Such a pleasure to read this, thank you for posting. Motorcyclists and hotrodders were OG hackers. Not so much a gentleman, but more of a yeoman scientist. You have to be a bit of a lunatic to ride motorcycles, a noble, heroic, and glorious lunatic. Even with modern engineering, a working bike is still only a temporary equilibrium.
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#12But really, what is motorcycle repair without the Zen?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zen_and_the_Art_of_Motorcycle_...
(actually, cool site, TY for the link)
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#13I like the site and it looks like it has lots of useful information. The evangelism is uncomfortable for me, does not pertain to motorcycle repair.
The religious portion was the most beautifully hysterical part of the site though. I clicked the top link thinking the domain was moving only to find its availability was about to be limited by my own mortality.
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#14I have always wanted to do something like this for tractors: use, maintainance and repairs. A lot of women drive tractors and still need a guy around like a spare set of muscles. I feel like I can’t tackle this until I have a set of adapters or levers or some such hack to deal with our obvious gender handicap. This is going to be my winter 2020-21 project. Thanks. ETA: heh .. http://www.dansmc.com/china_bikes.htm ..…
There is a lot of room for better help for mechanics. Most of it is distributed as long-winded YouTube videos, and it's the wrong medium. Everything else is lost in the noise on various forums. I'd love something like ifixit for other fields and I can't possibly be alone. I want answers that aren't hidden in a 30 minute 480p video of a mumbling dad. Here's an example of what I mean, since I just finished it: https://…
Currently I am dealing with tractors and PTOs. I agree that.. Mechanically for motorcycles and cars, everyone who owns a wheeled vehicle should be able to fix things and at least know how.
We shouldnt have to use brawn when physics should do.
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#16I have always wanted to do something like this for tractors: use, maintainance and repairs. A lot of women drive tractors and still need a guy around like a spare set of muscles. I feel like I can’t tackle this until I have a set of adapters or levers or some such hack to deal with our obvious gender handicap. This is going to be my winter 2020-21 project. Thanks. ETA: heh .. http://www.dansmc.com/china_bikes.htm ..…
For big jobs involving fasteners you can use a torque multiplier, no special muscles required. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=torque+multiplier
Thanks.
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#17The part on "Phillips JIS screws" is just wrong http://www.dansmc.com/jis_screw.htm "There are different types of Phillips head screwdrivers around but only one type fits JIS screws" Philips becoming synonymous with cruciform in some circles really lead to the destruction of many perfectly good screws...
Well yeah, that's kind of his point. I think he's using the right words for his audience. People who already knew that there were multiple types of cruciform bits wouldn't need the article. For the people (Americans) who don't, they know them as phillips bits. Literally everyone in America calls them phillips bits, even most who are in the trades: > Don't be surprised, when you ask for a JIS screwdriver, if the "Expe…
As an American, the Phillips driver that I touched up with a metal file works perfectly for JIS screws. I still call it a Phillips.
https://blogs.loc.gov/families/2020/09/what-does-american-in...
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#18I have always wanted to do something like this for tractors: use, maintainance and repairs. A lot of women drive tractors and still need a guy around like a spare set of muscles. I feel like I can’t tackle this until I have a set of adapters or levers or some such hack to deal with our obvious gender handicap. This is going to be my winter 2020-21 project. Thanks. ETA: heh .. http://www.dansmc.com/china_bikes.htm ..…
There is a lot of room for better help for mechanics. Most of it is distributed as long-winded YouTube videos, and it's the wrong medium. Everything else is lost in the noise on various forums. I'd love something like ifixit for other fields and I can't possibly be alone. I want answers that aren't hidden in a 30 minute 480p video of a mumbling dad. Here's an example of what I mean, since I just finished it: https://…
I tried to setup a 'manual for everything' website 10 years ago called fiximo unfortunately I was too young and didn't pull through.
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
There is a lot of room for better help for mechanics. Most of it is distributed as long-winded YouTube videos, and it's the wrong medium. Everything else is lost in the noise on various forums. I'd love something like ifixit for other fields and I can't possibly be alone. I want answers that aren't hidden in a 30 minute 480p video of a mumbling dad. Here's an example of what I mean, since I just finished it: https://…
Currently I am dealing with tractors and PTOs. I agree that.. Mechanically for motorcycles and cars, everyone who owns a wheeled vehicle should be able to fix things and at least know how. We shouldnt have to use brawn when physics should do.
> We shouldnt have to use brawn when physics should do.
There's nothing inherent about this space requiring manly strength, it just takes up a lot of slack when everything else is lacking - from tools to knowledge.
The trained professionals don't rely on brawn to perform repairs properly.
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#20Wow!
The closest thingb like this for cars would be ChrisFix on YouTube.