Bollocks $$$$

[Rob Farmer]

What a soft tw%t

Just been out in the garage tweaking the R90. Checked the ignition timing, it's fitted with a Boyer, gave the back plate a gentle tap, slipped with the screwdriver and cut into the inductor coil.... after much swearing it's obvious it's scrap

Has anybody got a Boyer for sale or an original points backplate? I've got a spare advance/retard unit. Points but no points backplate.


Bugger, Bugger!!

 

[Tarka]

I ain`t got a Boyer....or an original backplate.

Either`ll cost yer more than a drift or a pin punch would have done.



RAF engineering at it`s best.

 

[Rob Farmer]

I knew it was going to happen before I even did it...soft tw%t...did it anyway.

Just got a price from Boyer. £28 including VAT and delivery so not too expensive.

 

[Tarka]

I knew it was going to happen before I even did it...soft tw%t...did it anyway.
.

That thought probably made it happen mate.

I was once carrying a bowl of tomato soup from my kitchen to my living room on a tray that had no edging.
I thought 'This soup`ll make a terrible mess if the bowl should slip off the tray'.

You can guess the rest.



At least your replacement won`t break the bank.

 

[Sylvester]

My list of engineering f$ck Ups are just to embarrassing to publish, I did once drop a hot tin of chain wax (remember that stuff!!) in my kitchen. That took a while to clean up. Probably why I hate chain drives.
It's that "Doh" moment you get when it all goes Pete Tong

 

[Paul Rochdale]

A couple of years ago, I had my Pan up on a motorcycle bench and the time came to lower the lot to the ground. As it was all pretty stable, I hadn't taken the precaution of stropping the bike down. As I began to lower the top of the bench, the front dipped first, then the 600lb monster tipped forward off it's centre stand and sideways striking the workbench.

With the help of a friend, we humped the bike back on the motorcycle bench. Damage (I feared it was going to be expensive) - none whatsoever. The left hand handlebar weight hit the engineers vice on the bench and that stopped any of the plastic being damaged or even scraped.

Talk about lucky!

 

[Steptoe]

You can guess the rest.

I'll have a stab ................

You tripped over the carpet because you were concentrating so much on the edgeless tray.



Just one of my many feck ups - put a bowl of drained engine oil under the raised workbench ( out of harms way, you know how easy it is to knock it over), i answered the phone, got back to work "now where was i, oh yes bike all finished now just lower the workbench"...............................

 

[brassmonkey001]

I'll have a stab ................

You tripped over the carpet because you were concentrating so much on the edgeless tray.



Just one of my many feck ups - put a bowl of drained engine oil under the raised workbench ( out of harms way, you know how easy it is to knock it over), i answered the phone, got back to work "now where was i, oh yes bike all finished now just lower the workbench"...............................

How stupid!
You'd never catch me doing that.

 

[MattW]

Changing the gearbox oil on my 1100 last week.

Fashioned a kitchen foil "drain device" and left it to do it's stuff into an old saucepan.

Went into the kitchen to make a cup of tea while it drained (kitchen attached to garage), didn't notice the the Cocker Stupid sneak out into the garage.

Dog wanders back into the kitchen and I happen to look at the floor which is covered in shiny pawprints.

It appears that to get a better sniff of the very attractive stream of gearbox oil, the dog stepped into the pan with both front paws.....

Had to wash the stinky gearbox oil out of the dogs feet and clean the (thankfully tiled) kitchen floor before the missus got back and noticed.

Had a word with the dog and explained the error of hers ways - she now understands that she's banned from the garage.

 

[bumpmuncher]

Cocker Stupid sneak out into the garage.

Dog wanders back into the kitchen and I happen to look at the floor which is covered in shiny pawprints.

It appears that to get a better sniff of the very attractive stream of gearbox oil, the dog stepped into the pan with both front paws.....

Had to wash the stinky gearbox oil out of the dogs feet and clean the (thankfully tiled) kitchen floor before the missus got back and noticed.

Had a word with the dog and explained the error of hers ways - she now understands that she's banned from the garage.

LOL very funny. my old springer used to steal tools and hide them or if he found a hammer run round manicly kneecapping everyone he could. he did do simmilar to yours with the oil, but it was a tray of emulsion

 

[John Armstrong]

RAF engineering at it`s best.

Rough As F...

Just like REME, sort of