Finding my way home on the back of a trailer part 666,666

[Str8 Jacket]

Took my lil green tractor out for a lovely pootle over to Carterton for lunch today. Met up with Nasty and Number 1 at Rimutex and of we went. Stopped at featherston and met up with elle..??.. and went the back roads to Carterton. Awesome day and beautiful views but too farken hot to be riding!

Once we left the Wild Oats we headed south all of a sudden the bike started doing the all to familiar (too me) "dieing" routine. I grap in the clutch drop down a gear or two and try to crash start the bike to no avail. Stop and the other 2 bitches turned up, I got the bike started and kept heading south in the left of the left lane.... Bike stuttered, stuttered some more and then died. Pushed bike to shade while the ever patient #1 and Nasty stopped and we started ringing round for trailers.... I rang Malcolm, he was in Martinborough going for a ride and was now heading our way to check out the bike. Once trailer was sorted all 3 of us sat in the shade and sweated like hell. All of a sudden I spotted a mullet and then I saw my man koba, on the A100! :eek: What a crack up, we all cheered as he pulled up :D

koba proceeds to pull the carb apart and discovers that the needle jet had slowly been rattling loose and then finally popped out. Elle arrives with the trailer and even though the bike was actually going now tha koba had fixed it we all decided not to tempt fate and loaded the lil tractor up..... Once we got home I sent koba down to get beer on the FXR, just to test it. It's running sweet as now, just one of those freaky things that doesnt happen often but something that I should've expected, lol! ;)

Thank you so much Elle and your man and baby dog for coming and getting me and then driving all the way home again I really appreciated it! :yes:
Thanks to my man and Nasty and #1 for being really awesome even while you sweated to death. Regardless of the unscheduled stop it was a great day, cheers! :niceone:

[chanceyy]

well at least you found shade Hels :laugh: .. btw your man is a keeper doll :yes:

thank gawd its not terminal :sweatdrop

[Nasty]

Was an awesome ride .. it was fantastic ... great day ... and great people!!

[Trudes]

Good stuff it wasn't a major drama mate, glad it's all fixed, you all had a good ride..... and I didn't come. ;)

[PirateJafa]

I blame Tom!

[Str8 Jacket]

I blame Tom!

Is he a Ginga?

[merv]

Geez Hels you have all the fun.

[PirateJafa]

Is he a Ginga?
No, but I am *moderately* sure it was he who screwed the jet in, not me. :innocent:

[Str8 Jacket]

No, but I am *moderately* sure it was he who screwed the jet in, not me. :innocent:

Doh! Ah well, no harm done! :)

[Number One]

Was an awesome ride .. it was fantastic ... great day ... and great people!!
+ one to all that. Had a great day out btw Hels did I mention how primo that bike of mine was running and handling :chase:

[EJK]

Oh that yea..... I know that... LOL It did that to be before.

You were lucky that you had friends to help you. I had no AA Tow truck from 10pm to 12am in the rain.... :no:

So... It's still going alright? :D

[Str8 Jacket]

Oh that yea..... I know that... LOL It did that to be before.

You were lucky that you had friends to help you. I had no AA Tow truck from 10pm to 12am in the rain.... :no:

So... It's still going alright? :D

Ah, one of it's quirks huh?! Nothing a bit thread tape cant fix! ;)

Its running sweet as dude, I love my lil tractor. It went well at the bucket racing in Roys Hill, Hastings last week... :D

[EJK]

Ah, one of it's quirks huh?! Nothing a bit thread tape cant fix! ;)

Its running sweet as dude, I love my lil tractor. It went well at the bucket racing in Roys Hill, Hastings last week... :D

It went bucket racing??!?! :crybaby: I'd always loved to do that!! This is cruel, life is unfair!! hahaha

[Str8 Jacket]

It went bucket racing??!?! :crybaby: I'd always loved to do that!! This is cruel, life is unfair!! hahaha

It *is* a bucket racer!! It's my bucket commuter/tractor :)

[Hawkeye]

And wasn't it hot out there today!

[Hitcher]

I tooted and waved! It was 35 degrees when we rode by.

[elle-f]

Bloody Hell, she just didn't want us to head up to the hills and the river....Mind you, on the way home we did take the baby girl out at the Hutt so she was happy!

Hey ya hawkeye - was lovely catching up as usual.

[dangerous]

Is he a Ginga?
HEY... what the fark you trying to say there :oi-grr: :whistle: :beer:

[Str8 Jacket]

HEY... what the fark you trying to say there :oi-grr: :whistle: :beer:

Ginga's are hot mate! ;)

[sinfull]

All of a sudden I spotted a mullet and then I saw my man koba

Haha what a way with words you have !
Good to hear Malcome had it sussed pretty quick, sounds to me it may need a good looking over, by EJK's remark re "Oh that happened to me too" !


Was far too hot to be doing anything bar sitting in a river yesterday, so why i was replacing a roof on the deck i'll never know, Got severely touched by the sun and was crashed out after 1 box of heine's !
Think it may be time to put a bike back on the road ! I need more excuses to get out of jobs like that, when there's no track meets !

