krhall

So you take your bike to a new dealer as your existing dealer is rubbish.

It is in a town that isn't familiar to you.

You turn up and get offered a courtesy bike, to which you ask "it doesn't cost anything does it?", the man serving you looks at you as if to say "of course not it's a courtesy bike!" - but that's just one of the reasons for blowing the old dealer out (another thread somewhere).

You get the keys to a courtesy bike, but have a few houses to look at first in the area so arrange to pick it up later.

On arriving fully kitted you put the key in the ignition and cannot for the life of you get the sodding thing started, but really don't want to go in and look a plonker.

Eventually you go in and the helpful man that served you earlier comes out and starts it first time and says "it needs a bit of choke!".

OH BIKES HAVE CHOKES?!? Well I have only had a pointy and the RR in recent years so had totally forgotten about chokes.

I felt like a right plonker, but fortunately am not from the area so who would know......

The you get home, lock the bike up, cover it and have dinner thinking no more of it, with the embarrassment finally subsiding.

Then you get a PM, from the bloke that served you and helped you start the bike - HOLDUP!

Thanks Fella.

I am such a pr&t!