I've been having issues for the last while with the bike backfiring under deceleration. Now, it's been like this a while and I'd narrowed it down to the Y piece which doesn't exactly fit perfectly, the gas was escaping at the join just under the pegs. I figured I'd get around to it at some stage when I was in the mood.
The thing is, I've had the most fun recently catching peoples reactions to the noise (like a pistol shot - a big pistol). There was the lady who threw her shopping up in the air, the lady whose coffee went airborne and the young one who literally jumped five foot into the air Not to mention the biker who said I frightened the shit out of him in Town and would I not get it fixed? I said I wished it would happen more often I know I shouldn't be proud of this but it was entertaining!
Sunday however was the last straw. Pottering out to howth on Sunday afternoon with SWMBO on the back (a devout animal lover I might add) . The bike backfired at one point (this one sounded more like a Howser) and apparently there was a border collie right beside the bike at the time. Poor fellah must have jumped about two foot off the ground! Now, I found this hillarious but she didn't...I did ask if the dog was still alive when she looked back and she said the owner was trying to get the dog to move. Poor little fellah.
Anyway, I fixed the problem last night with a new bolt to replace the old one which wasn't up to the job anymore. Backfire is gone but I reserve the right to loosen said bolt if life gets dull!
Just thought I'd share
The thing is, I've had the most fun recently catching peoples reactions to the noise (like a pistol shot - a big pistol). There was the lady who threw her shopping up in the air, the lady whose coffee went airborne and the young one who literally jumped five foot into the air Not to mention the biker who said I frightened the shit out of him in Town and would I not get it fixed? I said I wished it would happen more often I know I shouldn't be proud of this but it was entertaining!
Sunday however was the last straw. Pottering out to howth on Sunday afternoon with SWMBO on the back (a devout animal lover I might add) . The bike backfired at one point (this one sounded more like a Howser) and apparently there was a border collie right beside the bike at the time. Poor fellah must have jumped about two foot off the ground! Now, I found this hillarious but she didn't...I did ask if the dog was still alive when she looked back and she said the owner was trying to get the dog to move. Poor little fellah.
Anyway, I fixed the problem last night with a new bolt to replace the old one which wasn't up to the job anymore. Backfire is gone but I reserve the right to loosen said bolt if life gets dull!
Just thought I'd share
