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Musketeer
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PostPosted: 20:38 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Mentally and physically exhausted... Reply with quote
Has anybody ever changed indicators on ZX6R J1/J2?
What a pain in the arse!

The job not very difficult, a few screws and job done I thought.
It took me 4 hours, just finished a while ago.

The holes with threads in plastic bits not aligning with the screws.. especially air intake bit to screw it all together is a nightmare with a few rubbery and plastic bits to be screwed with one/two screws.. To express the difficulty of the task it's like trying to put condom on in complete darkness without using the hands.

It must be the worst existing bike to change indicators on.

I though I would share. Now I need a drink Wink
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shereen
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PostPosted: 20:40 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Cool story...... Wink
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Eddie Hitler
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PostPosted: 20:45 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Re: Mentally and physically exhausted... Reply with quote
Maggot wrote:
To express the difficulty of the task it's like trying to put condom on in complete darkness without using the hands.


The hands? Sounds a bit weird. How many hands do you have? Are they nailed the wall? Do you name them? Can I buy one?

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PostPosted: 20:45 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Mentally and physically exhausted my arse, I've just removed a pair of tyres without a proper bead breaker Laughing
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Musketeer
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PostPosted: 21:11 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Slacker24seven wrote:
Mentally and physically exhausted my arse, I've just removed a pair of tyres without a proper bead breaker Laughing


Yeah.. but at least when you change tyres without proper tools you know what to expect Razz

Changing indicators is supposed to be easy Wink

Yeah.. cool story I know haha Thumbs Up Laughing
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PostPosted: 21:12 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Re: Mentally and physically exhausted... Reply with quote
Eddie Hitler wrote:


The hands? Sounds a bit weird. How many hands do you have? Are they nailed the wall? Do you name them? Can I buy one?

Bonus unrelated image;

https://i.imgur.com/fvUXcrw.jpg


Is that Adam Ant?
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Chalky.
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Are you a spacker or a downer?

Could explain it? Question
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Musketeer
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PostPosted: 21:15 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Re: Mentally and physically exhausted... Reply with quote
Eddie Hitler wrote:


The hands? Sounds a bit weird. How many hands do you have?



I was going to type something else.. edit fail.

And - two + another two (my wife's) Wink

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Deucalion
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PostPosted: 21:16 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
I feel your pain.

I installed mirror extensions to my ER6f yesterday. On the box it said 5 minutes.

It took me considerably more than 5 minutes to saw a piece off an allen key so it would fit in the available space! This doesn't include the thinking time between 'how the feck am I supposed to fit an allen key between the screen and the mirror' and, 'well, I suppose I'm going to have to cut one down to fit'!

Worth it though, I can see behind the bike now.
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Eddie Hitler
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PostPosted: 21:16 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Re: Mentally and physically exhausted... Reply with quote
Maggot wrote:


I was going to type something else.. edit fail.

And - two.


No friiigin' way. Really? Shocked

Fair play with the wife. That's 4 then. Razz
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Slacker24seve...
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PostPosted: 21:43 - 05 Jun 2013    Post subject: Reply with quote
Maggot wrote:
Slacker24seven wrote:
Mentally and physically exhausted my arse, I've just removed a pair of tyres without a proper bead breaker Laughing


Yeah.. but at least when you change tyres without proper tools you know what to expect Razz

Changing indicators is supposed to be easy Wink

Yeah.. cool story I know haha Thumbs Up Laughing


It was brutal. There was much swearing.
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