What is the dumbest thing you have done?

**Padmei** · 3rd July 2009, 17:58

Originally Posted by bogan

thats nothing, I once put a wheel bearing in upside down, started the bike, and holly shit the whole bike takes off sideways. Took it out, made the mistake of turning it round, instead of over, and next time I started it the bike went sideways again, but to the other side. Had to buy a new set of bearings cos I couldn't remember which way it was sposed to be after that.

Man I'm glad you shared that story before I put my indicators back on. If they were on wrong would they suck lite in & push 12volts back into the battery?

**NordieBoy** · 3rd July 2009, 18:04

Originally Posted by Padmei

Man I'm glad you shared that story before I put my indicators back on. If they were on wrong would they suck lite in & push 12volts back into the battery?

It's a good thing they don't let you near anything eletrickle then isn't it

**twotyred** · 3rd July 2009, 18:14

Originally Posted by Padmei

Man I'm glad you shared that story before I put my indicators back on. If they were on wrong would they suck lite in & push 12volts back into the battery?

you might be onto something there: no more flat batteries!

**jellywrestler** · 3rd July 2009, 18:25

Nout to do with bikes but I once thought I'd help out a charity and organised a charity auction for the Tourettes syndrome people, it was very entertaining I tell ya

**Newguy** · 3rd July 2009, 18:27

I stripped the oil drain plug on my R80G/s shaft drive. then tried to repair it with a helicoil. heli is no good to contain oil...

Almost forgot. On that same service I never tightened the wheel bolts properly. Sure did explain why the bike was wobbling

**slofox** · 3rd July 2009, 18:37

Had kids and got married...in that order.

**McDuck** · 3rd July 2009, 18:53

Forgot to check dates for a music conference, Drove 500kms a week early....

**bart** · 3rd July 2009, 20:38

ZXR750. Crossthreaded sump plug. Got it welded (professionaly). Next oil change, either sit bike on side and use a bolt on the side of the engine...............or...............take off oil filter and start engine.

It was all in the timing. Took off oil filter, started bike for a few seconds, no drama. Did it a few times. Was it really that dumb??

Maybe I'm just lucky.

**Woodman** · 3rd July 2009, 21:32

couple of years ago took a week off work planning to go riding every day on the trusty old xl600. Well on the Wednesday!!!! morning after spending 4 days getting through a long list of chores i was ready to go for a ride.

i went down to the shed and carefully put my gear on, then while talking nicely to the xl i gently kicked it over and it started first kick (first time ever), and settled into a nice throaty supertrappy idle. I then swung up the garage door and wheeled the bike out onto the drive, then walked back into the shed to get my gear. On the way out of the shed i gently swung the garage door down ready for me ride, unfortunately my left middle finger caught the door some how and got folded back so the nail was touching the middle knuckle and the end was semi de-gloved.

I looked at my finger then looked at the bike then looked at my finger again, lifted up the door turned bike off wheeled it into the shed and drove to A&E.

Spent the rest of me break in a cast thingy then weeks and weeks of physio, and the finger is still bent.

Worse thing is i never got a ride, but at least i got me chores done

**scumdog** · 3rd July 2009, 21:34

Subscribed to Kiwi Biker...

**bogan** · 4th July 2009, 13:10

Originally Posted by Padmei

Man I'm glad you shared that story before I put my indicators back on. If they were on wrong would they suck lite in & push 12volts back into the battery?

Exactly, but it would be a bit more complex, depending on the light level you could push up to 24V into it, which would not normally be too bad, but because it would be an intermittent voltage push (indicators go on-off-on etc) you would create a catastrophic feedback loop with the potential to generate 3.7million volts at 400 amps discharge current, more than enough to permanently explode the testicles (or ovaries) or anyone currently on the bike. Of course if for some reason you had the fuse in backwards as well this would all be negated, and the indicators would probably work like normal.

**bart** · 4th July 2009, 18:42

Often wondered what would happen if a fuse was put in backwards.

**Padmei** · 4th July 2009, 19:49

Originally Posted by bogan

Exactly, but it would be a bit more complex, depending on the light level you could push up to 24V into it, which would not normally be too bad, but because it would be an intermittent voltage push (indicators go on-off-on etc) you would create a catastrophic feedback loop with the potential to generate 3.7million volts at 400 amps discharge current, more than enough to permanently explode the testicles (or ovaries) or anyone currently on the bike. Of course if for some reason you had the fuse in backwards as well this would all be negated, and the indicators would probably work like normal.

You fool - you obviously know nothing about electricity. The rider sits on a foam seat duh!! Their respective gonads would be totally insulated...

unless of course they were silly enough to touch the footpegs...

**bogan** · 4th July 2009, 19:54

Originally Posted by Padmei

You fool - you obviously know nothing about electricity. The rider sits on a foam seat duh!! Their respective gonads would be totally insulated...

unless of course they were silly enough to touch the footpegs...

well, LA, DI, DA, whos a flash guy with foam on the seat. Some of us working class folk are still stuck with bare metal seats, and we count ourselves lucky its not made from nails as it was back in the great Mother Russia.

**Woodman** · 4th July 2009, 19:55

Originally Posted by Padmei

You fool - you obviously know nothing about electricity. The rider sits on a foam seat duh!! Their respective gonads would be totally insulated...

unless of course they were silly enough to touch the footpegs...

Only a problem if you have taken the rubber off the footpegs.