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MARTIN
Joined: 09 Dec 2009 Posts: 226 Location: ABERDEEN SCOTLAND
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Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2011 11:47 pm Post subject: SPANNERING |
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As a kid I used to love dismantling things to see what was inside.
Not being a mechanic by trade,some tasks that my bikes require look daunting
hence they get done at some cost by a mechanic that knows how.
Went back into my childhood, spent £50 on an old 73 VF750 Honda that was
nearly complete but totally knackered and unrepairable, and spent 5 days
taking it apart,engine and all,right down to the last nut and bolt.
Found this very enjoyable (must be a perversion), learned me a bit about major
spannering. (now got a lovely box of nuts and bolts,and bits of alloy)
Just have to learn now how to put things back together again !!!!! _________________ Marty
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(00) SB6 (95) HD FXDWG STRETCH (01)GSXR1000K1 |
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MARTIN
Joined: 09 Dec 2009 Posts: 226 Location: ABERDEEN SCOTLAND
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 8:28 am Post subject: |
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Err that was an 83 not 73 VF
Must learn to use a keyboard as well _________________ Marty
State of the art and leading edge of cocking things up
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Evilchicken0
Joined: 12 May 2010 Posts: 2996 Location: London
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MARTIN
Joined: 09 Dec 2009 Posts: 226 Location: ABERDEEN SCOTLAND
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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Thought of that,but
not one in Scotland !
Not the kind of thing you can do by distant learning either.
So I will have to keep my subscription to Motorcycle Mechanics _________________ Marty
State of the art and leading edge of cocking things up
(00) SB6 (95) HD FXDWG STRETCH (01)GSXR1000K1 |
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Evilchicken0
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bluedog59
Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Posts: 37
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Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2011 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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Ifytou can read a manual then putting them back together is not that hard,afterall they are just a pile of parts that go together in a set way. Read the book twice with the bits infront of you and if it's not happening read it again,you've probably made a simple mistake.
The harder stuff is working out why a bike/engine/electrics has stopped working.
Remember,nobody was born with mechanical skills and experiance is something you gain 10 minutes after you really needed it. |
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