11-09-16, 12:17 PM
Heartfelt commiserations Downey. Unfortunately this has happened to many of us over the years, and you just can't believe how it's happened.You'd think for a few quid extra there'd be some way of "neutralising" the release agent.
I remember when the 1200 Bandit first came out,a pal of mine,an ex racer, collected his new bike from the dealership.They had parked the bike in the road outside the shop, facing the oncoming traffic. He started his new bike,a quick look over his left shoulder looking for a gap in the traffic.Out with the clutch and before he'd got to the centre of the road it was on the floor having spun out from underneath him.Total heartbreaker.
With new tyres fitted I try and treat the first 100 miles or so as if the roads were icy.Even that is not foolproof though as I know to my cost.
I remember when the 1200 Bandit first came out,a pal of mine,an ex racer, collected his new bike from the dealership.They had parked the bike in the road outside the shop, facing the oncoming traffic. He started his new bike,a quick look over his left shoulder looking for a gap in the traffic.Out with the clutch and before he'd got to the centre of the road it was on the floor having spun out from underneath him.Total heartbreaker.
With new tyres fitted I try and treat the first 100 miles or so as if the roads were icy.Even that is not foolproof though as I know to my cost.
Whizz kid sitting pretty on his two wheeled stallion.