[thundrhd]

Well, today was the first time I've had to dig out my toolkit, but looking back, didn't need it after all. Went to a birthday party for a nephew about 40mi away, when it was time to leave, my bike was running very rough, then died, and it wouldn't start back up.:banghead: CRAP!!!Thought it might be the battery, but still had plenty of juice to crank, it was acting like it was starved for gas, so I took airbreather cover off, and sure enough, no gas, checkedfor kinked hoses, no problem there, just going crazy trying to figure this out, pulled the fuel line off gas cock, there was some there, then checked the vac hose, sure enough, that was it, it had come off at the tee fitting, got it back on & she fired right up. So, like I said, had a chance to break out the tools, but didn't really need 'em to fix the problem, but it's good insurance though. I gotta say I learned what to look for only because of the Cafe, if not for the info gained here, probably would still be there scratching my head.

 

[Radio Cowboy]

Another case of "better to have and not need, than need and not have!"

Michael

 

[Bassdude404]

Took a handful of tools for a ride through 8 states in the past 10 days...Never needed a one of them until we got back home to work on Jenny's cigarette rolling machine...

 

[Kycop34]

Everytime I have left to ride for more than a day, i have packed tools, materials and said to myself..."your a moron, you'll never need 95% of that crap"

Turns out every trip I've made, most of that "crap" has come in handy because there is always somebody needing or wanting to fix or change something.

 

[lamaybl5711]

I too have learned lots from this site. Fortunately, I haven't had to use my tool kit yet but the knowledge I've gained here makes me more confident that I can handle most problems and those that I can't........there's always someone here to help out.

 

[headcase]

Dang straight on the info we get here on a daily basis....

Been there done that with vacuum lines....

 

[epiphysis]

yep....this site has saved my kister so many times, I cant believe it!!:mosh:

 

[showmevtx]

lucky you mike....ride on friend.

 

[mooneydriver]

Happy that your problem was minor. Wishing you well.

 

[mdolph]

Good job Mike. Yup this site has saved me hundreds and hundreds of dollars in repairs as well as preventative maintenance allowing me to spend same saved money on bike bling.
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