Epic brain farts.

[DoubleEagle]

I had lived with a friend and his girlfriend for a year and a half.  She was one of the most beautiful women that ever walked the planet and the most beautiful I have ever seen - even 35 years later  . 

Well, after my friends had broken up for a long time I had occasion to make a pass at Lynn and she shot me down - nearly......killed ......me.

A year later I was at a dinner party and Lynn was there in all her radiant beauty - a wonderful person by the way.  At near the end of the evening Lynn proposition me out loud right in front of everybody - do you want to spend the night at my house tonight?   I said, not too loudly, but so everybody heard, that I was busy with something else.  She and everyone else was startled.  People gasped.

I went outside and literally beat my head on a great big oak tree.

Maybe not the absolutely dumbest thing I've ever done, but certainly one thing I'd change.  If you saw her you would you would understand.

I got on my 72 toaster/cafe BMW and sped away to spend the night alone in our old apartment.

Still can't believe I did that.  Yea, I got even (NOT) with the MOST BEAUTIFUL woman in the world. 

LA

LA, I hope someday you will stop beating yourself up over that one !     Dolph   

[the_Journeyman]

Mine was attempting to use a cheater bar when removing the rear suspension on my M750.  It was on a rear stand, and I was attempting to loosen one of the linkage bolts.  Instead of putting some penetrating oil and trying late I decided to put just a bit more pressure on the bolt with the cheater bar.  Still no go, so I went all Hulk on it and wound up in the garage floor with an M750 on it's side on top of me. 

Got the bolt loose though ~

JM

[Rameses]

I seem to remember something about a chain and a ladder...


Should we wait for Ash to chime in with that story?   

Okay, it looks like Ash is on one of his DMF hiatuses, so I went and dug up the pic...

For those that weren't around for this one, he decided that a ladder would make a better work surface for riveting his new chain than cold concrete would.

[River]

I had just ridden up ACH (Angeles Crest Highway) with my MUCH more exprienced friends.  One guy I had JUST MET.  We had breakfast at Newcombs, then headed out under the steady gaze of many other experienced motorcyclist, a good portion of whom where Ducatisti.  I got on River, started the motor, put her into first and tried to take off when the engine cut off.  DuckStew and another guy had already taken off, but the guy I had just met was behind me, laughing.  "What?" I wondered out loud.  He pointed out that I was trying to take off in a hurry with my kick stand down.  Then, predictably, he laughed at me.

Huh.  You mean the motor cuts off for that???

       

[OwnyTony]

Okay, it looks like Ash is on one of his DMF hiatuses, so I went and dug up the pic...

For those that weren't around for this one, he decided that a ladder would make a better work surface for riveting his new chain than cold concrete would.

You know, i was reading this whole thread with ash in mind, waiting for it to finally come up.   HeHeHe....That was an epic fail day for him. Still remember it on the dml when he posted it.

[lauramonster]

for those of us not in the loop, I'm assuming he riveted the chain to the ladder??

How'd he unchain the ladder without ruining the chain?

[ducatiz]

i used to "do" VWs.. restore, race, mod, the whole bit.  had a few setups in NHRA even (not my team of course, i just did the builds)

anyhow, i was working on a engine for a friend.  complete engine reconditioning down to turning the crank.  i sent the heads out to get hemi cut, cause i want the compression to run about 6.5:1 (which according to Gene Berg is about the limit for a daily driver)... anyhow, i got the heads back, with new valves/seats the whole 9 yards...

i decided to swap the springs and retainers for new ones..

put the engine together

won't start.  i poke around and it's making the weirdest noises ever.   it turns over fine.  oil pressure fine.  but there is almost nothing coming out the exhaust (pistons should be pressing somethign out)..

i poked around some more.. and then popped off a valve cover... there are no springs... no retainers... and no valve stems.. SHIT

[Spicoli]

I just broke out laughing.  That is awesome.  I could completely see myself doing something like that.  Ash rocks for making my morning.

[Gator]

Its ironic that the person who dobbed Ash in was responsible for this brain fart...





I'm just saying...

[causeofkaos]

Okay, it looks like Ash is on one of his DMF hiatuses, so I went and dug up the pic...

For those that weren't around for this one, he decided that a ladder would make a better work surface for riveting his new chain than cold concrete would.



That made me shoot soda out of my nose i havent laughed like that in months THANK YOU









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[Ash]

i heart you, rameses

[Ash]

for those of us not in the loop, I'm assuming he riveted the chain to the ladder??

How'd he unchain the ladder without ruining the chain?

short answer: there are now three masterlinks on my chain


it was actually a blessing that i goofed that one (i still plead that i was high on theraflu): when I had initially riveted the masterlink the tool was off center and one of the main link barrels cracked.  it probably would have catastrophically failed eventually.  i only discovered the failure after i broke open the masterlink.  that's why there are now three masterlinks on my chain.

[TiAvenger]

He is alive!   

That chain always reminds me of a cowboy boot with spurs

[Ash]

or an arby's hat

you, my friend, are a strange strange man   

[TiAvenger]

or an arby's hat

you, my friend, are a strange strange man   

Im not the one dressing up a ladder.