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its all about liability,, and lawsuits.. the same as it is most everywhere...
I think it ramped up when the women put the hot coffee between her legs and got burnt at McDonalds and then she became rich!!.
I think it ramped up when the women put the hot coffee between her legs and got burnt at McDonalds and then she became rich!!.
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From: Phoenix
That case being the exception, I don't think it's the coffee between a woman's legs that'll make her rich.
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Yep.
Not defending frivolous lawsuits by any means, and I'm not going to post the pictures here of the lady that was burned by the McDonalds coffee because they are nasty looking. The problem was not that the coffee was hot, it's that it was way, way, too hot. She didn't just get red skin or a blister, she wound up having to have skin grafts, and she suffered third degree burns from a scalding hot liquid that was in a flimsy container.
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That is the first mod I make on my bikes. Remove the sticker from the air cleaner cover that tells me how dangerous the product I just bought is.
Started riding in Mar. 1956 and a bike has never hurt me. But they have helped to keep me sane.
Started riding in Mar. 1956 and a bike has never hurt me. But they have helped to keep me sane.
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From: Maui, Hawaii
That's my plan, I don't even own a toolbox or a shop manual so I guess I'll never die. Of course I'll also never get rich by suing the Klutz who is working on my bike. (Just Kidding)
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"He Who Lives In Joy Does His Creator's Will".
The Baal Shem Tov, Founder of Chasidic Judaism... ca. 1750's
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From: poof
You bring up a valid point of why it is good to at least have knowledge about your bike. Depending on dealership or indy shop, do you know who worked on your bike? Was the work done right?
Even simple things like visual inspection, proper oil level, chain or belt tension, bike alignment, clutch and brake adj., tire pressure, etc. should be every riders first order of business. Because? Your life may depend on it.
Not just at bike shops, I have found many items done incorrectly by unknowledgeable, uncaring, or otherwise deficient workers at both bike and auto shops.
Even simple things like visual inspection, proper oil level, chain or belt tension, bike alignment, clutch and brake adj., tire pressure, etc. should be every riders first order of business. Because? Your life may depend on it.
Not just at bike shops, I have found many items done incorrectly by unknowledgeable, uncaring, or otherwise deficient workers at both bike and auto shops.