littlebill31
Smells of Raw Fuel
Some might know of my total distain for my check book biker neighbor and his driveway M/C. Well today was the day.
All this weekend there is a HUGE bike gathering here in Delmarva. Mainly Ocean City, Maryland and surrounding areas. Literally 3 main venues in 2 states, bands have been playing non-stop since Friday at 1pm and there is still today and tomorrow. It's a shit ton bigger than anyone thought. I'm talking thousands of bikes!!! It'll make the national news I am sure.
So all the bikers are getting ready for the rides. I think there's 45 of them total. And I mean 200+ bikes each ride, minimum. My neighbor, Mr.checkbook biker and his gang of driveway thunder, were about to leave this morning to go on a ride. Oh no!!! His bike is popping and farting, quick call the emergancy Harley place!!! Uh, oh they are closed!!
I was in my shed doing some things and just watching. All his friends were gathered around, I think one of them had a rag and a screw-driver, looking at the bike. He'd rev it and it popped like mad trying to rise. So, trying to be nice, I walked over and asked if he was alright. He just looked at me and said no thanks. No problem. So I went back to what I was doing. Then I said fuck it, walked over again, and told him to check his plugs. He then I asked, shittily, why? I reminded him that it was doing the same thing when the rollback picked it up last time and he paid $300.00 for a "diagnostic" check, which meant new plugs. Then he said he just got it back yesterday from them and had the oil changed, new plugs, spring maintenance crap done.
So I grabbed my plug wrench and pulled them out, gapped them correctly (they were WAY off), and it fired right up and purrrrrrred. He actually thanked me for the help.
Hopefully this will calm our attidudes against each other. I'm still pissed he called my bike "Jap Crap". Then I made sure to tell him there is a bigger problem because he keeps fouling plugs and, since they were not gapped correctly from the dealer, maybe he should think about another place.
All this weekend there is a HUGE bike gathering here in Delmarva. Mainly Ocean City, Maryland and surrounding areas. Literally 3 main venues in 2 states, bands have been playing non-stop since Friday at 1pm and there is still today and tomorrow. It's a shit ton bigger than anyone thought. I'm talking thousands of bikes!!! It'll make the national news I am sure.
So all the bikers are getting ready for the rides. I think there's 45 of them total. And I mean 200+ bikes each ride, minimum. My neighbor, Mr.checkbook biker and his gang of driveway thunder, were about to leave this morning to go on a ride. Oh no!!! His bike is popping and farting, quick call the emergancy Harley place!!! Uh, oh they are closed!!
I was in my shed doing some things and just watching. All his friends were gathered around, I think one of them had a rag and a screw-driver, looking at the bike. He'd rev it and it popped like mad trying to rise. So, trying to be nice, I walked over and asked if he was alright. He just looked at me and said no thanks. No problem. So I went back to what I was doing. Then I said fuck it, walked over again, and told him to check his plugs. He then I asked, shittily, why? I reminded him that it was doing the same thing when the rollback picked it up last time and he paid $300.00 for a "diagnostic" check, which meant new plugs. Then he said he just got it back yesterday from them and had the oil changed, new plugs, spring maintenance crap done.
So I grabbed my plug wrench and pulled them out, gapped them correctly (they were WAY off), and it fired right up and purrrrrrred. He actually thanked me for the help.
Hopefully this will calm our attidudes against each other. I'm still pissed he called my bike "Jap Crap". Then I made sure to tell him there is a bigger problem because he keeps fouling plugs and, since they were not gapped correctly from the dealer, maybe he should think about another place.
