XT Girl Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hi guys! We're two girls preparing our 1986 XT600s for a trip from London to Cape Town. We had a tiny little accident this weekend. We need all the moral support we can get. WARNING: NOT FOR SENSITIVE VIEWERS - IF YOU LOVE BIKES, YOU WILL CRY. ALSO, SORRY FOR THE FOUL LANGUAGE, IT WAS DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted June 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted June 30, 2008 Shouldn't you two be ironing or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gas up - Let's Go! Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 I wouldn't wory too much, my missus doesn't know the difference between a left and right handed thread either. London to Cape Town... WoW! Have you read Red Tape & White Knuckles by Lois Pryce ? Makes my trip look like a sunday drive........ (9000 miles, 24 countries in 25ish days - it's for the kids!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoKz Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Shouldn't you two be ironing or something? what he said ^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Goff Posted June 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted June 30, 2008 lol - drill the damn thing out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted June 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted June 30, 2008 lol - drill the damn thing out! Joking apart, dont think you should try drilling it out, the drill usually slips off the harder screw and heads for the softer ally casing (Especially if youre using a hand held drill). You need to remove the rest of the screws, Thats ANTI clocwise , remove the casing and hope that theres enough of the old screw to get hold of with some mole grips. Put the broken off screw right at the other edge of the molegrip jaw, this will keep the jaws parallel so they wont slip off...Good luck...And good luck with your adventure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoda Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 All of that could have been avoided by attending a car/bike servicing, evening class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Goff Posted June 30, 2008 Moderator Share Posted June 30, 2008 Joking apart, dont think you should try drilling it out, the drill usually slips off the harder screw and heads for the softer ally casing (Especially if youre using a hand held drill). You need to remove the rest of the screws, Thats ANTI clocwise , remove the casing and hope that theres enough of the old screw to get hold of with some mole grips. Put the broken off screw right at the other edge of the molegrip jaw, this will keep the jaws parallel so they wont slip off...Good luck...And good luck with your adventure lol i was only joking - i missed out the on the end! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XT Girl Posted July 1, 2008 Author Share Posted July 1, 2008 All of that could have been avoided by attending a car/bike servicing, evening class. Really? Gigi (Janine) endlessly drilled 'lefty loosy, righty tighty' into my head... dont know how evening class would have avoided just being plain stupid... on the spot! (Anyway - if you know of any good ones, let us know -- we've looked around and there aren't any in London) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Airhead Posted July 1, 2008 Moderator Share Posted July 1, 2008 Really? Gigi (Janine) endlessly drilled 'lefty loosy, righty tighty' into my head... dont know how evening class would have avoided just being plain stupid... on the spot! (Anyway - if you know of any good ones, let us know -- we've looked around and there aren't any in London) Oh, i dont know, ...I thought the way you used a ring spanner on your allen key to get extra leverage when the going got tough, showed quite some degree of techy prowess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R1evad Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 That brings back memories (from a VERY long time ago ), When I was first let loose with some tools on a moped I was 11 though AND had to pay the local bike shop FIVE SHILLINGS to extract the remains of my handy work Lessons learned young are best remembered................Good luck girls, don`t fall at the first hurdle, and learn how to change tyres a bit quick, you WILL be needing all the skills you can muster. PS: If you play that clip backwards, iy will come out easy :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnie Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 spooky goff just seen you in the advertiser good luck on trip . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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