Emergency help required

Originally Posted by ooger

You're lucky you didn't get stopped by the law otherwise it would've been a long walk home....

How far did you ride it?

I over took a police car down the A4. He was doing 70 in a 60 limit until he came up to a lorry. He indicated left, moved to the left and I over took both the police car and the truck with a wave of thanks.

I noticed my foot slipping off the footpeg about 5 miles from home.

I'm sure I spotted a few spots of oil on the other side of the A4 coming from Thatcham back to Reading this eve... Didn't spot a cap though...

Your lucky the back end didn't go a little sideways!

Sh*t Si, it's all over the place!! Lucky you didn't lose it as it's on the back tyre. I'm surprised the engine didn't seize with that much oil ejected.

To be fair to Si, what with him being a stoical NTV rider n'all, I really don't think loosing a bit of oil, the engine seizing up, or even going sideways round the Robin Hood Roundabout would phase him that much...
Considering it was that bad, and he only really noticed that his right foot felt a little slippy!

Originally Posted by scifibloke

To be fair to Si, what with him being a stoical NTV rider n'all, I really don't think loosing a bit of oil, the engine seizing up, or even going sideways round the Robin Hood Roundabout would phase him that much...
Considering it was that bad, and he only really noticed that his right foot felt a little slippy!

Aye, and there's always the 'no sense, no feeling' argument.

[Sid Squid]

It's not that much oil - a little bit goes a long way when it's spraying around.

An edit to my earlier instructions as per your text:

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

1. Go to kitchen.
2. Find cork.
2.1 Cork most likely to be found in bottle.
2.2 Shame to waste bottle contents.
2.3 Cheers!
3. Push cork in hole.
4. Consider whether cork good enough fit.
4.1 If yes then go to 5.
4.2 If no then Gaffa tape over cork.
5. Be pleased at your resourcefulness.
6. Ride bike to work.

Big Ape, you does realise the chain is on the other side if you wanted to lube it.

I have a spare if I can find it and I'll bring it down Saturday. Any good?

[Messie]

Damn only just read this - a 'help me fix my bike' thread that I can contribute to.

I'm rubbish at fixing bikes but I'm brilliant at drinking wine

So Si if you need any similar help in the future just give me a bell

Oh my head hurts.

As Sid Squid has mentioned. It really isn't much oil. Oil is like blood. It only takes a little to look a big mess. The level was on minimum when I checked it.

Now I have to get into work with a hangover. Lucky for me that it's the non productive day of the week.

[ogden]

If going halves on two bottles of wine of an evening has left you that ropey, maybe you should stick to shandy in future, you big jessie.