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Looking at a posting about a pinched tube reminded me of the time I spend the day trying unsuccessfully trying to repair a flat tyre. It was a day I should have stayed in bed. I firstly pinched a new tube and put an un repairable cut in it. Got another tube and did the same again. Finally repaired the original tube with a patch then put the whole thing together with a tyre iron still inside the tyre. I got about ten miles from home when it went flat fast! My mate picked me up in his van and helped me remove the tyre to find he tyre iron. Needless to say he has gently mocked me for it ever since. I challenge anyone to admit to something as silly.

Experience is what you get after you need it. I once touched a 415v live wire after not leaving a warning label on the main switch and someone turned it on; sat me on my bum.

Crikey, Leon. How did you get your alternator to produce 415 Volts? I know that the Indian regulators are a bit suspect, but.......

Ok, Allan. I caught my boot on the rear indicator when mounting and pulled the bike over onto my leg------ twice.

Ha I overfilled the battery on my AJS M16S when I was living in Somerset. I set off for Taunton but had to turn around when I was nearly there when I looked down and discovered the the crutch of my trousers and underpants was gone. Headed straight home and jumped into the shower as things were feeling a bit prickly!

Once did a oil change on my car and thought this takes a lot of oil until I looked underneath and then realised I forgot to replace the sump plug lol

Similar to DAZZA---I removed the duff oil pressure switch on my Triumph 2000---took it into work and matched up a new one in the morning....Had a busy time in the afternoon.. Finished late...Got in the car and started up----Funny, why won't that orange warning light go off ??----Rev. Rev.---- What's that annoying metal thing in my jacket pocket ??-----OH GOD !!! ---Switch off-----Big lake of Black oil under engine but NO Rumbles !!----Phew, that'll teach me to "Borrow" spares from the stores !!

I once pulled up at some traffic lights and as I came to a halt I put my right foot down. Except I didn't. The leg of my trousers had gone down over the kickstart.