Silly things you have done this week

[AllanB]

As per the title - Silly things you have done this week.

Bill English will be thinking he was to soft of that girl last night.


Me: New rear tyre fitted today on the Ducati - which means I remove the mufflers to get the wheel off. Wheel back on - those open pipes were too tempting - fired it up in the garage sans mufflers .....

You know it's going to be loud right. My left ear is ringing. Possibly not one of my best ideas.

On reflection I've done this before several times with different bikes over the years ....... slow learner apparently.


What have you done?

[mashman]

Silly is as silly does maam (https://www.facebook.com/Gordon4ManaMP2017/videos/vb.618446245012320/701823326674611/?type=2&theater)

[Woodman]

As per the title - Silly things you have done this week.

Bill English will be thinking he was to soft of that girl last night.


Me: New rear tyre fitted today on the Ducati - which means I remove the mufflers to get the wheel off. Wheel back on - those open pipes were too tempting - fired it up in the garage sans mufflers .....

You know it's going to be loud right. My left ear is ringing. Possibly not one of my best ideas.

On reflection I've done this before several times with different bikes over the years ....... slow learner apparently.


What have you done?

Anyone who doesn't do that is obviously not quite right in the head.

[george formby]

Strip and rebuild the rear brake system on me Gas Gas, it was knackered after I set the disc on fire.:facepalm: The only thing I didn't take off the bike was the engine. Now it's more or less back together the brake has no appetite for brake fluid, not a skerrick. I'm very miffed. Will try 200mls of Dot 4 in a bicycle pump tomorrow. I expect to spray most of the shed with it first then spend a few hours looking for a lost bolt. After a few beers to chill out I will zip tie whats left of the bike together and take it to a professional so that I can bask in his scorn whilst paying handsomely for the privilege.

I tried..:weep:

[Moi]

Ate sesame crackers for lunch on Wednesday...

broke cusp off lower right molar...

Result: visit to dentist who mentioned the "crown" word... :eek5:

[Voltaire]

Rode my 72 Commando thru the Waterview Tunnel with fingers crossed it would not stop
the Vespa PX 200 on the motorway up to nearly 100 scary kmph between Otahuhu and Highbrook
lane split on the R80GS with panniers.

[Laava]

Strip and rebuild the rear brake system on me Gas Gas, it was knackered after I set the disc on fire.:facepalm: The only thing I didn't take off the bike was the engine. Now it's more or less back together the brake has no appetite for brake fluid, not a skerrick. I'm very miffed. Will try 200mls of Dot 4 in a bicycle pump tomorrow. I expect to spray most of the shed with it first then spend a few hours looking for a lost bolt. After a few beers to chill out I will zip tie whats left of the bike together and take it to a professional so that I can bask in his scorn whilst paying handsomely for the privilege.

I tried..:weep:
Leave the lever tied to the bar overnight. This has saved me a trip to the shop twice now. Not as good as forcing the fluid through but meh...
Edit, on second thoughts, this only worked when the fluid would enter the system but not bleed correctly...

[old slider]

Ran the hot tap in the kitchen sink for about 5 mins and still cold, phuck it the cylinders gone again, turned it off at the switch, went out and shut the water at the toby grabbed my tools and back inside.

Wife walks in and says whats the matter, explain about the water and she goes to the sink and says its fine I just ran some. WTF I said and watch as its steaming away. Silly old bastard turned the handle the wrong way apparently, the red part on the stem showing which direction to turn the handle has been wrong for quite a few years, Gave her great pleasure to explain to me that's what happens when you don't use it very often.:(

[GazzaH]

Argued with an idiot.

[Woodman]

Argued with an idiot.

No you didn't.......

[GazzaH]

Ate sesame crackers for lunch on Wednesday...

broke cusp off lower right molar...

Result: visit to dentist who mentioned the "crown" word... :eek5:

BTDT

Dentists have shares in the sesame cracker companies.

