+1 for the Bowline, knowing how to properly tie a square not is useful too. I keep a 3' bit of line in my backpack for practicing :)
-Kyle On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:58 AM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: > Really you only need to know two, the boline (spelling?) And the half > hitch. They are the knots that don't slip. > Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T > ------------------------------ > *From: * Christy Deering <christydeer...@gmail.com> > *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Date: *Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:56:51 -0600 > *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> > *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com > *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Loose Handbar End > > Learning more every day. I also think I should learn about tying knots. > Yah? > > *Christy Deering* > 734-276-0083 > christydeer...@gmail.com > > > On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 9:54 AM, Allen Thomas <althomas...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Take the time to learn what type of glue/epoxy works on what kind of >> substance. Comes in handy all the time. >> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >> ------------------------------ >> *From: * Christy Deering <christydeer...@gmail.com> >> *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> *Date: *Fri, 6 Dec 2013 09:03:00 -0600 >> *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> >> *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Loose Handbar End >> >> There's a whole world out there of expensive substances in tiny tubes I >> know nothing about. Learning. >> >> *Christy Deering* >> 734-276-0083 >> christydeer...@gmail.com >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 8:16 PM, Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com>wrote: >> >>> Green is for "shit that shouldn't even think about someday vibrating >>> loose for a million, Alex" applications. Heavy suspensions, high torque >>> engine applications (i think the flywheels use it too), stuff like that. >>> >>> Kurt >>> On Dec 5, 2013 9:00 PM, "Allen Thomas" <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>>> So that is what the green is actually used for.. Thanks Kurt. >>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> *From: * Kurt Nolte <vturbine.po...@gmail.com> >>>> *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >>>> *Date: *Thu, 5 Dec 2013 16:05:45 -0500 >>>> *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> >>>> *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >>>> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Loose Handbar End >>>> >>>> I went through an entire 8oz jar of the Green at work over the summer. >>>> Suspension components on the buses get the Green. >>>> >>>> They also make purple, which is "low strength" and intended mostly for >>>> screws with torques measured in inch-pounds. >>>> >>>> Kurt >>>> On Dec 5, 2013 3:43 PM, "Allen Thomas" <althomas...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Oops looks like Javier beat me to it. Blue locktite is your friend, >>>>> that and anti-sieze compound. Basically every time you remove a bolt >>>>> think. >>>>> Shoud it come off again?=anti-sieze, should it NOT come off >>>>> again?=locktite. BTW red locktite requires heat to remove, green might as >>>>> well be welded together. >>>>> Sent via BlackBerry by AT&T >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From: * Christy Deering <christydeer...@gmail.com> >>>>> *Sender: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >>>>> *Date: *Thu, 5 Dec 2013 12:55:02 -0600 >>>>> *To: *<nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com> >>>>> *ReplyTo: * nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com >>>>> *Subject: *Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Loose Handbar End >>>>> >>>>> Awesome! Thanks again for the suggestion, I'm absolutely trying it. >>>>> >>>>> *Christy Deering* >>>>> 734-276-0083 >>>>> christydeer...@gmail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:47 PM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Yes, the blue one is not "as tight" as the others. You don't need to >>>>>> go crazy neither, just apply one drop in the treads of the screw. >>>>>> J. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Christy Deering < >>>>>> christydeer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> You know what, I just looked up Loctite, and there seem to be three >>>>>>> varieties, of which I should choose the blue one, which is removable. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you!! What a great suggestion. I'll let you know if it does >>>>>>> the trick. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Thursday, December 5, 2013 12:26:35 PM UTC-6, Christy Deering >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Do you mean Lock tight? I haven't tried it, and I never have, >>>>>>>> actually. I always worried that it was somehow irreversible. Is that >>>>>>>> not >>>>>>>> the case? Sorry if that's a silly lady question. :P >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> *Christy Deering* >>>>>>>> 734-276-0083 >>>>>>>> christydeer...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 12:24 PM, Javier Garcia <jajgar...@gmail.com >>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Have you tried using Lock-tie? It might just do the trick. >>>>>>>>> Javier. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 1:15 PM, Christy Deering < >>>>>>>>> christydeer...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hey Fellas, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It's been a while! >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I've been frustrated by a loose handlebar end (left side) for a >>>>>>>>>> while now, and I thought it would be as simple as ordering a new end >>>>>>>>>> and/or >>>>>>>>>> bolt, but now that I've read a few forum posts and watched a few >>>>>>>>>> videos, >>>>>>>>>> I'm not so sure it's that simple. Any thoughts? I'd like to avoid >>>>>>>>>> replacing >>>>>>>>>> the entire assembly if I don't have to. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> What happens is when I start my Nighthawk up in the morning, with >>>>>>>>>> the choke pulled all the way out, the vibrations (which are of course >>>>>>>>>> stronger when the bike is idling with the choke all the way out) >>>>>>>>>> cause the >>>>>>>>>> screw to start spinning wildly, and the end weight comes with it. >>>>>>>>>> I've >>>>>>>>>> tried screwing it back in, obviously, but it never stays put. I'm >>>>>>>>>> thinking >>>>>>>>>> something is stripped in there, but I don't know if it's the bolt or >>>>>>>>>> the >>>>>>>>>> inside assembly. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Some of the forum posts I've seen seem to mention a nut getting >>>>>>>>>> lost in the handlebar which could be the problem, or maybe a stripped >>>>>>>>>> nut/bolt, but I haven't seen any posts on exactly my problem. Most >>>>>>>>>> of them >>>>>>>>>> are either talking about replacing the entire assembly, or upgrading >>>>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>>>> existing one that's in good condition. 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