thrown away ... really ?

[The Gecko_imp]

I once owned a Suzuki T250 two-stroke. Great bike. One dark night heading out with some mates on a camping trip, I got to the top of a hill and there was an almighty bang. A spark plug had blown clean out of the engine.

A mate towed me to our destination. There were no motorcycle shops, but I was referred to a small-engine repair man who wrapped a piece of asbestos rope around the thread and reinstalled it. Worked well until I could have it properly repaired.

AMAZING Corm, how come you are up that early in the morning ?
Did you know that the Wright brother's early engines didn't have or need sparks at all ?