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northwind
15-04-06, 11:49 PM
Picture the scene. Northwind, having got thoroughly sidetracked servicing his rear brakes, is throwing the bike back together to get all the newly painted panels on before the Egg Run tomorrow. It's midnight. He's attaching his hugger with the regulation cable ties, but gets one in the wrong place. He goes to cut it with a pair of snips and... Cuts through the scottoiler delivery tube instead.

I'm so annoyed... I mean, really, that's proper stupid, not just everyday, ha ha, look at the funny thing I just did stupid as per my usual stupid stories. That's just so damn annoying.

Anyway.

socommk23
15-04-06, 11:54 PM
quick fix!
heat shrink tubing!
job done!

northwind
15-04-06, 11:57 PM
I love you, man. Though if it doesn't work it'll be a short affair :)

socommk23
16-04-06, 12:06 AM
cool beans!

21QUEST
16-04-06, 12:25 AM
For crying out load Northy , I thought we all agreed no more :? :wink: .

Good thing it wasn't the brake line eh. Question now is , do you still love socommk23 ? :shock: :lol:

Cheers
Ben

northwind
16-04-06, 12:27 AM
Brake line would have been just golden, I've got a spare for that :wink:

dirtydog
16-04-06, 11:27 AM
:laughat: :laughat: :laughat: :laughat:

Doh!!!

Peter Henry
16-04-06, 12:17 PM
Oh dear mate! You really should write a book! :P Hope you got sorted. :wink:

rpwoodman
16-04-06, 12:45 PM
I feel for you.
I've done so many stupid things in my life, but I keep them to myself and they just eat me up. I'm sure it's better for the psyche to tell people about them, so they let you know they've done things just as silly!
Look on the bright side tho, it's fixable, relatively cheaply, unlike scratching a K5 swingarm...

As I mentioned to Kate in her thread about her bike getting written off, Cadburys mini-eggs help.

Rgds

Speedy
16-04-06, 09:36 PM
:evil: That was my swingarm that got scratched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still pi***d about it! Even though,I rubbed it down,and repaired it! And to be honest,you wouldn't know its been damaged now! BUT I KNOW IT HAS!!!!!!!! :evil: Anyway,I still love my SV! :love:

rpwoodman
16-04-06, 09:43 PM
:evil: That was my swingarm that got scratched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Actually, I was referring to *my* black swingarm which I scratched... :?

Speedy
17-04-06, 09:52 AM
:oops: Oh No! Sorry mate! I know what it's like,(see AAAHHHGGG!!!!!) Was you adjusting your chain when you did yours? So bloody annoying! Still I have a solution,I'll let you know once I've tried it on mine,and post a picture,so you can see what you think! I think K5/6 owners need to be aware of the disaster potential when loosening of rear axle nut!
Sorry to hear you done yours too!
Speedy :oops:

rpwoodman
17-04-06, 11:03 AM
I did it when I was putting the bike onto my paddock stand. I got the left hand side in fine, but was trying to balance the bike with one hand and slot the other side in. As Thor said, it's easy when you know how and I don't think twice about doing it now, but the first few times, you're very nervous because you think the bike will topple over.

A friend of mine knows someone who works in a paint shop and they will make paints to order, so I'm going to see them and see what they can do.

I guess it's better than dropping it, which everyone does, so I guess you just just have to put it into perspective.

Speedy
17-04-06, 11:26 AM
:( Hi mate,Thats annoying! my paddock stand has rubber ends,and goes under the arm,but I know what you mean,they are a bit precarious.
Be careful then when/if you do your chain adjustment,because it sounds like it's a common problem,with the slider bracket rotating with the nut,going by the replies I got.
oh well,we live and learn it seems at our own expense. :roll:

Ceri JC
18-04-06, 06:32 PM
Just in case you've not fixed it yet; a 1cm section of the black vaccum tubing, with a bit of melting at either end (to make it wider, not seal it) wedged between the 2 cut parts (so long as the cut is clean) and then wrap that bit in duct tape will work indefinately and takes 5 minutes tops to do. How do I know? Idiot boy here rerouted his delivery tubing to make it "tidier" and put it in such a way that lifting the tank pivoted a bit of metal down and cut the delivery tubing. :roll: :lol: