First week's bike maintenance course
 

Had my first lesson yesterday.

Now, I know nothing about bikes, hence the course. It was shocking to learn that people out there know less than me.

Everyone should know the very basics, but when I siad I'd done an oil/filter change, put a slip on exhaust and put mini indys on they looked at me like I was king of their village. I didn't mention anything else - didn't want to be class swot.

Imagine my surprise when all we learned this week was, "To disconnect the battery, unplug the neutral electrode first". Asides from that, we had an hour of introductions. AN HOUR. There was a 30 minute demonstration of how to open & close a door, a 30 minute "looking at some old maintenance books" practical - this was looking at them not going through them and finally, a 30 minute tea break.

Question of the week: "What is a fairing?"

Re: First week's bike maintenance course
 

No way :shock:

Sounds like my first ever lecture at uni...what are atoms, and how do they make molecules?

:stupid:

Ah well, they are just trying to get everybody on a level playing feild; you should progress quickly :D

Matt

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Obviously one of those " start at the lowest common denominator" type things then :D

Cheers Mark.

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What are atoms? and how do they make molecules? :confused:

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*sigh*

When two atoms love each other very much.....


;o)

Re: First week's bike maintenance course
 

obviously I meant NEGATIVE electrode!

Still, at least I know what a fairing is now.

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...they decide that they want to share some electrons, to fill in the missing gaps in their valence orbitals. They make a happy couple, until one day someone comes along and gives them so much energy they have a big row and break up

And a student gets singed eyebrows

Matt

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You'll be learning which way a wheel turns next week :D

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I think Id need 30 minutes on how to open and close a door on a bike.
Is it the same door you need to open to let the clutch out?:D

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whoa!!!!! Slow down there brainiac!

;o)