[Str8 Jacket]

I tooted and waved! It was 35 degrees when we rode by.
Kari did mention that you had just gone past. I was too busy trying to hide my face, lol!


Bloody Hell, she just didn't want us to head up to the hills and the river....Mind you, on the way home we did take the baby girl out at the Hutt so she was happy!

Hey ya hawkeye - was lovely catching up as usual.

Thank you so so so so much for you and your partners help yesterday! You guy's were awesome for taking the time to help me out and to do it with absolutely no complaints. Karma will be back..... ;)

Oh yes, Hawekeye - ya sexy sweaty man crumpet you, sorry I wouldnt give you much a hug but it's always lovely to see your smiling face!


Haha what a way with words you have !
Good to hear Malcome had it sussed pretty quick, sounds to me it may need a good looking over, by EJK's remark re "Oh that happened to me too" !

The Mullet is where it's at bro!
Yeah bike needs to be looked over but EJ was very straightup about what I was getting, unlike others so I am not too worried. It was a very random thing to happen and easy to fix.

Bike appears to be sweet as now. Rode it to work fine, fingers crossed for the return journey home today!

[MsKABC]

Bike appears to be sweet as now. Rode it to work fine, fingers crossed for the return journey home today!

That's good news :D Broken down bikes are sad :(

[Str8 Jacket]

That's good news :D Broken down bikes are sad :(

Bleh, you get used to it sometimes..... :mellow:

[Number One]

I tooted and waved! It was 35 degrees when we rode by.

Bloody hell that explains the rivers of sweat running down the insides of my one piece leathers - and the fact that I just about passed out!


Bloody Hell, she just didn't want us to head up to the hills and the river....

My first thought when it started to run ragged was "quick call Elle before the bitch goes for a lovely cool soak in that river!" :shutup:


Bleh, you get used to it sometimes..... :mellow:

You handled it very very well - no stressing or even swearing despite the heat...well done you! :sunny:

[Str8 Jacket]

Bloody hell that explains the rivers of sweat running down the insides of my one piece leathers - and the fact that I just about passed out!



My first thought when it started to run ragged was "quick call Elle before the bitch goes for a lovely cool soak in that river!" :shutup:



You handled it very very well - no stressing or even swearing despite the heat...well done you! :sunny:

Yep, ive just got home and put my codura's in the washing machine - pooohie did they stink. Sorry work mates, lol!

Yeah, Elle, that is *exactly* how it went down.... :whistle:

Lucky for you, you didnt see the tantrum I had on the bike when it just wouldnt go any further up the road (by some bloody shade). Im un lucky enough to have blown up sooo many motorbikes that I knew that this wasnt terminal, just a mere inconvenience. You and Kari kept me sane that's for sure! :yes:

[EJK]

I guess you should add "Re-tighten the main jet after every 6,000kms" to your service list :lol:

Let me know when other things happen :sweatdrop

[Hawkeye]

Oh yes, Hawkeye - ya sexy sweaty man crumpet you!

:rofl::hug:

[gijoe1313]

I think that we all need to stop and remember the star guest of this thread ...

The A100! :clap: :niceone: :woohoo: :rockon: :Punk:

[xwhatsit]

Is he a Ginga?
Fuck off I am :mad:


Oooooooh shit... :whistle: T'was me who put the needle jet/main jet in.

You know, I've done that before with the same carb body. Thread tape? I thought it was tight enough, but I was wary of tightening it too much after seeing the warped, twisted needle jet that EJ had overtightened like a gorilla.

I'm awfully sorry, not something one would expect to happen.

[Str8 Jacket]

I'm awfully sorry, not something one would expect to happen.

Ha, and that is why *I* should have expected it!! No harm done, easy fix. I should have known something was about to go as the bike was vibrating very badly up until it stopped...

[koba]

Fuck off I am :mad:


Oooooooh shit... :whistle: T'was me who put the needle jet/main jet in.

You know, I've done that before with the same carb body. Thread tape? I thought it was tight enough, but I was wary of tightening it too much after seeing the warped, twisted needle jet that EJ had overtightened like a gorilla.

I'm awfully sorry, not something one would expect to happen.

That may explain it, the thread is looks a bit damaged.
Easy fix, no worries!:Punk:

[koba]

Oh and yeah EJK go the A!
Now you know how cool small bikes are! :woohoo:

[Str8 Jacket]

That may explain it, the thread is looks a bit damaged.
Easy fix, no worries!:Punk:

shhhh, we're trying to make them feel better...

[EJK]

Fuck off I am :mad:


Oooooooh shit... :whistle: T'was me who put the needle jet/main jet in.

You know, I've done that before with the same carb body. Thread tape? I thought it was tight enough, but I was wary of tightening it too much after seeing the warped, twisted needle jet that EJ had overtightened like a gorilla.

I'm awfully sorry, not something one would expect to happen.

Oh man you are making me feeling guilty too :lol:

[xwhatsit]

Oh man you are making me feeling guilty too :lol:
I'm sure the Wellingtonians enjoy making us Aucklanders (Christchurch hasn't erased your smell yet) feel guilty :bleh: