Arse biscuits.

No ride in the sun for me tonight, bloody T/Ace has a split in the front
wheel's valve. I can't get it replaced until 3pm tomorrow.

 

Lozzo says...

I have a parental vist this weekend. How fucking worderful. They'll be
here in two hours.

 

Could be worse, it could rain and you could have had an accident...

--
Spete
www.gimmemoney.mine.nu
www.spete.homeip.net

Occasionally, I'll be consistent

 

The varlet known as Spete did proclaim to all assembled:

Errr.... Oh bollocks! In more ways than one....

 

my mum tells me its howling down up north. Ive just been sat in the
garden drinking some tea and reading the paper.

nice darn sarf init.

--
Adie
(replace spam with nickname to reply)

Triumph 955iSS / GSF600 bandit
MRO#11 BOTAFOF#7 BOTAFOT#130 DIAABTCOD#17 MIB#24 YTC#16 BOB#15 ex-UKRMMA#22

 

I know how you feel. Bloody dealers cut my old chain off, before
realising that the intended replacement was too short. So I'm probably
without a bike all weekend. :-(

 

Champ says...

The rubber on the outer. It looked like it had been cut by something, or
bent over at such an angle that the rubber split. I took it into
Flitwick M/cs, who fitted a new valve and balanced it for 8 quid. They
said the valve split right through when they attempted to remove it, so
it's as well I spotted it. I hate to think what could have happened on
Wednesday night, when I took my ex on the back at 150 down the local
bypass.

This is one of the reasons why I like to keep my bike clean, I see
things like this when I'm going over it with a sponge and cloths.

 

Champ says...

Bit different to a front valve giving way at speed, I'd imagine.

 

.... and has been on a number of occasions.

 

I remember a traffic cop who said as much - if it hasn't been cleaned,
then it hasn't been looked at, and it's more likely to have dangerous
faults.

Which is why dirty bikes are more likely to get pulled over.

 

The Older Gentleman says...

I haven't cleaned the CeeBee in over 2 1/2 years, and it's been used
almost exclusively in shitty weather. I haven't been pulled on it yet,
but had a couple of coppers give it a stern look. It does look
absolutely fucking disgusting.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Lozzo

Yeah, but fair play, only when *you're* sitting on it.

 

Nigel Eaton says...

It's surprising how quickly you can go off people.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, Lozzo said:

Your just paranoid. What they were *actually* doing was looking past
your bike at a couple of scrotes on the pavement ;-)