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Started by stormy , Oct 03 2009 02:10 pm

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#1 stormy

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 02:10 pm

After mixing up my MOT dates with my Thunderace, realised the TDM MOT had expired in april (yes I know, menace to society and all that), so, with new exhaust on, battery charged up she fired up for a pre-booked MOT test.

OK, new exhaust is blowing at the head and the under engine point. mmmm

Lots of overnight fettling to get it right, oversleep this morning and nearly missed the appointment slot. Blats down to MOT station with a 2-day out of date tax disc..... only to find Cambridgeshire Cuntsabulary plod.gif are at the MOT station doing a visit!!!!! FFS!

Has a quick word with the owner, ("come back in about 30 mins, they'll have gone then...") says he.... phew...
30 mins later TDM was duly presented to Mr. MOT Man. Police gone ...lucky escape methinks.

"you sure this mileage is correct?"
"As far as I know, it fits with all the other MOTs" says I.
"72590, impressive, and in such good condition"
"I like to tinker a bit"
"well, anyway, she's passed the MOT biggrin.gif yahoo.gif banana.gif "

(not that I thought it wouldn't ya understand.....) but now too late to get a tax disc. bugger.
Takes TDM home.


OK, tis nice I'll take the Ducati out fer a spin.... biggrin.gif
Fires it up, off the drive, down to the "T" junction, starts to pull away, feckin football rolls across in front of me, and I just see out the corner of my eye lickle brat chasing it..... Grabs front brake and front tucks under.... we're going down ...

NO!!!!!!! ohmy.gif manages to some how get my right leg down and I'm sat in the middle of this "T" junction, bike at 45 degrees to the ground and getting very heavy, feeling my knee protesting (this is the same one that dumped my Bandit on the deck remember), me holding the bars and not being able to move, and cars are actually going around me giving me the shaking-a-coke-bottle sign. Bastids, all of 'em.

Cyclist turns up and gives me a hand to get upright (see they have their uses!). I'm sitting on the kerb feeling very shaky, sweat pouring off me.

Regains composure, remounts and pulls away..... and stalls the bitch.... repeat above events again.... except this time I save the bike from tipping a lot earlier, so no external help needed.

I go home and watch the F1 qualifying. Obviously not my day to be out riding methinks!

I could have:-
points and fine for no tax (=money)
failed MOT and retest (=money)
two drops of the Ducati (=lots of money)

could have been an expensive day.

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RIP STORMY - killed by careless driver Oct 2009

currently owned ....
1996 YAMAHA TRX850 gone away for little holiday with Andrea
1997 YAMAHA TDM850 which are obviously an acquired taste. I fink I'm starting to get it now.....
1998 DUCATI 748 ... one way of keeping an old man broke.
1999 YAMAHA Thunderace there is STILL no finer motorcycle
2008 SUZUKI Bandit 1250SA ...... fecked by yours truly, but ......... still fitted with the worlds most uncomfortable bike seat. ouch!

#2 TonyDevil

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 02:26 pm

tax and mot out of date aint a problem if you are simply riding to or from a prebooked MOT

sounds like the Duc incident was a close one

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#3 stormy

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 02:30 pm

QUOTE(TonyDevil @ Sat 3rd Oct 2009, 03:26 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
tax and mot out of date aint a problem if you are simply riding to or from a prebooked MOT


sounds like the Duc incident was a close one



I know the MOT was ok being pre-booked etc, but wasn't so sure about the Tax bit.


RIP STORMY - killed by careless driver Oct 2009

currently owned ....
1996 YAMAHA TRX850 gone away for little holiday with Andrea
1997 YAMAHA TDM850 which are obviously an acquired taste. I fink I'm starting to get it now.....
1998 DUCATI 748 ... one way of keeping an old man broke.
1999 YAMAHA Thunderace there is STILL no finer motorcycle
2008 SUZUKI Bandit 1250SA ...... fecked by yours truly, but ......... still fitted with the worlds most uncomfortable bike seat. ouch!

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 03:23 pm

I got stopped for a random police spotcheck some years back with the tax over a week out of date on the car. "you are planning on renewing the tax are you sir?" was his only coment. Tax disk is a civil matter not a criminal one apparently. When they have the ANPR cameras out they have to have a copper to stop people but it's the civies that run the checks.

Lucky save on the duc good.gif

Edited by ChrisG, 03 October 2009 - 03:23 pm.

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 04:03 pm

They're right Stormy - expired MOT & tax not a problem on the way to a pre-booked test - Tax on my airhead was nine years out of date when I MOT'd it laugh.gif

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 04:18 pm

Twas a very good day then!

