getting really peed of now

[micky t]

why is everything so complicated on a bike:smt013 ( well to me anyway), managed to change the headlight bulbs after some tech help from Hovis:) , now my new bar ends have arrived, so off i go to the garage thinking this would be easy, wrong!!!

im sure that they original ones are supergluded in, anyway ive given up otherwise im gonna wreck the end of it with the scew driver:smt013

now im gonna have to wait till hubby get back at the weekend an get him to do it for me:smt013 :smt013

arrrrrrggggggggg!!!!!!!

[petevtwin650]

Everything seems difficult to start with. And knowing when to stop before you do irrepairable damage is a good thing.

The bar ends screws are thread-locked in. I used a socket set on mine. Most have crosshead bits and adaptors in the kit. That way you can push hard against the screw head and use the leverage of the rachet to undo them.

[hovis]

another top tip from me


put a rag around the barend, then grip it with mole grips & twist it about a bit, this should then free it a bit

[micky t]

hey hovis, ur like the 3rd emergency service to me:thumbsup:

[MeridiaNx]

Hehe, yep knowing when to stop before you break something is always useful. Tried fixing the laser on my knacked PS2 yesterday, think I ended up breaking it entirely, damn fiddly thing :mad:

[hovis]

hey hovis, ur like the 3rd emergency service to me:thumbsup:

did it work? as you have new bar ends you dont realy need the rag, as it just stops you scratching the old ones.

:p

[micky t]

noooo, not gonna attempt it, gonna let hubby do it and if he breaks anything..... he he it will cost him:thumright:

[Sid Squid]

why is everything so complicated on a bike:smt013
It's not, only you haven't fiddled enough yet.

You'll soon be twirling spanners with aplomb and will find more than enough time before brekky for a quick top-end rebuild.

[Samnooshka]

Lol, you'll get the hang of it if you just keep trying things :) i was hopeless when i first got the bike but now confident enough to do all the basics (changing bulbs and doing oil changes) and even some trickier (to me) stuff checking throttle bodies :) (with the supervision of Jambo and pinching his tools lol). Just keep tinkering and of course ask when you get stuck... a Haynes Manual is also a good purchase :) and of course using the search function on here :)

Good luck and happy fiddling ;)

Sammy