Just thought I'd share my little mishap on Saturday with you all. Had a quick run into the city centre and back.. no worries aside from some jerk who found it amusing that I was struggling a bit to get my bike backward over the cobbles in the mid parking strip in George street... consequently I gave in to the anger (with a no.97 emoticon.. if you must know!)
Not to mention some deliberate over reving of the engine as I finally took off.
Anyhow getting to the point.. I was back home now and parking the bike up. Just as I turned the front forks to the side to lock it I happened to notice a little bit of what looked like smoke coming up from down the left hand fork side and I could see it at the level of the handle bar. What the ....? Don't tell me my bike is on fire??
God what am I gonna do?..
where's Colinbal4 when you need him?? I ask???
.. Sorry m8 but the rumour has started already I'm sure!! And who's fault is that.. I wonder?? Kilted?!
Seriously but.. So I try to rationalise all this.. lets see the "smoke" is only very very slight and wait.. its been raining a lot lately.. is that really smoke or is it steam?.. Much sniffing.. and much looking at it.. oh okay its fine its only steam!! Phew! Mmm but still why steam up the front fork?? Further investigation finds there's a relatively large patch of water on the outside of the radiator..mmm
Why?? Its as if someone chucked a cup of water on it.. Still having a blonde moment!!
There was nothing wrong with the temperature when I was riding it.
Stranger in the street comes to my rescue
.. are you okay he says? I'm thinking to self.. that depends who you ask.. but hey can you help?? So he has a look at it and says well maybe the water came from inside your fairing? Agh yes it could've collected in there in all that rain yesterday when I left it uncovered..( tisk tisk I hear you all say!! ) and then its spilt out onto the radiator as you've cornered. Yeah alright I think I can relax now.
But if anyone thinks any different.. please shout?..