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[glhs837]

Improvise, adapt, and overcome, good work.

 

[GURPS]

a new bolt, some JB Weld ... be good as new

 

[SG_Player1974]

Lucky for me, I had zip ties in my tool bag and used a screw (not as critical) from the other side to get home.

That's some MacGyver stuff right there...

 

[Puddleducker]

Found a NOS piece online for $12. Zip ties,tape and tools are a must on a 35 year old bike!

 

[Gilligan]

The bike is an 81 HD. I have been rebuding it since December. I just put new bars on it and had moved the controls around. Used 2 1/2 tubes of loctite and neglected to put any on the bolts holding the controls. One bolt wiggled out and over stressed the metal. It was a cheap lesson on attention to detail. Maybe sharing it will save someone else from an accident.

Sure glad you rode through it like you did! As you know, I build most of what I ride too..and have a had a few "oops" along the way.

 

[Puddleducker]

This Shovel has been quite an experience. Not a cheap one either!

 

[glhs837]

Knowledge of the machine trumps knowledge about the machine every time. Hard to jury rig a thing you don''t understand.

 

[stgislander]

An outstanding graduate of jury rig 'A' school. Well done.

 

[DoWhat]

An outstanding graduate of jury rig 'A' school. Well done.

There is also another name for it, but I ain't going to say it.

 

[stgislander]

There is also another name for it, but I ain't going to say it.

Why yes... yes there is another name for it. And I ain't saying it either.