Slippery when wet

[mikeyw64]

does anyone else have problems getting their knob out when it's wet ?

[Rhino]

This whole thread need an "Easy Boys!" 

That said, what do you mean "getting their knob out"? I ride in the rain all the time. Between PR4 tires and KTRC, I think this bike does quite well in the rain. But I take it very easy when the roads are less then ideal.

[mikeyw64]

nah I meant the stove knob when in the FSS position

[lather]

I do. But my knob puller is messed up.

[B.D.F.]

Yeah, they can be slippery. I do not have any problems though as I always wear gloves (mesh for summer riding).

Some people have stippled or scored the sides of the knob so they can get a better grip on it in the first place. I mean what has this world come to if a man cannot get a grip on his own knob?

Rhino is right, this entire thread needs an Easy Boys! but banner sized. :-)

Brian

does anyone else have problems getting their knob out when it's wet ?

[Conrad]

 

[mikeyw64]

Yeah, they can be slippery. I do not have any problems though as I always wear gloves (mesh for summer riding).

WHich is fine except when you come back and your gloves are in the panniers along with your helmet

Fortunately I've a cloth in my tank pocket now just in case so I can wipe the knob down first

[Rhino]

nah I meant the stove knob when in the FSS position

Yes I did. I cut grooves with a dremel in my stove knob so I get a better grip. No problems now.

[mikeyw64]

Yes I did. I cut grooves with a dremel in my stove knob so I get a better grip. No problems now.

Aye I was thinking of roughing it up a bit

[B.D.F.]

You can roughen it, you can cut slots in it or you can also drill a hole through it and put some kind of ring or stud through the hole.

A HUGE Easy Boys! on that one.....

Brian

Aye I was thinking of roughing it up a bit

[VirginiaJim]

I used to take mine out, but every time I did I got bad luck.  I haven't taken it out in years.

[B.D.F.]

Yeah, I have heard removing the stove knob key is 'bad juju'. Then again, I also heard there were aliens who landed in New Mexico and that Marilyn Manson (sp?) is the person who played the side- kick on 'The Wonder Years' all those years ago. Gots' ta' be careful whats' ya' believes in in dis here world 'cause ifn' ya' ain't careful, the carpet behind ya' will fill up with salt.

 

My own personal motto is 'Take it out and stick it back in as often as possible'.

"I'm not superstitious but I am a little stitious."
-Michael Scott, 'The Office'

Brian

I used to take mine out, but every time I did I got bad luck.  I haven't taken it out in years.

[maxtog]

does anyone else have problems getting their knob out when it's wet ?

I almost never remove the stove knob key.

[gPink]

I only remove it for gas, saddlebags or seat.

[maxtog]

I only remove it for gas, saddlebags or seat.

Um... OK.  What else would one remove it for?

I use a cheap spare key for all that!

[VirginiaJim]

Respect the knob!

[maxtog]

Respect the knob!

I do!  That is why I leave it alone!

[O.C.]

Um... OK.  What else would one remove it for?

I use a cheap spare key for all that!

Same here   

[Rhino]

Yeah, I have heard removing the stove knob key is 'bad juju'. Then again, I also heard there were aliens who landed in New Mexico and that Marilyn Manson (sp?) is the person who played the side- kick on 'The Wonder Years' all those years ago. Gots' ta' be careful whats' ya' believes in in dis here world 'cause ifn' ya' ain't careful, the carpet behind ya' will fill up with salt.

 

My own personal motto is 'Take it out and stick it back in as often as possible'.

"I'm not superstitious but I am a little stitious."
-Michael Scott, 'The Office'

Brian

Doesn't that deserve an "Easy Boys"?

[B.D.F.]

Absolutely yes..... but I hate to over- do things.

 

'Nothing exceeds like excess.'
- from Scarface

Brian

Doesn't that deserve an "Easy Boys"?