I had to admit defeat. The Suzuki was running amazing on a remote fuel tank, however as soon as it was through its own fuel tank it would bog down. It turns out that after I cleaned the tank and left it empty, some rust spots started which in turn contaminated any fuel I put in and blocked the carb jets.
So this is a problem of my own cause. It is fixable but will take way longer than I have before the big evet and I want to put some miles on the bike before attempting 1000 miles.
The answer?
I could admit defeat and give in, but that’s not me.
So I looked in the garage and pulled on the Yamaha ZF6, is it over budget? Possibly/possibly not but right now it is the closest thing I have that’s ridable.
If I am honest, the only prep work was to swap some mounts over, chain and tyre check. With more time I would have given it a service, and Em put some stickers on it.
We were then busy finishing Ant’s bike, but I will leave that for him to VLog.
One way or another I will make the start!
Nige has teamed up with 12 volt planet, Atom batteries, All Oils, Beeline navigation, Dr Wack, Goodridge, HiFlo filtro, Lomo, Lone Rider, MandP, MSG bike gear, Pinlock, Rippl impact gear, RS Motorworx, SMD automotive and Ultimate Addons to complete this challenge. Without the help of these companies this wouldn’t have been possible.
Nige would also like to extend his gratitude to Ant and Dan for their help and Emma for supporting him whilst he is spending time in the garage.
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