workpeter Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Hi All, Do any of you know of a good simulation program where you can practice taking bikes apart etc?I know there is the game "Motorbike Garage Mechanic Simulator" but it doesn't look great honestly. The simulation doesn't have to be a game, it could just be learning software. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Forget it. Only one way to learn - and that's by getting your hands dirty. "Reassembly is the opposite procedure to dismantling". Yeah, OK, Mr Haynes. I heard ya.Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megawatt Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Either buy yerself a cheap project bike to play with or come down to my place to learn on my bikes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 This is a wind up right ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 This is a wind up right ? It would have been - except the spring broke. You couldn't overwind 'em on the computer.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 This is a wind up right ? It would have been - except the spring broke. You couldn't overwind 'em on the computer.... I'd like to see a program that simulates kneeling on an upturned 10mm bolt then whacking your head on the handlebars as you stand up . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) Or burning your knuckles doing the timing on a Guzzi 850 'cos you ain't got the special tool to slacken the bolts holding the distributor......Edited to add for the sake of pedantry: it isn't actually a distributor but it looks near-as-dammit like one and you twist it back and forth to dynamically adjust the timing...whilst burning your knuckles on the cylinder fins....... Edited March 16, 2019 by Anonymous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 ...or dropping an M6 locknut down a camchain tunnel....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikestrivens Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Or loosening/tightening an oil plug with the incorrect tool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Or loosening/tightening an oil plug with the incorrect toolNow, now, Mike......play nicely, won't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 yea and I bet you don't get all the expletives on a simulator either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 yea and I bet you don't get all the expletives on a simulator either If you want to learn a bit about mechanics and you enjoy expletives then subscribe to The Workshop YouTube channel . Search ER5 Pony Power etc . Or if customisation is your thing then there's always Ichiban Moto , a particular favorite of mine and totally badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Oh God help us , these things actually exist ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickly Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Good griefI thought Itchy Bum Moto was shite, but that is a new level of shiteness ( is that a word? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westbeef Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Nothing prepares you for 20 year old bolts that haven't been out since they went in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 OK kids, repeat after me...."righty-tighty, lefty-loosey".........There. What could possibly go wrong with that???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyrider Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 no they don't like seeing the light of day those things they like being where they are used to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Good griefI thought Itchy Bum Moto was shite, but that is a new level of shiteness ( is that a word? ) It is now ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westbeef Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 It defense, there's a game "Car Mechanic Simulator" and it's good fun buying a beat up old car and restoring it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiggie Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 [mention]Westbeef[/mention] I've played that. Good fun if a little repetitive at times. funnily enough the game is a lot easier if you already have a knowledge of engines and what goes wrong with cars in general Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimR Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 OK kids, repeat after me...."righty-tighty, lefty-loosey".........There. What could possibly go wrong with that???? left hand threads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 OK kids, repeat after me...."righty-tighty, lefty-loosey".........There. What could possibly go wrong with that???? left hand threads Name that left-hand thread in one.......usually only on rotating parts where the direction of rotation would tend to loosen a part with a conventional thread.....but as a general maxim, not too bad as a rule of thumb. Always assuming that the putative mechanic does have opposable thumbs, that is. Anyway, that's what manuals are for, isn't it? We do remember manuals, don't we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JRH Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 OK kids, repeat after me...."righty-tighty, lefty-loosey".........There. What could possibly go wrong with that???? left hand threads Name that left-hand thread in one.......? Left hand pedal on a push bike. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 left hand threads Name that left-hand thread in one.......?Left hand pedal on a push bike. So, possibly by extension, also on an SS50 or FS1E? Not forgetting the Punch Maxi. Oh god. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastbob Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 left hand threads Name that left-hand thread in one.......? Left hand pedal on a push bike. ER5 / GPZ 500 water pump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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