【　The incident on my tour　】

[ST-21 touring report at Oct. 2004]
(The engine stop)
Ver.1.1　2004/10/11
Ver.2.1　2004/10/19
On Sunday I planed to go to Nasu spa for a NEC reunion.

1. Date 3rd Oct. 2004 (SUN) Rain

2. Trip Nasu spa

3. Person
Mark Nick Name Motorcycle Name
ＳＭSnow Man　(solo)　BMW R1100-RS　

4. Root

　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　46km
My home--------Hachioji IC--------Takaido IC--------Wako IC--------Kawaguchi JCT
13:40　　　　　13:50　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　14:30
　　　　　65km
--------Kawaguchi Tole Gate--------Iwatsuki IC--------[Engine stop]--------
　　　　　14:40　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　14:50〜16:20〜40

Hasuda SA--------Kuki IC--------Iwatsuki IC--------"Red bron Ohmiya"--------
　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　17:20〜35〜21:30

JROhmiya--------Ueno Sta.--------Tokyo Sta.--------Toyoda Sta.--------My home
21:45〜57　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　23:30

5.Content

I had to go by bike in the rain. I left my home at 13:30. And I run on the Tohoku highway near the Iwatsuki IC in the rain. Suddenly my bike's engine stopped at high speed and then started automatically again. I changed from center lane to the left lane, and after that I had 2 similar incidents. I changed from the left lane to the hard shoulder and my bike's engine stopped on the hard shoulder safely. And I pushed my bike on foot to an emergency telephone about 800m in the rain.
I called a highway patrol agency by the emergency telephone. I told them that I wanted to call a motorcycle shop called the Red Baron to move my bike to the shop.
After calling 4 times in 1 hour they agreed to pick my bike up. After 20 minutes pickup truck arrived and stopped near my bike. But it was very dangerous to ride my bike on to the pickup truck as many cars were passing by at high speed. 5 minutes later a road patrol car arrived to help. The road patrol car stopped behind my bike. So we could ride my bike on to the pickup truck safely.
The pickup truck did U turn at next IC and got off at Iwatsuki IC.

We arrived at "Red Baron Ohmiya" at 17:00.
2 mechanics checked my bike. My bike's engine kicked over at 20:00. 2 mechanics and I were very happy. But we were not happy for long. 5 minutes later the engine stopped again.

I had to go my home because it was very late. A clerk took me to JR Ohmiya station. I took a train from Ohmiya to Toyoda. I arrived at home at 23:30.
I had shower, beer and food, and I went to bed at 1:00 am. I was very tire.

That's all.

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