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Little Nudger
So...I GOT THE BIKE!
It's a 1997 Yamaha XJ600S Seca II. Bright red, faded paint, cracked front fairing, encrusted dirt and bugs, and all sexiness. But riding it for the first time today was an EPIC FAIL of Top Gear proportions...
So I take it down the street after putting on the helmet that was included that was 3 sizes too big for me. And it's exhilarating! Power delivery is nice and linear, it never felt wily under me, and it was pretty balanced. So I'm toodling along for a good 20 minutes now, and I decide to tackle a hill. Biiiig mistake. It stalls from under me, and in the course of trying to moderate the clutch and throttle like a typical neophyte it stalls on me about 5 more times. Fortunately there aren't any cars bearing down on me as I fuck around like a dipshit...because on the 6th try, the engine won't start. Ambitious, but rubbish!
RRrrrRRrrrRRRrrr, the engine turned over a few times, then gave up.
Then, the clicking noise resonated from under my seat. Must be a starter problem. Sounded like an electric motor failing at life.
I was gutted. I had to push the damn thing back to my house - one mile away. I dropped it once, I'm embarrassed to say. Good motivation to ditch the fairing already and rig up a 6" headlight...somehow.
So I let it sit for about 4 hours, in the shade, then filled the tank up with gasoline, put the petcock in its regular position, and tried it again...to no avail. The headlight lights up, but the "clickclickclick" sound still goes. I'm afraid it's a busted starter, and now I'm gutted. Any ideas on how to fix it?
Also, SOME GODDAMN DRUNK BITCH WHORE SLUT DYKE KNOCKED MY BIKE OVER! She was apparently attracted by its redness, shouted "wheee!", and jumped on it, and the thing went down! Goddamnit, I just fuckin' bought it today and everything.
It's a 1997 Yamaha XJ600S Seca II. Bright red, faded paint, cracked front fairing, encrusted dirt and bugs, and all sexiness. But riding it for the first time today was an EPIC FAIL of Top Gear proportions...
So I take it down the street after putting on the helmet that was included that was 3 sizes too big for me. And it's exhilarating! Power delivery is nice and linear, it never felt wily under me, and it was pretty balanced. So I'm toodling along for a good 20 minutes now, and I decide to tackle a hill. Biiiig mistake. It stalls from under me, and in the course of trying to moderate the clutch and throttle like a typical neophyte it stalls on me about 5 more times. Fortunately there aren't any cars bearing down on me as I fuck around like a dipshit...because on the 6th try, the engine won't start. Ambitious, but rubbish!
RRrrrRRrrrRRRrrr, the engine turned over a few times, then gave up.
Then, the clicking noise resonated from under my seat. Must be a starter problem. Sounded like an electric motor failing at life.
I was gutted. I had to push the damn thing back to my house - one mile away. I dropped it once, I'm embarrassed to say. Good motivation to ditch the fairing already and rig up a 6" headlight...somehow.
So I let it sit for about 4 hours, in the shade, then filled the tank up with gasoline, put the petcock in its regular position, and tried it again...to no avail. The headlight lights up, but the "clickclickclick" sound still goes. I'm afraid it's a busted starter, and now I'm gutted. Any ideas on how to fix it?
Also, SOME GODDAMN DRUNK BITCH WHORE SLUT DYKE KNOCKED MY BIKE OVER! She was apparently attracted by its redness, shouted "wheee!", and jumped on it, and the thing went down! Goddamnit, I just fuckin' bought it today and everything.