Two wheels good.

[BenHar]

I tried to take the Hornet to work today. It broke down pretending it'd run out of fuel a mile from my house. It hadn't so I guess I'll be taking the fuel tap out the tank to see why it's blocked.

Or maybe you could try turning it on?

Ben

[Hooli]

I tried to take the Hornet to work today. It broke down pretending it'd run out of fuel a mile from my house. It hadn't so I guess I'll be taking the fuel tap out the tank to see why it's blocked.

Or maybe you could try turning it on?

Ben

It was on reserve Ben, but had only needed to switch to reserve about 4 miles earlier & should do 40-50miles on reserve.

[BenHar]

I tried to take the Hornet to work today. It broke down pretending it'd run out of fuel a mile from my house. It hadn't so I guess I'll be taking the fuel tap out the tank to see why it's blocked.

Or maybe you could try turning it on?

Ben

It was on reserve Ben, but had only needed to switch to reserve about 4 miles earlier & should do 40-50miles on reserve.

Have you fixed it yet?

Ben

[Hooli]

No, I'll look saturday when I've got time.

[Hooli]

Update time.

First I washed the filthy things as after several miles along a road that looked like a mud track Strumpet was disgusting & Hornet wasn't much better from general use.

IMG-20211218-WA0000.jpeg (679.69 KiB) Viewed 1356 times

IMG-20211218-WA0001.jpeg (579.08 KiB) Viewed 1356 times

IMG_20211218_122513_265.jpg (288.89 KiB) Viewed 1356 times

Then I took the take off the Hornet to find why it was pretending to be out of fuel after 4 miles on reserve. Turns out it was out of fuel, but the fuel tap had got dirt in it so when set to on, it was also on reserve. Handy that, so switching to reserve means there's no fuel left. I'm glad I checked rather than just putting fuel in & ignoring it.

You can tell it's a Honda as all those twenty year old screws in the fuel tap came undone without hassle. The tap is a simple three position switch with a spring loaded ball sealing off the different holes as it's turned. A good flush with brake cleaner got the gunge out & means reserve is reserve again.

IMG_20211218_130754.jpg (685.78 KiB) Viewed 1356 times

IMG_20211218_130817.jpg (556.87 KiB) Viewed 1353 times

Then I drove to the petrol station, got a gallon of cheap shit petrol it doesn't like to put in it. My local station doesn't do E5 and I couldn't be bothered to drive further with all the shitsmus shopping fuckwits on the road. The Hornet will run on it & ride to a petrol station for proper fuel when used next.

[Broccoli]

Bloody hell. That’s a lovely looking bike - aged well. Top marks for riding it in December.
I was more of a flouncy fair weather biker myself… but you probably guessed that (what with me being a southerner and all that).

[LynehamHerc]

Hoolis is a southerner, he's just been sent to Boot Camp in Yorkshire to try and toughen him up, which is failing miserably at the moment.

[Hooli]

Bloody hell. That’s a lovely looking bike - aged well. Top marks for riding it in December.
I was more of a flouncy fair weather biker myself… but you probably guessed that (what with me being a southerner and all that).

Thanks.

I got it as a shabby winter bike & then made the mistake of cleaning it properly. It looks too good to abuse in the salt now, but I don't want to ruin the Triumph either so needs must.

[BenHar]

Turns out it was out of fuel,

I was right then.

Ben

[Hooli]

Trailer Park Trike.jpeg (87.12 KiB) Viewed 1287 times

A Hardly Mowingson?