Maintenance Mishaps

3/4 socket set would have moved it

 

Bit of a different tack and funny but when I was a kid I had a CB450 black bomber. Mine was actually red though so I suppose I should call it a red bomber. Anyway I had the r/h spark plug out but still connected to the ht lead. The ignition was switched on as I was testing for a spark. I was very very slowly turning the engine by gently operating the kick-start with my left hand while holding the spark plug in my right. The b'stard only went and started on one cylinder with the petrol left in the carb. So I got quite a shocking experience as it was several seconds before I could get my hand to release the plug.

 

reminds me of when (naughty i know) i got a mate to tell me if my bike had a spark,pity he was holding the plug lead with spark plug still attached and a spark it did have,amazing that the electrical gremlin fixed itself at that moment that's what friends are for imho.

 

Good job he didn't have a dodgy ticker, you wouldn't have been laughing then .......

 

yes but he already had a perm of sorts but then his hair went straight.