Old bloke in distress

I just bumped into a elderly gentleman (early-mid 70's) at my local servo, I noticed his DR650 was parked up in a safe spot with a big puddle of oil under it, he said it's pissing out the gearbox seal. Turns out he's from Mannum, about 100km away and was heading down to visit a relative.

He pulled in for fuel and noticed the oil, he said it had sounded a bit more rattly than normal, he added a litre, nothing still visible in the sight glass, added another litre and it was just below the low mark, couldn't have been much left

Turns out he also owns a 2006 Bandit, as he proudly stated, the last of the oil cooled!!

I thought I might have a new recruit for the forum, I asked he does he have access to the internet, his reply, "I've never seen a computer turned on"

He's waiting for his wife to drive the 1 1/2 hours into town so he can drive back, pick up his trailer with his car and collect the bike, what a headf***!!

I thought this was going to be about you at first  Chook 

Poor bugger ,getting stuck like that ..............at least he had someone to help him ..............could be a long day for him though .

paul wrote:I thought this was going to be about you at first  Chook 

Nah mate, he was close to you age

Chook wrote:

paul wrote:I thought this was going to be about you at first  Chook 

Nah mate, he was close to you age

Hey ............I resemble that remark ...

That's it Paul, put these young whippersnappers in their place 

Chook wrote:

paul wrote:I thought this was going to be about you at first  Chook 

Nah mate, he was close to you age

That old and still riding! That's amazing

I reckon I would have chanced it and ridden back home assuming the tyre was clean.
Well done for checking on old mate too

madmax wrote:

Chook wrote:

paul wrote:I thought this was going to be about you at first  Chook 

Nah mate, he was close to you age

That old and still riding! That's amazing

And doing better than some riders half the age 

2wheelsagain wrote:I reckon I would have chanced it and ridden back home assuming the tyre was clean.
Well done for checking on old mate too

He started it at the bowser, dumped about 1/2 litre in less than a minute, he wasn't going anywhere unless he was willing to destroy a engine/gearbox

I had that problem with a Triumph Thunderbird in the late 60's.

Never had a problem with chain lube but the back tyre was always a little uncertain with the additional lubricant.

BanditDave wrote:I had that problem with a Triumph Thunderbird in the late 60's.

Never had a problem with chain lube but the back tyre was always a little uncertain with the additional lubricant.

But the tyre would have longer life for sure.

BanditDave wrote:I had that problem with a Triumph Thunderbird in the late 60's.

Never had a problem with chain lube but the back tyre was always a little uncertain with the additional lubricant.

What!! An old Trumpy leaking oil??? Well I never.......