Motor bike has engine stolen !!!!!!
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djoptix
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Tall tale ahead:
A friend of mine from up North used to ride a very large race rep (can't remember exactly what - he had a Hayabusa at one point but I don't think this was it). Late one night he passed a police car doing a brisk 130mph. He knew they wouldn't catch him, but also knew they'd probably clocked his plate. He wound it up to 180 or so and ran for home. As a precaution, when he got home, he very hurriedly took the engine out of the bike and hoisted it onto his workbench in the garage, then went to bed.
Sure enough, an hour later he was woken by a knock on the door. "But it couldn't have been me, officer - my bike's in bits in the garage - come and have a look..."
Puzzlement of Old Bill ensues.
A friend of mine from up North used to ride a very large race rep (can't remember exactly what - he had a Hayabusa at one point but I don't think this was it). Late one night he passed a police car doing a brisk 130mph. He knew they wouldn't catch him, but also knew they'd probably clocked his plate. He wound it up to 180 or so and ran for home. As a precaution, when he got home, he very hurriedly took the engine out of the bike and hoisted it onto his workbench in the garage, then went to bed.
Sure enough, an hour later he was woken by a knock on the door. "But it couldn't have been me, officer - my bike's in bits in the garage - come and have a look..."
Puzzlement of Old Bill ensues.
djoptix
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Same bloke used to drive a Ford Anglia with a knackered starter, so to start it he used to push it, then leap in, bash it into second to forcefully jump start it, then drive off.
One morning he followed this procedure, leapt in, bashed the gearstick and BANG - it broke off at the base with the car stuck in second. He had to drive ten miles to work at 15mph and weld it back on when he got there
One morning he followed this procedure, leapt in, bashed the gearstick and BANG - it broke off at the base with the car stuck in second. He had to drive ten miles to work at 15mph and weld it back on when he got there
DxMachina
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My (incredibly old) Passat GT16v did the same thing except it was stuck in fifth as the stick came off while driving down an A-road into town
I got it home through rush-hour traffic riding the clutch but it ruined it - temp sensor was showing 125 centigrade by the time I pulled up in a cloud of black smoke and burning clutch liner. Scrapped it the next day and bought a Mondeo....
I got it home through rush-hour traffic riding the clutch but it ruined it - temp sensor was showing 125 centigrade by the time I pulled up in a cloud of black smoke and burning clutch liner. Scrapped it the next day and bought a Mondeo....
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jonnyboy666":2t32xj2e said:saltyman":2t32xj2e said:
i might be seeing streethawk (the bike as opposed to the tv show) on saturday
went to the cars of the stars museum in Keswick on the way to the scottish national after riding grizedale but unfortunately they have sold the entire collection to someone in america, the whole went 6 weeks ago.
i was gutted, i really wanted to see streethawk!! :x
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