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

**Str8 Jacket** · 8th February 2009, 19:12

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!

What a crack up, we all cheered as he pulled up

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!

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!

**chanceyy** · 8th February 2009, 19:15

well at least you found shade Hels

.. btw your man is a keeper doll

thank gawd its not terminal

**Nasty** · 8th February 2009, 19:17

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

**Trudes** · 8th February 2009, 19:17

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** · 8th February 2009, 19:20

I blame Tom!

**Str8 Jacket** · 8th February 2009, 19:21

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

I blame Tom!

Is he a Ginga?

**merv** · 8th February 2009, 19:22

Geez Hels you have all the fun.

**PirateJafa** · 8th February 2009, 19:28

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Is he a Ginga?

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

**Str8 Jacket** · 8th February 2009, 19:44

Originally Posted by PirateJafa

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

Doh! Ah well, no harm done!

**Number One** · 8th February 2009, 19:56

Originally Posted by Nasty

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

**EJK** · 8th February 2009, 20:04

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....

So... It's still going alright?

**Str8 Jacket** · 8th February 2009, 20:06

Originally Posted by 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....

So... It's still going alright?

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...