Back in the day it was not how long it took to get somewhere but how many beers. Young and stupid...

 

When I got Custom Dynamics LEDs for the rear of my bike, I had to run the wires through the fender & back to the tail light. I didn't realize this going in, and I didn't have heat shrink on hand, so I used some wire loom, which isn't waterproof. It was a real bugger getting everything apart & back together.

Of course I knew it was going to get wet and really needed to be put in heat shrink, so I took everything apart and did it again a couple weeks later.

Finally done, satisfied with it. About a month later one of the lights isn't working, so I take a look and find one of the wires came out of place and got rubbed raw by the tire. Crap! So this one was done 2-1/2 times.

 

I am getting there myself. I like my weekends without any chores or honey -do lists planned. If I do anything anymore, it is on a whim, and I am not in a hurry.

 

I replaced the clutch on my Shovel once. When I was done, I saw something tiny on the floor under the bike. It was the shaft key.

 

Yup. Cut from the same mold.

rk classic.

 

I can imagine your expression when you saw that. Did you throw anything or just curse to the Gods?

 

I have done a lot of my work twice. My judge is usually if I go to bed and either have a hard time going to sleep thinking about something I did or have a dream about it I go back and redo it. I think the only job I did once was putting my bored cylinders and new pistons on. I figured if I did something wrong there I'd be just as likely to do it wrong again and there was no real way to check it other than the compression tests.

 

Just mild cursing. I just pulled it all apart again, installed the key, and buttoned it up.
Lots faster the second time.

 

My issue is that I second guess myself. Did I torque that down correctly? Did that gasket seat right? Was that put back on correctly? Are you sure it's supposed to look like that?

 

" Who's with me? Ever have to do things more than once?"

Yes. I hadda photograph my '72 Strat on my bike twice so it would look as good as yours!