I've been out working on the bike for an hour this morning. Needed to stay a bit longer to get all I feel I should be doing but other things are pressing.
I've started putting things back together to allow me to get on the road as soon as the weather shows a sign of spring-time arriving. It felt a bit odd removing the new bars and fitting my stock risers and bars back on. It will have to be that way until I've put some money aside to go for the complete front end in a oner.
Talking about money, my renewal came in for my road tax this morning. I've had the bike off the road for almost four months while it was taxed but if I SORN it now I'll only have to tax it in a few weeks time. Should have done that months ago when I first decided to start working on the bike, then claimed a refund on the unused tax. I suppose that was the down-side of buying a bike in March but I don't think there could have been any better timing, especially as the best riding weather last year was early on in the year.
Only indirectly related to the bike, but there's been a couple of delays that have really p*ss*d me off! I sent off for membership of the HDRCGB and for a subscription to BSH both at the beginning of January. After chasing both up but still not hearing anything for weeks, I haven't received anything from either of them. Payments are now starting to filter through so I suppose something must be happening. On-line trading can be so frustratiing! In the long run both will be worth it. The rider's club forum is worth the joining fee alone.
I've started putting things back together to allow me to get on the road as soon as the weather shows a sign of spring-time arriving. It felt a bit odd removing the new bars and fitting my stock risers and bars back on. It will have to be that way until I've put some money aside to go for the complete front end in a oner.
Talking about money, my renewal came in for my road tax this morning. I've had the bike off the road for almost four months while it was taxed but if I SORN it now I'll only have to tax it in a few weeks time. Should have done that months ago when I first decided to start working on the bike, then claimed a refund on the unused tax. I suppose that was the down-side of buying a bike in March but I don't think there could have been any better timing, especially as the best riding weather last year was early on in the year.
Only indirectly related to the bike, but there's been a couple of delays that have really p*ss*d me off! I sent off for membership of the HDRCGB and for a subscription to BSH both at the beginning of January. After chasing both up but still not hearing anything for weeks, I haven't received anything from either of them. Payments are now starting to filter through so I suppose something must be happening. On-line trading can be so frustratiing! In the long run both will be worth it. The rider's club forum is worth the joining fee alone.
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