Well said that man.
As much as people moan about my lack of mechanical care for my bike, I have had it down to the bare frame and back up again at least three times. I have laid my hands on every bolt, nut and cross-threaded screw.
There are lots of little things on my bike that are done that way through the experience of working on and fixing the machine. For example the hose clamps on the airbox to carburettor manifold have their screw slots facing one way because that's the easiest side to get at them. Moving along 3 inches the manifold between the carb and the head is the two piece item that later XBRs had fitted. This allows you to slide out the spacer and that gives you room to remove the carb on the roadside (damhikijkok). I could go on for hours, covering each area of the bike.
What price knowing your machine down to that level?
You're dead right Steffan.
GC
