Post by mikem on Feb 13, 2012 0:51:24 GMT 1
Well mine was quite eventfull. But enough of that.
When I did eventually get out to take advantage of the dry spell I found I had a puncture in the front tyre.
Fixed that and then took Eyore out for that little run.
Crikey, it's going to take some time to get used to those front brakes......I can see me going over the bars when I get Noodle back on the road.
Anyway....I was sitting at some traffic lights in the outer lane when I noticed a noisy Astra beside me with loads of jewelry on it. The young guy gave me that look that said.. move over I'm coming through
Hell, I'm nearly 62 years old, so I did what any sensible person of my age would do in this situation......!
I dropped the clutch as the lights changed to amber (or whatever they do before they go green) and just wheelied away from the lights just managing to get into second gear trying to control the front wheel which just wanted to point skywards.
Truth is I nearly shat myself!
Not sure waht happened to 'Astra Boy', probably fainted from the smell I must have left behind!
On Noodle, you wind the throttle hard and your arse just slips back a bit into the, well, arse rest!
On the N1 I very quickly found that there is NOTHIng to stop my arse from sliding back on the seat, it's just my hands hanging onto the bars for dear life...trying desperately to close the throttle.
What do you folks do in that situation? I think I might have to get the seat covered in a Non Slip material.
When I did eventually get out to take advantage of the dry spell I found I had a puncture in the front tyre.
Fixed that and then took Eyore out for that little run.
Crikey, it's going to take some time to get used to those front brakes......I can see me going over the bars when I get Noodle back on the road.
Anyway....I was sitting at some traffic lights in the outer lane when I noticed a noisy Astra beside me with loads of jewelry on it. The young guy gave me that look that said.. move over I'm coming through
Hell, I'm nearly 62 years old, so I did what any sensible person of my age would do in this situation......!
I dropped the clutch as the lights changed to amber (or whatever they do before they go green) and just wheelied away from the lights just managing to get into second gear trying to control the front wheel which just wanted to point skywards.
Truth is I nearly shat myself!
Not sure waht happened to 'Astra Boy', probably fainted from the smell I must have left behind!
On Noodle, you wind the throttle hard and your arse just slips back a bit into the, well, arse rest!
On the N1 I very quickly found that there is NOTHIng to stop my arse from sliding back on the seat, it's just my hands hanging onto the bars for dear life...trying desperately to close the throttle.
What do you folks do in that situation? I think I might have to get the seat covered in a Non Slip material.