I went to bed last night feeling really optimistic that heat on my back was going to help enough for me to go up to Killin.
But, when I woke up I was so stiff I could hardly get out of bed. I re-filled my hot water bottle, lay for a while with that pressed against the small of my back, got up and lay in a hot bath then gave up. I could tell by the difficulty I had getting out of the bath that I wasn't going anywhere on the bike today.
The sun was shining which only compounded my disappointment as I texted some of the guys and contacted the B&B to cancel my booking.
Oh well there's always Bute, next week-end!
On the bike front, I had ordered a petrol tap from HogParts the other day and was checking the order on-line when I noticed I had ordered the wrong one. I had decided to go with a Pingel tap. They are a good bit more expensive than some other makes but from what I've heard the quality is well worth the price.
What I had done was fill in the order form and transposed two digits in the part reference number. That meant I had ordered the tap I wanted but with a rear outlet instead of a side-facing one. A quick e-mail to HogParts and they sorted the order out for me. It's worth getting it right (I hope).
I've already bought the pingel adaptor but am still planning on replacing the tank and speedo eventually. I'll do the carb conversion with my existing tank for now though, as I can't really afford to buy the parts this side of next year's riding season.
But, when I woke up I was so stiff I could hardly get out of bed. I re-filled my hot water bottle, lay for a while with that pressed against the small of my back, got up and lay in a hot bath then gave up. I could tell by the difficulty I had getting out of the bath that I wasn't going anywhere on the bike today.
The sun was shining which only compounded my disappointment as I texted some of the guys and contacted the B&B to cancel my booking.
Oh well there's always Bute, next week-end!
On the bike front, I had ordered a petrol tap from HogParts the other day and was checking the order on-line when I noticed I had ordered the wrong one. I had decided to go with a Pingel tap. They are a good bit more expensive than some other makes but from what I've heard the quality is well worth the price.
What I had done was fill in the order form and transposed two digits in the part reference number. That meant I had ordered the tap I wanted but with a rear outlet instead of a side-facing one. A quick e-mail to HogParts and they sorted the order out for me. It's worth getting it right (I hope).
I've already bought the pingel adaptor but am still planning on replacing the tank and speedo eventually. I'll do the carb conversion with my existing tank for now though, as I can't really afford to buy the parts this side of next year's riding season.
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