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Learned me a fing today

4 posts · Started by Stupid Luke · 02 May 2009

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Anyone remember the flooding a few years back when Tewkesbury copped it.

Well I always thought that was a biblical punishment vested on the town for two reasons

1. The amount of incest that goes on there
2. The feckin amount Pro Bolt charge for anything.

If they ever get a plague of locusts I will know I was right.

Anyway, Pro Bolt. Usually their stuff wouldnt interest me as I cant afford the titanium and cant stand the lurid adonised(?) shit that owners of crappy 80's bikes are so drawn to. Also it is far, far ,far too expensive for a miser such as I.

However, when I got the carbon Dymags and Braking discs (thanks Pilpton) I thought I would push the boat out. After all, how many times in your life will you get carbon wheels? I am still wanting the Power Commander by the way

Nice set of stainless steel disc bolts, jobs a goodun Or would be if the speedo still worked

Now this may be obvious to you, but it wasnt to me. So back out with the wheel, magnets are still in place, havent snagged the cable, all good.
Put it back together, no speedo

Down to Laguna (the worst dealer in the western world). Not for advice, I had blagged a go on a Daytona 675 for my next track bike. Blagged a go on a GSXR750K8 whilst I was there too Anyway I thought I would ask them = they have no idea, I am not suprised.

Next a 30 mile howl through the lanes to Tagg racing. He puts a magnet on the disc bolts and guess what

In order for your speedo to read, you nead cheap and nasty steel disc bolts. Have KTM no soul? The feckers

For sale, 1 set of blingy disc bolts, 1 careful owner suitable for track rider or road rider who doesnt care how fast he is going.............................

Err, actually that is me. Feck it I think I will keep em
You'll be alright mate, as long as you stay behind that milkfloat...
Back in the days of learners on 250LC's I had a mate that collided with a milk float. Better still he did it, almost outside, another mates house.

For years he had to listen whilst history was rewritten and he fell of whilst slipstreaming Benny Hill's Ernie.

Another mate I dont have anymore
Luke - just get a very strong & thin magnet - superglue it to one of the blingy bolt heads. A push bike computer uses these, so go to the bicycle repairman of your choice......
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