You need some leg grafts too stop it happening again or platform shoes to come back in fashion? tongue.gif

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Posted 03 October 2009 - 07:05 pm

Back in late 90s, got pulled over by a cop who obviously had nothing to do. "Is this bike taxed?"says he. I reached into inside pocket and pulled out plastic bag with licence,insurance and tax disc. Tax disc was only 71/2 yrs out of date.
"What's the story with this?" he asked me, holding up tax disc.
"I'm trying to keep the bike original Guard". I said with an innocent face.
He looks at disc, looks at me, then "Sod off and get a new one" a smile on his face.

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 10:46 am

Way back in the early 80's me and a few mates in my mk1 escort 1100 off to skeggy, tax had run out a couple of day earlier.
Got pulled by a tit 'ed on a flippin pushbike. Checked the handbrake, tyres, lights, brake lights, he even bounced the front suspension !
Totally missed the tax disc tongue.gif My first experience of being stopped by the police and I nearly stalled the car setting off cos me legs were total jelly laugh.gif

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Posted 04 October 2009 - 10:29 pm

Removed the post as it was post Mike's accident and not really fitting in the grand Scheme of things

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Posted 06 October 2009 - 08:36 pm

I cant remember how many times i have read this last post from Stormy,

I am just stunned at the moment,

Even though i did not know Mike personally,

He would always be there offering advice or help.

You never know what is going to happen when we set off.

R.I.P Mike

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Posted 07 October 2009 - 02:07 am



Shocking! Mike died only a few minutes after he wrote this post.

"Mr Waters sustained fatal injuries at the scene of the crash, which happened at 4.50pm"

RIP Mike

Edited by jdelfino, 07 October 2009 - 02:09 am.

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Posted 07 October 2009 - 07:48 am

So sad to hear the news. RIP Stormy

At least you were doing what you loved.


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Posted 07 October 2009 - 07:33 pm

QUOTE(Paddy900 @ Tue 6th Oct 2009, 09:36 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
I cant remember how many times i have read this last post from Stormy,

I am just stunned at the moment,

Even though i did not know Mike personally,

He would always be there offering advice or help.

You never know what is going to happen when we set off.

R.I.P Mike


Me too. It's uncanny.

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Posted 24 October 2014 - 04:33 am

Dunno why I find myself think of Mike at 5.30am but hope ya sleeping well fella


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Posted 24 October 2014 - 07:31 am

Oh :(

RIP.

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Posted 24 October 2014 - 08:29 pm

Dunno why I find myself think of Mike at 5.30am but hope ya sleeping well fella

You're not alone there Moose.

Although 5.30 is a bit early for me.



We've lost some good people over the last few years. :-(

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Posted 24 October 2014 - 11:50 pm

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Posted 25 October 2014 - 10:47 am

Often think of Mike - one of life's Gentlemen

 

Last time I met him, he was showing me his Ducati sat in the living room, then the new electronic chain lubing system he's just installed on his Thunderace  :)

 

If he'd ever met up with Lee, they'd have been holed up in a workshop together for years  :lol:


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96 MkII in yellow & silver with bluespots, braided lines, Remus 2 into 1, Hagon rear shock & fork springs, bashplate, heated grips,Motech pannier racks, Road Attacks, Jockoiler, Baglux tank cover & bag. Gone to a far better place - hasn't it Remo?
Another 96 Mk2 in yellow & silver - absolutely standard & pristine ( apart from a butchered rear mudguard - but I'm looking for a new one
'76 Suzuki GT500 Stroker in need of a rebuild
'80 Yamaha XT250 mudplugger
another '81 XT250
'91 BMW R80GS - this one really will do a RTW trip
'05 BMW K1200S - inline four with a shaft
'10 BMW R1200GSA Anniversary Edition
'02 Fazer 1000 - 4 carbs are better than 2 ! - water pump rebuilt by Mr Ramrod Engineering
'00 Triumph Adventurer - Cruiser with a difference - British & a triple
Gary's Bathtub - '99 BMW K1200RS in luvverly pillarbox red . Now been Waspycycled to Nuneaton
And the Latest Addition - a nice BMW G650 XCountry greenlaner - on long term loan to Boy Wonder

1996 Kawasaki KH125 Stroker

2000 TDM Mk2A - nicely Studleyfied - Modified by Masterbrewer, but we've fixed that now !

BMW K1300R

2004 TDM 900 in Silver/Blue - heated grips, MRA vary screen, Wilbers rear shock & engine bars to fit 

BMW S1000XR in white 

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