Stupid is as Stupid does

[GregMember]

Just before the Cameron’s trip I fitted a new front tyre. While I was fitting it the phone rang (how surprising those that know me say) well I continued fitting the tyre and then wheel and talking on the phone (shouldn’t do that especially when playing with brakes, wheels and stuff)

Now on the Tenere the brake calipers have to be removed when the wheel is taken on and off. So I throw it all back together while on the phone :dry: Pump the brakes up, grab a helmet and tear down the road to Penrith, I had to go to the printers, Tee N Cee and Sutto’s for various reasons. Then while ripping home I think I will take a run through the national park will be good shouldn’t because tea will be ready but hey there is always time.

Coming back through the park on the bitumen I come up to a hairpin right hander and brake (late as well) the lever comes straight back to the bars NO FARKIN BRAKES, the rear works and I was lucky enough to miss the guard rail and go into the timber, miss everything big and stay upright.

Talk about shit one’s self :blink: :ohmy: Inspection showed the lower bolt in the right side caliper had fallen out and the top one was loose letting the caliper swing away from the disc.

Why, well I hadn’t tightened the bolts had I :blush: Could have been real nasty. Lesson for me well they are lessons I know and teach.

Haste makes waste

Never time to do it right, but always time to do it over

Focus on the job at hand

Ignore the bloody phone

Plus many more

I thought I would share this because mistakes are easily made no matter how much experience we have and rechecking your work takes no real time. I teach the apprentices to double check their own work and I didnt because I was rushing to get stuff done.

TB

[RoyMember]

Lucky result in the end and a good lesson. I like doing my own maintenance but there is always that nagging doubt in the back of my mind that I have forgotten something as I don’t do it enough to have proper systems engrained in my pshcye. All well that ends well as long as it doesn’t happen twice.

[Mick DMember]

Hahhahah the funniest part about this post is that you mustn’t have re read it before you posted!!! A couple of glaring mistakes jump out from the page. :laugh: :laugh:

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TB wrote

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Then while ripping home I think I run through the national park will be good shouldn’t because tea will be ready but hey there is always time.

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I teach teh apprentices to double check their own work and I didnt because I was rushing to get stuff done.

[GregMember]

No there isnt Mick as I was fixing it when you posted :huh: the funniest part is that after your cry last night about how I trivalised your legitiment question and I said you would have done the same and you said no you wouldnt, well :laugh:

Game on

And thats all you got out of it, reminds me of another saying

TB

[Mick DMember]

Considering the topic and the preaching you were doing, I thought it was hilarious!!!

[GregMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Considering the topic and the preaching you were doing, I thought it was hilarious!!!

Wasnt preaching Mick was sharing

TB

[Mick DMember]

Doesn’t matter, the irony of it, wasn’t lost. :laugh:

[GregMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Doesn’t matter, the irony of it, wasn’t lost. :laugh:

Still I guess to Talk sense to a fool and he calls you foolish.

TB

[Mick DMember]

Back as you were and have a nice day :laugh:

[alanMember]

that was an entertaning bitch sesion thanks for that love it .glad you stayed on TB good point about checking things think some of the machanics at work should do it to (me included but not a machanic)

[GregMember]

micknmeld wrote:

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Back as you were and have a nice day :laugh:

Bastard :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

TB

[GregMember]

white rocket wrote:

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that was an entertaning bitch sesion thanks for that love it .glad you stayed on TB good point about checking things think some of the machanics at work should do it to (me included but not a machanic)

Thanks Rocket, the bastard reeled me in

[alanMember]

old mic goes alright hay

[GregMember]

Nah he got me once, maybe twice but not much he is old and slow :laugh: :laugh:

TB

[Mick DMember]

Trailboss wrote:

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Nah he got me once, maybe twice but not much he is old and slow :laugh: :laugh:

TB

Yes Grasshopper, I appear old and slow.

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