May 2024

 

May 2024

 

At the beginning of the month there was Wey Valley Advanced Riders’ Observed Sunday . That was quite a busy day being at the shop and handing out entry passes for the upcoming Bike Show. There was a quick repair job to be done for Ivy on the roof box on her car. One of the hinge mounting points had fractured so that the opening of the box was a bit precarious although secure when closed but it needed sorting.

 After a couple of hours two aluminium plates and lots of pop rivets and it was ready for the road. At the bike the metal button on my Kevlar jeans detached itself and was lost. It was annoying but all I had to do was rivet on a replacement head. I chose a suitable shiny coin that was a five cent piece or a nickel very apt for the image of a bike rider.

After the Bike Show I took the Buell back to Snobbs  to check the exhaust system. I had refitted the side stand correctly with a new retaining clip making it more stable. I  added oil to the chaincase because it appeared low and later had to remove it. I did two trips out on the Buell one to Cobham for the Wey Valley AGM and the other to see Coops in Whitchurch to move on the El Cid hood project. Time is running out before Registers Day is upon us. On the journey down there was a change to the level of vibration and that was when the new strap broke. By the time I got to Coops the front strap had gone completely. The return journey was at a sedate three thousand rpm. I had had a good day on the project moving it closer to completion. We were running out of press studs so did a frantic order to arrive in time for my next visit two days later. The day had been exhausting for me my cough was wearing me down. The next day I had to rest. Even so I was arranging what to do about the Buell and cancelling my trip to the LE Club Annual Rally near Rugby.

Resting Friday I went to see Coops on the Saturday and again on the Sunday each time on the Kawasaki. I filled up on the way home each time getting 66 and 67 mpg respectively. On Saturday the expected delivery of press studs by the Post Office failed to arrive. It had been sent to Chester. Taking the initiative Coops ordered some from Amazon that arrived on Sunday morning. The project was finally completed after I left on Sunday. Still not finished but is driveable for Registers Day. Only the side screens to be finished.