Got a ticking off :cp from the mechanic when I took the Steamer in for it's MOT, not putting enough miles on it between MOT's there were moths in the air box.
He let me off with a warning seeing as they were genuine parts being Tiger Moths :augie
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Quote from: Sin_Tiger on May 26, 2016, 05:44:45 PM
Got a ticking off :cp from the mechanic when I took the Steamer in for it's MOT, not putting enough miles on it between MOT's there were moths in the air box.
He let me off with a warning seeing as they were genuine parts being Tiger Moths :augie
poser :ImaPoser
I can relate though ,too many bikes ......not enough hours in the day .
I am stalling doing Mrs M's tiger for beginning of season maint .
and forcing her to ride her Bonneville , the poor neglected thing .
(the bike not Mrs. M)
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14 years old and she's managed to put 11 k on it . :mut can you guess which bike she rides the most ?
Hahahaha :)
Now stop joking and do some miles. ;)
a meagre 1200 miles on the Tiger, and a minuscule 95 on the XL :nono
Ha. You lucky guys with time to ride a lot...
I normally count the number of rides in a year, not the miles done. :icon_frown:
In the good old days when I was instructing and visiting students all over the province I would routinely put 20k kms under the wheels each season. These days, being a 8.30-4.30 a day working stiff it is harder to do, and I'm lucky if I get even close to 10k kms.
This year will be the exception, of course. :icon_wink:
Quote from: Nick Calne on May 26, 2016, 11:28:36 PM
Ha. You lucky guys with time to ride a lot...
It isn't the time I have to ride a lot, it is just the mileage I choose to use the bike instead of the car. ;) Hopefully I can do a bit more of that this year than I did last. I only did 8K km or so last year, where I did 16K the year before. I am at something like 7K right now, so that promises good things for this year. ;)
Opposite for me, use mine pretty much everyday all year round so am putting 20 - 25k miles on mine each year. Unfortunately it means I am forever working on the bike as something always needs doing, changing or renewing!