Not to mention extra hot bhuja mix.

[schrodingers cat]

Struggling to think of anything particularly silly I've done this week.
Must try harder next week I spose

[Akzle]

Ran the hot tap in the kitchen sink for about 5 mins and still cold, phuck it the cylinders gone again, turned it off at the switch, went out and shut the water at the toby grabbed my tools and back inside.

Wife walks in and says whats the matter, explain about the water and she goes to the sink and says its fine I just ran some. WTF I said and watch as its steaming away. Silly old bastard turned the handle the wrong way apparently, the red part on the stem showing which direction to turn the handle has been wrong for quite a few years, Gave her great pleasure to explain to me that's what happens when you don't use it very often.:(

left. since, like, for ages.
you going senile or sommat?

[george formby]

Leave the lever tied to the bar overnight. This has saved me a trip to the shop twice now. Not as good as forcing the fluid through but meh...
Edit, on second thoughts, this only worked when the fluid would enter the system but not bleed correctly...

It's fecked... Tried having the pedal down overnight and more. Nuttin. Master cylinder, caliper, brake line, inlet line and reservoir are A1....

Even had the G/F sucking on the bleed nipple while I pumped the pedal. I knew it wouldn't work but it was super erotic.:yes:

[GazzaH]

Photo?

Vid?

[george formby]

Photo?

Vid?

Ay?:shifty: What? :confused:You talkin to me?:blink:

Oh I get it. A bit of amateur footage is what your looking for...

Good point. We will do the same thing this weekend but she needs to use the bicycle pump at the same time. I will video it so she can improve her technique.

[ellipsis]

...the silliest thing I have done this week was get so busy with an emergency job that I forgot to take/eat lunch or have my emergency shit for such times...result was getting sluggish and tired, trying to find some food in rush hour traffic with a trailer with 200 meters of timber on it, fairly much an impossibility...got home , fell over...hypoglycemic state and my wife found me just as neverland approached...all cool now, but on reflection, it was a bloody silly thing to do...

[george formby]

...the silliest thing I have done this week was get so busy with an emergency job that I forgot to take/eat lunch or have my emergency shit for such times...result was getting sluggish and tired, trying to find some food in rush hour traffic with a trailer with 200 meters of timber on it, fairly much an impossibility...got home , fell over...hypoglycemic state and my wife found me just as neverland approached...all cool now, but on reflection, it was a bloody silly thing to do...


Petit Mal. I used to run myself to a stub. Big hours of physical work, constant mental agility and concentration, no food. Coffee and fags. Don't do it.

I blacked out a couple of times to learn this. Try to stand up and the lights go out. Boom. No fuel.

Any food is better than no food. Nothing trumps feeding the machine. Everything else in your life diminishes if you diminish physically.

Soz, your post struck a chord with me.

[ellipsis]

Petit Mal. I used to run myself to a stub. Big hours of physical work, constant mental agility and concentration, no food. Coffee and fags. Don't do it.

I blacked out a couple of times to learn this. Try to stand up and the lights go out. Boom. No fuel.

Any food is better than no food. Nothing trumps feeding the machine. Everything else in your life diminishes if you diminish physically.

Soz, your post struck a chord with me.

...forgetting my lunch was silly but getting complacent with diabetes was the really silly thing to do...big learn for me, never again...

[neels]

Believed that a job that's been on/off/on/off for a couple of years was actually on, and spent time organising shit to make it happen, only to find that it's off again, but may be on again shortly, maybe......

Fuck Invercargill, I'n sick of the place, and that's without being sent there on a mystery escape.

[AllanB]

Fuck Invercargill, I'n sick of the place, and that's without being sent there on a mystery escape.

It's much more fun if you take your sister with you ......... :crazy:

[Akzle]

Believed that a job that's been on/off/on/off for a couple of years was actually on, and spent time organising shit to make it happen, only to find that it's off again, but may be on again shortly, maybe......

