Message from discussion Reverse Polarity

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From: Simon Wilson <siwil...@NODAMNSPAMN.hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: uk.rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Reverse Polarity
Date: Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:47:11 +0100
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Hog wrote:
> I know it seems like jolly good fun, but when jump starting your modern 
> motorbike with all that electrical wizardry on-board DO NOT reverse the 
> polarity on the donor vehicle.  Just wipe the terminals and make 
> completely sure you have them the right way round.
> 
> Yes yes, having a natty little dongle on your ignition key to hot wire 
> the solenoid is a wizard jape.  It does make you a vastly superior and 
> enlightened Entity.  However when the nice man with the diagnostic 
> computer tells you the ECU on your ST4S does actually have a fried 
> circuit, the not at all nice bint at Ducati Leeds gets to snigger like a 
> fucking mong when she quotes you NINE HUNDRED AND FORTY TWO earth 
> pounds.
> 
> This has been a Public Service Announcement.
> 

Insurance claim? I was surprised to learn that you can claim for eg 
filling a diesel car up with petrol. Not that I know anyone that's ever 
done that.

"Accidental" innit?

-- 
/Simon