best bodge ever

theshmoo · Bottomless Pit Joined: 23 Jun 2004 Karma :

My throttle cable snapped today miles away from home but luckily enough beside Halfords. The nice hallfords people let me borrow their tools and i only had to pay for the vice grips to fix it. What do you think of my boj job Laughing

i locked the vice grips to the end of the cable then tie wrapped the vice grips to my throttle grip. this got me home safely. Is there a bcf bodging award ?
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Andy C · Tree Seeking Missile Joined: 26 Apr 2005 Karma :

i still have half a drill bit as my gear change, was such a good boj that its been like that for about 3 months now!! works a treat! although yours is more impressive!

nice work! Thumbs Up

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McGee · O RLY? Joined: 24 Jun 2005 Karma :

That has to be the best thing i have ever seen Laughing

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White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

love it!

WN
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yorkshirelad3 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 19 Jul 2005 Karma :

brilliant

tokarev · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Jan 2005 Karma :

LOL! Nice work mate.

Will bear that in mind if somthing similar happens. Laughing

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

Good bodge. I'm way ahead of you though Wink

Jack_Cheese · World Chat Champion Joined: 14 Jul 2005 Karma :

Thats worthy of scrapheap! Is that an NSR125 you're riding?

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True Blue · World Chat Champion Joined: 10 Feb 2003 Karma :

That's quality Mark. I would never have thought of that! Laughing

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ZRX61 · Victor Meldrew Joined: 05 Nov 2003 Karma :

Impresssed Thumbs Up

stinkwheel · Bovine Proctologist Joined: 12 Jul 2004 Karma :

For future reference. Hein Gericke sell a thing called a 'nippelpannenset' which is a small tin containing three lengths of control cable with nipples on one end and a selection of solderless nipples to go on the other. It is no bigger than an airgun pellet tin and can be used to repair any of your control cables.

A handy thing to keep under your seat!
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sanchezz_182 · Crazy Courier Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Karma :

yup
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sanchezz_182 · Crazy Courier Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Karma :

bodge bodge..
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mistergixer · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jun 2005 Karma :

A true bodger only needs 3 tools in their kit:
Cable ties.
Mole grips.
A big hammer.

You've managed to use 2 of the 3 in your bodge, tell me at some point you whacked something with a hammer and i can die knowing my life is complete.

Cable ties; the hallmark of a quality repair.

(Seriously, top marks for ingenuity!)
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White Noise · Mr Dudwee Joined: 17 Dec 2004 Karma :

Davo · Davo To The Rescue! Joined: 05 Apr 2004 Karma :

Could just the return throttle cable if stuck.

vfr800 · Spanner Monkey Joined: 28 Oct 2005 Karma :

Once used vice grips to stop my radiator leaking on a van, it lasted for months. If it ain't broke, dont fix it. (if the bodge holds)

Looking at the picture again, you could use the grips as a makeshift clutch of brake leaver if you break one.
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cc123 · Geez a joab? Joined: 17 Jan 2005 Karma :

You never fail to amaze/make me chuckle Mark!!! Top job Thumbs Up

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beast rider · Could Be A Chat Bot Joined: 24 Feb 2005 Karma :

I have cable ties holding my belly pan on !

Does that count as a bodge?

or is it just that i can't be bothered to make some brackets?

I gotta say they very strong as they still held it on even when the bike was sliding down the road on its side.

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anders · Banned Joined: 17 Sep 2005 Karma :

Thats a good one mate!

Your pretty technical to think of that on the spot!

Well done!

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