Fuck Invercargill, I'n sick of the place, and that's without being sent there on a mystery escape.

you should embrace that mediocrity <_<

[old slider]

left. since, like, for ages.
you going senile or sommat?


you been talking to the missus? she said the exact same thing. I blame Plumbers that are fitting single lever taps onto the left hand side of a sink tub instead of in the middle at the back, now.... shit what were we talking about.....

[old slider]

Can I put video on here, I did something stupid?

[old slider]

Those expensive Lifeproof cases and Apple Iphones are pretty tough.
I had this brilliant idea to try and video a bit of back road riding, I thought (maybe I didnt) that tucking my phone down into my googles that are sitting on my helmet would be solid as.
A few things I need to work on, first make sure it can actually see the road when recording, secondly make sure it cant learn to fly and finally maybe get a go pro or something.

Sorry I don't know how to put the short video on here.



https://www.facebook.com/rtrsenior/videos/10214203707032799/

[ellipsis]

...yeah...that was silly...10 points for that...

[AllanB]

Can I put video on here, I did something stupid?

Do it. . found it - I enjoyed that.

[oldrider]

Do it. . found it - I enjoyed that.

Me too! - Ouch, things we do. :lol:

[old slider]

Me too! - Ouch, things we do. :lol:

What the camera didn't show was the 30-40mins wasted trying to find it in the long grass, in the unedited clip you can hear some silly old bugger riding up and down the road, I am sure he is uttering foul language.

[Grumph]

The silliest thing I did this week was bring back from the swap meet the boat anchor I took there - GS650G engine. If I'd had any sense I'd have left it there and denied all knowledge. Now it's strip it and off to the scrap merchant....

[EJK]

Just this morning. I went to work.

[Whynot]

Just this morning. I went to work.

yea me too.
And also looked at the thunderstorms forecast and thought "I'll take the car today, traffic won't be that bad on a monday ......"

[HEsch]

5.5 hours on a bike on Friday, when the longest I've been out in recent times is 1.5 hours. Oops.
Worth it though, to get a training session in and then ditch the L plates.

[GazzaH]

5.5 hours on a bike on Friday, when the longest I've been out in recent times is 1.5 hours. Oops.
Worth it though, to get a training session in and then ditch the L plates.

Not silly at all - well done mate! Fantastic! Long may your fun and learning continue.

[jafagsx250]

For the first time in ages I flipped off someone who cut me off when they "merged". Didnt look at who they were. Bad mistake. 2 coconuts were gesturing to pull over etc which I didn't do. Led to paying cat and mouse in rush hour traffic for a bit. They went onto the Neilson on ramp and then merged back on hoping to sneak up from behind. Interesting commute that one.

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[jafagsx250]

And stupid shit at work which annoys my boss. Some mothers do have them as I haven't learnt even after all the shit I bring upon myself. I need help man.

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[HEsch]

Not silly at all - well done mate! Fantastic! Long may your fun and learning continue.

I paid for it on Friday night though - totally knackered. Definitely pleased the next licence is out of the way. I got some good feedback on things to work on, and now I can go have a bit more fun!

[awayatc]

For the first time in ages I flipped off someone who cut me off when they "merged". Didnt look at who they were. Bad mistake. 2 coconuts were gesturing to pull over etc which I didn't do. Led to paying cat and mouse in rush hour traffic for a bit. They went onto the Neilson on ramp and then merged back on hoping to sneak up from behind. Interesting commute that one.

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Get a bigger bike....
Get bigger yourself as well
Won't happen again

[Berries]

Thought for a second or two about voting.



Ha ha. Fucking circus.

[jafagsx250]

Get a bigger bike....
Get bigger yourself as well
Won't happen again
I was in my cage as had to drop stuff off at work which I borrowed. Other wise they'd have been left behind ages ago.

Have a gym plan? I need some muscles ha. Still lanky after puberty lol.