Replacing lower legs
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Road Master
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Paul--The post you refer to was not addressed to the OP, but conveyed a message to you noobies who think you know everything but can't stand on your own two feet for the simplest tasks. My recommendation for adding a dial caliper could help anyone who works on their own bike. Your own contribution to this thread offered the OP no help, at all.
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Paul--The post you refer to was not addressed to the OP, but conveyed a message to you noobies who think you know everything but can't stand on your own two feet for the simplest tasks. My recommendation for adding a dial caliper could help anyone who works on their own bike. Your own contribution to this thread offered the OP no help, at all.
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You still don't get it. That's what earmarks you as a noobie. You don't need to know the bolt size--you just need to learn how to measure and figure things out for yourself. Not just you, what w/ so many recommendations from "experts" to NOT learn how to help yourself.
Your choice, whether to learn, or not. If not, you'll be back, needing help w/ the next fastener.
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Road Master
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"Teach a man to fish..."
You still don't get it. That's what earmarks you as a noobie. You don't need to know the bolt size--you just need to learn how to measure and figure things out for yourself. Not just you, what w/ so many recommendations from "experts" to NOT learn how to help yourself.
Your choice, whether to learn, or not. If not, you'll be back, needing help w/ the next fastener.
You still don't get it. That's what earmarks you as a noobie. You don't need to know the bolt size--you just need to learn how to measure and figure things out for yourself. Not just you, what w/ so many recommendations from "experts" to NOT learn how to help yourself.
Your choice, whether to learn, or not. If not, you'll be back, needing help w/ the next fastener.
And further more, that's what this forum is about...helping fellow riders. If you have no intention of doing that and only posting garbage, please don't let the door hit you on your a$$ on your way out.
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Had you bothered to read the service manual you would have read: "...use a 12mm allen wrench to loosen the seat pipe screw..."
But a smartass guy like you doesn't need to read the manual.
But a smartass guy like you doesn't need to read the manual.
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Paul--The post you refer to was not addressed to the OP, but conveyed a message to you noobies who think you know everything but can't stand on your own two feet for the simplest tasks. My recommendation for adding a dial caliper could help anyone who works on their own bike. Your own contribution to this thread offered the OP no help, at all.
That is a bunny with a pancake on its head. The relevance you ask? The same as the information you provided, only the bunny is much cooler and easier to get along with. Bunny wins.
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First , smartass, the 2012 Dyna HD service manual, which he used, doesn't say that. It only says "in the next step, use a hex key to loosen seat pipe screw". It DOES NOT SAY 12 mm anywhere in the disassembly section. So, while your manual may say that, his does not. Your assumptions make you to be the real *** here. Second, what are you so angry about, old man? I read your post introducing yourself when you joined this forum. Twenty years between rides. You join the forum two years ago and introduce yourself in a full page post, no less! No one wrote back, 'who cares?'. Everyone greeeted you warmly and was friendly. Try doing that in return. There are hundreds of questions on this forum that could be answered with"read the service manual". You once wrote to someone,(in response to their question), "it's in your owners manual". Gee, that was friendly and helpful. I saw your question asking about GPS unit recommendations based on your limiting criteria. You could have found out the answer for yourself. Forum members could have told you to go to bestbuy or do your own internet search. They didn't. Most offered specific recs with links. One answer was 'buy a map'. I doubt you found that helpful. If you think that it is your job to tell forum members they need to learn to do it all on their own and not ask questions here, you are in the wrong place. If you get a thrill out of telling people if they want to know the answer, read the book, become a grade school teacher. We are all adults here. We ask questions here to start the conversation, get answers when we don't understand the manual, or maybe haven't bought the manual yet. Or maybe his manual is different from yours. **** happens. At 68 you should start forgiving people for your perceived shortcomings and give them the benefit of the doubt. Otherwise you will die a lonely man.
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First , smartass, the 2012 Dyna HD service manual, which he used, doesn't say that. It only says "in the next step, use a hex key to loosen seat pipe screw". It DOES NOT SAY 12 mm anywhere in the disassembly section. So, while your manual may say that, his does not. Your assumptions make you to be the real *** here. Second, what are you so angry about, old man? I read your post introducing yourself when you joined this forum. Twenty years between rides. You join the forum two years ago and introduce yourself in a full page post, no less! No one wrote back, 'who cares?'. Everyone greeeted you warmly and was friendly. Try doing that in return. There are hundreds of questions on this forum that could be answered with"read the service manual". You once wrote to someone,(in response to their question), "it's in your owners manual". Gee, that was friendly and helpful. I saw your question asking about GPS unit recommendations based on your limiting criteria. You could have found out the answer for yourself. Forum members could have told you to go to bestbuy or do your own internet search. They didn't. Most offered specific recs with links. One answer was 'buy a map'. I doubt you found that helpful. If you think that it is your job to tell forum members they need to learn to do it all on their own and not ask questions here, you are in the wrong place. If you get a thrill out of telling people if they want to know the answer, read the book, become a grade school teacher. We are all adults here. We ask questions here to start the conversation, get answers when we don't understand the manual, or maybe haven't bought the manual yet. Or maybe his manual is different from yours. **** happens. At 68 you should start forgiving people for your perceived shortcomings and give them the benefit of the doubt. Otherwise you will die a lonely man.
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Road Master
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Basically Paul just undoubtedly proved you to be a typical "grumpy old man". Game, set, match.