While in the process of transplanting the rear suspension from a 2006 Kawasaki Ninja 250 into my Maxim, I was making great progress fitting and welding the brackets for the suspension linkage. Having fun with my MIG welder, I was buzzing along despite intending to only tack weld the brackets.
After 10 or 15 minutes of welding bliss, I decided to stop and remove the suspension as it was no longer required to hold the brackets in alignment. A bolt here, a bolt there and... And the bottom bolt won't come all the way out. I had the bolt installed from the left to the right side of the bike. But now that I have the bracket mostly welded in, I discover that the bolt hits the side stand mount on the frame well before it clears its bracket.
An hour or so of grinding off my welds had the bracket loose and the bolt free. Free for about an hour while I cleand up the mess I'd made. Then I installed it from the right side and got back to welding on that bracket. And people wonder why projects take so long...
After 10 or 15 minutes of welding bliss, I decided to stop and remove the suspension as it was no longer required to hold the brackets in alignment. A bolt here, a bolt there and... And the bottom bolt won't come all the way out. I had the bolt installed from the left to the right side of the bike. But now that I have the bracket mostly welded in, I discover that the bolt hits the side stand mount on the frame well before it clears its bracket.
An hour or so of grinding off my welds had the bracket loose and the bolt free. Free for about an hour while I cleand up the mess I'd made. Then I installed it from the right side and got back to welding on that bracket. And people wonder why projects take so long...