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Sid Squid · 25-06-13, 10:35 PM

They don't look like ovals, they look like wire nails to me as they have four pyramid points and are bright steel, (ie not galv), and the one to the far right looks to be an annular ring nail, looking at their diameter I would guess that they were about 1"-1 1/2" long originally, also they were in there for a reasonable while - the heads have worn away.

You upset anyone recently?

keith_d · 25-06-13, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid Squid

They don't look like ovals, they look like wire nails to me as they have four pyramid points and are bright steel, (ie not galv), and the one to the far right looks to be an annular ring nail, looking at their diameter I would guess that they were about 1"-1 1/2" long originally, also they were in there for a reasonable while - the heads have worn away.

You upset anyone recently?

I don't think I've annoyed anyone recently, well no more so than usual.

My first thought when I took them out was cheap 1/2" panel pins. The bottom right one still looks like it has the original head on it. I'll take a proper look tomorrow.

keith_d · 26-06-13, 05:55 AM

I've just got the loupe out and taken a proper look.

They're definitely round, just under 1.6mm/16gauge and the longest of them are all around 12mm. Most of them have small, badly stamped ridges which I'd usually expect near the top of a panel pin.

So my money's on 1/2" panel pins and as Ian pointed out, if someone spilled them they're just not worth picking up.

NTECUK · 26-06-13, 08:16 AM

So a good reminder to check the old hoops out Regualy .

Jason H · 26-06-13, 05:41 PM

I ended up having to stop on the way back from the AR with a good ol' puncture so you're not the only one who ended up with a flat.

No nails in mine but a nail sized hole.

J

26-06-13, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by The Idle Biker

Only small talk but the tyre guy I spoke to once said that one of the biggest cause of punctures was builders/ plumbers etc spilling screws n stuff when they're parked up and unloading outside houses??

That's really uninteresting isn't it? Sorry about that.

I had a rear tyre explode on my FZ6 after navigating a roundabout - the split was a good three inches across the tyre. It transpired that I'd run the front over a stanley blade which flipped it up ready for the rear to swallow it. It was a scary moment!

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25-06-13, 10:35 PM	#11
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Nailed?? They don't look like ovals, they look like wire nails to me as they have four pyramid points and are bright steel, (ie not galv), and the one to the far right looks to be an annular ring nail, looking at their diameter I would guess that they were about 1"-1 1/2" long originally, also they were in there for a reasonable while - the heads have worn away. You upset anyone recently? __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

26-06-13, 05:55 AM	#13
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Re: Nailed?? I've just got the loupe out and taken a proper look. They're definitely round, just under 1.6mm/16gauge and the longest of them are all around 12mm. Most of them have small, badly stamped ridges which I'd usually expect near the top of a panel pin. So my money's on 1/2" panel pins and as Ian pointed out, if someone spilled them they're just not worth picking up.

26-06-13, 08:16 AM	#14
NTECUK Member Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: essex Posts: 5,314	Re: Nailed?? So a good reminder to check the old hoops out Regualy . __________________ Raisin cookies that look like chocolate chip cookies are the reason I have trust issues.

26-06-13, 05:41 PM	#15
Jason H Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Sussex...Previously a Somerset Lad Posts: 276	Re: Nailed?? I ended up having to stop on the way back from the AR with a good ol' puncture so you're not the only one who ended up with a flat. No nails in mine but a nail sized hole. J __________________ Naked K5 - Now Red with sexy stripes!! Mods: Renthal Flat bars, 's' clutch perch, GSXR front master cylinder, CNC shorty levers, Tail Tidy, Fuel Mini S/S Slip-on, 15/47, 's' Swing-arm, Pillion seat cowl, GSXR 750 front end, CNC polished top yoke, R6 Throttle tube, GSXR rear shock Rotate your Owl

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