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Years ago on a stinkin hot day, I went to the local Rebels MC show and shine. The usual thing, banners on the freeway overpasses, held at the local footy ground, plenty bikes on display, Lions hamburger caravan, beer tent, boxing display, aftermarket peddlers in abundance but the star attraction, the dyno tent!
This is where the serious crowds hung out, waiting to see a conrod fly outta of a 113inch SS chopper at full song as it was held down by ropes and he-men with bulging tattooed muscles on the bed of the dyno!
Next bike in the waiting line up was a V-max. Up it goes onto the dyno amid calls for cruciifiction of the owner and various other derogatory poofter remarks by the grubby lot of american iron afficionados.
They start it up, wind up through the gears, looking good so far then coast it back down to get ready for the big top gear roll-on finale. At the command of the computer man, the puny owner whacks it open hard and fast in top. The bike screams in protest as it's four little japanese pistons thrash up and down... whats that smoke? Next minute the back of the motor catches on, flames now lickin up under the seat, proud rider still oblivious to the unfolding drama as he works the motor back down through the gears.
Shyt, he leaps off the bike, the bemused crown of hard core bikers are not quite sure what to do. There's a moment of silence as desicions are made whether to laugh, cry or help. Just then one of the more generous decides that they'd better save the bike before it takes the dyno as well so he sprays the left overs of his can of Fosters over the bike. This then becomes the cue for the rest as they, to a man, sacrifice their beer to the good and noble cause of saving the man's dyno.
In the end, the bike didn't suffer too badly. At high revs it somehow forced oil back out through the breather and onto the hot exhaust where it ignited.
Not a lot of damage done but a good afternoons entertainment was had by all. After that, pretty much everyone retired to the beer tent to swap a few storys, tell some lies and be entertained by the nekid ladies in the mud wrestling pit. It was a good day.
Davo
BTW The V-max made about 105 RWHP as I recall which seemed an aweful lot back then.
[ This message was edited by: Aussiebikerdave on 2005-08-25 16:54 ]
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