Paranoia

[Pwalo]

Don't you just love the way that you're always so nervous after you've worked on your bike.

Changed the oil and filter in the weekend, and FINALLY got around to adjusting the chain last night (after getting my friendly mechanic to help loosed the axle bolt ).

It always surprises me how careful I am to listen for any untoward noises etc after I do routine maintenance. I mean I'm done this heaps of times, and I know what I'm doing. But I still find myself checking everything, twice.

What's wrong?

[Pixie]

Don't you just love the way that you're always so nervous after you've worked on your bike.

Changed the oil and filter in the weekend, and FINALLY got around to adjusting the chain last night (after getting my friendly mechanic to help loosed the axle bolt ).

It always surprises me how careful I am to listen for any untoward noises etc after I do routine maintenance. I mean I'm done this heaps of times, and I know what I'm doing. But I still find myself checking everything, twice.

What's wrong?

I was told once that checking everything twice was the first sign of developing neurosis

[eliot-ness]

First rule of motor cycle maintainance. Double check every thing you've done, take it for a short ride and check again. Could save you lots of cash. Same goes if you take it in to be serviced. Even the experts can have a bad day. Called in the garage to pick the wifes car up after a routine oil change/tune up. The guy was just pouring in the new oil. Nearly 4 ltrs on the floor before he remembered to put the sump plug back. He could quite easily have just forgotten to tighten it.

[Motu]

Check,recheck,double check your recheck - was on the wall at ATI for all apprentices to see,it was drummed into us.....all old mechanics will know that one.

[riffer]

Good to hear I'm not the only one who obsesses over every home repair.

[Storm]

I also suffer that particular affliction, so lets not worry ourselves too much

[Flyingpony]

Was working on the car while Santa's little helper (child) did the motorcycle.

Spotted the 3x2 through rims, grass clippings on exhaust, sawdust on seat, stones on top of engine and a good range of tools here and there.

After inspection and removal of everything, there was one spot not checked. Use guessed it. Was 300m from home @50km/hr and rear jump over something. Strange since the road was clear and front didn't jump. Did u-turn thinking it was animal strike.

Low and behold. Found one of my large screwdrivers lying on the road obviously run over. Fortunately it didn't jam into anything moving, nobody else was on the road and no bike damage.

Next 5 minutes was spent triple checking on side of road for bonus items - found nothing but engine got extra long warm-up.

Now do audit check of all tools after Santa's little helper has been around. Sometimes 'tool tidy up time' takes 60 minutes when one tool can't be located. Never mind, we both have heaps of fun working on the car & bike and always gets invited

Moral: Also check the fairing beneath the engine.

[inlinefour]

It eventually passes. I started working on my first bike with the old fart and also had this problem. However I now find that its only ever a problem after getting a new bike. Once you have done it a few times with the same bike, it stops being a problem...

[Biff]

When I took possession of my new bike I took it back after a couple of days becaus of a 'tapping' sound that I hadn't heard on my last bike. Same model, both Blackbirds. Then the guy in the shop looked me in the eye and said, "New Arai helmet as well I see. A lightweight race spec one isn’t it? Hear a lot more with those than your HJC don't ya? And I see you don’t have any earplugs on this time either".

Suitably embarrassed I sauntered out of the shop.

I know paranoia!