Startin to shit me

DEN MONKEY · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

Ok so ive had a few probs with the bike of late and its been off the road more than its been on in the last 3 -4 weeks or so and lookin like costing me more money/time. Luckily enough I have a car to get about in.
Was wondering though if it's just me or when your bike is giving you grief do you also feel less like taking good care of it and just thinkin screw you ya peice of shit, sit there and rot for all I care.
Normally the bike gets a weekly wash and clean but right about now someone could back over it with a truck and I'm not sure I'd care.

dansuresh · Scooby Slapper Joined: 26 Jan 2005 Karma :

yeah i do that sometimes whenever the bike lets me down but then when i eventually get it back on the road to fixing it that feeling normally goes away!

normally only lasts a day for me before i think poor bike and spend all my money trying to get it fixed!

Dan

Barry_M2 · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Sep 2004 Karma :

Nope, my bike is my hobby, so I enjoy getting out in the garage and playing about with it, or fixing any probs.

Was thinking of getting a basket case bike as another project as the MC21 is now finished.

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PsychoHippy · Jammy Git Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Karma :

When I was doing the engine change on the ZZR, every time I started doing something I found somehting else that need to be done or bought first. Definitely started to suffer from 'fuck it' syndrome after a while. Motivation became a real problem, especially as we still had two bike we could use.
However the sense of satisfaction when the thing started with the new engine far out weighed the pain in the arse that it was Thumbs Up

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fast_tzr · World Chat Champion Joined: 02 Jul 2005 Karma :

Believe me mate i no exactly how your feeling, i feel about the same right now, considering every time something goes wrong i fix it, and now it has a really big problem, rendering it unrideable, and its my first bike, BRAND NEW FOR GODS SAKE, and I havent even made it more than a mile before the thing has broken. Evil or Very Mad

NSR125-Kid-UK · Attention Whore Joined: 03 May 2003 Karma :

I'm in a downer with the NSR at the moment. A side panel fell off due to a missing mounting point, the head bearings, brakes and chain adjusters went at the same time and i rode it like that for a while. I just could not be arsed to deal with the thing.

I've fixed the brakes though, and the bearings and adjusters are being replaced as we speak Smile

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DEN MONKEY · World Chat Champion Joined: 17 May 2005 Karma :

I know what youre sayin hippy about the satisfaction of the end result. That is when its a good one Confused

Im at a point where Ive only just started to ride and unsure what I can attack myself and what I cant. Prob is if Im not sure it means a trip to the shop and the obvious money exchanging hands to do so.
Pretty sure I could fix anything with the manual about 90% of the time but on a bike a mere stuff up could render you fucked up if it decides to shit itself at 100. Right now gonna play it safe.
Still uninclined to wash the bitch til she gives me a little satisfaction back in return