Attn Ladies - do you do your own maintenance? - Page 5

Rangerscott · 07-09-2010, 12:03 AM

Brownie points for me. Of course it's more fun when you're doing something to make your bike/vehicle better. Maintenance or fixing can bring the suck.

Gas Man · 07-09-2010, 12:53 AM

For me. Here's the thing. Doing maintance is fine. Modding a bike is cool. But having to work on it cause its broke and won't work is m'f'in suck my ballz.

azoomm · 07-09-2010, 01:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

For me. Here's the thing. Doing maintance is fine. Modding a bike is cool. But having to work on it cause its broke and won't work is m'f'in suck my ballz.

Quoted for absolute truth.

I don't mind working on motors [car, bike, truck, scooter, lawnmower, blah blah]. I hate HAVING to work on motors

It's the pain-in-the-ass-factor. If the PITAF is too high, I'll just pay someone.

Gas Man · 07-09-2010, 01:11 AM

Yep. Tt all also incudes HAVING to work on car/bike to get to work, miss a cool ride, miss the only good day all week, or spend money fixing failures tt u cud hv spent on cooler stuff.

All of which. Why I now own a hd instead of chopper.

marko138 · 07-09-2010, 08:53 AM

I hate working on anything. Bikes, cars, house. I only do it b/c shop labor is expensive, but I'd much rather pay someone to do it.

Gas Man · 07-09-2010, 11:41 AM

So basically you're a cheap ass?

marko138 · 07-09-2010, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Gas Man

So basically you're a cheap ass?

No, if I had the money I'd pay.

Gas Man · 07-09-2010, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by marko138

No, if I had the money I'd pay.

Isn't that how it always is for most of us!!!

gavilan · 07-09-2010, 05:03 PM

I have the carb block of a 93 Nighthawk that I pulled off a couple of months ago because I was going to tear it apart, clean the carbs and rebuild the thing...

Darn block was sitting in my office for a few weeks, traveling in my car everywhere with me for a couple more, went back to the office (we have a lab with a bunch of tools I thought I could use), back to the car and now it's been sitting in my garage at home for... a while.

I SO have to get to it but what originally discouraged me was that I stripped a couple of screws, ran to get a tapping set and got out most of them, but two screws ended up with pieces of taps in them, still pretty much attached to the block -thankyouverymuch.

I know it's not going to be a big deal once I finally sit down and do it but it's just gotten to the point where I am just *dreading* it.

This weekend... I am sure... well... we'll see... lol

Of course, after I am done with that, the question will be whether after all this time I actually remember how to put them back and attach everything else, but I guess I'll solve that issue when I get to it

(I did take some pictures of some things that I took apart and thought 'uh-oh, looks complicated...'

)

Ah... the joy of working on an old(er) bike...

racedoll · 07-09-2010, 06:10 PM

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Originally Posted by z06boy

Just bought 8 NGK CR9EK plugs for the bikes...$47 shipped to the house...guess that's about as good as I was going to find.

I think I have 4 of those brand new in a drawer in the garage that I can't use.

07-09-2010, 11:41 AM	#6
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	So basically you're a cheap ass? __________________ -Chris "Why pay somebody else to fuck up your bike?" Run Amsoil Product

07-09-2010, 12:03 AM	#1
Rangerscott Viff6N Mutated Warrior Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Texas Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N Posts: 8,704	Brownie points for me. Of course it's more fun when you're doing something to make your bike/vehicle better. Maintenance or fixing can bring the suck.

07-09-2010, 12:53 AM	#2
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	For me. Here's the thing. Doing maintance is fine. Modding a bike is cool. But having to work on it cause its broke and won't work is m'f'in suck my ballz.

07-09-2010, 01:11 AM	#4
Gas Man Trip's Assistant Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Imported from Detroit Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic Posts: 12,149	Yep. Tt all also incudes HAVING to work on car/bike to get to work, miss a cool ride, miss the only good day all week, or spend money fixing failures tt u cud hv spent on cooler stuff. All of which. Why I now own a hd instead of chopper.

07-09-2010, 05:03 PM	#9
gavilan Street Stunter Join Date: May 2010 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 71	I have the carb block of a 93 Nighthawk that I pulled off a couple of months ago because I was going to tear it apart, clean the carbs and rebuild the thing... Darn block was sitting in my office for a few weeks, traveling in my car everywhere with me for a couple more, went back to the office (we have a lab with a bunch of tools I thought I could use), back to the car and now it's been sitting in my garage at home for... a while. I SO have to get to it but what originally discouraged me was that I stripped a couple of screws, ran to get a tapping set and got out most of them, but two screws ended up with pieces of taps in them, still pretty much attached to the block -thankyouverymuch. I know it's not going to be a big deal once I finally sit down and do it but it's just gotten to the point where I am just dreading it. This weekend... I am sure... well... we'll see... lol Of course, after I am done with that, the question will be whether after all this time I actually remember how to put them back and attach everything else, but I guess I'll solve that issue when I get to it (I did take some pictures of some things that I took apart and thought 'uh-oh, looks complicated...' ) Ah... the joy of working on an old(er) bike...