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Nobbylad · 21-10-09, 07:27 PM

I'm sure he won't check all your messages either

Anyway - I am the biggest idiot on here tonight, as for the 1st time in my adult life, I ran out of juice on my bike on the way home - DOH!

Left work with the light just having stopped blinking and was permanently on. Rode past all the garages on the way out of Mancland, thinking I'd easily make it to Haydock to fill up.

Got as far as the M62/M6 junction and as I joined the M62, the bike started to cut-out

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Luckily I managed to get to a truck garage just off the M-way and as luck would have it, the nice foreman gave me a few jugfuls of unleaded out of a jerry can they keep round the back.....along with a shedful of track bikes! Struck lucky there!

So £5 lighter I made my way to Haydock.

(Footnote: the bike had done 199.7 miles before conking out)

21-10-09, 07:27 PM	#3
Nobbylad Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: West Lancs Posts: 4,055	Re: I'm an idiot (but not as much of an idiot as TLW) I'm sure he won't check all your messages either Anyway - I am the biggest idiot on here tonight, as for the 1st time in my adult life, I ran out of juice on my bike on the way home - DOH! Left work with the light just having stopped blinking and was permanently on. Rode past all the garages on the way out of Mancland, thinking I'd easily make it to Haydock to fill up. Got as far as the M62/M6 junction and as I joined the M62, the bike started to cut-out . Luckily I managed to get to a truck garage just off the M-way and as luck would have it, the nice foreman gave me a few jugfuls of unleaded out of a jerry can they keep round the back.....along with a shedful of track bikes! Struck lucky there! So £5 lighter I made my way to Haydock. (Footnote: the bike had done 199.7 miles before conking out)