Fat Albert Posted June 7, 2004 Posted June 7, 2004 Set out this afternoon for a bit of fun on way to collect youngest from rugby training, braking for a roundabout, heel and toe and ... Throttle sticks wide open... Right in front of very large artic Didn't even have time to promise to write to mother twice a week for the next year but did manage to kill the ignition Fix throttle... well actually, pull shoe back from where it wedged between brake pedal and bulkhead while making a mental note that Oakley slip-ons are probably not suitable for blatting... Then notice temp gauge climbing... Haven't had this problem since flushing the radiator but this is the first hot day of the year... Constantly watching the temperature fluctuating about 100deg spoils country route to Bedford until I remember that I'd changed the fan to cut in at 95deg and that the gauge overreads by 5-8deg so its doing exactly what it said on the tin... by now it's too late to enjoy the route Fight my way through the traffic in what is undoubtably the worst road system of any similar sized town in the UK, get to training field... Park up and notice that ground is flat but car is not... Investigate with hands free cable (only available measuring stick) and sure enough the near side is sitting 2-3cm higher than the off side. It wasn't like that when the journey started 30mins ago. Faff about for some time before concluding that nothing appears to be wrong. Amuse some bystanders by bouncing suspension and rechecking now non existent tilt. Collect son and set off for home, reach a stretch of dual carriageway, look about, all appears quiet so decide to blow away the blues by watching the rev counter climb through the orange towards the red (6000rpm) when suddenly (as Snoopy would say) a mild clunk preceeds a very loud roar... Back off throttle, gingerly check all controls, everything works so assume that recent weld to exhaust manifold has failed and continue home as quietly as is possible... Jump out at home to find good news and bad news... Good news is the weld to the manifold hasn't failed... Bad news is the bracket holding the new bike can has... And the bracket, can and various other bits of hardware are no doubt hidden in the long grass somewhere alongside the dual cabbageway... Some days it's better to stay in bed Ps: to the driver of the blue wide track Westie who yelled 'ey up' in Bromham, I wasn't being rude, I was looking at the temp gauge Quote
taffy Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 Hi Some days it's better to stay in bed Made me laugh. I know exactly what you mean, the gods were not smiling on you that day I had a similar experience, some of which has already been posted, but my megga day started when I ran over my foot whilst pushing the car out of the garage Nice one. Rob Quote
Camel_Landy Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 at least you didnt get done for speeding Maybe he did... That photo might already be in the post!!! Mark Quote
pistonbroke2 Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 "NICE ONE"DAD. MY FIRST DAY OUT THIS SEASON. CHECK OUT MOTOR/OIL/WATER/TYRES/ETC. ALL O.K. OUT ONTO ROAD.LEFT AT THE LIGHTS.WARMING UP NICELY. THIS IS THE LIFE "INNIT" "DOH" STILL GOT WORKING SHOES ON.SO THEN TAKE IT EASY. 2 MINS LATER "DOIN THE GEARS"GREAT SOUNDS.GO ON, OPEN HER UP. DOWNHILL TO LARGE FAST TRAFF.ISLAND. bl**** GREAT ARTIC "O THATS GOOD HES TURNING LEFT" "WRONG ,VERY VERY WRONG. NOW ON IMMINANT COLLISION COURSE. SLAP THE BRAKES ON WITH CLARKS" EXTRA WIDES" YES ! 2 INTO 1 WILL GO. BRAKE & ACC. THE WAGON DRIVER CRAPPED HIMSELF I CRAPPED MYSELF.WHAT A STENCH . BURNING RUBBER & CRAP.WHAT A MOMENT. DROVE HOME SLOWLY WIYH EGO AS FLAT AS A PINT OF WARM TETLEYS BITTER. DO WE EVER LEARN?. WIND GOI Quote
pistonbroke2 Posted June 8, 2004 Posted June 8, 2004 "NICE ONE"DAD. MY FIRST DAY OUT THIS SEASON. CHECK OUT MOTOR/OIL/WATER/TYRES/ETC. ALL O.K. OUT ONTO ROAD.LEFT AT THE LIGHTS.WARMING UP NICELY. THIS IS THE LIFE "INNIT" "DOH" STILL GOT WORKING SHOES ON.SO THEN TAKE IT EASY. 2 MINS LATER "DOIN THE GEARS"GREAT SOUNDS.GO ON, OPEN HER UP. DOWNHILL TO LARGE FAST TRAFF.ISLAND. bl**** GREAT ARTIC "O THATS GOOD HES TURNING LEFT" "WRONG ,VERY VERY WRONG. NOW ON IMMINANT COLLISION COURSE. SLAP THE BRAKES ON WITH CLARKS" EXTRA WIDES" YES ! 2 INTO 1 WILL GO. BRAKE & ACC. THE WAGON DRIVER CRAPPED HIMSELF I CRAPPED MYSELF.WHAT A STENCH . BURNING RUBBER & CRAP.WHAT A MOMENT. DROVE HOME SLOWLY WIYH EGO AS FLAT AS A PINT OF WARM TETLEYS BITTER. DO WE EVER LEARN?. Quote
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