Travels of a coil... and other tales

[chanceyy]

this man deserves a DB ..

[Grub]

.. although I did have to wonder about grub acting drunk & falling over in front of a cop that he never realised was behind him

Worse .... I did it on Nasty's bike

[Dino]

quick quick what happens next ? what happens nexxxxxtttt??????

+1

This story has all the plot lines for a best seller.

[Delphinus]

And last but not least a very big thankyou to everyone that helped me out over the last few weeks. I literally couldn't have done it without you.
Thanks to (in no particular order):

• Maha Man and Mom - Organising HALP ME thread v1
• RCTL - Putting up HALP ME thread v1
• Ixion - Providing Motus number
• Motu - Use of garage and bed for the night, and hiding seat in garage.
• Kate (cousin) - Lending of car to get back seat Motu tried to keep.
• Mrs Busa Pete - Ride for bike and me up to Auckland
• AMPS Auckland - Getting me back on the road
• Maha man again - Northland Tour
• Dangerous Bastard - Use of bike in East Cape, and helping me out HEAPS over there
• Weaver - Support over on East Cape
• D&D Motorcycles Gisborne - Storing of bike in workshop and use of phone and computer
• Hannah - Picking me and bike up from Tolaga Bay
• Yungatart and crew - Helping me out in Napier with flat tyre, dinner, and HALP ME thread v2
• ANZA - Storing bike for biketranz
• Colin (friend) - Trailering bike from Masterton to Palmerston North
• Triple Fourensics - Fixing bike (soon)

You lot were all utterly fantastic. Thanks heaps! I hope i haven't missed anyone.

[ynot slow]

So all in all its been an interesting few weeks.

1. Cat ate my laptop power cable on the way north... no power = no laptop
2. Coil blew - Huntly
3. Coil Blew - East Cape
4. Bike falls over on trailer - East Cape
5. Flat tyre north of Napier
6. Coil blows again near Masterton
7. Cellphone screen dies meaning I can now only read it about 30% of the time. Will need replacing as well dammit.

I've gone beyond the point of crying, and just laugh if anything else happens now...

Oh and guess what, I get home finally, to discover my landlord has given me my 4 weeks notice!!!! ARRGHHH

Holy shit thats some bad luck.As people say what goes round,comes round,you must have done some bad shit lately lol.

I thought it was bad at the mission vineyard last year when the car blew the top radiator tank by the cap,whilst waiting to park in high 20deg temps,then having to go on truck to Norsewood,then next day to Palmy,and the Monday being Auckland anniversary weekend.
Found out there are some great people out there,the Dannevirke garage owner and wife towing us to Palmy on Sunday,the radiator specialist who opened up Sunday and fitted new core the first thing Monday.

[chanceyy]

let us know wot Kerry finds .. be interesting for sure

[ynot slow]

If you need any help with bike etc,gives a call,happy to help out.

[ynot slow]

Should have sold the story to new idea or similar,even the Aussie kayakers' story pales into insignificance to this one.

[Delphinus]

Should have sold the story to new idea or similar,even the Aussie kayakers' story pales into insignificance to this one.

heh good point, I should try.

[chanceyy]

hmmmmm just had a thought ... next mission getting bike from opunake to dunners ..



sooooooooooooo am sure kbers could do a test ride down ie I can pick it up from hawera to welly dogsnbikes could prob get it across on the ferry, then its up to the south island crew to get it from picton to dunners

by the time it got to dunners we can confirm coil probs would be over

...

[Delphinus]

hmmmmm just had a thought ... next mission getting bike from opunake to dunners ..

sooooooooooooo am sure kbers could do a test ride down ie I can pick it up from hawera to welly dogsnbikes could prob get it across on the ferry, then its up to the south island crew to get it from picton to dunners

You'll be lucky!
I actually still have a bluebridge booking for me and bike south, which I have postponed for a while, I'm hoping to get up north again somehow (cheap preferred) and ride it home properly... Will work that one out when I get there.

[chanceyy]

You'll be lucky!
I actually still have a bluebridge booking for me and bike south, which I have postponed for a while, I'm hoping to get up north again somehow (cheap preferred) and ride it home properly... Will work that one out when I get there.

.. ohh well it was worth a shot

hmm we might have to escort you to the ferry to make sure the bike makes it outta the north island .. & also if you travelling bluebridge should try to get on dogsnbikes sailing .. then you can talk trumpy's & kerry's good work together .. (not to mention he will look after you)

[BiK3RChiK]

You gotta look on the bright side, Jack! At least you still have your job!! Even if you did turn up 4 or 5 days late...

M

[Motu]

Let us know what the problem was when Triple Fourensics have the bike sorted.Very little can blow a coil from the primary end,unless the one coil is being sent a very high voltage....so that leaves a sparkplug,or the tube connection between coil and plug.

[Delphinus]

Let us know what the problem was when Triple Fourensics have the bike sorted.Very little can blow a coil from the primary end,unless the one coil is being sent a very high voltage....so that leaves a sparkplug,or the tube connection between coil and plug.

Will definitely keep you posted. We checked the sparkplugs as well as we could, they seemed ok. The tube connection between coil and plug is all part of the coil I've been replacing each time. is that what you meant?