07-01-2026, 08:37 PM
Ok, I jinxed myself. Took the bike out for a test ride this evening, running several errands, starting, stopping, running on the highway and on city streets.
Stopped to try on some new boots, which I might buy, Ikea to buy a new $1.99 trash can after I dropped my 20 year old $1.99 trash can and cracked it. She did fine until the last stop at Trader Joe's to buy my "keep me from killing everything around me" snacks and some rum. Came back out, and she went into limp mode. Key off/on while coasting, got home after five restarts. Now showing the twist grip again.
Ugh.
However, I did add one more skill to my resume list. The seats on some of our old BMWs have gotten sticky for some reason. One is really bad. "My guy" wanted $200 to recover it in plain black vinyl. That's crap.
I had never recovered a motorcycle seat before, but here's what five bucks' worth of vinyl and a stapler can do.
Stopped to try on some new boots, which I might buy, Ikea to buy a new $1.99 trash can after I dropped my 20 year old $1.99 trash can and cracked it. She did fine until the last stop at Trader Joe's to buy my "keep me from killing everything around me" snacks and some rum. Came back out, and she went into limp mode. Key off/on while coasting, got home after five restarts. Now showing the twist grip again.
Ugh.
However, I did add one more skill to my resume list. The seats on some of our old BMWs have gotten sticky for some reason. One is really bad. "My guy" wanted $200 to recover it in plain black vinyl. That's crap.
I had never recovered a motorcycle seat before, but here's what five bucks' worth of vinyl and a stapler can do.
You know what? I actually would like a pickle.