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Old Oct 29, 2025 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Yankee Dog
Interesting!
Yes, I actually resemble standard adjustables in the same reverse order trying to save money..

Originally Posted by Spanners39
If you are buying quikeez anyway, why do anything other than just cut them...seems like a lot of work?
Because I hate waste.. I'm always trying to figure a way to save anything...
 
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Originally Posted by IBDAGRIZ
This is the second post of yours in a row on this thread where you seem to be missing that some folks are going to go all the way around the house instead of just walking in the front door. LoL.

I'm guilty of it myself all the time. Working on something for two extra hours instead of doing it the simpler way.

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DAMN, , there's a front door???
 
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Originally Posted by IBDAGRIZ
This is the second post of yours in a row on this thread where you seem to be missing that some folks are going to go all the way around the house instead of just walking in the front door. LoL.

I'm guilty of it myself all the time. Working on something for two extra hours instead of doing it the simpler way.

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I have spent many years fixing bikes for money and am used to keeping the labour costs down. The value of the pushrods vs the labour cost of doing it the long way around doesn't stack up.

Anyway, I wouldn't use adjustables on my or anybody else's bike if they weren't quikeez, what would be the point? I would cut them and chuck them in the scrap pile.

Just how my brain works I guess.
 
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Originally Posted by Spanners39
I have spent many years fixing bikes for money and am used to keeping the labour costs down. The value of the pushrods vs the labour cost of doing it the long way around doesn't stack up.

Anyway, I wouldn't use adjustables on my or anybody else's bike if they weren't quikeez, what would be the point? I would cut them and chuck them in the scrap pile.

Just how my brain works I guess.
You're absolutely correct as a professional mechanic, but I'm just your run of the mill backyard monkey trying to not spend my money on a professional mechanic like you. LoL. Griz
 
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This is why I love this form, I'm just a professional monkey...
 
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Originally Posted by IBDAGRIZ
You're absolutely correct as a professional mechanic, but I'm just your run of the mill backyard monkey trying to not spend my money on a professional mechanic like you. LoL. Griz
Not cutting the adjustables won't save you any money if you are buying quikeez anyway....do ya get my drift?
 
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Originally Posted by 98hotrodfatboy
This is why I love this form, I'm just a professional monkey...
Professional being the key word here.. LoL. Nobody pays me.

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Originally Posted by Spanners39
Not cutting the adjustables won't save you any money if you are buying quikeez anyway....do ya get my drift?
Drift gotten. But if I spend the extra two hours not cutting them, then I can put them in my parts stash and keep them for another 15 years and never use them.

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Drift gotten. But if I spend the extra two hours not cutting them, then I can put them in my parts stash and keep them for another 15 years and never use them.

Griz
Which is why you need to throw them away, that way you will need them within two weeks and not have to wait 15 years
 
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So I guess it's off with the rocker box lids probably. Good time to inspect rocker shafts and replace umbrella valves,

Thanks fellas.
 
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