Author Topic: Great moment in stupidity! (Read 2606 times)

cleveland · « **on:** June 19, 2008, 07:36:24 PM »

I was over at my brother-in-law's house today wrenching on his 79 750. The carbs were gummed pretty badly, so I showed him how to pull and clean them. After replacing the gas line and gas we finally got it running, but you could tell one or more of the the plugs was not firing. So I tap one of the pipes with my hand and is was cold. I tap the second pipe and it was cold. I tap the third pipe and it was cold too. Maybe they were not heated up yet? Then (like the moron I have proved myself to be) I grabbed (not tapped, GRABBED) the fourth pipe! Yep, hot as it could be. So I was correct, some of them were not firing.

I had to have him ride my bike home because the second I take my hand out of cold water it burns like my dum bass is still holding that hot ass pipe. Looks like all of my fingers will be one big blister by morning.

I thought I would share my great moment of stupidity. Maybe next time I will earn an entry into the Darwin awards.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #1 on:** June 19, 2008, 08:23:44 PM »

I lick my finger 1st,
if I get a sizzle I know its hot.

I did however burn my leg on Kathleens' CL350 last summer/ Just a quick ride in shorts

Johnie · « **Reply #2 on:** June 19, 2008, 08:34:29 PM »

Well Cleve...you know we all had our moments too. You are just one of the brave ones to admit it. I hope your pain is not to great...get well soon.

mick750F · « **Reply #3 on:** June 19, 2008, 08:55:54 PM »

The title of the thread sucked me right in. Oh yeah...stupidity rules!

Just look at where we are right now as a country.

Mike

754 · « **Reply #4 on:** June 19, 2008, 09:09:35 PM »

I had a dumbf*ck moment on Sunday..

A buddy and I took our boys to an arcade, later on the way home while driving I asked my son to see the Chinese Fingertrap he had gotten.

So I get it on my finger & tell him to put his in but it is too small. I tell him to try his thumb but I am impatient and he didnt do it quick enough. So I put both hands on top of the steering wheel and slid my other finger in.. and it stuck..

There was a light and intersection comming up I asked son to try to get it off. Just when it starts to release he stops, I yell at him to keep pushing, but it too late and now I am thru the intersection.. So I have to use a bit of force, tear it a bit, shoulda heard the WHINING..

I was just glad to get it off and that no cop saw me doing that...

heffay · « **Reply #5 on:** June 19, 2008, 09:16:54 PM »

754...I was seriously going to reprimand you for being an a-hole driver but you broke the bloody thing to pieces! ha, way to go! conquer all for the sake of the drive!

being a fire sign and a dragon sign i supposedly have some sort of double dragon or double fire astrology weirdness... i like fire... fire good, burns bad. for some reason i keep having to relearn that.

Sam Green Racing · « **Reply #6 on:** June 19, 2008, 09:56:47 PM »

I saw a laser thermometer somwhere on line a few weeks ago for not a lot of bucks.

You point it at each pipe till you get a red dot on the pipe, the temp comes up the laser and gives you the temp in a little window.

Sam.

Here it is.

http://www.etiltd.co.uk/infrared_thermometers.html?gclid=CLL37veegpQCFRMXQgodegoVWw

Sam.

seaweb11 · « **Reply #7 on:** June 19, 2008, 10:10:40 PM »

I'll run out and get one soon

Wet finger works for me

754 · « **Reply #8 on:** June 19, 2008, 10:24:14 PM »

My wet finger NEVER wears out...

Ever notice coff...coff..

that the guys that use the temp things on the pipes, never seem to troubleshoot quickly anyway..??

Its knowledge & method.. not "Quickie Fix in a Can"..or Electro-Gadget of the Month"......

seaweb11 · « **Reply #9 on:** June 19, 2008, 10:28:35 PM »

you noticed I winked right Sam?

troppo · « **Reply #10 on:** June 20, 2008, 01:39:59 AM »

Can i see a Darwin Awards nomination on the horizon?

333 · « **Reply #11 on:** June 20, 2008, 09:00:03 AM »

I actually just found this out this week, but the Darwin awards are always awarded posthumously. So we are all safe.

tortelvis · « **Reply #12 on:** June 20, 2008, 09:01:01 AM »

I did that 30 years ago on my first new Honda, CB450. I had been doing some work on it and thought that the pipes appeared to be shaking. The bike had been idling about 10 minutes and without thinking reached up and grabbed the pipe to check if it was loose. It wasn't loose but boy, was it hot! Spent the rest of the afternoon alternating my hand from a bowl of ice water to holding it in front of the air conditioner!

kghost · « **Reply #13 on:** June 20, 2008, 09:05:44 AM »

Yeah I think everybody does it once.

Sam.....

An old Radial engine mechanic trick...and a whole lot cheaper than a Infrared Thermometer.....

Chalk...plain ole' colored chalk.

Red is my favorite.

Put a stripe on each pipe...watch the heat burn it white.

