I came across a chap broken down yesterday on his first trip out of the year (I was in my car).
Fortunately he was only 200yds from home, so I helped push it back to his driveway.
He told me he'd just fitted an electric starter motor which I didn't realise was possible on
such a machine. "I'm told old to kick start it now" he quipped.
Back at his house he replaced the newly fitted NGK spark plug with a Champion plug as the
former was sooted-up. Started first flick.
We got chatting about his bike which he'd owned for over fifty years and three rebuilds,
originally bought from a local bike shop Geoff Dukes in another time.
He'd also fitted a Yamaha clutch for good measure. What a guy.
He asked what bike I had, I replied a BMW 800GS. Blank looks from him, "Never
heard of that one".
He said, If you like BMW's...He then lifted a roll of carpet and a pile of bedding sheets in
his garage to reveal a mint (the poor quality of the photo doesn't do it justice) airhead.
"This is my other bike that I've had since new".
A bit more conversation then he thanked me for my assistance and rode off on his Goldie
to J&S in Delamere to treat himself with a new set of gloves.
Well, what a gem of an encounter that was. A priceless way to spend half an hour.
Oh, and the sound of the Goldie accelerating up the road into the distance.
[video]https://photos.app.goo.gl/HYMYgULK6mNBCxeg8[/video]
Fortunately he was only 200yds from home, so I helped push it back to his driveway.
He told me he'd just fitted an electric starter motor which I didn't realise was possible on
such a machine. "I'm told old to kick start it now" he quipped.
Back at his house he replaced the newly fitted NGK spark plug with a Champion plug as the
former was sooted-up. Started first flick.
We got chatting about his bike which he'd owned for over fifty years and three rebuilds,
originally bought from a local bike shop Geoff Dukes in another time.
He'd also fitted a Yamaha clutch for good measure. What a guy.
He asked what bike I had, I replied a BMW 800GS. Blank looks from him, "Never
heard of that one".
He said, If you like BMW's...He then lifted a roll of carpet and a pile of bedding sheets in
his garage to reveal a mint (the poor quality of the photo doesn't do it justice) airhead.
"This is my other bike that I've had since new".
A bit more conversation then he thanked me for my assistance and rode off on his Goldie
to J&S in Delamere to treat himself with a new set of gloves.
Well, what a gem of an encounter that was. A priceless way to spend half an hour.
Oh, and the sound of the Goldie accelerating up the road into the distance.
[video]https://photos.app.goo.gl/HYMYgULK6mNBCxeg8[/video]