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Offline 70CB750

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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #100 on: May 26, 2016, 04:09:09 AM »
When you have a GL1200 Aspy on your bike lift table and wondering why the 1k capacity table will hardly budge it only to realize I placed a couple of ratchet straps to the very bottom of the base rather than to the table itself.

Way to test straps  ;)
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #101 on: May 26, 2016, 06:34:07 AM »
THAT MOMENT...when you're about to put your 75 piece tap and die set away, when instead you flip it over and dump it on the shop floor.




I've done this a few times. I feel for you!


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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #102 on: May 26, 2016, 07:07:19 AM »
That moment when you are adjusting your points gap and try to tighten it down but the hole strips out...

Good thing I didn't drop all my taps on the floor. ;D
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #103 on: May 26, 2016, 12:03:41 PM »
That moment when you are adjusting your points gap and try to tighten it down but the hole strips out...

Good thing I didn't drop all my taps on the floor. ;D
Oh the pain that is


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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #104 on: May 26, 2016, 07:11:02 PM »
That moment when the wife of 31 years says,
"you do remember that it's our anniversary tomorrow" and you have to re-schedule all your appointments. Opps!
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #105 on: May 27, 2016, 04:30:23 AM »
That moment when the wife of 31 years says,
"you do remember that it's our anniversary tomorrow" and you have to re-schedule all your appointments. Opps!

That is jolly nice of her to tell you  ;)
« Last Edit: May 27, 2016, 07:18:34 AM by 70CB750 »
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #106 on: May 27, 2016, 07:08:15 AM »
That moment when the wife of 31 years says,
"you do remember that it's our anniversary tomorrow" and you have to re-schedule all your appointments. Opps!


That moment when the wife walks in the door from work and sees flowers and a card on the counter and realizes SHE forgot our anniversary! Priceless.

[I actually dont know the exact day, just know it's in the third week of May!]
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #107 on: May 27, 2016, 07:14:33 AM »
  That moment you pull out into traffic and when the bike starts to die realize you forgot to turn the petcock on    :P

Yeah  :D
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #108 on: May 27, 2016, 07:20:23 AM »
That moment when you are almost done with a brake job on your car and move the steel brake line just a touch and the first drop of the brake fluid shows up.
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #109 on: May 27, 2016, 08:43:45 AM »
That moment when you put the engine back into the frame, button up the mounts, and look down and see a shim lying on the ground.  :(
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #110 on: May 27, 2016, 10:44:35 AM »
The moment when you get yourself nice and comfortable, ready for a dump and something starts yanking your dick :

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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #111 on: May 27, 2016, 11:07:25 AM »
The moment when you get yourself nice and comfortable, ready for a dump and something starts yanking your dick :

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36394819



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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #112 on: June 06, 2016, 11:30:53 AM »
The moment when you get yourself nice and comfortable, ready for a dump and something starts yanking your dick :

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36394819



NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE


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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #113 on: June 06, 2016, 11:48:12 AM »
The moment when you get yourself nice and comfortable, ready for a dump and something starts yanking your dick :

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36394819



NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE NOPE

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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #114 on: June 06, 2016, 09:01:24 PM »
That moment when you're bleeding brakes, fresh clean fluid is coming out with no bubbles, yet you have zero braking force because the caliper piston is stuck.

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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #115 on: June 07, 2016, 12:43:12 PM »
That moment when you realize it's not the bike beside you at the last stop light that smelled all gassy - your own fuel line is coming off and spewing gas all over your nice, hot, running engine. #newlineinahurry
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #116 on: June 07, 2016, 01:27:41 PM »
That moment when you realize it's not the bike beside you at the last stop light that smelled all gassy - your own fuel line is coming off and spewing gas all over your nice, hot, running engine. #newlineinahurry

 :o Wow !  How did you deal with that?
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #117 on: June 07, 2016, 01:35:45 PM »
He shut the valve off!  :o
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #118 on: June 07, 2016, 03:01:46 PM »
He shut the valve off!  :o

I am a fan of on/off switches. I'll say that on the record.
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #119 on: June 07, 2016, 03:32:17 PM »
That moment when you realize it's not the bike beside you at the last stop light that smelled all gassy - your own fuel line is coming off and spewing gas all over your nice, hot, running engine. #newlineinahurry

 :o Wow !  How did you deal with that?

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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #120 on: June 07, 2016, 03:37:56 PM »
That moment when you realize it's not the bike beside you at the last stop light that smelled all gassy - your own fuel line is coming off and spewing gas all over your nice, hot, running engine. #newlineinahurry

 :o Wow !  How did you deal with that?

He did an impromptu re-enactment of Ghostrider

yeah  :o , worst case scenario...
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #121 on: June 07, 2016, 03:51:59 PM »
At least I wasn't smoking a cigarette while I was riding  :o
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #122 on: June 07, 2016, 07:32:06 PM »
At least I wasn't smoking a cigarette while I was riding  :o
hot engine is highly unlikely to ignite gasoline and gasoline extinguishes cigarettes...its the cigarette lighter you got to be careful with
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #123 on: June 08, 2016, 04:52:07 AM »
At least I wasn't smoking a cigarette while I was riding  :o
gasoline extinguishes cigarettes...

Yes, I tested and verified that, back in the day  ;)
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Re: THAT MOMENT, when...
« Reply #124 on: July 31, 2016, 12:27:42 PM »
That moment when you mount a tire and realize that the arrow points the other way.
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