What have i done...

[MaybeGuy]

...and how can i avoid it?

the missus has just done her CBT, we went out riding today and she wasnt doing badly at all! just needs confidence, and practice pulling away and stuff.

so tonight she went to the cinema with her ''girlies'' and took the bike.

then the phonecalls start...

''why wont she start? im giving it full throttle and kicking it over and it wont start!!''



so thats one flooded engine. told her to leave it for a bit, then kick it hard once with no throttle... ''bbrrriingdingdingding''.

fucks sake... glad thats over.

or was it?

no.

10 minutes later...

''baby, she's broken down again! whats wrong?''

''i dont know, im not there, whats it doing?''

''i stalled, and now when i kick it, the kickstart gets jammed and the bike jumps forwards''.

''is the clutch in?''

''no''

''is it in neutral?''

''no''

''put it in neutral and try again''

brringdingdingdingdind.

fucks sake this is getting irritating... oh well, off to bed now (as its 00:30am at this point).

now, about 5 minutes ago, just got off the phone...

''its still broken down! whats wrong? its like theres no petrol''

''is there petrol?''

(we were out for about 4 hours riding today, and she put £4 of fuel in from completely dry).

''no''

''put it on reserve''

''how?''



if i get another call, im going to burn the thing.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[stinkwheel]

Kill switch left on in 5, 4, 3, 2...
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“Rule one: Always stick around for one more drink. That's when things happen. That's when you find out everything you want to know.”
I did the 2010 Round Britain Rally on my 350 Bullet. 89 landmarks, 3 months, 9,500 miles.

[Flip]

This sounds harsh.

But.

She's dumb.

Dump her and sell the bike.

[MaybeGuy]

no killswitch on the RXS otherwise i would have written a bit more in the original post

she FINALLY made it home... its about 5 miles to her house from the cinema. took her over an hour.
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[damz]

reminds me of my first ride on my bike lol

killswitch and out of petrol
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Current Bikes RVF400 - 94
Cars: RX7 FD, Eunos Roadster
Former Bikes: FZR 250R 89, ZX7R 98

[Fnatic]

I was the same on my RS the other day.

Well not quite but I kept stalling and blaming the bike.

Bit more confident now.

[DEN MONKEY]

[neil.]

Teething problems for sure... I left my bloody fuel tap off lots of times and wondered why it lost power, and countless other newbie mistakes. Just needs practice/experience.
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CBT February 2008 | A2 June 2008 | Yamaha YBR125 (written off) | Honda CBF125 (current)

[MaybeGuy]

...it continues. this time via text...

''somethings wrong with the bike''

''she'll drive in reserve, but not fuel on''

...and what happened yesterday? oh, you had to switch to reserve. fuel doesnt recharge darling

she's getting better though. she switches to first before stopping now, and pulls away without stalling 9 times outta 10
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Flip]

Just put my bike onto reserve for the first time since I've had it. What's the odds of forgettin' to put it back to on.

[kitty kat]

[tutton]

LOL,
At least shes learning i suppose
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Past: '05 Peugeot XPS '99 Aprillia RS125 '94 FZR600R
Current: '02 ZX636 A1P '51 CCM R30

[MaybeGuy]

she's doing great now... just teething problems.

all i can say is maybe a bit more gear sense is needed, and to not be such a fag...

easily intimidated by drivers, and ends up pulling into the side of the road and letting them overtake stupidly.

when i ride with her, im trying to help by riding close to the middle white line to stop twats overtaking, so she gets used to riding in the middle of her lane.

and i got right fucked off at some guy in a skoda who beeped at her when she stalled at the lights... how the hell is that going to help?
so i let her go, then rode at 2mph for about 500 meters with him beeping and trying to get around me... cunt.
he didnt manage

anything else reccomended?
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Blue_SV650S wrote: it was a sh1te wheelie, but it proves that he can get it up in 3rd and can do angles. In summery, mattsprattuk is a gobby little sh1tebag, dopehead tw4t, but sadly for all of us, he probably isn't THAT full of sh1te!!
Kickstart wrote: Hi I tend to agree with Matt. All the best Keith

[Fnatic]

Hmmm I was struggling on my first ride with gears. Stalled loads.. I usually turn around and apologize

I've gotten into this habit of sort of walking the bike whilst pulling away.. I don't know but it's working LOL

[ms51ves3]