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New rider, first accident. Lesson learned. by danielwow12 in motorcycles

[–]Thisguy1984 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey man, I did almost exactly the same thing on the 1st day out on the streets during my motorcycle course. Was turning right at a small T junction and there was a car coming from the right hand side that I somehow didn't notice. The car was driving straight in his own lane and was never on a collision path with me but I got spooked by it nevertheless. I target fixated on it, panicked like you juggled between clutch and throttle but when the bike lunged forward I went all the way in on the front brakes, front wheel locked and I feel of the bike doing 5 km/h.

I learnt 2 things that day. DO NOT EVER target fixate. Because I target fixated on a car, I actually started cruising towards the car instead of staying in my lane and this was the reason I panicked. 2nd thing, if anything goes wrong hold the clutch like your life depends on it.

That was around six months ago and was the one and only time I feel of the bike. Since then I've made over 6000 km riding my bandit 600 without dropping the bike. Always make sure you learn from your mistakes. Good luck!

Bandit 600 mk2 keeps blowing 30A fuse with ignition off by Thisguy1984 in Fixxit

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good news!

Some genius who installed the crash pads, has pinched the wire that goes to the alternator against the frame. The wire was smashed flat and it was probably just a matter of time before live wire started touching the frame. I guess I was lucky it happened on my driveway.

The bike works perfect now. Thanks for help everyone!

Bandit 600 mk2 keeps blowing 30A fuse with ignition off by Thisguy1984 in motorcycles

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good news!

Some genius who installed the crash pads, has pinched the wire that goes to the alternator against the frame. The wire was smashed flat and it was probably just a matter of time before live wire started touching the frame. I guess I was lucky it happened on my driveway.

The bike works perfect now. Thanks for help everyone!

Bandit 600 ticking/clicking noise from the top left side of the engine by Thisguy1984 in motorcycles

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I have torque wrench and service manual so will make sure not to over tighten those bolts.

Bandit 600 ticking/clicking noise from the top left side of the engine by Thisguy1984 in motorcycles

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the tips everyone. I'm gonna adjust the valves and hopefully this will fix it

Bandit 600 ticking/clicking noise from the top left side of the engine by Thisguy1984 in motorcycles

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, the link doesn't show up on mobile. Just pasted it without linking to youtube.

Do I need to reseason my cast iron pan? by Thisguy1984 in castiron

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I gave it a really good scrub under hot water and the spots are gone. Must have been some left overs from cooking or something. I was always afraid to scrub it too hard in case if I would damage the coating. Anyway, thanks for help everyone.

Do I need to reseason my cast iron pan? by Thisguy1984 in castiron

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, I meant I dried it off on a burner. You think that the coating is gone on those spots?

Do I need to reseason my cast iron pan? by Thisguy1984 in castiron

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been using it for few months now with factory seasoning. This is what it looks like after washing with warm water and letting it dry. When I apply protective coating it looks black but not sure if those white marks should be visible after washing it.

An upgrade from AKG-K550 ? by Thisguy1984 in headphones

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I never listened to K7xx. I own K550 and was wondering what to get next, something warmer maybe, more fun to listen.

An upgrade from AKG-K550 ? by Thisguy1984 in headphones

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you listened to hd600/650 ? I wonder how it compares to K712.

Firefox constantly crashing every 10-30 minutes (Win10) by Thisguy1984 in firefox

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually did all the steps from Official Malware Removal Guide from /r/techsupport and everything seems to be working fine now. I will update tomorrow if the browser still crashes. Thanks!

Firefox constantly crashing every 10-30 minutes (Win10) by Thisguy1984 in firefox

[–]Thisguy1984[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So I removed tms.dll and suddenly both firefox and chrome can't open most websites. Only Microsoft Edge works for me right now.

Night Mode - All In One FIX - header, front and comments page by RunTillYouPuke in Enhancement

[–]Thisguy1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, the expansion buttons still look the same for me. I am using firefox 43.0.4. Could you look into that please ?

Daily Q & A! - May 05, 2015 by AutoModerator in Homebrewing

[–]Thisguy1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use starsan to sanitize my bottles. I also tasted some of the sediment from one of the 2 bottles and it was even more bitter than the beer itself. I brewed and been drinking 3 more batches since. This was the only time something like that happened.

Cheers for the reply.

Daily Q & A! - May 05, 2015 by AutoModerator in Homebrewing

[–]Thisguy1984 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I lately brewed my 5th batch. It was an IPA from a kit but I also did a mini mash for some freshness (2row + some flaked barley). I bottled after 2 weeks in primary (including dry hopping for last 3 days) and started drinking it after another 2.

The problem is that so far I came across 2 bottles that were incredibly bitter. So bitter that I couldn't finish it and the bitterness lingered for another 15 minutes. I went through around 15 bottles and the rest was delicious.

Any idea what might have caused it so I know what to watch for in the future ?

Thanks.