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SARGE

14th October 2005, 10:08

ok.. here's a situation for you.. i have a customer here who is a really nice guy, but im starting to think he's a bit on the

"not the brightest crayon in the box" side.

hes got a REALLY great bike..(identical second one.. long story) rides fairly hard so ive heardand is reallly into the sprotbike lifestyle..
its in our shop right now for a fault..we have got specialist equiptment in from Suzuki to diagnose the problem but so far nothing.. 30 some odd hours charged under warranty... so we loan him a bike till his is fixed.. he's bitching and moaning about this and that.. too small hurts blah blah.. and this morning .. he rings up.. loaner bike wont start!!! :calm: hes broken down across town and needs to get to work.. we send our truck to get him and we are all baffled when the bike gets back.. battery is run flat from cranking, but the charging system is good..everything is working but its not starting, even on the quickboost it wont fire

so Trigger notices that the fuel tap is in the ON position.. flips it to reserve and..

wouldnt ya know it , the bike starts right up.. it was out of petrol :argh: :argh:

douchebag

so what we are thinking.. on his personal bike ... maybe we should check his petrol?

what do you think.. hardcore biker or total Pommy git?

DemonWolf

14th October 2005, 10:15

interesting... point out his mistake.. if he gets embarassed.. then meh a mistake.. if not.. then a pommy git.....

haha... I can remember the first time that happened to me.. it was pointed out.. and I couldn't find a rock big enough to crawl under.. never had that problem again!

jrandom

14th October 2005, 10:18

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

that is truly, truly priceless.

ManDownUnder

14th October 2005, 10:19

we've all made basic mistakes... so if it's a one off... no biggie...

If you found the same issue on BOTH bikes I'd be very concerned - for your guys that have spent 30hours on the thing so far...

oh yeah - and for him too, although technically it's the same mistake he made to start with so - y'know he mightn't *snigger* know wh *cough* what to *SNIGGER* look OUT FOR

PWAHAHAHAHAHA :laugh: :killingme :lol:

MDU out

The_Dover

14th October 2005, 10:19

Ooops, I forgot to check that.........but there was plenty in the fucking tank I looked!!!

(I haven't had a fuel cock since my first bike and it never even occured to me........... :Oops: )

enigma51

14th October 2005, 10:20

What does he reckon is wrong with his bike?

The Stranger

14th October 2005, 10:21

How do some people actually survive this long?

The number of service calls we get for f&*%$n printers that have run out of ink is incredible.

SARGE

14th October 2005, 10:21

Ooops, I forgot to check that.........but there was plenty in the fucking tank I looked!!!

(I haven't had a fuel cock since my first bike and it never even occured to me........... :Oops: )

of course there was you twat .. its called the RESERVE tank

jaysus..

jackass :whistle:

The_Dover

14th October 2005, 10:24

C'mon, I'm used to a pretty little light that tells me to go and visit Mr BP to have my wallet raped!!!

Sorry guys, I will supply a box of fine kiwi ale to the workshop tonight and spread my legs in anticipation of a good boot in the stones.............

SARGE

14th October 2005, 10:26

(I haven't had a cock since my first bike and it never even occured to me........... :Oops: )

you hear it here first folks...:doh:

Ixion

14th October 2005, 10:26

Remember years ago, a bike that had the Brit system with two fuel taps. I'd had the bike a while and I could have sworn that it was left side main, right reserve (or vice versa).

So, pootling along one night , cough cough, oops, better switch to reserve, open second tap, engine roars back into life, for a few seconds cough, splutter urrrrggggghhhh.

Oh shit. Peer into fuel tank, yeah I reckon there 's a bit in there , hard to see at night , but yeah.

Bugger. Start dismantling carby - some fuel in the bowl , pull jets, looks OK. Reasemble, kick kick kick , filthy poxy heap of shit. Check mag, good spark duhhh - whats going on. Finally think to tickle the carby. Hm Nothing . Odd. Pull the hoses off the tap. Nothing coming out. Yep. It was the other way round, I'd been on reserve all the while.

'Tis surprising easy to forget the simple stuff when the unexpected strikes.

The_Dover

14th October 2005, 10:27

At least I don't still take cock!!

Donut boy...............

SARGE

14th October 2005, 10:28

At least I don't still take cock!!

Donut boy...............

good one.. :whistle:

just please dont hit me with ..

"oh YEA??.."

Sniper

14th October 2005, 10:35

Bugger mate.... Bwahahahahahahahaha

crashe

14th October 2005, 10:44

SARGE, are you telling us that Dover's bike wouldnt go at the Puhoi Pub last weekend, cos it had run out of gas... and he didnt think to check the 'reserve' switch... and he gets the bike picked up on the back of the Coleman's ute..........

Dover, you will never live this one down.... :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Dover - always check your RESERVE switch..........

SARGE

14th October 2005, 10:45

ManDownUnder

14th October 2005, 10:48

Sorry guys, I will supply a box of fine kiwi ale to the workshop tonight and spread my legs in anticipation of a good boot in the stones.............

ok ok - before this turns into a venomous shit fight... he's done the decent thing - made himself available for abuse and proffered drinks to the guys at Colemans...

Credit where it's due...

SARGE

14th October 2005, 10:50

ok ok - before this turns into a venomous shit fight... he's done the decent thing - made himself available for abuse and proffered drinks to the guys at Colemans...

Credit where it's due...

yea man .. Dover knows we luvs him... yes we doooo..

still a twat though... :dodge:

The_Dover

14th October 2005, 10:53

Hey, it's cool. I can take the ridicule for being a complete numb nuts!!

The K5 doesn't have a reserve tank as such, the light comes on when it is down to a gallon in the tank, then it's time to hightail it to the leaches lair and top up on iraq's finest export, suicide bombers aside.

Abuse away!! May as well be numb by tomorrow night cos I'm gonna cop a load.......

marty

14th October 2005, 13:18

Abuse away!! May as well be numb by tomorrow night cos I'm gonna cop a load.......

a load of what?

and, more importantly, WHERE??

DemonWolf

14th October 2005, 13:22

Sorry to hear this The_Dover.. not your fault I reckon (well cept for the hire-a-bike incident)... hope they get your gixxer all fixed up.. =)

SARGE

14th October 2005, 13:26

Sorry to hear this The_Dover.. not your fault I reckon (well cept for the hire-a-bike incident)... hope they get your gixxer all fixed up.. =)

Dovers bike is done ....

it was out of petrol after all

DemonWolf

14th October 2005, 13:29

hahaa... classic..

Hope ya enjoy the beers then!!! ensure ya dont bollox him toooooo much!

vifferman

14th October 2005, 13:32

The plot thickens.:laugh:

Or The Dover does.

Time for some "petrol goes in here, and you need to put more in from time to time..." lessons.

The_Dover

14th October 2005, 13:53

Fuck, I knew americans talk a lot of shit but this tubby cunt takes the cake!! (and the pies, and the donuts, and the pretzels and every other fuckin scrap of food in sight!! :whistle: )

The K5 is back to full health and it was fuck all to do with petrol!! I may be a little forgetful and not appreciate that 90's VFR's do still have a fuel tap but I'm not a complete fucktard!! :mellow:

See youse at the pub tonight or in Opo :drinkup: , I've got work with ole custard guts there until 2pm tomorrow so will be arriving late!!