Bloody Weather!!

[Robbie8666]

Sorry if this has been mentioned recently but getting fed up of this weather now.. Glad to go back to Afghan for a break!!

I'm working away all week and Mrs has just phoned to let me know that the high winds in Cornwall have blown kids trampoline into the trees at the bottom of the garden, & "oh by the way love your bikes been blown over and because it's heavy & peeing down here I cant lift it what do i do!!!"

as it happens I'm home tonight but wont get there till gone 10pm,  was wondering what damage (apart from paintwork, panels etc) will have been done to my bike having been left on its side for 24 hours?

I've not run it since October and left it with bout 1/4 tank of petrol in... guessing that will be ok as it will just evaporate away, but hadn.t drained oil or disconnectted battery as that was flat any way!!

any advise welcome

[Lawrence]

As long as it's not running I can't see any engine damage being done by it lying sideways for a few hours.

That's pretty crap though, hopefully you'll get away with no cosmetic damage either.

[His Dudeness]

The engine might be flooded from the bike being on it's side so I'd suggest taking the plugs out and turning over the engine with the plug out. Petrol might also have leaked down past the rings and into the oil so check the oil level too

[BBROWN1664]

stand it upright and leave it till tomorrow before doing anything. Oil will have potentially moved around in the engine filling the rocker area so trying to spin it over before it drains back down may cause problems. Let it drain back down and it will probably start fine in the morning.

[locksmith]

Tell her she's going to get a slap if she don't get out there and pick it up NOW !!

[Punkstig]

Oil may be in air box!

[bri h]

Some of the coolant leaked out of mine when it went on its side. Good luck.

[imax]

Depending on how it's been laying, may need to check/bleed the brakes.

[fazersharp]

You may thank her for leaving it there as she could of got it upright and then dropped it again. 

[Robbie8666]

Tell her she's going to get a slap if she don't get out there and pick it up NOW !!

Thanks for all the help folks ... picked bike up this morning no damage thankfully.. gonna leave it till Sunday before i do anything


Thanks Locksmith now wearing new bow tie made from me bo!!ocks after suggesting that to Mrs lol  :rollin

[nick crisp]

Monty Python & The Holy Grail - Bloody Weather