Back in the US and back on the Bike, not quite the thrill of a rally car but the experience is going on me.... brought some chain lube today.
Seeing as I'm off work I decided to fit some leather saddle bags I won off Ebay. At least I'm doing something apart coughing my guts up! I've got my bike test this weekend so I hope my head is less fuzzy.
A very nice weekend taking my motorbike license test with 11 other like minded bikers. The end result is I now have a M on my license. It was nice explaining the driving style needed to drive a rally car which is a wee bit different to rding a bike.
finally got to go for a ride for just going for a ride. A beautiful day here in MA today, went out for around 3 hours with some freeway driving. I really enjoyed it and even met some Harley owners who once owned a Triumph. Only issue so far is a dead battery.
Spring is here! time to get the bike out. First on the list is a new tyre for the front as the original 2007 tyre has seen better days. I was thinking to sell the bike to fund the Mini build but I came up with a better solution. Move out and lease a cheaper house! LOL The place I'm looking at has one of those big underground parking area's so easy bike parking and big storage uint to store all the Mini parts prior shipping to CR haha
First day on the bike today, was a little greasy this morning but dried out for the home run back. Nice to be on the open road even though another indian guy pulled out on me.
A car I can fix and I'm sure given time a can fix a bike too but for now I'll leave it to the friendly Triumph dealer. They did the sticker and bike check and service. Oil/filter change. what was interesting is the guys there were amazed I burned through a set of front pads in 900 miles. They said how hard to you ride as the pads should last 20,000 miles. I said I late brake and like a rally car a set of pads is cheaper than a gearbox! that didn't seem to be logical to the biker guys. LOL....