My R5 loved to try and spit me off at every opportunity. Miss that bike. Had the GP dual leading shoe brakes that would pull the back wheel off the ground at really high speed just to add insult to injury.
I wasn't even looking as I was just scrolling down past the Honda and thought that was another XS650 with bad clip!You get the Eagle Eye Award for July, 2019.
....and what about that filthy chain !!
And a damn fineOK Jim you are right, I took your advice and safety wired my master link clip.
OK Jim you are right, I took your advice and safety wired my master link clip.
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Happy now, Mr fussy pants?
In aviation you have places where you cant use pliers... so when I was teaching I'd always start out with hand safetying, then move on to the pliers. You can do just as good... even better by hand.I know they make special safety wire pliers. Is that what you guys are using? I don't know if I could get such a nice twisted section with just normal pliers or needle nose pliers.
If you get the loops fully tight, you shouldn't be able to tuck the pigtail underneath..Have a set of (cheap) aviation safety wire pliers but the twister died, so this was just needle nose work as ole' eagle eye skull surmised. I might do it one more time, if i get it just right I can tuck the pigtail back under the loops. Maybe even drill sergeant Dent (SIR!) would approve.
And yes form the first set of bends with the pliers before you pass it behind the plate, helps keep things snug.
sounds like a challange...If you get the loops fully tight, you shouldn't be able to tuck the pigtail underneath..
Once you have the SS wire on your shelf, you'll find a multitude of uses for it.I recently tried something like this to hold some parts in place while tack welding. MIG wire wouldn't take more than a couple twists before breaking. Some of that stainless wire would be handy to have around.
Scott
Mini zip ties fail.^I use mini zip ties for that. Actually two, in case one rots and comes off... The black ones are supposed to be UV resistant.