must admit not my story but made me laugh at the time. When I was a kid I used to buy MXA regular as clockwork. Favourite bit was Jodi Weisels column - him and his pit tootsie stories. Any way one column he says last race of the day and he fouls the plug on his 125. Must fix that when I get home. Now Jodi was one of those guys who left everything until the last minute. Poop, bugger, bum he says gotta do that plug. However bike hasn't even been cleaned. Thats OK just pull the plug out, change it over and job's done. However he knocks the bike and drops a dollop of mud straight into the cylinder. Much procrastination later he sees the piston is not quite top dead centre with the mud sitting just on top. If I kick the bike over gently the piston will come up, bit of grease on the end of this valve tool and then I can get it out. Guess what - kicks the bike over and the piston promptly goes down. AAAHHHHHHH! Ok now head has to come off, then long story short barrell soon follows until finally he drops the mud into the bottom end. Fill motor with fuel/degreaser or whatever, dump it all out on the floor - all happening afternoon/evening before the Sunday race and flush the offending dirt out. OK managed that successfully, barrell, piston, rings, head all back on - add gearbox oil, put plug in. Go to bed absolutely knackered - just what you want before race day. Lines up for practice - after all the dramas had put the old plug back in - still fouled!!!
Of course as is Jodi's style a lot more eloquently explained than myself - hence remembering it nearly 30 years on
Rossco
