Hello everyone.
I have my bike back and it seems to be “fixed”…
After a mammoth day of bank managers, lawyers and IKEA, Em and I were pretty tired. But I gave the garage a quick phone call to see if anything had been done. The bloke said aye, my bike was ready to go. They cleaned the “pick-up and rotor and it fired first time.”
“Great!” I said, “I’ll be along in 20 minutes. And along I did go.
After the usual key giving and me requesting a copy of the job sheet (you would think they would just give you one anyway instead of me having to request it) and then I headed out to my bike…which wasn’t there.
It was in the workshop still and the guy wheeled it out to me. Em was waiting in the car and I got my helmet and gloves, gave her the job sheet and headed over to my bike. I put the key in, held the clutch in and pushed the starter button.
“eeee…eeee…eeee…eeee…thud.”
Oh dear. Why isn’t it starting I wonder? I thought they had fixed it!
“eeeee…eeeeeeee…brrrrvvvvvvmmmmm”
It finally caught on after a long blast. Really stranger but I thought, I’ll get it home and if it fails to start, there will be some serious yamyam rage to deal with.
I drew up along side Em and tried it again. It took a wee second to catch, and when it did it was really low revs to begin with, however it stuck and we headed out.
The ride home felt good until a massive flash rain shower started and I got soaked.
Once home I tried the starting sequence again and it was fine, and even later on when the engine had cooled down I tried it again and it fired first time. So it seems to be working ok.
I guess I’ll see tomorrow morning when I try it to go to work!
So I am glad I have my bike back and I am glad it’s working now. I am looking forward to not getting up at 6:30am, and will instead enjoy a leisurely 7:45am rise. Ahhh the joys of motorcycling.
I need to get another new back tyre. I am thinking dual compound. The question is, Michelin or Bridgestone. Pedrosa or Rossi….hmmmm
Tough choice!
Thanks for looking all,
Gordon
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Continental Road Attacks @ £170 a pair for the miles you clock up has got to be the best choice….. £170 for 5000 (+/-500) miles has got to be worth your consideration!
Thanks for the mail Shooting Star,
What are the Conti’s like for grip in wet? I am considering a lot of tyre brands, but the dual compound ones seem a safe bet?
I dont know, I guess I just dont want to spend £170 and then realise that the tyres are making me slide all over the place.
I’ve been using Michelin Pilot Road 2CTs since January and have been very impressed with them in all weathers - not cheap however I have to admit.
isn’t the stock ones good enough?
i find those bridgestone good enough in grip for my gisser…
The stock tyres are great, but they wear away faster than other tyres, and I need some endurance as well as grip. And the stock BT014’s don’t cut it.