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Here's a video clip of this weekend's work on my 1Vj.

It is not for the feint hearted - but very funny. (except for me)


If its ANY consolation: the actual job, was to replace the faulty stator. This job was achieved with aplomb. The work being seen in the video, was completely gratuitous and had no purpose other than to cost me money for a machinist, and yet another week without my bike.


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Err...... oh dear, unlucky with that one.....I liked her confidence though..... gigi will not be working on mine though under any circumstance......... A lesson for those without a torque wrench and work table ...... You guys in London?
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I would have hated my self sooo much after that,and I don´t think I would ever ever post a video as evidence of me doing it,my male ego would die in the process.Thumbs up for shareing it with us

At least now you know what to do next time.Keep up the good spirit!
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Never Mind All That!!!
NEVER MIND ALL THAT!!!!!

GIGI SHEARING BOLTS OF MY ENGINE CASING.. IS JUST A LITTLE DIVERSION FROM THE REAL MIRACLE:::

YOU ARE READING THE WORDS OF ONE, SUPER SMUG XT GIRL... WHOSE BEASTY JUST STARTED!!!!

JUST TO REMIND YOU:

FIRST I HAD TO FIND THE PROBLEM, SOME WEEKS AGO, OF MY BATTERY NOT CHARGING... THIS EVERNTUALLY TURNED OUT TO BE A FAULTY STATOR.

THEEENNNN..

HAD TO REMOVE THE OLD STATOR (and all the electrical connections and wires etc.)

AFTER INSTALLING THE NEW STATOR -- I SINGLE HANDEDLY DID UP ALL THE WIRING, CONNECTIONS AND ELECTRICALS...

STARTED IT TODAY == AND SHE IS PURRING AWAY LIKE A KITTEN!!!!!!!!!!!!


AND - NO OIL LEAK EITHER!!!!

(I made the gasket with my OWN HANDS!!! )



(AND - I DID IT WITHOUT EVEN A BIKE WHISPERER TO KEEP WATCH!!)
Only Gigi... and fat lot of good she was!! (only kidding gigi !)

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Rather than use a simple SPANNER why not invest in a quality SOCKET SET? A good quality socket is much less likely to slip and cause damage to the bolt and your hand!

By the way CLOCKWISE does the bolt up and COUNTER-CLOCKWISE undoes the bolt!

Seriously, I do hope you managed to get the thing fixed without costing too much?

Onwards & Upwards....
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Best to brake the bike now then on the road. Easer to fix at home to.

Wrench on stuff alot and you will shear off bolts, strip threads, cross thread things. On the other hand you will know how to fix all that to. Your skills have already came along way.
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ok guys - do you think you could give me a break now - jeez man! Mardi certainly exacted her revenge by posting the video!!
But hey - said XT did start and is purring away beautifully so not completly the end of the world....

guys going off on another completely different tangent - anyone know about some live/work warehouse space up for rent in south east London - ideally need to be able to ride the bikes into the space so we can work on them and prepare them (and try not to shear anymore bolts) ..... any ideas greatfully received (sorry - I know this is not the forum - so please email us through the website) - muchos graticius... err you know what I mean
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See now you two are worrying me, you're just trying to be Ewan & Charley aren't you? Only without the beards of course.

PS, Say the word "Derbi" to Mardi and see what she does.
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That was painfull to watch, may be there is a lesson here girls, some times us guys have are uses. Skip
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