Comfy old boots bike service resto thread

[Comfy Old Boots]

Bike looks good. Bash plate on Hexhead always cracks me up, 4 fixings, three different tools needed.

Thanks John, that means a lot. No idea what I'm getting into with the bash plate and the bars.
Did I mention I hope to give the screen a bit of TLC too? Anyone any suggestions on products etc?

also need to change the gear box oil. Hate the stink of gear oil

 

[landmarkjohn]

Your gas! I've quite a lot of them to trim. Still have to put one on the front of the swing arm gator.

I should explain... imagine reaching under a raised floor in a comms room to fish cable through and there is tons of cable bundled together and some not so bright spark has cable tied them together and left about 5mm protruding and cut at an angle. Run the back of your hand across the sharp end, draw some blood etc etc

It would be a sacking offence if I had my way. There are special tools for cutting tie wraps.

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

I should explain... imagine reaching under a raised floor in a comms room to fish cable through and there is tons of cable bundled together and some not so bright spark has cable tied them together and left about 5mm protruding and cut at an angle. Run the back of your hand across the sharp end, draw some blood etc etc

It would be a sacking offence if I had my way. There are special tools for cutting tie wraps.

well I'll meet you in the middle and cut them flush with a sharp snips!

 

[Mistacat]

I am with the craft knife or Stanley knife option.
Too many scars from badly cut cable ties.
Defiantly a sackable offence.

 

[Comfy Old Boots]

I'll see what I can do but certainly something I'll do going forward.