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[Arden Kysely]

How about changing a tire and missing one of your tire irons. "Must be here somewhere, I'll find it later." The first ride seemed a little rough, but I was headed for a dirt road where I wouldn't notice it. Hmm, seem to have a slow leak, so get out the pump. After a couple more times I bail on the ride and head home. Pumped it up a few times, but got home OK. Opened up the tire to find my tire iron had rubbed a hole through the tube and nearly through the tire. __Arden

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Ed Chait" wrote: > > > > > How about standing back and feeling really good about your first swingarm > and rear suspension service until you notice that you forgot to loop your > OEM endless chain through the swingarm before you reinstalled it. > > AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH!!!!!!! > > > ed > A17 >

[Lars Lemberg]

Dave, That's the best one I've heard in a long, long time. Thanks for having the guts to share with us. Lars in VA, USA Green '06

> Re: NKLR: Idiot! > Posted by: "David C." cavanadd@... cavanadd > Date: Wed Jun 25, 2008 9:04 pm ((PDT)) > > Or drop a nut (stainless steel, non magnetic) down an open fork > tube....twice. > >I had taken the fork caps off to replace the oil. When I went to >replace the caps, I found the bottom edge of the dashboard was in the >way. In taking the nuts loose, I fumbled one and it went right down >the fork tube.....much swearing. Took the front wheel off, took the >fork tube off, dumped contents into a measuring cup, herd the nut hit >the bottom of the cup, good. Replace the fork tube, replace the >wheel, grab the cup, dump the fork oil back in, along with the nut..... > >Did I mention MUCH swearing? > >Dave C

[revmaaatin]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "David C." wrote:

> > At 04:18 PM 6/25/2008, you wrote: > >Ah, living the life of the anointed. > > > >At least you did not attempt to add oil with the drain plug 'out' > >(= of oil on the floor) > >or > >start the bike with the filler cap off. > >(= oil spray on your leg) > >or > >forget to put the gas to 'on' after arriving at the gas station > >in 'reserve' > >(=grumpy words and a push-pig for a motorcycle; thank goodness for > >the double secret reserve in the right side of the tank). > > > >Or a myriad of other KLR SNAFU events. > > Or drop a nut (stainless steel, non magnetic) down an open fork > tube....twice. > > I had taken the fork caps off to replace the oil. When I went to > replace the caps, I found the bottom edge of the dashboard was in

the

> way. In taking the nuts loose, I fumbled one and it went right

down

> the fork tube.....much swearing. Took the front wheel off, took

the

> fork tube off, dumped contents into a measuring cup, herd the nut

hit

> the bottom of the cup, good. Replace the fork tube, replace the > wheel, grab the cup, dump the fork oil back in, along with the

nut.....

> > Did I mention MUCH swearing? > > Dave C >

You could post this to U-Tube, sort of like a silent movie without the video. Your description is that good. revmaaatin.

[E.L. Green]

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Arden Kysely" wrote:

> How about changing a tire and missing one of your tire irons. "Must be > here somewhere, I'll find it later."

Ya, done that before. I caught it when I went to balance the tire. "Hey, this isn't right, I've used every weight in my toolbox and it *still* doesn't balance?!" So I took it back apart again and sure enough, blasted tire iron fell out when I shook the tire. Just another argument for balancing your tires after you spoon'em on . -E

[Bogdan Swider]

> > > At least you did not attempt to add oil with the drain plug 'out' > (= of oil on the floor)

At least you, Rev, didn t do the above while in front of Fred s garage in Moab. Yes, there was a jeering audience. And yes I don t multi-task well. In that case it was shooting the bull and changing oil. Bogdan [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[oldrider25]

I've left my keys either in the ignition or in my helmet lock more times than I can count on one hand. Sometimes, it's in a good neighborhood, sometimes not. There would likely be a different ending were it a sport bike instead of an A10 KLR with faded tupperware held on with zip ties. John

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "Fr. Don" wrote: > > I'm speaking of myself. I went to Wal-Mart. I hopped off the bike, put on > the steering lock, pulled out the key and sat it down on my seat. I then > took off and secured my helmet, gloves, etc. I did my thing in the store and > walked back out to my bike. My key was still sitting there on my seat! Doh! > I least I didn't have to pay the stupid tax. Surely I'm not the only idiot > who has done this! ) > > Don+ > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[oldrider25]

Just this month during lunch, I was reading a story on ADVrider where a guy was riding and someone pointed out some of his pinch bolts were missing. I just finished reading the sentence when I thought, CRAP! Two days ago, I loosened all the upper pinch bolts - as in all 4 - and didn't remember tightening them. I ran out to the parking lot, and sure enough, the bolts were still loose. This after riding on the freeway and lane splitting heavy surface street traffic. I'm so smart. Not. John

--- In DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, Craig Highline wrote: > > How about replacing the front pads and failing to torque down the caliper bolts only to lose them going down a pass? I zip-tied the caliper to the mounts and actually found replacements at a local hardware store as all bike shops were closed (Monday). > > Craig Highline > CO KLR Rider > A2/A13/A19 > Colorado Springs > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >

[Ed Chait]

----- Original Message ----- From: "oldrider25" To: DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 4:30 PM Subject: [DSN_KLR650] Re: NKLR: Idiot! Just this month during lunch, I was reading a story on ADVrider where a guy was riding and someone pointed out some of his pinch bolts were missing. I just finished reading the sentence when I thought, CRAP! Two days ago, I loosened all the upper pinch bolts - as in all 4 - and didn't remember tightening them. I ran out to the parking lot, and sure enough, the bolts were still loose. This after riding on the freeway and lane splitting heavy surface street traffic. I'm so smart. Not. John Don't feel too bad, I bought my 2003 KLR used with very low mileage. The day I went to the guy's house to pick it up I gave it a very cursory inspection before riding it home. Mainly just checked to see if it had enough oil in it because this guy did not strike me as someone who was careful about maintenance. The day after I rode it home I went out to take a better look at things and found that the front axle nut was completely loose and there wasn't wasn't any cotter pin in there. So, the original owner was an idiot when it came to maintenance and I was an idiot for being in a rush to ride my new bike home. ed A17

[roncriswell@sbcglobal.net]

Bogdan they can be very brutal at Fred's place. Be very careful there especially toward sunset. I have actually seen people run up behind others and put firecrackers in their pockets and light them. I wasn't drinking too much, but I think they did. Criswell

On Jun 26, 2008, at 5:31 PM, Bogdan Swider wrote: > > > > > > At least you did not attempt to add oil with the drain plug 'out' > > (= of oil on the floor) > > At least you, Rev, didn t do the above while in front of Fred s > garage in > Moab. Yes, there was a jeering audience. And yes I don t multi-task > well. In > that case it was shooting the bull and changing oil. > > Bogdan > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Eric Foster]

Ummm, Arden, you're not a surgeon are you? E