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From: ottguit on 16 Aug 2007 21:21 Your Bike is new, have it fixed professsinally and then buy an old junker to practiceon. Bg
From: Ken Abrams on 16 Aug 2007 21:40 "Carlin" <nospam(a)nospam.com> wrote > BTW, I stripped it by overtightening. Yes, I should use the torque wrench > I have. I didn't realize it would strip _that_ easily. > Just taking a wild guess here but maybe next time you should use a wrench/socket with a shorter HANDLE ???? If your hand is pretty much on top of the socket, it's pretty hard to strip much of anything. Torque wrench is good too! ;-)
From: Ken Abrams on 16 Aug 2007 21:45 <ottguit(a)hotmail.com> wrote > Your Bike is new, have it fixed professsinally and then buy an old > junker to practiceon. Got a chuckle from that! Is your bike still under warranty? If yes, and you value that warranty at all, you will think twice before making any non-standard repairs.
From: Carlin on 17 Aug 2007 01:09 Ken Abrams <harvest_this(a)scum.suckers> wrote: > <ottguit(a)hotmail.com> wrote >> Your Bike is new, have it fixed professsinally and then buy an old >> junker to practiceon. > Got a chuckle from that! > Is your bike still under warranty? > If yes, and you value that warranty at all, you will think twice before > making any non-standard repairs. Those are both good points. I got the bike used and it is out of factory warranty. However, the previous owner got a third-party warranty until 2010. Perhaps I should bite the bullet on the $300 repair in case something _really_ bad happens down the line, so that I can still use that warranty... I really appreciate everyone's input! Lots of good info and suggestions from all angles. Carlin
From: The Older Gentleman on 17 Aug 2007 02:22
<ottguit(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > Your Bike is new, have it fixed professsinally and then buy an old > junker to practiceon. > Bg Agreed. Get a professional to repair the thread. -- BMW K1100LT 750SS CB400F CD250 SL125 GAGARPHOF#30 GHPOTHUF#1 BOTAFOT#60 ANORAK#06 YTC#3 BOF#30 WUSS#5 The bells, the bells..... |