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Old 05-06-07, 09:10 PM   #21
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Default Re: What bodged repairs have you done?

oi hooligan leave my paint job alone!!!!!

DD .. yup it isnt that bad really until you look closely
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Old 05-06-07, 09:28 PM   #22
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Scottoiler tube is (strongest strength) araldited to my swingarm (as well as cable tied to at the delivery end. I got fed up of it coming loose and didn't like the aesthetics of cable ties on it.

Backs of mirrors were sanded down, first with coarse sand paper, then with wet and dry, before being coated in "back to black" to restore some shape and sheen to them after an off.

I also did the "bolt through the rear brake" fix after snapping my rear brake. I actually had it on my bike for about 18 months without incident. 2 weeks after I changed it I chuck the bloody thing down the road and break the new one. Ironically, the bodged one was a great deal more robust and would probably have survived it.
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Old 05-06-07, 09:32 PM   #23
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once in wales me and a mate decided to head home in my e reg astra and when i turned the ignition smoke came from the ignition barrel so we stripped it on the side of the road and taped some long nose pliers into 2 of the ignition terminals to get home
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Old 05-06-07, 09:46 PM   #24
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At the moment the numberplate is attached to a lump of nylon chopping board to stop it keep hitting the rear tyre
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Old 05-06-07, 09:57 PM   #25
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My car currently has a starter button as some black box refuses to acknoledge the turning of the key. However I can't lay claim to putting it in.

Old car used to have to be opened on passenger side as drivers door lock was too worn. Only fixed them after wearing out the passenger side too as getting in through the boot didn't appeal.

The CG has now passed two MOTs through the judicious installation of paper towel under the dust caps just prior to the test. I have the new seals, just can't be bothered to fit them.

Hmm not really proper bodges at all. Still I've typed this now so I'm posting it.

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Old 06-06-07, 09:13 PM   #26
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Default Re: What bodged repairs have you done?

ran my mates numberplate through ban saw temporarily to fit a tail tidy ended up staying on there a while

stupidly put a windy wrench on the sump plug of my 125 to do it up shattered it then tacked it back together with silver solder lasted a week but was very drippy

when selling my scooter, seat clip broke because buyer began to yank it but i found some fiberglass stuff glassed it back on done a tad of shaping sprayed it black look top nuts

a bit to bodgy
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