Curses you damn ML clip !!

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  • bonanzadave
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    • Jul 2006
    • 9623
    • Minnesota

    #1

    Curses you damn ML clip !!

    Got home from a ride from work. Chillin cooking some burgers so I decide to give the bike a quick once over and.......

    Sh!t !!!

    82 1100 EZ (red)

    "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY
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    #2
    Lucky you, that can result in a busted case or worse, a busted you.

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    • bonanzadave
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      • Jul 2006
      • 9623
      • Minnesota

      #3
      Well aware of what might have been. My fault. I put that chain on. Not sure what I did wrong.
      82 1100 EZ (red)

      "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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      • DaveR
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        • Nov 2010
        • 2404
        • Saskatchewan Canada

        #4
        Good eye BD!
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        1981 GL500 Interstate

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        • Burque73
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          • Mar 2016
          • 4711
          • Albuquerque, NM

          #5
          Darn master link clip thief strikes again. Maybe a disgruntled co worker?

          Say, is that tire cracking? Probably just the light but it looks kinda old.
          Roger

          '83 GS850G Daily rider
          '82 GS1100GK Work in (slow) progress

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          • bonanzadave
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            • Jul 2006
            • 9623
            • Minnesota

            #6
            Originally posted by Burque73
            Say, is that tire cracking? Probably just the light but it looks kinda old.
            That tire is a 4 year long soap opera. Waaay too long of a story I want to tell again.
            82 1100 EZ (red)

            "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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            • steve murdoch
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              • May 2004
              • 8491
              • St. Catharines, On.

              #7
              How were the burgers?
              2@ \'78 GS1000

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              • bonanzadave
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                • Jul 2006
                • 9623
                • Minnesota

                #8
                Awesome ! Salad, chips , and a ice cold Big Wave.
                82 1100 EZ (red)

                "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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                • BigD_83
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                  • May 2011
                  • 4872
                  • Vancouver

                  #9
                  Originally posted by bonanzadave
                  Well aware of what might have been. My fault. I put that chain on. Not sure what I did wrong.
                  Sometimes the old Spidey senses steer you back to things...
                  '83 GS650G
                  '83 GS550es (didn't like the colours in the 80's, but they've grown on me)

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                  • Tom R
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                    • Sep 2010
                    • 777
                    • Chicago, IL

                    #10
                    I’m in the habit if putting safety wire on the clip to deter the thieves.
                    -1980 GS1100 LT
                    -1975 Honda cb750K
                    -1972 Honda cl175
                    - Currently presiding over a 1970 T500

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                    • bonanzadave
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                      • Jul 2006
                      • 9623
                      • Minnesota

                      #11
                      82 1100 EZ (red)

                      "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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                      • bonanzadave
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                        • Jul 2006
                        • 9623
                        • Minnesota

                        #12
                        82 1100 EZ (red)

                        "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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                        • bonanzadave
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                          • Jul 2006
                          • 9623
                          • Minnesota

                          #13
                          BIA (back in action). I had an extra clip ? Or did I put the old clip on the new chain ?
                          82 1100 EZ (red)

                          "You co-opting words of KV only thickens the scent of your BS. A thief and a putter-on of airs most foul. " JEEPRUSTY

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                          • dorkburger
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                            • Jan 2013
                            • 10770
                            • Stupid Freehold Boro NJ

                            #14
                            Originally posted by Tom R
                            I?m in the habit if putting safety wire on the clip to deter the thieves.
                            How does one safety wire a master link clip?

                            A guy i rode with a few times lost his master link, then chain...... in the Holland Tunnel (tunnel from NJ into NYC - almost always a traffuc choked mess). Hevsaidvafter that he always carried a spare master link. As do I after hearing the tale.
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                            • storm 64
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                              • May 2012
                              • 4586
                              • Youngstown,Ohio

                              #15
                              Hey grandpa, time to ditch the old clip style master link and go with the rivet type. Much more reliable. 👍
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