Gosling One health report...

Following my ill-fated attempts to "clean" Gosling One's carburettor, a process which rapidly descended into damage limitation territory and a frantic attempt not to break anything else, she remains laid up in bed awaiting parts.

Nil by carburettor

Doesn't she look sad? She looks sad to me, show some sympathy.

The reason she's STILL awaiting parts is because it takes a while to get things shipped from America to Australia, even though both countries appear close together in alphabetical terms. I'm a big fan of supporting local businesses, but here's why I'm dead set against it in this case.

Those two bits above, or at least something like them are important in a carburettor so I'm told. They do something regarding the flux-capacitor-black magic interface or something like that, either way she won't go without them.

Local Yamaha dealer in Western Australia, the total quote came to...wait for it and you best take a seat... AU$ 163.90 and a lead time of four weeks. After stifling my urge to tell them to ram said nozzle where it might logically be expected to go, I resorted to the ever handy internet. Including the shipping from the USA and a delivery time of about two weeks, AU$34.

Western Australian business are forever bemoaning the fact that nobody shops locally, there's a reason right there. Support local business, unless they're trying to steal your soul!