She’s back… ignore the sexual inuendo…
I got the bike back today.
She was in the shop for the last few days getting the yearly overhaul, along with new spark plugs, break pads, valve adjustments, replaced filters, replaced fluids, oiled and tightend chain, and a few other tweaks and such. They even cleaned it! She looks almost as good as she feels to ride… Yeah, like I said, ignore the inuendo, I’m not as bad off as it sounds.
I didn’t have much time this evening, but the ride home from the shop was really really nice… The changes from the new parts were well worth the money spent, and I’m eagerly awaiting this summer now that I feel she’s in perfect shape for some longer rides. My fathers agreed to lend me a single person tent if I need it to go anywhere, so I’m hoping to make some road trips up to the mountains as well as to the beach when ever I can.
The guys at Philly Cycle Center, at 2450 Castor Avenue did a good job, and were really polite and friendly. Now if they’d just move to south philly I’d be able to walk to and from them instead of hitching a ride from a good friend when this comes up… Which, actually, I hope isn’t a regular event at all, but its good that they’re there.
Next week I’m finally going to replace the body panels that are fucked up… Final touches to make it look as good as it should.