I think my Volty has had a seizure

[portokiwi]

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[klingon]

Grinning? Or was it the Death Rictus Mask of Sheer Terror?

Yeah that'll be it. His Volty was probably going incredibly fast and he could barely control its power. Unlike mine which is broken.

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OMG they are selling people toys to wear on their heads while riding a motorbike?!

[portokiwi]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-192020082.htm
The sad thing about it is that I have seen quite a few scooters using them.
I let him pass me So he could finaly tell someone he passed a Kawasaki. If he knew it was me (King of slow) he would tell no one The Volty looks realy nice. is that the same as 007s as Gabby thought that was a nice bike.
Sorry 007 cant remember your bike now.

[Squiggles]

Ill keep an eye out, should be an insurance wreck popping up sometime soon

[xwhatsit]

Ill keep an eye out, should be an insurance wreck popping up sometime soon

What, yours? You don't even have insurance, do you?

Yeah, summer, Christmas, here we go...

[klingon]

Ill keep an eye out, should be an insurance wreck popping up sometime soon

Thanks squiggles

*Resists temptation to bash passing GNs*

[musicman]

Didn't you recently get a full licence? Have you read Gubb's threads? His Hyo's engine broke about a week after he got his full, so he upgraded. Maybe it's a sign that you should upgrade.

[klingon]

Didn't you recently get a full licence? Have you read Gubb's threads? His Hyo's engine broke about a week after he got his full, so he upgraded. Maybe it's a sign that you should upgrade.

Yeah I would like to upgrade - if only I could afford to! I was actually intending to sell the Volty to help me fund an upgrade, but she's not worth much in her current state, and by the time I fix her up it will be a bit of a financial setback.

So in fact it must be a sign that I should keep her a bit longer! Or win lotto! Hooray!

(And I think I've had my full for about a year now... time flies when you're having fun!)

[nallac]

PM sent,
hopefully sorted this weekend.
Hope its what your after.

[Ixion]

.. and the computer's on the fritz, despite our New! Improved!! Systems Admin Dude.
I had to spell out to him that I can't work unless the database server actually has disk space ALL the time, not just occasionally.

WTF? *You* don't work all the time, right? So why should the DB server have *space* all the time? Are you claiming that it's one rule for you and one rule for the server?

[klingon]

PM sent,
hopefully sorted this weekend.
Hope its what your after.

*UPDATE*

Collected the donor GN from nallac's workmate today and delivered it to Holeshot where they are going to perform the open-heart surgery. The donor bike is pretty decent - it hadn't been wrecked, just terribly neglected for the whole four years of its life! Poor thing!

Fortunately it has been neglected while inside a shed - the tank, seat etc are in pretty much perfect condition (although the rest of the bike has the usual Chinese GN corrosion).

A couple of people have expressed an interest in picking over the remains of the poor unfortunate beast after its vital organs have been removed. I will make a decision how to handle parting it out once the Volty has been successfully resuscitated.

Thank you everyone who offered help, support and advice during this process.

[Swoop]

Excellent news Klingon!
Hopefully back on the road asap!

[Deviant]

Hey, how'd you go with the bike? If you go back to the thread I made below, you will see my progress. $700 all up and replaced it with a Japanese engine- old but supposedly more reliable. I've heard a few times that the Chinese ones have a common bolt that comes off and messes them up.

Hope it's all good and running fine! What was the damage financially?

[klingon]

Hey, how'd you go with the bike? If you go back to the thread I made below, you will see my progress. $700 all up and replaced it with a Japanese engine- old but supposedly more reliable. I've heard a few times that the Chinese ones have a common bolt that comes off and messes them up.

Hope it's all good and running fine! What was the damage financially?

Hiya Deviant, yep the Volty is up and running! I bought a whole GN off Nallac's buddy for $700 (oops that just reminded me I still owe Nallac a cold beer for setting up the deal! )

Then I paid Holeshot some money (don't make me tell you how much ) to take my bike to bits and put the new engine in.

Then I sold the remains of the GN and the broken bits from my Volty to Roger Action wreckers across the road for $200.

So yeah, cost me a bit of money, but at least I have my cherished Volty back.