What's Boiling Your Pi$$ Today?

BAD LUCK DUCK

Forum Duck
Can't say I blame you for sounding off. However, on reflection, have the medications helped with your PTSD and will you miss them after you "come down"? If you can manage without, well done, if not, no shame in going back for help. My eldest daughter has flirted with and without her anti-depressants and finds her life better with. Good luck buddy.
They have helped my thoughts calm down on an evening so I'm able to relax before bedtime..so I was getting more of a rested night..However if I can achieve that on medication I can achieve it on my own I'm sure.. No use for anything else other than that..
I'll see what happens 👍👍👍🦆
 

chas

Legendary Knight
If you shave your arse and legs your definitely gay 🤣🤣🤣🦆
Don't believe everything your mates on www.shavingmycockandballs.com tell you.

What pissed *me* off today was the bloody forecast. Was meant to be midday rain but quickly clear. I got bloody soaked on the way home. Even my *new* (30 year old) Kushitani jacket let a bit of water in at the arms. Levis have the water repellent qualities that you all remember (utterly fuck all) although my workboots were surprisingly watertight and the unlined gloves I use in summer didn't get too soggy either considering they made no claims. And the bike is now fucking filthy after me actually cleaning the bastard at the weekend.

On the plus side I didn't look like a camoed up fatcunt at any time so it goes in the win column I guess. ;)
 

BAD LUCK DUCK

Forum Duck
Don't believe everything your mates on www.shavingmycockandballs.com tell you.

What pissed *me* off today was the bloody forecast. Was meant to be midday rain but quickly clear. I got bloody soaked on the way home. Even my *new* (30 year old) Kushitani jacket let a bit of water in at the arms. Levis have the water repellent qualities that you all remember (utterly fuck all) although my workboots were surprisingly watertight and the unlined gloves I use in summer didn't get too soggy either considering they made no claims. And the bike is now fucking filthy after me actually cleaning the bastard at the weekend.

On the plus side I didn't look like a camoed up fatcunt at any time so it goes in the win column I guess. ;)
My bike is filthy as fuck after the ride to work this morning...
Riding back at 1915hrs though in glorious sunshine was only ruined by that constant whining and grating noise from the front wheel...
Hoping to get a chance to clean it and see if I can locate the issue with front Saturday morning before shooting off Donnington 🦆
 

chas

Legendary Knight
My bike is filthy as fuck after the ride to work this morning...
Riding back at 1915hrs though in glorious sunshine was only ruined by that constant whining and grating noise from the front wheel...
Hoping to get a chance to clean it and see if I can locate the issue with front Saturday morning before shooting off Donnington 🦆
I'd have a look at that sharpish, could be something as daft as a bit of road debris stuck in the brake caliper or could be something that's doing real damage.
 

chas

Legendary Knight
As Chas said.
Start with caliper off, pistons/pads pushed back & a good poke around inside with a torch.
Also check that the wheel spindle & all associated spacers/washers went back in the correct order after the new tyres were fitted.
Ref to that online workshop manual @Don the Don found for you.
I'm now paranoid on Duck's behalf that if the wheel spacing is off there's some serious metal to metal happening between disc and caliper
 

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
I'm now paranoid on Duck's behalf that if the wheel spacing is off there's some serious metal to metal happening between disc and caliper
Yep!
He described the guy at the bike shop as an "old school mechanic"
That gives me hope Chas. But we all make mistakes mate.

I use an "old school" (& very probably anal?) method when working on bikes or any other vehicles that I'm unfamiliar with & I don't have a manual to ref to...
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Maybe it's OTT & "anal"? But it works for me Chas 😃
 

MartytheMartian

Legendary Knight
When I pull a wheel I put all the spacers and washers on the spindle as they would be around the wheel and lock the fecker in the safe until I'm ready to put it back on because I could forget where I put the entire feckin' bike sometimes if I didn't keep a track of exactly where everything is. During the current work on the Daytona I have already lost a spare Coil Pack that I can't find anywhere and I spent hours the other day looking for a spare Crankshaft sensor that I had dug out of my spares and then promptly 'mislaid'!
 

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
Nothing OTT & "anal" in doing things to suit yourself and setting things in position I still do that myself, it's easy to have a brain fart and forget as in my case getting older I would forget my balls if they were not in a bag.
I'm not a time served mechanic as per the good old days of proper apprenticeships. I never got sent for a "long weight/wait"" or a tin of "Tartan paint" or a new "bubble for a spirit level" etc etc. But they did take the pi$$ MASSIVELY!

However, I was stil absolutely blessed to work with proper engineers. Guys that could solve any engineering problem.
They weren't like todays fitters, they were ingenious problem solvers 😃

Apparently, nowadays such treatment is considered to be bullying. Not character building? 🙄
 

Sarky B’stard

Legendary Knight
Don't believe everything your mates on www.shavingmycockandballs.com tell you.

What pissed *me* off today was the bloody forecast. Was meant to be midday rain but quickly clear. I got bloody soaked on the way home. Even my *new* (30 year old) Kushitani jacket let a bit of water in at the arms. Levis have the water repellent qualities that you all remember (utterly fuck all) although my workboots were surprisingly watertight and the unlined gloves I use in summer didn't get too soggy either considering they made no claims. And the bike is now fucking filthy after me actually cleaning the bastard at the weekend.

On the plus side I didn't look like a camoed up fatcunt at any time so it goes in the win column I guess. ;)
You should've got one of those guaranteed 50% waterproof Kushti jackets from Peckham market.
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Sarky B’stard

Legendary Knight
I'm not a time served mechanic as per the good old days of proper apprenticeships. I never got sent for a "long weight/wait"" or a tin of "Tartan paint" or a new "bubble for a spirit level" etc etc. But they did take the pi$$ MASSIVELY!

However, I was stil absolutely blessed to work with proper engineers. Guys that could solve any engineering problem.
They weren't like todays fitters, they were ingenious problem solvers 😃

Apparently, nowadays such treatment is considered to be bullying. Not character building? 🙄
I am none of those things but my apprenticeship in raiding scrapyards for bits for kit cars taught me the No 1 skill, bar none, is 'Befriending the Rottweiler'.
 
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