To work by bike, back home by taxi

Less than 500 miles on the new rear brake disk and it's warped.

That'll be Bimota to work day tomorrow...

 

Previously on usenet, Timo Geusch said...

You really are fucking unbelieveably unlucky. I'm so glad you didn't buy
my ZZR11, I'd have been waiting for *that* phone call every day when I
woke up.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Timo Geusch

You are fucking incredible! How *do* you do it?

 

By leaving the fucking handbrake on, one assumes.

 

I am *so* glad I bought an FJ now - please, please never buy an FJ.

 

Right foot touching the lever slightly. By the end of a ride in pretty
damn cold conditions that then results in the disc cooling quite quickly
could cause it

Although I reckon he's just a fuckin' Jonah

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On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:31:46 +0000, Veggie Meldrew

[of Timo]

Thank you, Mr. Murray.

 

Champ was seen penning the following ode to ... whatever:

Because atm I've got a Pan-shaped piece of air filling up my garage
while the mechanics who put on the rear disk put on another one? I'm
riding the Pan to Germany on Thursday night, and there's no way I'm
going to do that with a duff rear breake...

They're not made of sugar, you know? As long as I clean up the fork
sliders and exhaust afterwards it shouldn't be a problem.

 

I'll see your warped disk and raise you bent handlebars courtesy of
the **** who had me off at the Frascati Way roundabout last night.

Still, it's "interesting" to ride, just so long as I don't try and
point it in a straight line.

 

Oops, not much damage I hope.

Have you tried having one of your arms shortened.

 

"Frascati Way"? *snigger*

Thought it was posh down your way.

 

Well, part of the way, anyhow, until the next bit goes wrong.....

 

I know. I'm waiting for them to rename the local shopping centre from
Nicholsons to Lambrini.

 

Bent bars, crooked brake lever (probably best to replace that, eh?),
aching arms and a small hole in my leg.

"Still, I've had worse", he says, looking at the scar an inch or so
away from the new hole.

No, but I have considered having the other one extended.

 

heh.

I'll see your bent handlebars and raise you a loose lhs 'bar.

 

Arse. Didja get his details?

Good form. Get up, walk away smiling ruefully and muttering, eh?

 

None to get. I came off while trying to avoid a collision. Almost managed
to get the bugger under control but toppled over at the last minute. By the
time I'd stopped trying to keep it up, he/she'd driven off into the distance.

Aye. I had plenty of practice in my teenage years. Now does anyone
know if the Suzuki dealer round behind Slough station is any good?

 

Previously on usenet, ogden said...

Swop it asap, you really don't want to be really needing a front brake
only to find the lever snap in your hand. Just ask Whinging Courier.

 

Previously on usenet, ogden said...

I'll give you 200 quid for it anyway.

 

For the brake lever? I've got an attractively curled one of them that
I'll let you have for 185, and that's cuttin' me own froat.