No one wants to find themselves stuck by the side of the road—and especially not if you’re on a motorbike. If your car breaks down, it sucks—but at least you have some shelter if the weather is bad. If you’re very lucky, your vehicle may at least have the decency to leave you stranded in or near some shade—but still, having to wait for help sucks.
Sadly for me, that’s the situation I found myself in last weekend. I’d taken my 1985 Honda VF500F Interceptor out for its first proper ride after bypassing the fuel pump (which we thought was on its way out, causing problems, and thus better without). It was running seemingly trouble-free for 15 minutes or more after the pump was removed, so things looked (and sounded) pretty promising.
