If you have ever have trouble getting washers and spring washers to stay on an awkward bolt or stud while you try and catch a nut magnatise them first and they stay in position - discovered this idea earlier on trying to put a Piper four into one back on a Honda CB900F ' it works a treat
Mal.
Tip of the day
- PaulD738
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Re: Tip of the day
Unless your using stainless steel of course
I just use a blob of grease
I just use a blob of grease
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
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Re: Tip of the day
Yes -though about that after while trying to pick up a bolt off the air box that that decided to make a run for it turned out to be ss
Mal.
Mal.
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Re: Tip of the day
I just turn the bike upside down. So much easierPaulD738 wrote:Unless your using stainless steel of course
I just use a blob of grease
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Re: Tip of the day
Or do what Alan does and stand on your headcanaletto5 wrote:I just turn the bike upside down. So much easierPaulD738 wrote:Unless your using stainless steel of course
I just use a blob of grease
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
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Re: Tip of the day
Trod on a few toes thoughAlan H wrote:I've never stood on anyones head.
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Re: Tip of the day
Bugger, you beat me to it. I must act a bit fastercanaletto5 wrote:Trod on a few toes thoughAlan H wrote:I've never stood on anyones head.
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
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Re: Tip of the day
Yup. That's my destineeeeeeee.........canaletto5 wrote:Trod on a few toes thoughAlan H wrote:I've never stood on anyones head.
Yer a waggin driver, not lewis chuffin fittipaldi or whatever.PaulD738 wrote:Bugger, you beat me to it. I must act a bit fastercanaletto5 wrote:Trod on a few toes thoughAlan H wrote:I've never stood on anyones head.
Proof that four strokes are over complicated
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Re: Tip of the day
They don’t call me chuffin Barry Giacomo Valentino Hailwood for nothing you know
No really they don’t
No really they don’t
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!
A quote from my old dad
I started out with nothing and I’ve got most of it left!