Damhik

[Big Dave]

Take care when hurriedly applying chain lube not to over-spray and hit the brake disc.

Don't ask me how I know.

[Big Dave]

The edge of brake rotors can be sharp - especially cleaning wheels.

DAMHIK.

[Big Dave]

Dropping a M109 off the stand costs $7,500.

DAMHIK.

[vifferman]

Is the third one related to the other two? :confused:

[Big Dave]

Is the third one related to the other two? :confused:

DAMHIK


Nah. Just the flow.

Guess what the word of the day is.

[deanohit]

Damn man, is that all today?
Not good!

[Big Dave]

Damn man, is that all today?
Not good!

No - history - it's just the start of a collective 'stuff I know' thread that will be amusing.

DAMHIK.

[car]

Guess what the word of the day is.

"Ouch"?

;)

[Big Dave]

Some motorcycle side stands can become entangled in flared or cargo pants, trapping your leg to the bike and making you fall over.

DAMHIK.

[Usarka]

Not all of the ladies in Thailand are actually ladies.

DAMHIK

Oh, its in biker section...

Removing the wrong bolts from your engine can make it fall out and cause heaps of damage.

DAMHIK

[Big Dave]

"Ouch"?

;)

How did you know????

[deanohit]

No - history - it's just the start of a collective 'stuff I know' thread that will be amusing.

DAMHIK.

Ahhh, cool, will be watching for more then. :niceone:

[Big Dave]

Ahhh, cool, will be watching for more then. :niceone:

Usarka has the early lead.

[MSTRS]

Triumph clutch basket centre nuts will not stay done up using a 10in crescent.
DAMHIK

[007XX]

A battery will not "zap you", even if handled with oven mitts.

DAMHIK

Using the killswitch to make the bike backfire, and scare hubby as he is riding right behind you: Pricelessly funny!!!

DAMHIK

[Blue Velvet]

A battery will not "zap you", even if handled with oven mitts.

LOL... Oven mitts? :shutup:

[Sully60]

Yay!!!! My 400th post!:rolleyes:
Trying to get to 400 by posting in Rant & Rave
DAMHIK


Forgetting to cut out ALL the holes when making gaskets...
Well, DAMHIK!

[007XX]

LOL... Oven mitts? :shutup:

Don't ask...true story though, which I'll tell you someday...:laugh:

Forgetting NOT to put Armourall on the seat to make it all nice and shiny :thud:

DAMHIK

[Ocean1]

Some motorcycle side stands can become entangled in flared or cargo pants, trapping your leg to the bike and making you fall over.

DAMHIK.

Likewise kickstart levers, up the trou, can make you falled down. In the middle of high street. Outside the pub at closing time.

DT360s can start perfectly well running in reverse. With subsequent consequences very amusing for the collected masses.

[tri boy]

"Motion Sensor" m/cycle alarms will not sound, until bike is dropped at the fuel bowser, notifying all and sundry to your incompetence.:doh:
DAMHIK

[Blue Velvet]

Calling out a motorcycle mechanic because your new GSX-R750 is displaying the evil FI error only to find it's your motorcycle alarm immobilising the bike...

DAMHIK

[car]

Likewise kickstart levers, up the trou, can make you falled down. In the middle of high street. Outside the pub at closing time.

Also, shoelace loops will inevitably find their way over the end of the gear lever, resulting in an "unrequested surplus gear-shift" when you try to put your foot down. If luck is with you it won't be from neutral into first, sans clutch, on the petrol station forecourt.

On the subject of kickstart levers, that bolt right there is *not* the gearbox oil drain plug. It is, instead, holding the other end of the kickstart lever return spring.

DAMHIK.

[Oscar]

No - history - it's just the start of a collective 'stuff I know' thread that will be amusing.

DAMHIK.

But you're Australian.
By four or five posts you'll have reached your limit...

[Ocean1]

But you're Australian.
By four or five posts you'll have reached your limit...

How wude. Aussies are people too y'know.

I'm prepared to believe he's got a wealth of hidden talent wrt this particular subject. <_<

[Oscar]

Getting back to the topic:

Attempting to stop a DT250 with a stuck throttle by grabbing the spark plug lead and ripping it off is a bad idea for three reasons:


Using your body to ground that much voltage will shorten your life.
Your arm will remain numb for several hours.
It will introduce you to the concept of pressure (diesel) ignition.

