80 to zero in a snap

[cuttercustom2]

things to check befor a ride
brake light, head light, turnsignals, brake response, possibly the tightness of the speedo cable
well i was riding home from a meeting tonight on my usuale rout, i picked it because of the lack of traffic , a couple of good straights and up hill turns , no cars out so put the hammer down to blow the engine out and keep my plugs cleen , or any excuse i can think of just because it is just so much darn fun, right off the bat i see 40 go by then 50 , 60 , 70, i just peeked down to see 80 get poked by the needle , and dink right down to zero , i slow down and peek around my side covers to see my speedo cable slapin the pavement i couldent help but pull over and laugh because i thought the bike just riped it right out of the speedo but to my suprise it just rattled loose a quick road side reconnect and i was on my way i still came home smileing man i love this bike

the moral of this story put the hammer down and you will get a nice suprise:shock:

 

[Guest]

And we complain about ineffective brakes. LOL

 

[Sandy]

Good thing you checked to see if the bike was actually stopped before you got off!!!

 

[cuttercustom2]

one more thing to check

one more thing to check

well i was headed home this evening and i thought my bike pooed it self , my first thought was a major fouled plug but turns out my fuel line was loose at the carb side i had to coast it up to a conviently placed 76 station , and the station attendent was kind enough to lend me a screwdriver , i think he felt bad for me i was trying to use a penny to tighten the little clamp[-o< , in heinsight i was pretty lucky :-D

 

[dpep]

well i was headed home this evening and i thought my bike pooed it self , my first thought was a major fouled plug but turns out my fuel line was loose at the carb side i had to coast it up to a conviently placed 76 station , and the station attendent was kind enough to lend me a screwdriver , i think he felt bad for me i was trying to use a penny to tighten the little clamp[-o< , in heinsight i was pretty lucky :-D

You ought to carry at least a Swiss Army Knife. That would at least keep you from relying on spare change as your tools.

 

[cuttercustom2]

tool kit

tool kit

i was planing on getting a tool bag for under my seat when i cleaned up the wireing harness and got it all wraped up i ended up with a good sized space above my battery (the air box was gone when i got the bike) but for now that is a good idea with the all in one. i think i have one laying around some where

 

[graymulligan]

that's why I always have my leatherman in my jacket pocket when I'm on the bike.

(well, that and it also doubles as the "key" for my gas cap)