Any pipe that doesn't change the chalk color is cold.

eldar · « **Reply #14 on:** June 20, 2008, 10:14:53 AM »

Thought about the laser thermometer. Would be a quick way to tell which cylinder isnot firing quite like the others. Could also use it to see if engine temps are getting too high when syncing carbs and such.

Gordon · « **Reply #15 on:** June 20, 2008, 10:32:04 AM »

Quote from: eldar, Master of the K8 Thunder! on June 20, 2008, 10:14:53 AM

Thought about the laser thermometer. Would be a quick way to tell which cylinder isnot firing quite like the others. Could also use it to see if engine temps are getting too high when syncing carbs and such.

But that would mean you're an inexperienced noob and you don't know what you're doing! Don't fall for it, man!!

scondon · « **Reply #16 on:** June 20, 2008, 10:35:25 AM »

Quote from: eldar, Master of the K8 Thunder! on June 20, 2008, 10:14:53 AM

Thought about the laser thermometer. Would be a quick way to tell which cylinder isnot firing quite like the others. Could also use it to see if engine temps are getting too high when syncing carbs and such.

Think it would read oil temps? Would be a nice device to measure changes in op. temps when doing mods.

cleveland · « **Reply #17 on:** June 20, 2008, 10:38:41 AM »

Quote from: kghost on June 20, 2008, 09:05:44 AM

An old Radial engine mechanic trick...and a whole lot cheaper than a Infrared Thermometer.....

Chalk...plain ole' colored chalk.

Red is my favorite.

Put a stripe on each pipe...watch the heat burn it white.

Any pipe that doesn't change the chalk color is cold.

That's brilliant!

kach_me · « **Reply #18 on:** June 20, 2008, 03:19:03 PM »

Quote from: mick750F on June 19, 2008, 08:55:54 PM

The title of the thread sucked me right in. Oh yeah...stupidity rules! Just look at where we are right now as a country.
Mike

The whole country is going out and grabbing hot exhaust pipes? Damn.... I gotta go for a ride and get mine good and hot!

You old-timers that are wetting your fingers are just wasting time! Just lick the pipes...

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Speaking of stupid though... how about putting the bike down on the side stand that you haven't put down? Anyone else for that particular stupid move? I myself have managed that twice (once with an audience).

SHE was not impressed with my stupidity, but SHE was impressed with my strength and cat-like reflexes!

I, though, was feeling my exertion later that night.

kghost · « **Reply #19 on:** June 20, 2008, 04:28:24 PM »

My favorite?

Pants leg caught in the kick starter...followed by a slow falling over.

dustyc · « **Reply #20 on:** June 20, 2008, 04:58:16 PM »

Man, that's a hurt that will stick with you a while. I last did it in September -might have been August. It is still vivid in my mind whenever I am doing anything around the pipes.

Hope you heal fast. Feel better Cleveland. And Congratulations on your upcoming(unless I missed it) wedding. And the new place. Next time I come up that way, I'm bringing my SKS and other goodies and I wanna go shoot. I was pleasantly surprised to see you posting on survivor's board.

TwoTired · « **Reply #21 on:** June 20, 2008, 05:07:04 PM »

Quote from: kach_me on June 20, 2008, 03:19:03 PM

Speaking of stupid though... how about putting the bike down on the side stand that you haven't put down? Anyone else for that particular stupid move? I myself have managed that twice (once with an audience). SHE was not impressed with my stupidity, but SHE was impressed with my strength and cat-like reflexes! I, though, was feeling my exertion later that night.

Sounds like you missed an opportunity. You should have explained that you forgot the stand cause you were thinking of/was distracted by her.

Just wondering. How many times can you forget the stand before being officially stupid. Not that I'm making any admissions, mind you.

dustyc · « **Reply #22 on:** June 20, 2008, 05:09:28 PM »

A guy I know told me he'd been drinking, pulled up to a red light, forgot to put his feet down and just fell right over. He always had great tales of stupidity.

TwoTired · « **Reply #23 on:** June 20, 2008, 05:13:21 PM »

Quote from: dustyc on June 20, 2008, 05:09:28 PM

A guy I know told me he'd been drinking, pulled up to a red light, forgot to put his feet down and just fell right over. He always had great tales of stupidity.

Heard that one several times. But one guy from my past, had a DWI conviction cause he did it at and intersection where a cop car was also waiting for the same light. "Miss one little detail the man get all over you", he said.

cleveland · « **Reply #24 on:** June 20, 2008, 06:59:58 PM »

Quote from: dustyc on June 20, 2008, 04:58:16 PM

Next time I come up that way, I'm bringing my SKS and other goodies and I wanna go shoot. I was pleasantly surprised to see you posting on survivor's board.

Oh yea, I still have a couple cases of ammo so that will make for good shooting.

What's your log on name a survivor's?

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Author Topic: Great moment in stupidity! (Read 2606 times)

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