if you can't laugh at yourself...

**8ftbed** · 09-30-2009 08:42 PM

Time to drop a dime on my dumbass and if you've caught yourself screwing something up, feel free to share.

So I took my Fullbag cruiser apart for the first time a week or so ago. Road rages and white 42* Randals. They had 3 different brands of 1/8" risers on it. One end had 2 hard pieces, the other end had a soft and hard. There was paint on the end of the axles and the hangars weren't faced. So I face 'em, add 1/2" clear risers, soap the cup and bushings.

Well hell, wheel bite unless cranked way down and I'd been thinking I might've been drinking too much before getting around to tinkering with it again. 4 different nights I'd go out, start to push and soon as I put the back foot on I'd tip off. WTH!!

dumbass dumbass dumbass!! Tonight I'm tinkering again and look at the Fullbag.

First I realize the hangars are flipped, so the angle is wrong and the top bushings are deformed and cut from the cup washers.
Then I notice the front truck is on backwards too.

Problem solved, it rides just peachy now.

**Down & Dirty** · 09-30-2009 09:03 PM

Well, there was the time I cleaned all my bearings, put the shields back on them, put them in my wheels, and mounted them all on my boards but forgot to put lube in any of them (fortunately I remembered it right after I finished)

And then there was the time I spent a few minutes trying to tighten my truck mounting bolts on the side of the hill before I realized I was just turning the screw without holding the nut in place

And then there was the time I tried to wear my pants on my head

YouTube - Drunk russian on the beach...

**Cann0n** · 09-30-2009 09:04 PM

Few weeks ago, I was stopped at a crosswalk and... I dunno what happened. I only had one foot on the board. Next thing I know, BAM! I busted my ass. I still dont know what happened.

I like the title. Reminds be of "how can you love me if you don't if you dont love yourself"

**Mike Altenhofen** · 09-30-2009 10:53 PM

I cant not laugh at myself. "Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can"- Elsa Maxwell

**8ftbed** · 10-01-2009 05:55 AM

ha !! Going righty tighty like a bat out of hell thinking the "man, this bolt is longer than I thought" till you realize the other end is turning too. guilty.

Two years ago I had my gardening ninja face on, went back to the garage for another beer and a young bunny was in the garage by the door next to the beer fridge. It sat real still by the base like it was hidden. Ha! I'll boot your ass out the door for an epic field goal. FAIL! I took a mighty Robbie Gould kick. Skimmed right over the hunkered down babbit and the running shoe clad toe made a solid connect with the concrete stepup. The bunny walked out calmly while I hopped around laughing and cussing myself in tears... with a broken big toe for a souvenir.

**Ogre** · 10-01-2009 06:13 AM

I hope you learned something.. when offered a beer by a Bunny.. Take it with graciousness.. Like the "Hef" would. Oh, were you wearing pajamas as well?

**8ftbed** · 10-01-2009 06:41 AM

No, no jammies while stomping around in the weeds.

**Sam900T** · 10-01-2009 12:43 PM

Never really had a problem with assembling my board but I did have a funny moment while learning how to cross-step. I guess I was getting too comfortable with the trick or I spent too much time there but when I put my back foot over my front foot starting the trick I took too long to move my front foot over and the next thing I know the board slips out from under me. I end up landing on the side of my "rump".

The landing totally shocked my body all the way up to my core and what really made it hurt was I had a full stomach at the time!

**8ftbed** · 10-01-2009 06:58 PM

oh man, I bet rattled your fillings.

Hopefully you didn't have an audience.

**seabass101dg** · 10-01-2009 07:57 PM

One time I was trying to clean my bearings and effed up. Being the noob that I was (approx 2 months ago lol) I tried to take off the shield of greaseball bearings. Obviously I failed with a razor blade so I eventually took out the flathead screwdriver and tried to jam off the damn thing. Next thing you know, I dented the shield so much the bearing won't even spin anymore. Of course, I figured it was a faulty bearing so I did this to next three bearings. Eventually I decided to look this up and realized my error.
Now I've got some reds and a grain of knowledge.

**Dancer** · 10-01-2009 07:59 PM

Once I ate dinosaur shaped fish nuggets thinking they would taste like dinosaurs.
Then I projectile vomited all over the kitchen.

**schmete** · 10-01-2009 08:04 PM

I accidentally put both my trucks on backwards. No idea how I didn't notice.

EDIT: and I left my tools at my brother's house which was a 15-20 minute drive away.