[MSTRS]

Getting back to the topic:

Attempting to stop a DT250 with a stuck throttle by grabbing the spark plug lead and ripping it off is a bad idea for three reasons:


Using your body to ground that much voltage will shorten your life.
Your arm will remain numb for several hours.
It will introduce you to the concept of pressure (diesel) ignition.


As it is not a good idea on a 650 Triumph twin. Lead in each hand, 33000 volts per coil.......
DAMHIK

[Dazza]

All DAMN funny though:done:& some ouch !

[skelstar]

If you get a false neutral, DONT change down in the confusion... change UP a gear.

Not a revelation, not DAMHIK worthy, but worth remembering if yer new.

[Ocean1]

Filling steel fuel tanks with water before welding only sometimes prevents them from exploding.

Using a wad of plasticine on top of the piston to check valve clearance is a great idea ONLY if you remember to remove it before attempting to start the bike.

There's a very good reason manufacturers don't use spring-clip joining links on cam chains.

When checking for vacuum leaks using CRC easy-start it's recommended to not get it too close to the HT lead.

The key for the impellor of an orbital oil pump is possibly the easiest thing to lose that you’re engine can’t survive more than 60 seconds without.

[Oscar]

CRC Engine Start will cause explosions in places other than your combustion chamber (the intake manifold for example), if you use too much.

[avgas]

Brake fluid does not like paint.
DAMHIK

[Edbear]

Being the only ignoramus to be brave enough to admit he doesn't know what DAMHIK stands for...:no:

[Mikkel]

The stand kill switch can only be bypassed by taking the stand up. No amount of tinkering and mucking around with the choke and throttle will do the job.

DAMHIK


Brake fluid does not like paint.
DAMHIK

Hmmm - I thought it was the other way around... ;)

[Mikkel]

Being the only ignoramus to be brave enough to admit he doesn't know what DAMHIK stands for...:no:

Don't Ask Me How I Know...

DAMHIK

[kevfromcoro]

Not all of the ladies in Thailand are actually ladies.

Jeezz......you are 100% right there

[Edbear]

Don't Ask Me How I Know...

DAMHIK


Ah, so it's not like "Damn, Hic!":third:

Of course, upon reflection, it was obvious! I just plead tired brain...:whistle:

[Maha]

If you are not watching, the toilet seat comes down with a BANG!....:Oops:

DAMHIK...

[Big Dave]

If you are not watching, the toilet seat comes down with a BANG!....:Oops:

DAMHIK...

And trying to catch it can be....zippers must have been invented by chics.

DAMHIK.

[Ocean1]

If you are not watching, the toilet seat comes down with a BANG!....:Oops:

DAMHIK...

Obviously not well potty trained...

.

[avgas]

Hmmm - I thought it was the other way around... ;)
Depends if you put it in the master cylinder before or after the incident ;)

[avgas]

Taking the bike off center stand is easier while sitting on the bike
DAMHIK

Disc locks engage well after a wheelie
DAMHIK

Garden hose makes a crap siphon
DAMHIK

Water in Triumph Daytona air intake bad
DAMHIK

ALWAYS tighten the nut on a 955i's swingarm
DAMHIK

Never Drop and open petrol container, while looking at it
DAMHIK

NEVER spill 2-stroke oil on the back tyre
DAMHIK

thats all i can remember for now....

[Owl]

Some motorcycle side stands can become entangled in flared or cargo pants, trapping your leg to the bike and making you fall over.

DAMHIK.

Forgetting to put your feet down when stopping can have a similar effect!!!

[Edbear]

Forgetting to put your feet down when stopping can have a similar effect!!!


As can forgetting to put the sidestand down after "making an entrance" showing off to your mates...:Oops:


DAMHIK

[Clivoris]

The male is often excess to requirements in a threesome.
DAMHIK

[mstriumph]

Also, shoelace loops will inevitably find their way over the end of the gear lever, resulting in an "unrequested surplus gear-shift" when you try to put your foot down. ................
DAMHIK.hey fella - i've been there ..... that's why bike boots have zips i guess! DAMHIK

[qldzxr250a]

whenever pulling your bike apart and re-assembeling it dont shrug off the extra screw u inevidibley find as no major worry...


DAMHIK

[qldzxr250a]

Thinking that the bird flying directly at your chest will move BEFORE it hits u...


