If it wasn't serious it would be danm funny

Riding my Sprint 900 home last week, heard a nasty thump from the engine
followed by a deep rattle from the crank case.

Rode into a garage gradually losing power as I went.

Carole Nash sent me a tow truck with a bloke who was very friendly but knew
nothing about bikes so just strapped my bike to his truck and dragged me
home.

It now turns over (just) but I don't want to damage anything else by running
the engine with the plugs in.

I fear the worst (damaged pistons / conrod) but basically don't know wtf I
am doing. Cant afford garage prices so am going to have to learn as I fix.
Any suggestions / encouraging comments?

My first thought was a compression test to see if all three cylinders were
giving the same reading.

To make things worse. I commute 60miles to work each day so had planned to
get my old 125 Superdream running whilst I worked on the Triumph. Having
spent the weekend getting the old beast running again it sounds like a tank
and spews white smoke everywhere at high revs. There doesn't seem much point
stripping the old Honda so that I can then strip the Triumph. ****!

Anyone fancy lending me a bike?

Tim D

 

Where are you?

 

I live in Kent (Rochester), work in London.

Tim

 

you're treating your application for beatification pretty seriously,
aren't you?

 

Leave it be darsy.

I am not sure how far my word would go with the Papa but I would be willing
to give it a try.

 

I'm only referring to the fact that Simon seems to be Too Fucking Nice
to post to this newsgroup.

 

Fair comment, perhaps that should go in the faq?

 

If I'm ever in the (admittedly unlikely) position of being able to do
you some genuine harm, I shall.

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Nice...

 

Cuppa Soup ----------> Monitor

 

*quality*

 

pikey.

You'll be telling us you eat Pot Noodles, next.

 

I ponced it off Dreamboat.

I'm not Petrolcan, I do have some limits.

 

Aye, SuperNoodles, the perfect lunch for the discerning entrepreneur.

 

All very well but this does not aid me in my quest to get back on the road.

 

road.

**** off with your bike related crap

 

Like Tescos Finest range.

--
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"Brace yourselves ladies, I'm coming in dry"

 

*snort*

 

Something tells me this baby is going to run and run.

 

Using the patented Mavis Bacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, simonk

Izzit ****. Much nicer. Smaller noodles and a slightly spicy flavour.

The food of gods.