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Cruiser
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embarassing
A little history 1st. I have owned bikes since I was 9-years-old. I am 39 and unfortunately this is my first Harley.
Yesterday, after work, I was mounting a windshield bag that I got off of E-bay.
I looked at the nut on the windshield and said to my self "It is probably a 10, and grabbed a metric wrench." I even grabbed the metric wrench and tried to get it on the nut. It was that exact moment that I realized and said to myself "Dumb A**, this is a Harley, try a 3/8ths."
Old habits die hard I guess, but you have to realize that since I was 9 or 10 every time that I was wrenching on a bike or a 4-wheeler it has been a metric.
Kind of cool really. A moment of clarity.
Yesterday, after work, I was mounting a windshield bag that I got off of E-bay.
I looked at the nut on the windshield and said to my self "It is probably a 10, and grabbed a metric wrench." I even grabbed the metric wrench and tried to get it on the nut. It was that exact moment that I realized and said to myself "Dumb A**, this is a Harley, try a 3/8ths."
Old habits die hard I guess, but you have to realize that since I was 9 or 10 every time that I was wrenching on a bike or a 4-wheeler it has been a metric.
Kind of cool really. A moment of clarity.
Tourer
Joined: Mar 2009
Posts: 489
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From: Kentucky
i do the same thing every time.
its hard going from my dirt bike, kawasaki, and then back to my ol girl. i usually pull the tool out and then realize what im doing.
no shame in it brother.
its hard going from my dirt bike, kawasaki, and then back to my ol girl. i usually pull the tool out and then realize what im doing.
no shame in it brother.
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