Being all gimped up doesn't offer many benefits, but one would have to be lots of time to work on my new toy. So, when asked "What did you do all weekend?", I can now calmy and cooly reply "Oh, I worked on my bike", and shrug my shoulders like Fonzie. A nice, relaxing Saturday afternoon of working in the garage and getting all greasy. Nothing major this weekend, mostly just an ignition replacement. The one that was in the bike could be started with a screwdriver or any other thin flat object, and looked like it'd been jacked into in a serious way at some point in the past. With $10 and a little ebay searching, a nice new one that actually requires a key was mine. I had to dismantle a good deal of the electronics up front to get at the thing, but hey, it's a learning experience. Better yet, the old baby fired to life on the first try once I had pieced everything back together. Not bad for my first time pulling it apart, especially since I had only my innate electronic know-how and no Clymer's at my side, but that's in the mail, and should arrive sometime this week. That'll give me all the motivation I need to tackle that leaky fork seal this weekend as my next project. That one should prove much more challenging, seeing as how I desparately lack any "innate mechanical know-how".
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