Could folks please NOT RESPOND to this post, and a Mod lock it???
I know that folks have their 'pet' shops and 'hated' shops etc, but yesterday we had occassion to need some help. Travelling over the 'Takas around 5.30 on our way to Carterton after L/Bruce's funeral, young hXc had what we shall describe as an 'interesting' moment thanks to a bastard cager. He ended up gently kissing the Armco (thank's to the biker gods it wasn't worse). Upshot was he was off-balance, bike fell over and broke the front brake lever off just out from the pivot pin. I said he wasn't riding that road without a front brake, so rang Jim2 to see what could be arranged. He got onto Stu of TSS, who soon turned up in his rescue vehicle. Loaded up the Spada (and the EL cos Yungatart was cold and stressed) and I followed them back to Alicetown. A fossick in the parts box produced the exact right lever (!!!!). Fitted. How much? FREE. NADA. NO CHARGE. And an 80k round trip to collect? Also FREE.
So. Credit where it is due. Thanks to Jim2 for arranging.
And a HUGE thanks to Stu of TSS, Alicetown for his generosity.
The spirit in the biker world has been looming large in the last few days.