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guest27

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #15 on: June 27, 2009, 03:47:24 PM »
The above reply reminds me of riding home through Plymouth on I knownot wat - cannot remember - may have been my DT175 mongeral, but having to ride on the kill switch as the throttle was jammed open, flick on accelerate, flick off coast, flick on etc etc.  Had forgotten about that one.

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mini-thumper

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2009, 08:42:30 AM »
My only major off (apart from one leaving me unconcious at Brands Hatch) was the result of jammed open throttle on a KTM 250GS enduro bike circa 1979:
 
  • rebuilt engine
  • bump start down back lane behind parents house
  • engine catches
  • throttle sticks wide open
  • heading towards low wall at high speed
  • other side of wall 40ft. drop into local bus station
  • to avoid impact and/or spectacular flight decide to bail-out
  • result: dislocated knee & three weeks off work
  • bike fine after it had stopped digging a very big hole in some loose stuff

Bike was a real beast and one of the few things I've ridden that actually scared me. Sold soon after to someone who used the engine in a track bike. I suspect it left mental scars that have me changing my bikes every five minutes to this day.

Boyd
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002

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2009, 11:36:33 AM »
Quote from: mini-thumper on June 28, 2009, 08:42:30 AM
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have me changing my bikes every five minutes to this day.

Boyd


But never Changing your Underwear !!!!!!1



Jethro
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mini-thumper

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2009, 12:20:18 PM »
How rude!

Boyd
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robG

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2009, 05:35:12 PM »
Boyd , at least you wear under wear .

Rob .
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002

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #20 on: June 28, 2009, 10:58:25 PM »
I do...!!   Well SORT of !!!

  Usually someone elses.
Viv(Mrs Jules) has kept me supplied in the past,and of course your old lodger !

Jethro
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robG

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #21 on: June 29, 2009, 07:31:36 PM »
Quote from: 002 on June 28, 2009, 10:58:25 PM
I do...!!   Well SORT of !!!
Usually someone elses. Viv(Mrs Jules) has kept me supplied in the past,and of course your old lodger !
Jethro

Ah yes , walking around the house with Jackos knickers on your head , how could I forget .  ;)

Rob
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guest7

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Re: How have you?????
« Reply #22 on: July 01, 2009, 08:47:25 PM »
Quote from: mini-thumper on June 28, 2009, 08:42:30 AM
My only major off (apart from one leaving me unconcious at Brands Hatch) was the result of jammed open throttle on a KTM 250GS enduro bike circa 1979:
 
Bike was a real beast and one of the few things I've ridden that actually scared me.

I used to ride an aircooled twin shock KTM 250 and it too scared the living shit out of me. It was far too easy to go stupidly fast on a bike that you knew couldn't always be stopped in time. Bloody good fun at times though  ::)

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