Gerald on Motering

[TracyL]

Ruth,
Just read you request for Gerald to tell us more motering stories. It will be easier to get away from all the subject headings about car chokes. I think we have finished that topic.
Tracy

[AnneCook]

Hi Tracy,

I feel honoured lol

G

[TracyL]

Gerald,
Don't just say you are honored. Tell us soom more stuff. I know you had a lot of funny things happen when you were young and wild.
Tracy

[AnneCook]

Hi Tracy,

Just one more quick one for today then cos I'm about to got to the pub!

One of my fellow teacher's partner had a honda 70 (lightweight motorbike)It wasnt an easy starter but she totally wrecked it herself one day by shoving it over onto the road. It never recovered. Apart from not starting how do you think it had really upset her??


I look forward to your guesses

G

[TracyL]

Gerald,

You sure don't give much in clues. I've had two freinds read this and they have no idea. Maybe she just got tired of the bike and said adios baby and kicked it over.

Tell us about some of your wild escapades.

Steve

[AnneCook]

Ok I wont string you along to long?

Whats the worst injury you can do to a woman, without hurting her?? cos thats what the bike did.
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Any closer

Who is Steve??

G

[AnneCook]

Hiya again Tracy and Ruth,

While you are thinking here is todays story.

The year after I left college I taught and lived in Nottingham,My family home was in Bedford and my gf lived in Oxford. I had a modest honda bike for a couple of years and drove it on Learner plates. That was fine but I coudn't use the motorways.Anyway but didnt fancy driving the slow roads to Oxford (100miles/ 160km) because I was going to drive to Bedford (another 50miles) afterwards. IN those days you could put bikes etc in the guards van of the train, so i did that for the Nottingham -Oxford leg. When I reached Oxford I went to wheel my bike off but i had to wait for an Indian woman to push her moped off first. She was dressed in very colourful robes and drapes bt I was wondering how practical they were for driving a moped. As she was ahead of me on the path I wiated for her to get clear before I set off. The moped had pedals like a push bike andd needed to be started by pushing the pedal down through180 degrees. With the bike on the stand she stepped onto the pedal. The engine turned but didnt catch, so she tugged the pedal back up to the top, lifted herself onto the pedal and pushed down again,
She tried this three or four times but it wasnt starting, so she fiddled a bit with the petrol tap and the choke and tried again. I gestured to help her but she didnt speak, she just smiled and shook her head. She was obviously getting nowhere though. Al this she had managed without rufflling her robes etc too much. When it still refused to start she mounted the machine and began to pedal on its stand. As she gathered momentum the engine teased her but was still not catching. Worse for her though she was starting to unravel. I decided i needed to be a bit more insistant and took over from her. My fresher and younger legs got it going almost immediately.,so taht was a kind of triumph. She managed to put herself together without breaking any decency laws lol

G

[TracyL]

Gerald,

Steve is my boyfriend. I had him trying to figure it out and he called two of his freinds who said they didn't have a clue. Anyway one has called Steve back and said maybe it ruined her dress or slacks or shoes. I can think of words that hurt a girl real bad but I assume the bike can't talk.

Tracy

[AnneCook]

Thats right, it broke the heel of her best shoes,

I could comment but I've learnt to know better lol

G

[TracyL]

Hiya again Tracy and Ruth,

While you are thinking here is todays story.

The year after I left college I taught and lived in Nottingham,My family home was in Bedford and my gf lived in Oxford. I had a modest honda bike for a couple of years and drove it on Learner plates. That was fine but I coudn't use the motorways.Anyway but didnt fancy driving the slow roads to Oxford (100miles/ 160km) because I was going to drive to Bedford (another 50miles) afterwards. IN those days you could put bikes etc in the guards van of the train, so i did that for the Nottingham -Oxford leg. When I reached Oxford I went to wheel my bike off but i had to wait for an Indian woman to push her moped off first. She was dressed in very colourful robes and drapes bt I was wondering how practical they were for driving a moped. As she was ahead of me on the path I wiated for her to get clear before I set off. The moped had pedals like a push bike andd needed to be started by pushing the pedal down through180 degrees. With the bike on the stand she stepped onto the pedal. The engine turned but didnt catch, so she tugged the pedal back up to the top, lifted herself onto the pedal and pushed down again,
She tried this three or four times but it wasnt starting, so she fiddled a bit with the petrol tap and the choke and tried again. I gestured to help her but she didnt speak, she just smiled and shook her head. She was obviously getting nowhere though. Al this she had managed without rufflling her robes etc too much. When it still refused to start she mounted the machine and began to pedal on its stand. As she gathered momentum the engine teased her but was still not catching. Worse for her though she was starting to unravel. I decided i needed to be a bit more insistant and took over from her. My fresher and younger legs got it going almost immediately.,so taht was a kind of triumph. She managed to put herself together without breaking any decency laws lol

G

Gerald, I was right. I told Steve that I could tell you were a kind man and loved helping people and that was why you are always on "motering" help out the girls with their cars and lord knows some of the posts I've seen indicate some need a whole lot of assistance. We North Dakota girls pride ourselves with our independence. Sometime, as Steve will tell you, it gets on the nerves of the guys. Tracy
PS. I just noticed that I put an e for o in motoring. Oh well.

[Sweet Ruth]

Gerald,
I just got on and missed getting to guess. In all honesty I would have said oil on her dress and would not have thought about heals. I will try to be on before Tracy tomorrow so I get a go at the quiz. I see you are a teacher my nature. AND, I agree with Tracy, you are a very kind man. Between you and mom you straightened my out on the choke. I'm using a lot less after the start and have not stalled. Following your directive to listen to the engine.
Ruth

[AnneCook]

oooh sorry ruth,

I thought I was trying Tracy's patience lol

Its' a bit sobering to think that what I've told you so far is before you and Tracy were born lol

You can still try me with tech stuff whenever you want

G

[TracyL]

Hi Gerald,
You were going to give me specifics on using the hand crank. It is suppose to warm a little next week and I may just give it a "go" as you would say. I surely don't want to hurt myself and I want to try it withour Steve around to see if I can do it first.
Tracy

[TracyL]

Hi Gerald,
You were going to give me specifics on using the hand crank. It is suppose to warm a little next week and I may just give it a "go" as you would say. I surely don't want to hurt myself and I want to try it withour Steve around to see if I can do it first.
Tracy

PS. I forgot to ask about the pub on Friday night. I assume your "pub" is what we call and "bar and grill". My three girl friends and I have a regular place for Friday nights. Do Brits tend to go to the same pub or different ones each time? My grandfather has a good saying he used when he got into his 80's. He would say, "as you get older you dream of faster horses, old whiskey and younger women." He used horses in place of cars because that is what he grew up with around 1900. I had not thought of this for years until you started telling car stories.

[AnneCook]

Hi Tracy,

Our drinking habits vary over here. A lot of younger people go pubbing and clubbing at the weekends and maybe visit different bars. As for me I have a 'local' within walking distance and on a friday i meet up with 'regulars' for chat and a pint or 4 lol On Sunday night I am the quizmaser and organise a trivia quiz. We get anywher from 80 to up to 200 people who i torment with my puzzles.

May I ask are you a reasonably active person? Cranking need not strenuos but it might e a bit of a workout while you are learning.

Which thread do you want me to use for the advice??

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