| Had a bit of a scare last night. Took the 888 on its shake down test last night. Started to push a bit and it was running lovely. Hit some traffic through Southwell so I was looking forward to opening it up. Felt the rear tyre twitch on the first bend out so thought I'd hit some diesel or was getting a flat. Seemed OK in a straight line so I cautiously peeled into the next bend only to have the back end slide around on me. It was only when I looked behind once that I noticed the wet line of antifreeze stretching back towards Southwell! The whole back of the bike was plastered including the tyre. At least I was near a pub to while away the time until a nice man came to take me home :-)
Checked tonight and the lower hose on the horizontal cylinder had blown right off. Looks like I have to hang my head in shame for not tightening it up properly. Not looking forward to bleeding that blasted cooling system again but I will make Cornerspeed (probably at very slow speeds given the lubricated tyre)!
Keith  |