Timber .....
Posted: 18 Apr 2014, 18:26
Well it had to happen at some point...
Was dropping the wheels out to take them down to get the tyres fitted tomorrow, and made a stupid noob mistake..
Cracked the axle nuts, and the bolts on the rear calliper, and got the bike in the shed and up on the paddock stands, Whipped the rear wheel out in no time at all and moved onto the front. Got the axle out with ease, but then realised that I had rushed and forgotten to take the callipers off. Started trying to undo the bolts and my second and, what prooved to be the fatal error showed it's head. I'd forgotten to slacken of the bolts before putting the bike on the stand.
With no rear wheel and the axle out of the front I decided to try and crack the bolts on the stand. I know they where properly torqued as it was only serviced recently... This is where it went very very wrong. I don't know quite what happened next, but there was a loud cracking noise and the next thing I knew was the bike as pinning me against the desk !
Fortunately Mrs Nutz came running to the rescue and help me get the bike back upright. I then had to kind of balance it on the stands somehow and find some assistance to get it all back how it should be.. The rear paddock stand seems to have collapsed, and the front one is looking a little bent. As I have no choice the bike is up on them and the wheels are out, but I am buying a new pair of stands very soon.
Amazingly the bike has escaped unscathed, there is not a mark on it. Not quite so sure about me though..
Was dropping the wheels out to take them down to get the tyres fitted tomorrow, and made a stupid noob mistake..
Cracked the axle nuts, and the bolts on the rear calliper, and got the bike in the shed and up on the paddock stands, Whipped the rear wheel out in no time at all and moved onto the front. Got the axle out with ease, but then realised that I had rushed and forgotten to take the callipers off. Started trying to undo the bolts and my second and, what prooved to be the fatal error showed it's head. I'd forgotten to slacken of the bolts before putting the bike on the stand.
With no rear wheel and the axle out of the front I decided to try and crack the bolts on the stand. I know they where properly torqued as it was only serviced recently... This is where it went very very wrong. I don't know quite what happened next, but there was a loud cracking noise and the next thing I knew was the bike as pinning me against the desk !
Fortunately Mrs Nutz came running to the rescue and help me get the bike back upright. I then had to kind of balance it on the stands somehow and find some assistance to get it all back how it should be.. The rear paddock stand seems to have collapsed, and the front one is looking a little bent. As I have no choice the bike is up on them and the wheels are out, but I am buying a new pair of stands very soon.
Amazingly the bike has escaped unscathed, there is not a mark on it. Not quite so sure about me though..