Idiot moment
Road Warrior
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 1,465
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From: Port St. Lucie, FL
A couple of yrs ago I was working on my Gold Wing, something very simple that required removing a plastic panel. Well one of those black rubber gromets fell out of it's hole. I searched the garage floor, under the bike, everywhere I could think of. It over 110 deg in my garage and I'm sweating bullets and am soaked for 45 mins of searching. I get my glasses and scratched a lens against the under carriage still no joy.
Wife comes out and asked what's wrong. I told her the above. She looks down and picks up the f&$@ing grommet laying on the lower frame and asked, is this it?
She finds it in less than 10 seconds.
Wife comes out and asked what's wrong. I told her the above. She looks down and picks up the f&$@ing grommet laying on the lower frame and asked, is this it?
She finds it in less than 10 seconds.
Road Captain
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 584
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From: Central FL
Ever locked your keys in you Jeep with the soft top on in a Walmart parking lot and then though ---oh crap, how do I get the jeep unlocked? Yes, I did that. I then took my finger and unzipped the drivers side plastic window. I then reached in and removed the keys from the ignition switch. Zipped back up the window and left the hard half door still locked. I was laughing at myself the whole time.
Club Member
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Road Captain
Joined: Feb 2007
Posts: 659
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From: Alaska
Next time you even consider that you are having an idiot moment check out that TV show about addictions, talk about dumbass people. One chick that eats little kids chalk, one chick that eats the foam from couches and some folks that eat laundry detergent. Hell your problem is nothing....
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2009
Posts: 2,936
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From: Driftless Area
Had almost the same problem putting a lepera p-pad on, how am I gonna get my hand in there? Duh, put the bike on the jack, had plenty of room. Took me a while of cussin and such before I really felt like a dope.
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Joined: Dec 2010
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From: Temecula, CA
Ever start something and then realize you were having an "idiot moment"? I did today.
Had a 2-up stock seat on my Fat Bob and went to install a new solo seat. Took off the stock seat and popped the clip off the nut that runs up through the fender that the rear seat bolt screws into. I don't know what it's called, but it's that nut with the little tab on it. Attached is a picture.
What should have been 2 minute job took 20 minutes once I got done putting the fender and tail lights back together.
Had a 2-up stock seat on my Fat Bob and went to install a new solo seat. Took off the stock seat and popped the clip off the nut that runs up through the fender that the rear seat bolt screws into. I don't know what it's called, but it's that nut with the little tab on it. Attached is a picture.
What should have been 2 minute job took 20 minutes once I got done putting the fender and tail lights back together.
...thank god I happened to notice the whole wasn't perfectly round and that led me to do a little research and find out that I didn't need weld anything. LOL Would have been so pissed...