I'm in the dogbox good and proper. so this magical gearbox goop had better work

[Ixion]

Well, I finally managed to get hold of some magical Dow Corning gearbox goop. According to the US BMW forums, this goop actually makes the BMW krunchenklunkenklanken heap of cast iron crap behave in some way vaguely similar to a real gearbox. No idea if it works but they swear by it and I'll try anything that might give an improvement over 1920 Foden truck.

But it's landed me in the dogbox with Mrs Ixion. Good and proper. Drained the old gearbox and final drive oil out. OK. Get out my nice new bottle of Hypoy gear oil. Hm need to add 10% of magic goop. But the goop bottle is one of those which it's near impossible to pour from. And I need to be reasonably precise because with the final drive I'm only talking 26cc .I need something to put the goop in that I can pour from with some control.

Like a little jug! And there's dozens of little jugs in the kitchen cupboard. Mrs Ixion accumulates jugs and such like an open exhaust accumulates tickets.

Quick trip upstairs, and , ahha, just the job. Nice little blue one, perfect. And it won't do it any harm after all.

Dose the hypoy with goop, fill gearbox and final drive, and it's all good.

(Then wash the bike. I hate washing the bike).

Take the little jug back upstairs to wash and disaster strikes. Mrs Ixion spots me and engages instant third degree mode. And when she sees the residual goop - oh hell.

I don't know why women are so unreasonable about such things. It will wash off after all.

Anyway, I'm going to be going short for a while, so this goop had better be good.

Only observation so far is interesting. Before, with the bike on the centre stand, and the motor running in neutral (clutch engaged), the rear wheel would turn. Quite normal, nothing to worry about, just gear drag, seen it on many bikes.

But now it doesn't. (Turn that is) . Which is interesting.

I'll report on whether it makes any improvement.

(The old hypoy oil is recycled to lube Li'l Rat Bike's chain. Nothing is wasted)

[WINJA]

WOMAN ARE SO UNREASONABLE , LIKE WHEN WE ARE DRIVING AND I BEEP MY HORN AND SAY SHOW US YOUR FLANGE TO CHICKS AND SHE GETS ALL HUFFY AND SHIT, AND LIKE THE TIME I SAID HER FRIEND HAD THE BEST TITS IVE EVER SEEN AND SHE DOESNT TALK TO ME FOR 2 DAYS, LIKE THATS PUNISHMENT

[Sensei]

Yep the old measuring jug are excellent for those little jobs .

[sAsLEX]

Yep the old measuring jug are excellent for those little jobs .

had to mix some 2 stroke up for the weed eater and one of those little measuring jugs was perfect along with a big 60cc syringe she got from work to get the right amount of oil!

ps dont leave petrol in plastic measuring containers for to long, some of them melt!

[gav]

Oh well, suppose they'll just buy another 5 at the next Tupperware party....errr do they still have those?

[Motu]

It's just that she doesn't trust you - after investigating a strange smell and she found your crankcases in the oven....you've been a marked man ever since.

[Will]

I don't know why women are so unreasonable about such things. It will wash off after all.

Is she not a bike rider as well?

[Ixion]

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[Ixion]

It's just that she doesn't trust you - after investigating a strange smell and she found your crankcases in the oven....you've been a marked man ever since.

I am, Iam. She only needs to see me wandering toward the kitchen in my overalls to go to action stations with an alacrity that would win the approval of even a Company Sarn't Major

Mrs Ixion takes the position that the gargre is my domain, into which she does not intrude, whilst the kitchen is hers. It is unfortunate that her kitchen contains some things that I need.

Much subtlety and subterfuge is required for such operations.

[Ixion]

Is she not a bike rider as well?

No indeed. Mrs Ixion is a genuine Luddite and regards motorcycles with the deep suspicion with which she regards everything originating since the Industrial Revolution.

She does admit that some of them are pretty, which is, to her mind, a saving grace.

[StoneChucker]

Oh well, suppose they'll just buy another 5 at the next Tupperware party....errr do they still have those?

I think "D-Vice" have parties, where you can try and buy. Not sure if it's tupperware though.

I have actually been to a tupperware party, once when I was a young'un. Didn't seem interesting then, nor does it now.
What about a KB Bike orientated tupperware party. All sorts of plastic-ware, suited to bikes, and bike maintanance. From mixing jugs to catch bottles for racing. Just to keep it manly like, we could drink beer and make sexist jokes? ???

[Brian d marge]

I am, Iam. She only needs to see me wandering toward the kitchen in my overalls to go to action stations with an alacrity that would win the approval of even a Company Sarn't Major

Mrs Ixion takes the position that the gargre is my domain, into which she does not intrude, whilst the kitchen is hers. It is unfortunate that her kitchen contains some things that I need.

Much subtlety and subterfuge is required for such operations.

U to huh

Me ..my latest ploy was to wait untill her friends come round then wander into the kitchen ( shes to busy talking ) say I just need some boiling water ,,,,slip crank cases in oven .....when smell is noticed ( with range hood on ) the cases are just about ready.... slip on oven gloves... Wifes favorites ..appologise saying you didnt realise it would smell ( yeah right ) ,,,and dash back to the garage .....
It will come back to haunt you AFTER the friends have gone BUT the damage was done and she has had 20 min to calm down

I havent blown upp the race engine for nearly 6 months now and have a spare one ..SO ,,,I may get one more attempt out of the above ,,before she cottons on ..


Stephen

[scumdog]

Hot tips: You can use the dishwasher (and I use to think it was a luxury) for fully degreasing hubs etc.but make sure 95%+ of old grease is out.
Put EP90 hypoid oil in the microwave for a short time to make it easier to pour.
A hair drier wil do instead of a heat-gun for use on shrink wrap for wiring (or to encourage the evaporation of water from said electrics)
Oven mitts are o.k. for handling hot exhaust pipes.

But never, NEVER ever let you wife catching you using such tricks.

C.B. is like Mrs Ixion, one step inside the back door with overalls on and it's like when a cat sees a dog (o.k., weak pun), the hackles go up and the voice drips with suspicion "what are you going to do? take that out of here and clean it in the gargre where it should be"

Imagine if she caught me actually doing any of the 'hot tips'??

[Flyingpony]

Mrs Ixion takes the position that the gargre is my domain, into which she does not intrude, whilst the kitchen is hers.

Before anybody borrows their Mrs kitchen funnel to pour oil into said bike, I've discovered that on those 5l plastic petrol containers, the solid plastic pouring nozzles are really handy as an improvised motorcycle engine oil filler funnel! Fits perfectly into the hole so there's no need to hold it. Now with both hands free, it's down to the business of pouirng oil into the engine and not all over everything else.

[Riff Raff]

I wouldn't have a problem with a measuring jug being used for aforementioned purposes - but, from then on it would have to stay in the gargre and only be used out there and I would expect a nicenewbigger betterfaster jug to magically appear with a big box of chocolates and a K5 GSXR1000 to thank me for being so understanding . I don't want any sort of contaminents getting into my food - nevermind how well you clean it. Trouble is you men would then lose the damn thing, invade the kitchen, ruin another one, put it back so we don't know you've lost the first one etc.

Just cos you men think a few petroleum products are good for the system, doesn't mean that we women think so!