I left to get my key,, didn't call to say she was in drinking coffee,,,,, the voice in my head was,,,, walk away mate lol aghhh
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Post by ravecat on Jan 9, 2021 19:07:38 GMT 1
Swearing whilst changing tyres by hand has been scientifically proven to help the changing process😂 I use this method all the time ! I once witnessed a friend changing an mx tyre, only to pinch the tube( lot of swearing ) after travelling to the local shop for another tube, he had another go .... he finally got the tyre back on again, only to find he had mislaid one of the tyre levers, a shake of the wheel revealed he had inadvertently managed to trap it inside the wheel........more swearing! We were only 18 ,, not a clue !
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Post by pdxjim on Jan 9, 2021 21:43:00 GMT 1
Yep. That happens too. I buy a new 10mm spanner and immediately spot the missing one! Alex (then cue more swearing) I have found the easiest way to find a missing tool is to order a new one off Amazon. - Tool goes missing in garage - Search for it everywhere with no result - Walk in house and order one off Amazon/Ebay - Return to garage and find missing tool in plain sight - Cancel Amazon order Works every time.
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Post by pdxjim on Jan 9, 2021 21:52:58 GMT 1
i normally end up walking away at some stage before i throw a hammer at either the bike or myself.. I learnt my tool throwing lesson at an early age. Was working on my 60's lawnmower engined minibike at about age 12. Busted my knuckles or something, and chucked the wrench off into the woods, only to have it land square on the roof of my Dad's '56 Porsche 356A. Thankfully, just missed the rear window by an inch, and did minimal damage. He still has the 356, and It's now a $100k+ vehicle. Glad I didn't fcuk it up worse.
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