DAMHIK

[Swampdonkey]

A 4 stroke engine will not.....I repeat "will not" run on diesel.........
DAMHIK

[tri boy]

Misjudging the clearance of a slightly lowered garage roller door, while riding into the entrance at "a fair clip", slightly drunk.:pinch:

Trying to kick start a XR600 while inebriated on a bottle of Jacks, only to smash the handle bar through your mates stereo.:gob:

DAMHIK

[Mom]

After someone who has been kind enough to have a look at your bike, test ride it, offer advice and generally be very helpful parks it up...

Ensure you check the kill switch when you get back on to ride home, else you go back in and accuse him of flattening your battery :o :o!!!!

DAMHIK +10!!!!

:o

[MotoKuzzi]

Unlimited rpm on your diesel vehicle is possible if you clean (soak) the paper air filter in petrol, dry it in the hot sun for 1/2 an hr, then blow it out with compressed air, replace the air filter and start the engine.
DAMHIK

[Mom]

A 4 stroke engine will not.....I repeat "will not" run on diesel.........
DAMHIK

You should have asked Grahameeboy, he already worked that out........LOL

[Mom]

As can forgetting to put the sidestand down after "making an entrance" showing off to your mates...:Oops:


DAMHIK

That happens at petrol stations too, or so I have heard DAMHIK

[avgas]

Do not stub cigarettes out in mystery puddles at service stations
AMHIK

Balls do go blue after hitting the tank at speed
DAMHIK

The lighter the buggy the higher the flip
DAMHIK

Power valves will lift a front wheel mid corner
DAMHIK

[warewolf]

collective 'stuff I know' thread that will be amusing.


Some motorcycle side stands can become entangled in flared or cargo pants, trapping your leg to the bike and making you fall over.Big Dave in flares? Now that's amusing. :lol:

Were they sideways or front-to-back flares?

[Big Dave]

Big Dave in flares? Now that's amusing. :lol:

Were they sideways or front-to-back flares?

1976 I wore flares on a CB450. Not very often though - they flap.

[vifferman]

1976 I wore flares on a CB450. Not very often though - they flap.
Not if you tuck'em into your boots.
If you wore boots, that is.
Apart from gummies (on my dirt bike), I wore sneakers or jandals (if it was hot).
I don't think people who weren't teenagers in the 70s would understand the flared-jeans thing.
It was a brief-lived momentary madness.

[Ocean1]

I don't think people who weren't teenagers in the 70s would understand the flared-jeans thing.
It was a brief-lived momentary madness.

Not too many years ago a boss decided the in-house dress code was woefully lacking.

He fired off a directive that all staff from middle mgnt up must wear a shirt and tie. No exceptions.

Come Monday at least six of us arrived in 36" flares, platform boots, purple shirts with lace collars etc and lace cravats.

[MadDuck]

Parking your bike on a steep gradient when one is short may require asking some young gentleman to give you a shove to get the bike off the stand.....

DAMHIK

[Big Dave]

Don't eat Garden Salad drenched in Balsamic Dressing in front of your computer monitor.

The Balsamic can promote a serious cough reflex. Puts a new meaning on Green Screen.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Not too many years ago a boss decided the in-house dress code was woefully lacking.

He fired off a directive that all staff from middle mgnt up must wear a shirt and tie. No exceptions.

Come Monday at least six of us arrived in 36" flares, platform boots, purple shirts with lace collars etc and lace cravats.

thats fantastic

[Hans]

Absence of loctite on signal generator results in hole in magnesium engine cover. DAMHIK

[tri boy]

Briggs n Stratton powered lawn mowers pass electric fence current through the engine and chassis, without skipping a beat.:eek5: DAMHIK

[Usarka]

A 60 dollar whore is false economy. DAMHIK

[Insanity_rules]

Be careful riding slowly past carport poles.

A motorcycle CAN do a burn out on carpet.

Banging your girl in the ass after eating mexican food is a BAD idea.

Elderly Ladies can swing a good left hook.

Trying to outdrink your extremely alcoholic father-in-law is a bad idea.

Badly maintained chains can lock your back wheel up.

DAMHIK

[Hans]

Banging your girl in the ass after eating mexican food is a BAD idea.

DAMHIK

That's called a 'rocky road' if I remember correctly.

[Insanity_rules]

That's called a 'rocky road' if I remember correctly.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=rocky+road Damn your right Hans. Well done sir.

[LBD]

38 inch Diameter round pistons do not fit into 37+3/4 x 38+1/4 inch oval cylinders.......

DAMHIK.....DAMHIK....DAMHIK.....

(35 years ago, and still qualifies as the biggest of my working career....)