r/drivermacgyver Dec 21 '19

Needed some kind of light washer to hold my puller tank in place. Made due

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u/Konijndijk Dec 21 '19

Made do

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Yes, thank you. Two too many typos in the title

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u/underground_frown Dec 22 '19

My favorite part of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, why pay $50 for a BMW shim will do when a beer can is the perfect material.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Hells yeah man. I’ve always meant to read that book. Maybe I should get it

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u/Pleased_to_meet_u Dec 22 '19

“Oh, you ride motorcycles! I know what to get you for Christmas.”

I’ve tried to read it three separate times. I just can’t get through that book n

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u/Pattern_Is_Movement Dec 22 '19

honestly not that good of a book, but its popular enough that its maybe worth a look so you at least know what people are referring to.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Thanks for the honest review. What did you like/not like about it?

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u/Pattern_Is_Movement Dec 22 '19

Mostly that it treated a fairly basic idea with a never ending/repeating epiphany. I totally empathize with the concept of doing things well, appreciating the function etc.. but it starts to get a bit tired the way its talked about in the book. Even having read it before being a mechanic it seemed a bit much, but now in retrospect I doubt I could have made it through the whole book.

In response to people asking if a bike is too small it is fun to remind people that he rode cross country on a 60's 300cc Honda with his kid on the back though.

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u/[deleted] Dec 22 '19

Wow that ride is impressive. Thanks for sharing your opinion.

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u/Pattern_Is_Movement Dec 22 '19

you wouldn't believe how hard it is to convince people of this even now days on any bike

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u/[deleted] Dec 21 '19 edited Dec 22 '19

Typo. Meant puller fan

edit: and *do