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I'm so glad to hear your wife will recover. That was a scary story. Yes, I promise to wear *all* my gear *all* the time. LindaT. Springfield, VA, USA 99 R1100RT Mr. Buzzy 95 F3 Purple Haze (67K miles and counting) 00 KLR250 Tenzing (0 miles and not counting) http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Pit/4807/ -- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tebklr@a... wrote:

> Greetings All: > > Want to tell you this to extoll the virtues of FULL PROTECTIVE

GEAR. My wife,

> Tina crashed on her m/c early this morning on the way to work.

Tom, I sent you another e-mail off list, but I forgot to tell you that I just ordered a jacket/pants set the other day and now I'm glad that I did. I though about saving the money and waiting until next year, but with a long trip coming up in August to Moab and home the long way (est 6500km) I wanted to be protected. Tina's unfortunate accident proves to me that I made the right decision. We all put a lot of stock in helmets, but how many of us ride around without protective clothing as well. I shake my head every time I see someone riding in shorts and t-shirt (or no shirt!). I don't want to even think about how much worse her injuries might have been had she not been wearing the Aerostitch. Give her our best, Tom. Again, I hope you have her out of the hospital and home soon. Please keep us updated when you have the chance, and let her know that we're thinking about her. Best Wishes, D. GBG eh14

--- In DSN_klr650@egroups.com, tebklr@a... wrote: > Greetings All: > > Want to tell you this to extoll the virtues of FULL PROTECTIVE GEAR. My wife, > Tina crashed on her m/c early this morning on the way to work. Circumstances > are unclear, as she is still in ICU, critical condition, and pretty dopey on > morophine. She was on an elevated freeway ramp, and somehow ended up grinding > along the outside wall for about 50 feet before leaving the bike, and falling > 29 feet to a parking lot below. No witnesses, so don't know if another > vehicle was involved. That's to find out later. > > Injuries are broken left leg (tibia and fibula), severely dislocated rght > knee complete with tendon and ligament damage, two broken vertebrae (no > paralysis, thank God, but will require surgery tomorrow or Friday), a liver > "tear" (Doc says consistent with fall from height onto hard surface), and > deviated eyes (not looking at the same place) from whacking her head. HER > HELMET SAVED HER LIFE! It has a large area in the back that is delaminated, > and the EPS is partially crushed. CT scan and MRI reveal slight brain/nerve > trauma that will heal with a little time. Everything should be OK in time, > but she has a long recovery in front of her. > > She was wearing her Aerostich Darien jacket and pants with the factory > padding, and they performed admirably. They're all cut up now from the > paramedics removing them at the scene, but who cares? They did their job, and > minimized (?!) the injuries from what was a horrific accident. Her beloved > pink/black Shoei RF200 is junk, but who cares? She is alive, and will > recover, I'm sure to ride again. > > Just wanted to remind all of you to please, PLEASE, wear your protective gear > ALL THE TIME. > > That's it for now. Gotta get back to the hospital. Ride safely out there. > Tom

--- , run2hills@a... wrote:

> Hello again all,

For future reference, if a bracket is flexed tightly to fit and bolted down in, say, 2 places, how do you remove one of the bolts without the force of the stored energy shearing (and thereby stripping) the threads? You can apply pressure to 'squeeze' the frame parts togeter by using a rope that loops around both frame tubes and using a rod to twist the rope several times to tighten the rope loop. Question number two: how do you know if the thing that you are removing has been compressed to assemble in the first place? You clue was when it "didn't feel right". When something doesn't feel right, it probably isn't. Instead of plowing on ahead, stop & analyze the situation, & come up with a creative solution (easy for me to say having been there many, many times). You can't be on automatic pilot when wrench turning.

> Thank you and God bless you one and all, > Eric- the thread stripper > > > Removing the upper bracket of the coolant reserve tank,

I have managed to strip the threads in the frame mounting hole. There seems to have been lots of upwards pressure on the bracket, because as I was removing the bolt with a socket wrench, it didn't come out straight, but rather at an upwards angle (I thought that the removal torque required was a bit high, and it was getting dark, so I didn't see the impending doom). I think that I could bend the bracket downwards to realign with the mounting hole for reassembly, but what to do with the stripped threads in the frame? Heli-coil. These are available at hardware stores. You want to get one that is the for the same size metric bolt that you removed. You'll also need to know how long the heli-coil needs to be (i.e. the length of the buggered up threaded portion on the frame). You'll need to clean up the ruined threads with the PROPER sized drill bit & then use a tap to rethread the cleaned out hole. The heli-coil insert has threads on its inside and outside. Loctite is used to secure the heli-coil to the frame. I'm guessing it will cost about $20-$30 (US$) to buy the heli-coil, tap, & drill bit. A mechanic will probably charge the same amount if you're not up to tackling it yourself. Professor A9 Federal Way, Wa. [USA]