I rock

The little security screw fell out of my Garmin mount the other day.

Ten minutes with the lathe has a superior replacement made in brass.
Rather lovely it is, too.

I shall field-test it on t'Island. Dodger? If it survives, do you want
one?

It's got a simple knurled top so you don't have to **** about with the
pointless "special" screwdriver.

 

I'm amazed mine hasn't, tbh. Of course, not using the Wing lately has
helped.

Of course. I'd expect nothing less.

No. [1]

And neither does the thief, presumably.

Sounds fabbo.

[1] <pushes luck> I'd like two, please. One for each cradle.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD

Hah! It'd be a pretty pathetic tea-leaf that'd be defeated by that
screw. All he has to do is undo the thumbscrew on the mount and cut the
cable and he's there.

I have slight concerns about the brass and its longevity. If it survives
the trip, I'll make a couple and post them to you. If it doesn't a Mk II
shall be molished.

 

You not got a locky-uppy thumbscrew, then?

Soopah.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, SD
(Zumo mount)

I do not. I just take the fucking GPS off when I leave the bike.

 

On Mon, 26 May 2008 18:16:21 +0100, Wicked Uncle Nigel

*impressed* You do indeed.

I do admire a handy man.

 

Your powers are weak old man.

http://www.touratech-usa.com/shop/show.lasso?SKU=065-0141&-session=tourat
ech:44A454400cd801B20CYKG22349E5

 

Don't suppose you'd want to practice and make another one would you

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95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50,
07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, muddy cat

That still uses the standard screw. That *and* my replacement would be
pretty good.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Steve Parry

Heh.

OK, what I'll do is see how this one survives. If it works out OK, I'll
put a posting up and any regular that wants one can have one.

It'll be a week or three.

 

*How* "handy"?

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On Mon, 26 May 2008 20:59:58 +0000 (UTC), "Dr Ivan D. Reid"

How many have you got?

 

You don't need the screw, it says so in the directions. And besides,
this is fine German technology.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, muddy cat

<reads>

*Boggle*.

That's as fine a Teutonic sledgehammer as I've seen used on a nut in a
long time.

Well done them.

 

Cool ta ... I'm off to France on Thursday for 10 days ... If I miss your
posting could you remind me?


--
Steve Parry
BMW R45, 01 Kawasaki ZX12-R, 07 K1200GT SE
95 BMW F650, 87 Yamaha FS1, Sukida SK90PY, 91 Kawasaki AR50,
07 VW Passat SE Estate for comfort
www.gwynfryn.co.uk

 

I was completely confused by what that was for a while, thinking it was
just a bar and trying to fit it into places.

 

Do you know how much the mounts are? £48 or so, worth nicking in itself.

 

Slightly more than average.

--
Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration,
Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN
GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005
WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon)
KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".

 

On Tue, 27 May 2008 12:38:39 +0000 (UTC), "Dr Ivan D. Reid"

Well, now I need someone to fetch my eyebrows down from the ceiling.

 

What a coincidence! Me too!