Need to take more pictures!

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Here's a fun one. Was about two miles from my destination yesterday and all of a sudden, my shifter fell apart, at least I thought. Pulled over to find the fitting that goes through the shifter pivot must have come loose, it was gone. Walked along the road a bit to see if I could find it but no luck. After popping out a couple "non-essential" bolts I ended up putting a couple zipties through the hole and it got me to my buddies place! Went out to the barn and sifted through the old can of bolts. Got one to fit and also the right length but needed to be "shimmed" for lack of a better term to match the radius of the pivot. Guess what? A piece of clear fuel line made a great substitute and will work just fine, until it doesn't.

 

[LAB3]

Was able to cobble together a steel spacer, a couple of nylon washers, a new bolt and some JB Weld from the hardware store to make something that's real close to stock. While visiting my old friend Bubba we pulled out the clutch plates and filed/sanded the ears where they engage the drum and played with the carb settings a bit. She came in purring like a kitten and left running like a raped ape!

 

[Guest]

Back in my drunken youth, I had a Honda 750. One night, when I especially should not have been on the bike, I rode home from a party about 20 miles away. I stopped to pee at one point and fell over before I got the kickstand down. Somehow, this blew a fuse, which I didn't have more of. I searched the ground around me and found a soda or beer pull tab that fit the old glass fuse spot. Got me home! Necessity is the mother of invention, as they say.