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It plodded on quite nicely but the engine started pinking just before Gretna.
I pulled in to a lay-by so I could check where the services were (I was sticking to the back roads so no signposts) and at that point it stalled again and wouldn’t restart.
I tried kicking it for a while and decided I’d have to investigate further.
They carb was flooding but the plug was dry so I actually got the carb off and stripped at the roadside and checked that the inlet valve was opening which it was.
Eventually got it putting fuel into the cylinder but still couldn’t get it started so phoned my old man to see if he could get a van and come pick me up.
I’d been a bit confused about the choke operation and thought I’d been running it with the choke on but turns out I hadn’t.
Van hire secured from IKEA (only place that was available on Sunday evening and he started on the 90 minute drive to get me.
Various bikers and drivers stopped in my lay by to offer their help but it wasn’t for starting and I decided to push the bike towards the Gretna services so I was easier to find.
I’d tried bump starting it a couple times on the way but the hills were too small. The entrance to Gretna services is a good downhill though so tried again there and it actually started. I managed a few laps of the carpark but it wasn’t running great and the van was only 5 minutes away anyway.
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