Well, I decided that I should probably fix the speedo tonight and go get my warrant and rego redone tomorrow, so I popped off the wheel, and started cleaning all the crap grease out to put in some new clean stuff into the speedo unit. Then I figure, better take it apart to see why its not going. Found out that theres a seal on it, got it off with screwdriver. Then theres the spinny thing, pulled it and it came 1/2 way then got stuck. Okay, says I, why not try the screwdriver again. In goes the screwdriver, bit of torque, pop, out comes the screwdriver and little peninsula bit on the spinny thing that I was using as leverage. Crap. So thats going to the bike shop.
Next, I fit my new airhorn (repco, $30). Forgot I had the keys in and bike on, accidently brushed the bare horn wires against the horn. BANG, there goes alotta sparks and my fuse. Damn.
Wonder if that broke the battery? Better do the ole check for charge. Out comes the vice grips, one point on -ve terminal, second point on +ve BANG, more sparks, and the dry woodchips underneath the bike get peppered with sparks. Okaaay, so the battery's all good...or was... won't do 'the ole charge check' again.
So the fuse is prolly bust, 2nd in one week. Lets pry it out with my fingers, cause they don't make things go bang, methinks. Didn't manage to remove fuse, but did manage to bend fingernails. And then because I'm an idiot and never learn, out comes the tursty ole vice grips, bit of a squeeze to get past the electrical grounder and that screw, but at least I BANG!!!! MORE SPARKS!! This is turning out like guy fawkes night. Ok. Let's turn the bike OFF!
Fuse subsequently removed with pliers, its really blown goodnproper.
Stuff broken: Fuse. Speedo. Electrics? Fingernail.
Stuff fixed: Nothing.
Oh and now for some reason the disk scrapes against the pads, even though it didn't previously.
Good Times.
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