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Re: Loose Head.

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Hello all. brt650 ...... Anyway I love causing internatational incidents. Graham.

I guess you have your answer there, as I wrote before ..''It must be hot in Asutralia these day's..'' and add '' some poeple have the cutlery out ''.

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pop wrote:Oh dear, this is now turning in to a international incident, Bully if you didnt paint your head washers we wouldnt have all this unrest now :lol:
And what a huge international incident it turned out to be.......
Graham couldn't start his bike, but I finished the event and therefore beat him.
His bike is now fixed, and so on Sunday in a week he'll well and truly beat me. The state of the world will be returned to normal, and once again people can rest easily. :mrgreen:
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Bully fanatic wrote:Hello all. brt650 the torque wrench I used only reads in ft/lb`s as it is an old one. I still think the reason they all came loose was the paint compressing. And I did have my reading glasses on. Anyway I love causing internatational incidents. Graham. :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:

Well Graham I hope those head nuts were all you painted , otherwise it might get a bit embarrassing.
I'm off to check every painted nut that I have in the shed in case they have come loose. Thank's for posting this problem . It might save all of us from the the set back you have had.
Thanks
Cheers brt650
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Talking about torque wrenches, I think everybody should go and buy the best torque wrench they can afford. Im sure you will notice a difference if you use it for every nut and bolt. :arrow: #-o :shock: 8) :P
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Whew, just checked, my nuts aren't painted
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sherpa wrote:Whew, just checked, my nuts aren't painted



Are painted nuts a new way to increase performance I wonder?
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Hello all. Doesn`t anybody else give their bike a pre season refurbish, spray the frame, engine all of the nuts and bolts and washers and axles. I even polish all of the aluminium bits as well. I wanted to spray my nuts green but I got talked out of it. Graham.
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Green nuts would suit a Bult very well I think.
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Galvanising zinc spray is best for those,I saw someone accidently squat over a can and said they felt a cooling sensation in their pants,as the paint soaked thru, also today on chanel 7 [63] 3pm are showing trials. :shock:
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Bully fanatic wrote:Hello all. Doesn`t anybody else give their bike a pre season refurbish, spray the frame, engine all of the nuts and bolts and washers and axles. I even polish all of the aluminium bits as well. I wanted to spray my nuts green but I got talked out of it. Graham.
Yeah, I gave mine a pre season refurbish - I gave it a violent kick to try to shake off some of last year's dirt.

Does that count?
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