December 20, 201411 yr What where the little white blobs in my carb float bowL? It was very early Sunday morning (6am) heading off to a trial. Only problem was a massive hang over from the night before, and perhaps still a little bit tipsy and in my defense it was dark Needed to mix some oil and gas, grabbed what I thought (of course determined much later after the f*% Up) was a bottle of two stroke oil. I turned out it was a bottle of Armor All. I mixed it with my gas and off out I went. At the event the bike would not start, took the carb off to find little white globules floating in the carb bowl. Yes a drunk Mr Mikuni mixed Armor All with gas and poured it into his new Beta Zero Up side was the rubber intake boot from carb to cylinder head have never cracked Edited December 20, 201411 yr by billyt
December 21, 201411 yr What where the little white blobs in my carb float bowL? It was very early Sunday morning (6am) heading off to a trial. Only problem was a massive hang over from the night before, and perhaps still a little bit tipsy and in my defense it was dark Needed to mix some oil and gas, grabbed what I thought (of course determined much later after the f*% Up) was a bottle of two stroke oil. I turned out it was a bottle of Armor All. I mixed it with my gas and off out I went. At the event the bike would not start, took the carb off to find little white globules floating in the carb bowl. Yes a drunk Mr Mikuni mixed Armor All with gas and poured it into his new Beta Zero Up side was the rubber intake boot from carb to cylinder head have never cracked Oh the suspense! I am just thankful you did not bring up the tossing thing again!
December 21, 201411 yr ...basic maths error for me; stripped bike,cleaned front pipe with 6 rags, accounted for 5, assembled bike....and wouldn't start. Wondered why? As for other peoples' errors: Out practicing many moons ago and came across some unfortunate fella stranded in the middle of nowhere, field-stripping the side case off his bike using a basic bum-bag tool kit. He was swearing like a trooper, cursing his ''POFS gearbox...''. He didn't know whether to laugh or cry when I handed him his freshly oiled chain that I'd found on the track about hundred yards back
December 22, 201411 yr Actually Billy I was thinking the upside was you weren't pulling little pieces of aluminum out of your header pipe.
March 25, 201511 yr Author Well I hate to admit it but I am victim of yet another moment of Plebness. Seeing as though the sun was shining so bright here in good old Blighty, I thought I would take the bike out for a bit of fun earlier. Got everything up together and tried to start it.....big fat NOTHING! I was trying to start the bl**dy thing for about 5 minutes, checking this and checking that and with my previous pleb moment fresh in mind, I even checked to see if it had fuel in it this time, please no need for applause. It was only when I went bursting through the back door into the house to complain to my other half at length that the poxy bike won't start that I happened to notice my kill switch lanyard hanging up on the key rack! I mean COME ON! REALLY?
March 26, 201511 yr Well I hate to admit it but I am victim of yet another moment of Plebness. Seeing as though the sun was shining so bright here in good old Blighty, I thought I would take the bike out for a bit of fun earlier. Got everything up together and tried to start it.....big fat NOTHING! I was trying to start the bl**dy thing for about 5 minutes, checking this and checking that and with my previous pleb moment fresh in mind, I even checked to see if it had fuel in it this time, please no need for applause. It was only when I went bursting through the back door into the house to complain to my other half at length that the poxy bike won't start that I happened to notice my kill switch lanyard hanging up on the key rack! I mean COME ON! REALLY? I can see that happening to me! Do they sell spares? Now go hide a spare key for your car somplace as well!
March 26, 201511 yr I have really enjoyed reading this thread. I think the advent of lanyard kill switches will bring out a lot more plebs among us. There are only three types of riders with lanyard kill switches - those that have tried to start the bike without it, those that will try it sometime soon, and those that are goddamn liars.
March 27, 201511 yr I have really enjoyed reading this thread. I think the advent of lanyard kill switches will bring out a lot more plebs among us. There are only three types of riders with lanyard kill switches - those that have tried to start the bike without it, those that will try it sometime soon, and those that are goddamn liars. Biffsgasgas has a lanyard on his bike, He is good at planning ahead. He made up a spare lanyard for anyone that forgot to bring theirs............It had a pink, and girly lanyard made up to hold the magnet. It is named Nancy
March 31, 201511 yr Probably 6 years ago now I managed to leave not 1 but 2 tyre levers in a tyre as I put it on. One of those last minute Saturday night ideas after a few pints. Was fine until it moved!
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