Temporary fixes that go on, and on, and on, and on.... "I'll get around to it"

Haggis

Haggis

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Hi Guys

I'll show you mine if you show me yours...

I'm sure lots of us have a temporary fix lurking in our bikes - the kind of thing done at 10pm on a Saturday night, ready for a Sunday ride. But then, many years later, the 'bodge' is still there.

Here is one of mine. I did an experimental installation with a smaller-than-standard Motobatt (with battery connections in the 4 corners). Not having any suitable earth cable lying around, I decided to plait some! Initially done just for proof of concept, but 5 years later they are still in place and doing the job. Messing with my first girlfriend's hair back in the 1970s proved to be useful after all :)

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Hag.
 
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Haggis said:
Hi Guys

I'll show you mine if you show me yours...

I'm sure lots of us have a temporary fix lurking in our bikes - the kind of thing done at 10pm on a Saturday night, ready for a Sunday ride. But then, many years later, the 'bodge' is still there.

Here is one of mine. I did an experimental installation with a smaller-than-standard Motobatt (with battery connections in the 4 corners). Not having any suitable earth cable lying around, I decided to plait some! Initially done just for proof of concept, but 5 years later they are still in place and doing the job. Messing with my first girlfriend's hair back in the 1970s proved to be useful after all :)

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Hag.
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Your starter motor will spin faster with a decent earth strap- Ducatis suffer from poor quality earth strap, changing to a proper one is a game changer.
 
Actually found one just the other day (Friday night coincidentally) although doesn't quite meet the on and on brief:unsure:
Had issues some time ago tightening my bar end mirror and just lately it became worse.
Took it apart and noticed a thin bit of metal wedged in the body of the bit that goes in the bar.
Took it out, looking at it puzzled and then remembered it was half an old feeler gauge blade that I had used last time it played up to wrap around the cone shape bit that gets pulled in so it would tighten up. Must have slipped out over time.
Perhaps time for a new mirror.....................
 
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