05-06-2026, 05:33 PM
Today, I found where that missing spacer got to....
Tried to roll the CB out of the garage to test all the 2-up touring mods.
But it would only roll so far. Like a horse spooking at the exit to the stable, my CB refused to exit the garage. So, I had a look round, nothing, tried again. Spooked at the door.
It rolled fine forward and back up to the door then refused to go further.
Another look round, nothing.
By now I'm sweaty and uncomfortable, so--ride cancelled--all the gear comes off, roll up my sleeves, clear a whole bunch of stuff behind the bike and start rolling backward.
Ah! It only wants to go so far back too!
Grabbed my shop roller, powered up my headband spotlight, got lowdown and personal, rolling the bike a couple inches, look everywhere, a couple more inches, look, couple inches, look....
So that's where that got to:
I'm just so glad I don't just jump on the bike and barrel out of the garage under power instead rolling it out and starting it up out on the driveway.
Tried to roll the CB out of the garage to test all the 2-up touring mods.
But it would only roll so far. Like a horse spooking at the exit to the stable, my CB refused to exit the garage. So, I had a look round, nothing, tried again. Spooked at the door.
It rolled fine forward and back up to the door then refused to go further.
Another look round, nothing.
By now I'm sweaty and uncomfortable, so--ride cancelled--all the gear comes off, roll up my sleeves, clear a whole bunch of stuff behind the bike and start rolling backward.
Ah! It only wants to go so far back too!
Grabbed my shop roller, powered up my headband spotlight, got lowdown and personal, rolling the bike a couple inches, look everywhere, a couple more inches, look, couple inches, look....
So that's where that got to:
I'm just so glad I don't just jump on the bike and barrel out of the garage under power instead rolling it out and starting it up out on the driveway.
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Motoloves of my life:
2014 CB1100 DX
2016 XR650L