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by Morganmike - 21/09/26 07:54 PM
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Just barreling along Needs to Get Out More!
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^^ Kind words sir, you've inspired me to show todays bodgery... Decided to replace the starter ring gear whilst I'm at it ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2022/11/20/Ring-gear1-1.md.jpg) Tap, tap...and off it pings ![[Linked Image]](https://www.tm-img.com/images/2022/11/20/Ring-gear1-2.md.jpg) I suspect shrinking on the new one won't be as easy 
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Jon, That depends on how good your oven is? Or how long your wife will be out of the house? LoL.
Cheers
John.
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Might be a struggle to fit that flywheel in the freezer too... (-: Best of luck.. 
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Jon, That depends on how good your oven is? Or how long your wife will be out of the house? LoL.
Cheers
John.  ... yes, don't mention illicit use of the dishwasher too
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don't mention illicit use of the dishwasher.... In c.1974 my wife caught me while I was in the shower wearing only her shower cap and using wet & dry paper to smooth a 5ft long fibreglass fuselage for an R/C model glider.  We are still married.
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My Mrs can forgive most things - cleaning carbs in the sink, bearings in the freezer, housings in the oven and numerous parts in the dishwasher. I also store various bike and car parts on the top shelves in the kitchen units (she can't reach). However a shower cap would be a step too far even for her.....
"Y mae dafad ddu ym mhob praidd"
1972 4/4, 1981 MGBGT, 1984 FLHT1340, 1980 XLH1000, 1990 ZX10
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And if you’re quick before she puts the pasta in you can check the stat too  ![[Linked Image]](https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/8034fx9l5due7lz/stat%20stew3.jpg)
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Bit of thread drift but these stories bring back memories, especially my first foray into making things go faster.
I had a Vespa SS180 and bought a 200cc barrel and piston
I suggested to my girlfriend that whilst her mum and dad were away for a couple of days then perhaps I could drive my bike into her living room to do the work in the dry, after all “it wouldn’t take long with a promised no mess”.
Parts soon off, reassembly started. Placed the new piston into position, tapped in the gudgeon pin and offered up the circlip. Pinnnnnng. Where the hell did it go? Searched for hours but eventually found it.
And then, right on cue, just as I was re starting work, the sound of a key entering a lock. Yes, mum and dad had cut short their few days away.
To this day I don’t know how I got away with it but the engine re-assembly was done in record time and I’ve never been as embarrassed since.
Incidentally, the “girlfriend” and I are still together
Regards
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When I was 16 my father caught me repairing my '53 Speedtwin in the (best) front room threw me out and I had to live with my grandparents.
Keith
2013 narrow bodied + 4 Ruby.
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