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What would you do?



You're 850 miles from home, and you realise that the funny noise you
can hear is being caused by the tyre rubbing on the inside of the
swing-arm.
So what was wrong? You've had time to look at it by now.
... but not the inclination.

I suspect it's the standard "swing arm reinforcement gone rusty and
expanded" problem.

It's easily solved, either by taking a bfo hammer to it, or fitting
the new swing-arm that's sitting on the shelf in the garage.

That'll be after re-acquiring a clutch on the Blackbird.


Do you?

a: return to the mother-in-law and attempt a repair?
b: phone Carole Nash International Rescue?
c: smear some grease on the tyre and ride it home?
File away some of the swinging arm to give the tyre more clearance.
Just dump it in the out-tray.
Own up! That's what you did, you cheeky monkey.
Option c, obviously.