As the event started winding down, Greg decided to present Bob with a gift. He had restored a speedometer for a Honda CL-77, painstakingly prying off the chrome bezel, cleaning and lubing the inside, crimping it all back together with a silicone seal to prevent water damage. After passing it around for all to see, they went into the garage, and the day took a real turn for the worse. Someone decided to hook up a cable to the speedometer and spin it with a drill. After the cable was attached, it was placed face down on the workbench.
Sources say that the weight of the cable shifted and the speedometer began to fall off the table.
The speedo survived with just a bent bezel. Greg decided against the hammer and opted to straighten it with a wooden dowel. Oh, well, better luck next time. Moral of the story, Bob and Greg seem to have negative effects on the molecules of old Japanese stuff when they are in the same room. And Bob, make sure Greg is not around when we look at my speedometer.