Stupid things we Do...Just for fun.!
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Feb 2010
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From: Green Country
I changed out the rear turn signal bar on my Heritage for the short version; too me a couple of hours and lots of cussin'. Screwed up enough times I finally had to splice in a length of wire; even took the lamp assemblies apart. Then I figured out all that **** just plugged in behind the taillight assembly. 
Road Master
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 1,136
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From: Andrews, NC
Us guys that have a first hand knowledge of how stiff the sidewall
of Metzeler tires are. The wife and I were taking a cruise to the Outer
Banks last year around June. I have nothing to do in my miserable life
but take care of my grandson, ride motorcycles and most important, keep
maintenance done, ie; tires, oil change, cleaning.......
Anyway, I neglected to notice I needed a rear tire, sooooo off I go to find
one. Ended up buying the Metzeler 150 for the rear of the '09 Heritage. I get
back home and up on the lift it goes, pop that worn puppy off the rim, start
the new one on. Man, is this sucker stiff. Sooooooo, I look, hey, maybe it
will be easier if I turn the wheel over, (sprocket side down) and put it on.
Why it just went right on!!!!!!!, hey, wait a minute, that stupid arrow is turned
wrong!!! Sooooo, I pop that puppy off (no, I'm not hurrying) turn the wheel
back over, pop that puppy back on and, RATS,stupid arrow turned wrong again!!!!
By this time my wife comes home from work. I tell her whats going on. She just
laughs and says, wait for me and I'll help. (still not hurrying).So, I'm thinking, I'll that take chrome sprocket off so it won't get scratched up. Wifey comes down and asks, "which
way does the wheel need to turn? I say, "I've got it figured out!!" Soooooo, I pop
that puppy back on and, RATS, wrong again!!! Evidently, when I took off the
sprocket, I got a brain cramp and, well.....
Needless to say, with wifeys help, I finally succeeded.
Is that, "measure twice and cut once or measure once and............
I won't have that problem again, I traded that bike!!!
of Metzeler tires are. The wife and I were taking a cruise to the Outer
Banks last year around June. I have nothing to do in my miserable life
but take care of my grandson, ride motorcycles and most important, keep
maintenance done, ie; tires, oil change, cleaning.......
Anyway, I neglected to notice I needed a rear tire, sooooo off I go to find
one. Ended up buying the Metzeler 150 for the rear of the '09 Heritage. I get
back home and up on the lift it goes, pop that worn puppy off the rim, start
the new one on. Man, is this sucker stiff. Sooooooo, I look, hey, maybe it
will be easier if I turn the wheel over, (sprocket side down) and put it on.
Why it just went right on!!!!!!!, hey, wait a minute, that stupid arrow is turned
wrong!!! Sooooo, I pop that puppy off (no, I'm not hurrying) turn the wheel
back over, pop that puppy back on and, RATS,stupid arrow turned wrong again!!!!
By this time my wife comes home from work. I tell her whats going on. She just
laughs and says, wait for me and I'll help. (still not hurrying).So, I'm thinking, I'll that take chrome sprocket off so it won't get scratched up. Wifey comes down and asks, "which
way does the wheel need to turn? I say, "I've got it figured out!!" Soooooo, I pop
that puppy back on and, RATS, wrong again!!! Evidently, when I took off the
sprocket, I got a brain cramp and, well.....
Needless to say, with wifeys help, I finally succeeded.
Is that, "measure twice and cut once or measure once and............
I won't have that problem again, I traded that bike!!!
Cruiser
Joined: Nov 2010
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From: NW Florida
Don't taze me bro old school style.
I don't how fun this was but I was helping a friend set the timing on his WLA 45 chop. He's on the left side pointing a timing light into the hole and tells me to turn the magneto, a Joe Hunt magneto. Needless to say I grabbed it wrong and the thing lit me up like a Christmas tree. the pain in my arm took about an hour to ease off. For some reason my buddy thought it was real funny.
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 160
Likes: 2
From: North Florida
I don't how fun this was but I was helping a friend set the timing on his WLA 45 chop. He's on the left side pointing a timing light into the hole and tells me to turn the magneto, a Joe Hunt magneto. Needless to say I grabbed it wrong and the thing lit me up like a Christmas tree. the pain in my arm took about an hour to ease off. For some reason my buddy thought it was real funny.
Yeah, knife had a solid metal backstrap... he ran around in circles screaming like a schoolgirl with a spider on her head. Pretty damn funny for a 240lb mechanic/Army reservist.
Oh, yeah, he forgot to turn the gas on, magneto worked juuuuuuust fine
Stellar HDF Member
Joined: May 2010
Posts: 2,864
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From: Aussie lost in Switzerland
Rear turn sig relocate, simple, right?
I managed to fug up my wiring and blew something that killed the bike completely. Spent HOURS looking for the problem but couldnt find the issue, and came to the conclusion (wrongly) that I'd fugged up the TSSM. I had a 500 mile ride planned in 2 days time and gave up, called the shop to have them collect the bike so i could have it sorted in time for my trip.
Collected the bike the next day and they told me all i'd done was blow the instrument fuse. Coulda sworn I'd checked it along with every other fuse about 6 times.
Most expensive damn fuse ever! Not to mention my dealer was laughing his *** off as he walked away with my $$. Cant say i blame him..
I managed to fug up my wiring and blew something that killed the bike completely. Spent HOURS looking for the problem but couldnt find the issue, and came to the conclusion (wrongly) that I'd fugged up the TSSM. I had a 500 mile ride planned in 2 days time and gave up, called the shop to have them collect the bike so i could have it sorted in time for my trip.
Collected the bike the next day and they told me all i'd done was blow the instrument fuse. Coulda sworn I'd checked it along with every other fuse about 6 times.
Most expensive damn fuse ever! Not to mention my dealer was laughing his *** off as he walked away with my $$. Cant say i blame him..
Club Member
Joined: Mar 2009
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From: Niles Canyon Ca.
Back when I turned wrenches for a living (auto at that time) we were outside the shop after a long day, friend's bike wouldn't start. He thought the mag was grounded out so he stuck his pocketknife into the plug boot and held up to the motor to check the spark.
Yeah, knife had a solid metal backstrap... he ran around in circles screaming like a schoolgirl with a spider on her head. Pretty damn funny for a 240lb mechanic/Army reservist.
Oh, yeah, he forgot to turn the gas on, magneto worked juuuuuuust fine
Yeah, knife had a solid metal backstrap... he ran around in circles screaming like a schoolgirl with a spider on her head. Pretty damn funny for a 240lb mechanic/Army reservist.
Oh, yeah, he forgot to turn the gas on, magneto worked juuuuuuust fine
Cruiser
Joined: Feb 2012
Posts: 160
Likes: 2
From: North Florida
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Cruiser
Joined: May 2010
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Using a buffer to polish my bike, I must've left my key hanging out of the ignition, because when it came time to go, no key. Seems the buffer flung my keys across the shop.
After an hour of searching my shop and trying to figure out trajectory, I found the key 50' away in a small fitting bin. Funny ****.....now.......
After an hour of searching my shop and trying to figure out trajectory, I found the key 50' away in a small fitting bin. Funny ****.....now.......
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From: Keokuk Iowa
How about laying your regular glasses on the top of the saddlebag while your putting on your sunglasses then forgetting about them. Take off then half a block later remember, turn around, look everwhere .... finally go back to where you stopped and run over them. That was a quick $328.