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Bad luck / good luck
Posted by Andy C on May 22, 2024, 9:36 pm
Popped out on the KH this afternoon, around 3 miles from home, it died, nothing, no farting / popping just dead.
It was along a busy main road, but fairly flat with a few bends so I started pushing, as there was no place to leave it or pull in to take a look at it. I thought that if I coukld make it to the village I could fine someplace to take a look at it.
After about 20 mins I am sweating from every orifice when a van goes past, toots his horn and stops a few yards ahead.
Bloke gets out and says "want a lift" too bloody right I do.
Anyway the bloke had ramps in the back of his van, and as we were loading it up some jerk goes past in a van shouting abuse - although I felt like yelling go f**k yourself I resisted.
Long story short bloke dropped me off at home.
Turns out he was 85 and gave up bikes 10 years ago, we spent ages talking bikes, what a gent - had some great stories.
He said he always stops to help anyone broken down on a bike as he knows what it is like to break down on a bike.
Despite me offering he would not accept a tenner for his troubles.
KH is now fixed, turns out it was one of the 40+ year old connections to the CDI source coil that had failed, took it to bits gave the terminal a good clean up and re soldered with a nice hook joint and heat shrink sleeving. Good for the next 40 years.
I was very lucky that it did not fail during my 120 mile Spirit of the 60's run. But they do have a recovery vehicle.
Think I will sleep well tonight after pushing it for something like a mile or so.Who needs a signature anyway......
Re: Bad luck / good luck
Posted by laverdabru on May 22, 2024, 10:00 pm, in reply to "Bad luck / good luck"
As you say, good job didn't happen Sunday... Once had to push the Commando 5+ miles to Worcester railway station, then into the guards van, & another 2 miles uphill at the other end.
Re: Bad luck / good luck
Posted by geoff the bonnie on May 22, 2024, 10:01 pm, in reply to "Bad luck / good luck"
I would just have to call breakdown out. No pushing for me these days.
The bloke did mention that he had driven past me in his car and said to his Mrs that when they got home he would come out in in his van and pick me up - he lives pretty local to me.