Doctor T wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 8:05 pm
On one day am free. i got stopped from riding the bike. By A big, bloody boil on my bum. Called the doc, asking him to see it as I think I have a boil. Go there, shorts down, and he said you have a bloody big boil. I told him I had I looked it up on Google. He asked am I was a doctor, I said I was a GP. Looking confused, I said a Google practitioner.
Seriously the bugger hurts.
Wana see pic's of it
Glenn wrote: ↑Mon Apr 14, 2025 3:33 pm
MOT's and serviced today, booked in for 08.30, I went to start the bike at 07.50, nothing, no life whatsoever. Plugged the Optimate into the din socket, not charging. Tried a jump start power pack, turned over once then nothing. I hooked the Optimate direct to the battery and after 90 minutes the bike started, it's been fine ever since. The battery was replaced in October.
Mark in Synter Shrewsbury was accommodating and got the bike booked in after 11.30 MOT he had waiting.
On those newer bikes are you supposed to switch ignition on and off "to open can bus or something" to allow charging?
We had a club ride to a State Park 120 miles away down nice, twisty, country roads! At 80 miles in, TPS told me that my brand new rear tire was going flat quickly. With lots of help from the other guys, we got the spike of bone (Bone!?!) out, put in a plug, and pumped it back up. One of the other guys stayed with me as I rode cautiously home with a very slow leak. Two refills of air, and I got home.
Now, to figure out what to do about my tire!
I've never had a bike with TPS before. The more I ride this bike, the more I appreciate it!!
Usually, I have my own tire patch kit and pump on the bike. But, for some reason, it was all on my Suzuki VStrom. So, do I put all that stuff back on the BMW and sell the VStrom, or just buy another patch kit and pump?
I agreed to buy a 48 year old bike yesterday, a Honda CB550F2 Four, it needs some work, ie 3&4 carbs flood, replace the coils, leads & plugs, find and refit an original headlight.
