mofos
yesterday i was riding home after soccer when suddenly the bike sputtered and died. i started it back up and everything seemed fine for some distance before it died again.
after that it wouldn't start and i was stranded by the side of the road. stranded for the first time since the early days of getting my bike.
i've experienced this twice before. the first time was when there was some problem with the magnetic coil and second time was when i completely ran out of petrol.
i opened the tank and took a peek, nope the fuel was low, but definitely not out. so it must be the coil then, and there's no way i can fix that.
by the side of the road in the killer sun, i tried my best to fix the problem, which included checking all the wires were connected and then kicking everything a little to make sure they weren't falling off, because you know, when you can't fix it, kick it.
i could start the engine, but it would always run for about 30 seconds before sputtering. finally i gave up and pushed it across traffic lights and over pavements to a shell station. i left it there and the tow truck took it this morning.
from there i had to walk home because i was just going to soccer and i didn't bring anything with me, just my phone, boots, and some coins which i spent on drinks. fortunately the bike had managed to survive till i was somewhat closer to home.
and then this morning the bike shop called and they said it was probably because my fuel switch was not set at reserve and i had run out of petrol. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
the bike works like this: the tank is 8 litres, about 5L of petrol under the 'normal' setting, and then the petrol sign lights up and then the bike dies after the 5L are used up even though there's still another 3L in the tank. to use this 3L, you have to turn the switch over to 'reserve.'
the thing is, my switch has ALWAYS been in reserve ever since the beginning of time, so much so that i haven't even considered it to be a cause for this problem. i think it is most likely the mechanic very helpfully turned the switch back to its 'normal' position when i sent it for servicing last week.
and so the moral of the story is, always check that no mofos meddled with your fuel switch before decidding that your bike is dead and needs towing.
after that it wouldn't start and i was stranded by the side of the road. stranded for the first time since the early days of getting my bike.
i've experienced this twice before. the first time was when there was some problem with the magnetic coil and second time was when i completely ran out of petrol.
i opened the tank and took a peek, nope the fuel was low, but definitely not out. so it must be the coil then, and there's no way i can fix that.
by the side of the road in the killer sun, i tried my best to fix the problem, which included checking all the wires were connected and then kicking everything a little to make sure they weren't falling off, because you know, when you can't fix it, kick it.
i could start the engine, but it would always run for about 30 seconds before sputtering. finally i gave up and pushed it across traffic lights and over pavements to a shell station. i left it there and the tow truck took it this morning.
from there i had to walk home because i was just going to soccer and i didn't bring anything with me, just my phone, boots, and some coins which i spent on drinks. fortunately the bike had managed to survive till i was somewhat closer to home.
and then this morning the bike shop called and they said it was probably because my fuel switch was not set at reserve and i had run out of petrol. FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!
the bike works like this: the tank is 8 litres, about 5L of petrol under the 'normal' setting, and then the petrol sign lights up and then the bike dies after the 5L are used up even though there's still another 3L in the tank. to use this 3L, you have to turn the switch over to 'reserve.'
the thing is, my switch has ALWAYS been in reserve ever since the beginning of time, so much so that i haven't even considered it to be a cause for this problem. i think it is most likely the mechanic very helpfully turned the switch back to its 'normal' position when i sent it for servicing last week.
and so the moral of the story is, always check that no mofos meddled with your fuel switch before decidding that your bike is dead and needs towing.
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