So, today I ran myself out of gas, luckily I died out near some good folks willing to help with a gallon from the mower, good uncut gas; they saw me hobbling by & when it went down they hollered off from the roof top, as they were cleaning the gutters, I gladly accepted, they wanted no payment, saw they were having a couple beers & so sixxer of their favorite is going to them ASAP. I made it to the gas station & another 5-6 miles before it decided to, just, stop--no big--only 4 more miles home.
I've been trouble shooting this CB500 for a few weeks now &, even though its not the best way or for everybody, I end up walking & pushing quite a bit, think I have the problems picked out enough to keep from overspending. I have a rusty fuel tank--replace that; the points system (ignition) is working well enough but a new system is preferred--fix that; charging system works well enough & gonna talk to Cycle X tomorrow morning if I need that too work their ignition--gotta then I gotta, maybe I won't; the head seems to be okay but the machine shop down the street will fix it up nice for me if I pull it all apart & put it back together myself--doing that, I'll feel bettter knowing the head is solid & its only a $150 in machinist charges; the bottom end seems okay enough & I'm hoping to hold off on that until this winter because I'd like to really clean & replace some parts, along with some balancing--money is a little tight, fix that only if I need to; transmission is good; & all other stop & go parts have been fixed recently.
I don't mind the walk of shame & thought to push through until this winter, but I know if I do that I'll just nickle & dime myself to death fixing & re-fixing the engine. No, the walk of shame is good in my book but if I do it to many times I get irritated with myself--hell, the machine only does what I want it to. The walk of shame is nice, its that moment to reflect, its a time for you & the machine to come to terms with each other, to relly appreciate what each other does for one and the other.
I've been trouble shooting this CB500 for a few weeks now &, even though its not the best way or for everybody, I end up walking & pushing quite a bit, think I have the problems picked out enough to keep from overspending. I have a rusty fuel tank--replace that; the points system (ignition) is working well enough but a new system is preferred--fix that; charging system works well enough & gonna talk to Cycle X tomorrow morning if I need that too work their ignition--gotta then I gotta, maybe I won't; the head seems to be okay but the machine shop down the street will fix it up nice for me if I pull it all apart & put it back together myself--doing that, I'll feel bettter knowing the head is solid & its only a $150 in machinist charges; the bottom end seems okay enough & I'm hoping to hold off on that until this winter because I'd like to really clean & replace some parts, along with some balancing--money is a little tight, fix that only if I need to; transmission is good; & all other stop & go parts have been fixed recently.
I don't mind the walk of shame & thought to push through until this winter, but I know if I do that I'll just nickle & dime myself to death fixing & re-fixing the engine. No, the walk of shame is good in my book but if I do it to many times I get irritated with myself--hell, the machine only does what I want it to. The walk of shame is nice, its that moment to reflect, its a time for you & the machine to come to terms with each other, to relly appreciate what each other does for one and the other.
