What's your bone head mistakes...
- Thread starter Flaco
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monty
Street Tracker
Whilst removing a breather from the upper crankcase of a XT 500, I managed to drop the Allen screw down the hole into the gearbox.......The intention was to simply remove the engine to paint the frame.....not strip the engine to get the Allen screw back...............tits.
Another classic;
Came up alongside a great looking blonde in an open top sports car at a set of traffic lights...Monty pulls to a halt. Trying to look cool. As I go to put my right foot down, the kickstart goes up my trouser leg. I fail miserably to place my foot on the floor and I fall to the floor with the bike on top of me. Lights change, blonde disappears. Monty causes small traffic jam.........more tits.
Monty
Another classic;
Came up alongside a great looking blonde in an open top sports car at a set of traffic lights...Monty pulls to a halt. Trying to look cool. As I go to put my right foot down, the kickstart goes up my trouser leg. I fail miserably to place my foot on the floor and I fall to the floor with the bike on top of me. Lights change, blonde disappears. Monty causes small traffic jam.........more tits.
Monty
Flaco
750cc
Wait! A 450 Scrambler! Your exonerated! Notorious for hard starting! Try again!
But when you got 'em started the smiles!
Baltobonneville
750cc
Put Loctite on the nut that holds the speedo cable to the back of the speedometer. I don't know what I was thinking when I did that. Luckily, it didn't bond well and came right off the next time I took it apart.
Had the camshafts out for valve adjustment and reinstalled one of them 180 degrees off. Something was bothering me about it, I checked and re-checked it, realized what I had done and fixed it before anything bad happened.
I once locked both sets of keys inside the car. On a ferry on Delaware Bay, a hundred-plus miles from home. That had a good ending too: a security guard with a slim jim had it open in no time, said it happens all the time.
Had the camshafts out for valve adjustment and reinstalled one of them 180 degrees off. Something was bothering me about it, I checked and re-checked it, realized what I had done and fixed it before anything bad happened.
I once locked both sets of keys inside the car. On a ferry on Delaware Bay, a hundred-plus miles from home. That had a good ending too: a security guard with a slim jim had it open in no time, said it happens all the time.
thearcticsea
Rocker
I never make miskates.
beemerrich
Street Tracker
I ran the piss out of a 350 honda motor that seemingly wouldn't idle right until it seized. Turns out it didn't have oil in it. The worst (or best) part was that it wasn't even my bike....
monty
Street Tracker
I laughed out loud at this. As a Brit, I have no idea what this means but it sounds great.........
I am off to find something to shit can..............just to say I did...
Monty
thearcticsea
Rocker
Nobody liked my hilariously ironic comment?
tooblekain
750cc
Thought I had a huge electrical problem when it turns out I was actually low on gas. Spent money on ignition coils thinking that was the culprit. When I was removing the tank I noticed it was extremely light. Shook it around, barely heard anything. Opened up the cap and saw very little gas. Reinstalled everything, flipped the petcock to reserve (where before it was on the ON position) and the bike ran fine.
Luckily I was able to return the coil for a refund. All because I forgot to reset my odometer.
Luckily I was able to return the coil for a refund. All because I forgot to reset my odometer.
Flaco
750cc
Is that a rhetorical question?
I got it…
You're no bone head, I know…
You bought bike parts from me… Yes?
Carry on!
thearcticsea
Rocker
You see it's funny because I misspelled "mistakes" when saying I never make them... ha..
ah ha.. ha
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crickets.
ah ha.. ha
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crickets.
Flaco
750cc
Gotta love it! I missed it!
I'm not as think as you drunk I am...
kinky stunt
Street Tracker
I missed that too!
My bonehead list is way too long to list here.
Live and learn.
jhillier71
Street Tracker
armour all (sp?) on my tire walls. wanted that cleeeeean look. That crap bled over onto the tread and 2 mins into my Sunday ride I went down taking a left from a stop light. NEVER cleaning my tires again. I knew better but still did it. Don't shine your tires...pass it on 
Skeeter
Rocker
went into a turn too fast, went off the side of the road and fliped over the bars and landed on my butt. not before i smashed my thumb between the tank and bars. still have a lil dent in the tank from that. that was the only damage. learned alot from that. rode it home with all kindsa weeds and crap hangin from the bike