Re: Your Dumbest Bike Maintenance Moment
Oh god, where do I start.
A selection, not including ones that ended up being injured or on fire;
Changing a tyre;
The morning after a seriously good drink lasting at least 15 hours.
Removed the wheel, broke the bead, removed the tyre. Fitted the new tyre, blew it up to pop the beads on. Thought "hmmm looks a bit bal... B*STARD!" refitted the old tyre again!
Broke the bead, removed the tyre, fitted the NEW tyre. Blew it up to pop the beads on, went to balance i... "B*STARD!"... tyre fitted the wrong way!
Gave it up as a bad job and went back to bed.
#2
Prepared to remove the front sprocket nut from an SV, all the previous ones been seized on to death. Using skilful bribery procured a Brother to stand on the back brake, bit of wood through the swingarm. 3 foot breaker bar and massive impact socket, JUMP on the breaker bar... Which swings with no resistance as the nut is barely more than finger tight... land on the floor in a heap and spill your brew!
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Currently Ex Biker
Now rebuilding a 63' fishing trawler as a dive boat
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