And hopefully it'll stay on two wheels, unlike BGN's which had a penchant for lying down at the least provocation. It seemed reliable enough though. I'm sure he won't mind me saying that. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
IIRC it wasn't in very good fettle from a reliability perspective when he tried to conquer France upon it.
Didn't even make the ferry. At least, not without a push.[/QUOTE] It made the ferry. But it wouldn't start when it wanted to get off.
BGN says... <snip> You have to admit that 100% of your ER-5's problems were down to fuckwittedness on your part, in one form or another. The bike was cosmetically sound until you crashed it, and it was mechanically sound until you neglected to maintain it properly.
I didn't try to imply that they weren't. It was serviced regularly by paid qualified professionals...
BGN says... There's a certain amount of 'between service' maintenance required on a motorcycle, like checking the oil and coolant levels, tyre pressures, chain tension etc.
Hopefully the ER-5 will require a little less maintenance than my previous Bullet, which required about 2 hours fettling for every hour ridden. David
It made the ferry. But it wouldn't start when it wanted to get off.[/QUOTE] And it *had* had a hard life up to that time as recall. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
Nice life story up until here Nick... Then it all turned to shit, because now anyone would think the problems were ER-5 problems and they weren't really anything to do with the bike. ANY bike would've given up after being treated so well. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
It made the ferry. But it wouldn't start when it wanted to get off.[/QUOTE] What makes you think it wanted to get off? -- platypus "Merely corroborative detail, intended to give artistic verisimilitude to an otherwise bald and unconvincing narrative."
Teah, but you and Sean are pals, so there's a common denominator there Biz's ER-5 exploded (or something) and someone else from UKRM It must've been that JoG to LA run you arranged. I dunno, I've never had the pleasure of owning one. -- Beav VN 750 Zed 1000 OMF# 19
